The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-04
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Marie and Mary Ann
Ryi 4. lIlIRII'VlINo KING

Mrs. John Henry Lucas wa,
large of person. commanding Of
spresence and her husband had no
body knew how much money. shs
had 9 French nursery maid for the
llttle three year old heIress Of the
n nouse Of Lutas We engaged
Marie, Mrs, Lucas told her
friends ION account OF her
pure French. We want Bebe to
acquire the real Partisan accent.
and this can only be done By hav.
ing q person speaking pure French
about a child whom It r. very
3 young, Marle's French Is so pure
that II Is a real pleasure to con.
verse with her"
AS Mrs. Luras's knowledge OF
Trench was restricted to that ton.
( que as II Is transcrihed on menu
cards her pratses OF Mnrie's purity
pt accent lacked that background
sfof knowledge Which gives value to
REPRESENTATION. However. consld.
eEing that Marie had acquired her
ffeneh In a correspondence school
by the aid OF a cheap phonograph.
her accent was not at all bad.
Every morning Marie took Bebe
tor an airing in the Park and sat
on O certain bench in n certain re.
tired locality while the oh Id play
ed about under her watchful eye.
Ambition, hard work lind n GER
tain amount Of native shrewdnea3
had raised Marie from a worker in
o. box factory through various
graduations and occupnHoRs to
4 y present position In life. Being
e natural born actress she dressed
and played the rolo OF. French
bonne to perfection.
II las Marie loft the house this
morning, however, she was in a
tate OF revolt; Bebe had been
particularly trying. She wonder
yedett II would not be better to
ictuck the whole business" as
&er admirer, Policeman William
ktcCormick; would say, and so
hack to one OF her former occu-
pauons. But as she rapidly re-
viewed these in her mind her
fancy found 10 resting place
quite so comfortable as the Lucas
rnasioH. There was William Nc.
Rqormick, 10 be sure. and his
standing offer Of marriage-and
I She was very fond OF William. But
5Sshe had figured out exactly tho
4ort OF home the young policeman
could give her, and she asked
herself whether she could be salts
fed with it-always. Yet she did
hope William would come stroll
ing by the bench in tho park upon
which she intended establishing
herselt with her charge.
The park was especially bcauti-
full this fine June morning. Mario
tool 5lher scat on her fayorite
bench, and the child began play
Ing Hbout In close proximity.
Marie looked up the winding path
several times for a glimpse Of e
fsrttlinrs siigure In blue. At last
slte saw him. There he camn.
VII slowly along, swinging
LIS f1li, powerful. blue. eyed,
, o6th-faced.
slXeti." said William, puuslng
by she Bench, and how is Mary
lsnnEthis morning, and how Is the
nbillioMnlre KID? as hont as ever
o Devastating the property Of tho
Park ID Department, ! sec. II was
doing my duty now I'd run you
!, both in, charged with malicious
! mischie let See what TINT kids do
ingSte that pteca OF shrubbery-
and think what you've done to a
polieeman's heart-both city prop
erty and both wantonly broken by
Z the reckless and pampereu min
Tors of wealth."
sWtlIiam,", replied Marie, 81
Al Wish you would not call me Mary
Ann before Bebe. You have. no
Idea how quickly children are,
sometimes, 10 catch a name and
repeat It,"
Oh. chuck the Bebe stuff. "
ssaid william. land chuck all your
i, acting, too. Como now, be a
seusible gill once more--the same
sensible Mary Ann Sullivan vol
We're when you worked in the de-
paTtmenti store and We used to 70
( tipgto the Bronx Zoo and see the