The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-13
J THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
THE DILL PRIDE

feh4nHy II
lIt will give you some color
tchiid.k You are as pale as Warl
berries. Il am going TO call on DR..
Brown
aAunt Emily, please!" clemen-
Etine3 Hooked distressed. am quite
Eall Fight, only 1 don't get out OF
doors is much as used to: but
ill take a long walk every day
latter shis."
Miss Emil, looked intently at
kthe girlishe had reared as her own
idaughter. She had always meant
Swell by Clementine, and they had
always been solhappy together In
|fthe old red brick house-happy,
THAT Ii, until Jerry Landers had
come aswootn9.
Jerry Lenders? Not" announc-
.ed Miss Emily coldly.
.Ctemenlne Dill, Emily Dill'sl
lniese2 M!p shouted E%benezer
lLandars fetcely as he rode toward
fthe plantation Of young spruces
that his nlkn were setting out on
the north slope.
.why?l asked Clementlne, with
fonderins In her big blue eyes.
Emily Pill blushed and looked
Eery handsome with her crown OF
feIiyet hair piled high above her
w youthful face. "Why?" she
tspeatedI because l do not ap-
bfoYe oa the Sanders, and l am
~ lure YOU would not marry In OPP
nesitlon to my Wishes"
Glttnhtine made no reply. Sc
cretly dhe believed. her aunt's
I reason was absurd-it sounded
A1ike d b~entence from some early
lctorItn novel. She had always
bean IN obedient childg so now
She mhokly accepted the verdict
and hopefully waited for Emily
Dill change her mind.
pnHthh pleasant winter after
noon several months afterward,
J whitH GIementlne sat by the IRE
aid Ids. watched Miss Emily as
! she knitted the red sweater that
| WIS 10 bring color to a pale girls
sf3eeks, Fate In the prosaic shape
Augusta Barnes was %hurrylng
KtlroaSh the snowy paths to the
plI house.
ph two are coy as cats and
l cream " breezed Augusta as she
sFent into a chair and tossed her
cape and hat TO Glen, Ind shuf1ed
fer tnbbers of and put them near
the Hearth to dry. t'Well some
folits can be happy and agreeable
and others quarrel ard tight-lt's.I
Just he the good Lord makes 'em,
f4suppoBs!"
SUPPOSE SO G pssie. Now
Glen my dear, suppoie YOU bring
IN some tea and cup Iakes-"As
The gifl left the room Miss Dill
laughed And shook hfr head dis
appfpYtnkly at her caller. "More
gosslp Gpssie? You are incorrl-
INDY be that" agreed the
other Bluntly: "htt you must
admit Emily, that am interest
Emily Dill's cyestwinkled mer.
/ rly and one coull see what a
pretty etrl she mus have been not
80 very many years ago by Cloves
me HYou are Interesting, Gus
Who Is 1t 'nok? Jake Harry
and Bhtsy2"
w fte folks tht time, Emily
one . your old bGux. too. They
say CAPT Ebenezeiand Jerry haye
~qiarreledl about dgirl."
"a irls" repeatd Emily, grow
lug xery@hite.
/ eYnot overh girl. The cap.
tain hasn't LOOKED at a woman,
except 70 scowl sine you gave him
ths flgltabout years ago"
"rou were lpeaking about
Jerry any como slrl,' suggested
Miss Dill, regainhg all her color.
"Didnlt hear twho the girls
uame-the one Yholtod 1t to- me
Hald @ heard h thrtt OF ittlast
ptembef SEEM JerrS wanted to
arfy some gir and his father
Hdseitwouldnt have Il; said the
lgirl faInilS was a hghshanded,
proud, rssentftl race and he
you'd have none OF 1t. Then this.
same person, mind you heard the
CAPTAIN and Jerry at 81 again to-.
days and Jerry said he was going
away and HIS father sail he would
disinhefft hin, and Jerry sputter-
a. out that money want every
shing. love counted sometimes and
ne was going to have his girl.
THAT pretty mess, isn't it,
* hope If isn't as bad as It.
4 sounds said Emily pleasantly,
she tose to open the door for
Glenn and asheavtly laden tray "I
! nave forgSSten how you like your
ted. Gussie,, she added as she
resumed her seat and lifted the
oidsfaAhioned teapot.
Cream and two Jumps Of sugar
NY those cakes are good to look
AZ Efniiys And Gussle plunged
once more Into her bag Of gossip
and drew forth another tale to
freFaie aunt and niece as they!
drank their tea. Justlas she was
eoing down the path Augusta
armed her sharp nose over her
,shouiders n forgot TO tell you,
Emily that Jerry Landers loft
town on the noon train; said he
was going out west somewhere.
The gate clicked sharply as she