Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-30

He had realized that some one was
| present. 49,, e.
IN nov7 Want dt dake Rosie % some
more dances. eh2 Ny chracIlouS' ouO
/ YOU bows win turn mine hair vie. Al
I wavs wanting mine Rosie 20 so some
+ we're. --.-s.,,
Mr. Won Grin.' said Jack Fairfield.
/ CT want 20 ask you something more
/ serious than that this time
"VelI. veil. oudt with it, said the
/ unsuspecting baker.
II want-sir. ~
Jack hesitated in spite OF himself
I while he grODed for the carefully pre-
Dared speech. But it was gone. lie
could not remember a word Of 1T, and
there he was standing stammerlhs
I like a schOolboy with hall learned
avcl. VEIL" said Won Grin impa-
tienty ,,
lack made a last effort TO recall that
elusive speech and then blurted out
81 want Rosie, Mr.. Won Griff, for my
wife
.vat?"
The word seemed 20 be the result of
| an internal explosion. The baker haj
leaned forward I'm HIS chair in an eL-
| fort TO rise quickly TO his feet but had
failed. Am this had added 70 me
lurid color of his face and deducted
from his lung power. lie MADE an
| ether effort to- rise ana succeeded
..Vat," he exploded again You
vou-vou want to-to marry mine
Rosie?'
YES. sir" said Jack. half wonder
ing whether the baker was reauF go
ing to- explode or only choke himself
She is willing. for 1 have asked hei'
and I came 20 get your consent
.You-vou did. eho Hah. My con
sent, Ven. sir. Won viii meier get It
nafer Vat. mine Rosie marry Jacka-
N7pes of nobody, Mine hcsle
"But I'm somebody TO Rosie, put IN
lack thinking a little argument might
5o q relief
"To Rosie. Oh? Hah. But vat are
YOU? Who are YOU? Answer me dot.
Who is your father?
you know my father, Mr.. Won
Gr.ft
eyes. I know him. He ISIS another
nobody nobody, 1 dell YOU Lear
mine house and nefer come here some
more Go away quick.
There seemed to- be nothing for Jack
I To- do but 60 I, was very plain JhoJ
| the baker was I'm no mood for argument,
! and much as Jack wished 20 retorJ Cd
the statement that DE and his father
/ were noaodies. he turned on his heel
| without q word and left The house.
Jack did not understand the cause of
Won Grihs wrath He looked upon
10 merely as the temporary rutl'ng OF
au old man temper that a day would
smooth out But Rosie knew better.
She fully c0mprehended the contempt
i'm which her father held those whom
he thought were OF common clay and
far outs ide f1C nobility of arms which
/ be had con ruC.ed for himself Sac
| knew that his pet project was 10 take
her back 90 Germany and buy for her
IN army husband creature with
vaxed mustache high boots, "a clank-
.rg sword and epaulets. She realized
that her fatler2s money would attract
many such and that the giving of her
hand iu marriage would DE only Ques'
tom of how rank the fortune of the
rich baker would bring. Rosie did not
propose 90 De made @ factor in any
such bargain. How 10 escape il, though
she did not know.
Won GriG. after a troubled night.
began the day In passion which was
Cei- by every one within reach or his
voice. A. last he could contain himself
no longer. Putting his broad-tcimme /
brown hat so,idly on his head, he start
ed ont 10 find Jack father.
Now John Fairfield was as quiet and
iu0Geus.ye as the baker vas iraS-.bie
and guguaci0us. As o humble tinSGi,d
De worked steadily i'm his little shop
day after day. attracting no attention.
He was retiring and slow spoken. lie
seemed TO en- a chiuk IN the social
seleue-a chiuk i'm en- 9u- OF The Nay
corner. Yet he was not m3r9se man.
lie was something OF q philosopher.
in his quiet way. and O cheerful sort
/ of philosophy was his, 100.
When Won Grin st0vmed into the
tin shop, Fairfield was giving Jcabet-
I tie O. new lease OF lie 5y the JIdiciOus
application Of solder
"1Ie1star Fairfield. Won l1s q SON,
| hat you note abruptly began The la-
ker
"I have. said the ,iusmi-h. suspend
| ing operations on the teak5ule.
"Jnd I hat daughter. went on
Won Grin. Your sou. I5es.er Iair-
fe'd- has asked me Tor mIae Rosie TO
marry"
"aa." said the tinsm,th. with a
smile.
"Hah. yahr exploded The Aa,p.
"Fo- mine Rosie TO marry. Ntestt-
Fairfield your son is young. he
knows holdings vet He knows nc;
DOT he IS O no5Ciies. See VAT me does,
He wants 90 marry the Jaugh or OF q
Won Gr,0 Hah"
The unsmith smiled rl1cldly a- ;nis
TRADE and pat his iron I'M tn blazing
charcoal
ca Won Gri6." continued the baker.
throwing ont his chest and striking &c
/ with his c,inched fist.
"Neester Fairfield. I cos q soldier.
und I fights me at Sedan und Metz.
| Who vas y0U2'
The riDSmith smiled and took mp the
teaEetIe Turning his back on the
baker. he held the kettle TO the light
and began 20 search for unwelcome
holes EUt the baker had not finished.
"Who yos you9' he repeated
AS the tinker did not answer, Won
Grin replied 20 his own question.
"you-yOu vos-a dinker-a tam din