The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-01
THE DAILY
sHORTS STORY
Charlie Gets His Thrill
BY FRANK X. WILLIAMS.

BY FRANK II. WILLIAMS.
toopyright, 1921, by the Mcclure
Newspaper syndicate.)
"HARLIH FISHER had always
said that nothing exciting
would ever happen to him.
He'd always declared that his life
would be Just like his experience
in the war-one OF the first 10 be
drafted and all during the service
kept AZ a desk job in America un.
Ill long after the boys who saw
actual fighting were mustered out
and back home again.
That's tho way my life Is going
TO be-" Charlie told some Of his
suals one evening after q poker
game in which Charlie, as nearly
Railways, had come out practically
Eeyen. my lie Is going to be hum.
kdrum and monotouous. There won't
kb1 anything wonderful or exciting
lfn It. No matter what thing
tackle that looks like action, 1t al.
ways goes to sleep when l come
lalong. It's tough, I'll tell you: fei.
Llows, It's tough"
sHuhi" CIRCULATED one OF the 9th.
ets, when your luck does change
ne sure will change for fair. You'll
ret all the Excitement you want by
and by. You watch
slix. not met" exclaimed Char.
Ae. and he went from the room out
into the night 10 find his small car
and 50 home to his quiet couch.
But Charles car was missing.
And, right there Charles luck
,ehangeds
Atgfirst Charlie thought he must
pc dreaming. His car was one OF
no prehistoric models which should
beSplacediin museums and it didn't
Seem possible that any human be.
ing would care to steal 1t.
At first Charlie thought he might
have forgotten where he'd parked
But after thinking it over care.
ltnily he knew exactly where he'd
pteft the machine, and he knew con.
snlusiyely, after rubbing his eyes a
lrpuple OF times and walking around
the block, that his machine was
really gone.
Nov, while no one likes to have a
machine stolen. tho fact OF the mat
was that Charles loss was not
very great, owing to the ancient
nature OF his equipage. So. after
making one or more futile efforts
To lind the car, Charlie shrugged
his shoulders and started to walk
home whistling.
Two blocks on the way toward
home Charlie stopped short and
rubbed his eyes. There, parked
along the curling a half block in
front OF him, was his unmistakabIe
Old bus. OF course Charlie felt re.
iotced and hurried up to the ma.
chine.
The bus looked much as he'd left
The side curtains were still on
and there was Just about as much
mndson It as ever. But something
waa different about 1t as Charlie
telt thrill upon coming close to
II. Just what was this difference,
anyhow?
Charlie couldn't for the life Of
him tell where the difference was,
J but the difference was there, Just
The same. But what was the use
OF puZzling over It?
So he opened the front door,
plshed aside the curtain and start.
ed to enter.
But he stopped short.
Seated at the wheel OF the car
and smiling at him was a beautiful
grit
Charlie gasped even as he took
IN the girls great beauty and win.
someness. And as he looked she
spoke, In a voice that thrilled
Charlie immensely.
Tive been hoping that you'd
{ come" said the girl. please got
n-there's something l want you
10 do for me-"
Scarcely believing that he wasn't
dreaming, Charlie nevertheless got
as directed and closed the door
behind him and placed the curtains
IN nosition.
Shall I driver" querfed Charlie.
NO. I'll drive" replied the girl.
1T will be easier to drive you to
the place i want to take you to than
viii be to explain to you how to
Bet there
Perhaps it would be easier and