The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-23
SFfiE DAILY
Loves Signal
AZ cIARIssA MACKIE


few days absence.
Hoase?s Polly's cheeks were
ptnk and there WIS q quayer IN
Voice.
That little white bungalow on
top OF Sycamore Hili-to be exact.
new house on the lot that Bob
y1sktns owns"
Ont why, that's Bob's new
house.
Hunt Mr.. Elmer leaned back
q his chair and slated q look at
his pretty daughter. WHO'S living
n the houge?"
He is-he said he WIS tired Of
boarding at the hotel"
Golng to get married, / sup
poser"
Polly grew rosy as she turned re.
Woachful eyes on her parent. "You
know Bob whnted to mary me, but
YOU and mother thought 1wasstoo
young-and he was almost a
stranger in the town-and every
thing!n
Don't be disrespectful to your
pa Polly Filmer!" warned her
mother appearing in tho doorway
10 announce the evening mail.
Some day you'll thank your stbrs
and US too that you didn't marry q
man with all his fortune 10 make"
~ don't mean TO be disrespect-
flu, and am sorry," and she kiss.
ed them lovingly but while / know
hes Just starting in the, hardware
business here you know he is max
ing money enid want to help him
sicceed end besides. money isn't
erefything!"
IL helps . great deal,' said Mrs.
Flmer, uneasily.
There's grandmother waving to
you said Polly suddenly.
Her Parents went to the end OF
tho porch where o close view OF
Grandmother Flmer's gray old
house eonld be seen. The house
was Just acrossia deep gully atsthe
bottom OF which flowed b silyery
streams Mr.. Filmer had, built q
smaIiscoyeted footbridge across the
gully 80 that they could 60 back
and forth in all weather.
GRANDMOTHER was waving a red
cloth that meant thht she wanted
one Of them 70 come over. It'll 60
over said Mrs. Filmer, ~ want
TO take some warm gingerbread.
Coming Polly2'
As Polly went down the front
steps she stopped and gazed very
intentlya at the white house on the
tili She saw q tall gray figure
waving q Hat in the air. Polly's
handkerchief went up and down
trantically.
PoTlyln adnunished her mother.
and Polly put away her handker.
chief with a soft smile on her lips.
Mother and daughter walked slow
" down the grassy slope to the lit.
lie covered bridge.
Mother I expect grandmother
has enjoyed having father and you
so snear-I' suppose you have waved
to each other for years-before I
came, and I can remember 1t while
was growing ups"
Eyes. dear. And mother says
the greatest Hopiness she has
known since her children have
grown up and left the home nest
was the thought that she could lift
her eyes and look over here and
see us in the garden or about the
porches-a wave Of the red cloth
and we were over there" They
paused half way across the bridge,
and leaned out Of the broad win
dow; the top branches Of tall
trees brushed the bridge-the
roots were deep in the gully below.
They could hear the tinkling OF the
brook below and inhaled the pung-
emit odor OF mint and sweet flag,
where some careless foot had
bruisedEthe stalks. I used to play
down there when I was a little
said Mrs. Palmer. II loved
weet Hagroot-"
want to hear about fathers
building this bridge" said Polly
softly
Why, he built a house on the
hill. and there was the gully be-
tween us a long drive around by
the high road and quite a walk up
and down hill through the gully.
SO atter your grandfather consent.
cd to our marriage. Job built his
houa-and then when we were
married. he built the bridge as a
s%urprfse577it was almost a wedding
present.
How lovely" sighed Polly.
md mother, when Bob and I are
married some day l suppose you
and father will sit on the porch
and signal to us as gradnmotkpr
dnesstD you"
Polly Elmer. what talk" child.
cd Mrs. Eilmer weakly, as they
emerged from the other end OF the
bridge. You knew We don't up.
prove OF Bob Haskins."
must marry some one some
day=I know you do like George
peerham-he has everything you
want mo to. haya-You've kq i.7a
MS gfplkR all your llfe-they Dave
plenty Of money and cs1pt. D,ser.
ham has given George IS. 600 to
puy a hotel down in Cuba-of
course it's lovely to travels"
George Deerham is a ninny!
declared Mrs. Fiime., MS she led
Tie way into grandmother's house.
where the old lady greeted them
with suppressed excitement.
Y Sarah Lines has been here TAX.
|lng orders for some city store and
she told me a bit OF news about
my own family. I didn't know"
What Is that, mother?" asked