The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-01-21

luis VIII nave to do until can get
something better" he said 81 sup
pose l shall have to start in at the lot
tom of tho ladder and work up, Just
rs l expected to do in the banking
business. Delivering goods all the
way along the avenues and ringing at
side doors is little different from be-
ing bank president, isn't it. pet?"
She said it was, but declared that
/ she would rather be big wholesale
man any day than bank preside Mt !;
that was her cheerful way of looking
at things.
AS the very warm weather came on
Louise realized that she needed sum-
mer dresses-for comforts sake, if
nothing more-but how was sho to
get them. She slipped downtown and
advertised for pupils in music and
drawing and several other branches,
but never an answer came. One of
her wedding presents had been a very
good high-grade wheel. Walter had
one in the beginning, but he had sold
1T to help make up the payment on
the house. She wanted to sell hers,
too, but he would not let her You
shall keep your wheel, he said, but
one day when it was hotter than usual
and Walter was down at the store, she
took her wheel downto wn to one OF
the principal dealers.
cit has been used very little" she
said, land only on smooth pavements.
You see, it is quite as good as new"
The dealer looked at her, and con-
Guiding that she was not Offering to
sell her wheel from necessity, said:
''The ladies are wild over wheels
this wear; ] wonder that you want to
SELL
If Louise had been like many other
girls she would have felt indignant at
being questioned in this way, but she
said plainly:
"The money will be Of more service
10 me than the wheel.
81 beg your PARDON the dealer
said, and then he offered n reasonable
price for the whell, and Louise went
home with the money in her pocket
She felt quite rich and all the way out
on the car she planned what she would
do with it. Walter must have some
negligee shirts and he needed new
straw hat his last years hat was out
of style and was sadly stained by dust
and rain. She needed shoes and some
shirt waists and n separate skirt and
| then there was the icemnD. Just as
she stepped from the car she remem-
bered that the dealer had asked her
name and address. Her face grew hot
as she remembered it. Did he think
she came dishonesty by the wheel and
was trying to dispose of it, or what
did he do it for?
She thought no more about it, how
ever, but one morning the postman
rang the bell and handed Mrs Russell
letter. TIE envelope bore the bust
ness card OF the bicycle firm to whom
she had sold her wheel. She opened
the envelope hastily, read the contents
of the letter and then sat wrapped IN
deep thought for many minutes.
Fer the first time in her life Mrs.
Walter Russell had n secret from her
husband when he came home that
night. He never dreamed of such, of
course, but reposing in that lady's
desk was letter that she would not
have had him see for the world.
Things went on very quietly for the
Russells after that Mnnliks, Walter
| did not think to ask how the milkman
had been appeased, but one day he
missed the wheel, and asked where it
was
81 sold it, pet. really felt that [
ought. You sold yours, you know,
and we needed the money badly"
Walter was very sorry, but he kissed
his wife, and said: Never mind, Lou !;
we'll get n tandem some day"
The time for another payment on
| the house was drawing near and Walter
Russell hadn't dollar laid away to
meet it, He preached the subject to
Louise one evening as they sat together
in the hammock on the veranda.
Don't worry about it, door it will
come out all right know it will.
eyes, bnt, Lou, you don't under
stand. If the payment isn't made they
can take the place away from us. We
forfeit our right according to the con
| tract.
THAT would be terrible, but really,
/ Walter, ] am sure 1t will come out all
right.
Then they talked of other things.
/ Walter had away of mentioning things
he had seen downtown during tho day
and of making interesting stories out
\ Of them for LOUIS benefit.
az saw one Of the new women to-
day, Lou. wish you could have seen
/ her. She was riding wheel on the
avenue. / saw her come sailing to-
wards me down the hill Her hair was
a regular tan color, her cap was tan,
/ her iuckot was tan, her skirt was tan,
\ she wore Turkish trousers Of the same
/ color and her shoes and CATERS were
/ tan. 1t was really 81 neat costume,
and ! thought of you the moment /
saw her. think you would have
looked we'll in it, with your dark hair
| and eyes.
"What kind of eyes did she have,
! Waltcr?"
'J'm sure 7 don't know. She spun
| past me $50 fast ] had no opportunity
TO get more than passing glance, and
! WASH rude enough to look after her.
She was very striking looking, any
way"
do you wish you had married n
/ now woman, Waltcr?'
ono, pet, I am satisfied I have the