The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-04

Why, n low did you ever Know = re.
piled her unsuspicious friend. I'll
leu You all about it. You see, the way
met was so romantic that it does
seenas though fate-well, as was
saying, you know was asked over
TO the smith cottage in Michigan
Ito spend month The boat went
Sson gets IN late, and this night was
stIIl Iater11 O'Clock, in fact. l had
never been to Wildwood, SO I was
looking for someone to meet me at
the dock. AGrea1 brf ght-lookfng, re-
spectacle sort Of man stepped up and
touched his hat as 4 stood waiting.
800 : re you Miss Davfs?' he asked.
because Mrs. Smith sent me with the
row-boat to meet you--I'm the man
at her place. They've all gone to the
dance at the Yacht club and she says
shell explain it all in the morning
and your room is ready and waiting
for you, because she said you'd be
tired and you're not to wait up till
4 they get back. Il
told him yes, was Miss Travis
-Iots8of people make the mistake OF
thinking it's Davis, so didn't notice
that 81 ip-and he rowed me down the
bay mile to the Smiths private
1arf. 4 had no idea their new place
was SO big. "a neat maid met me at
the door, again presented me with
she had house party and had to go
it'll f lem and took me up to my
room.
'ssSs When woke up in the morning
nobody seemed stirring-I suppose be-
cause they were sleeping after the
dance The view was SO lovely,
though. that 4 dressed and went down
stairs. wandered through the big
wing room, on to the comfortable
seranda and then started to hunt up
dining room: Nell must have
spent an awful lot on furnishing the
cottage and 1T was a dream. 1t hap
pened that there was another wide
awake person at the Smiths, for a man
the breakfast table, pouring
himself cup of coffee. We stared
each other.
hen he sprang to his feet. Miss
Davis n he said, half-inquiringly.
"a IA ar. Draper and have heard Of
yotu coming. Mrs. Smith and the
rest are late this morning, but if
you pardon the informality and
have breakfast with me-
ssS5 Have breakfast with an Apollo in
i7zSsWfite fiannels and with such a nose.
Well, decided would We had a
lovely time told him all about how
long had known Mrs. Smith and
what chuns we had been since our
school days He looked a little puz-
szIed at that. said a lot of things
at turned out dreadful later on.
Said he coffee was horrfd. He
agreed.
Just as had fitted myself into the
aatmosphere, SO to say. and was feel
IS in perfectly at home and something
like a. Gibson picture-small, round
M able, handsome man and pre-well-
sSS ere girl, a perfectly stunning wo-
mar swept into the room. She must
,55 have been 60, with waves of snow
fl15te hair and brilliant eyes. She re-
gaTded the tableau before her and her
8 IA ce--well, I've heard somewhere
that the human face can display 795
different expressions. And know it's
$50, because she did it right then and
8s there.
we both scrambled to our feet
SSS5yst m Miss Travis explained, humbly.
,$ Mrs. Smith expected me last night,
know I'm never knew her to sleep
so late:
IS 81 But I'm Mrs. Smith, said the
stately vision somewhat coldly. Mr.
81 Draper was apparently waiting for
us TO welcome each other with rap
ture, though 4 could see he was trying
to q Il f cure ont how we went to school
together remembered comments
IS on the cook and was scared to death.
ss But you're not Mrs. Smith, I
Ssyai He'd. & You're a5. not Nell. Where am
s8 I'D SV 1atey YER the trouble 2
Then q AZ ight broke over her face.
M Il seemed my Mrs. Smith lived across
the bay and I should have kept on the
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