The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-16
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Douglas AfedwaY and his sister CARA
were orphans. Douglas was aklpt
tious both for himself and his silstet.
he wished 70 bacona morchant N
the citJ and was DESTROYS that ClsAr@
who was charming girl. should nlil[t9
a city man. His plan was 70 sell tns
Farm and set up country store ms
,vouId take him 10 the city TO buy
Goods where he would maize the &C
Tuainfanee OF. business men througn
.Fbom be would gradually work MS
yyHy into a wider 6eld- Some ot-the9e
acouaintanees he might Introduce to
clara. and among them she might nna
1 Dourias earried out his plan Before
.rnrtina to the city his sister warned
sim 10 beware OF city people and re
member that he was not yersed In city
TayB To this he replied that ne hao
letters to the drm OF Burt & Richard
SON and would rely on them Tor adE1ce
Burt & Richardson were wholesale
grocers. Douglas was received ng Ar
Richardson. who said to him:
.rYou have goods to buy IN 50 many
different lines that you had better take
one Of our clerks to show you where
Won can buy cheapest. At the same
time you can sound the market Tor
your groceries, and we viii do as vel
81 better than you can do elsewhere.
Douglas gladly accepted the oner.
and the clerk who was sent with Dim,
Ebert Adams, put him right Into me
yvav of securing bargains, and by
O'Clock all but the groceries had been
purchased. Douglas had found Adams
strictly q business man and was much
relieved on returning to the store 70
be introduced to a Mr.. Merrimnn, VINO
he understood had just dropped IN and
whose genialfty captivated the young
eomtryman at once. hr. Msrrin1an
seemed to take to Douglas and sat
.battfnr, with him while the others At
tended to business.
'.Merriman,'' said Mr.. Richardson,
I'VE are very busy Just now ana can't
give Mr.. Midway the attention ne
needs. Can't you devote yourseh TO
him this sVeningT
II ahan be most happy" said the
genial Aerrtman-
The evening was q revelation to the
Young merchant. He saw the sights
OF the city In the most delightful fash
ion. He tried TO pay his share OF me
expense, but Norman would wink At
the cashiers and remark to Douglas,
wait TIN I go to your place, then II
win be you who shall do the paying.
llOuRLa0 a0GCAEQI CQAAAAGAAAAAaAs iNAAs'Ss
ing his new friend photograph of
III 1iSter. Merriman ut once went
into raptures over Il, declaring the
face 70 be the most beautiful he had
ever seen. Then a secret desire crept
into Douglas breast. Merriman was
just the match he would like for Clara
The next morning Merriman spoke
Of the picture In such terms that Ell
bert Adams asked 30 see It He gazed
at IT for some time, then handed u
back without q word Douglas would
have been disappointed had he MOI
been satisfied with Aerriman'S enthu'
Slasm,
Dougias, having completed his pur-
chases, hurried home to tell Clara that
he had made the friend OF his life, who
had fallen In love with her picture and
was dying to see her. He was to come
up soon, when Douglas would return
the fayors he had received, but must
necessarfIy do SO In his own house
| This would throw MeFriman and Clara
together.
Week after week passed, but nothing
was heard of MI. Merriman- Doug
las was disappointed When October
came he wrote inviting Merrimnu e
come up and make them visit. The
letter was answered by the Arm, say
| ing that AGerriman was very busy. A
few days later young hilbert Adams
walked into the store in shooting COS
tune and said he was on his way to
his shooting club. Douglas invited
him to supper, and from the moment
he and Clara met they seemed desper'
ately pleased with each other.
Adams did not get away to his shoot
ing for several days, remained there
but a short time and when he came
back spent several days more In the
| company Of Clnrn Midway. Douglas
was troubled. He did not relish the
idea of his sister taking fancy to
mere clerk he wished to keep hel
for the fascinating Merriman-
During the winter there was not
holiday that Adams did not appear
and spend the whole Of 1t with Clara
The more Douglas thought about The
matter the more he was surprised. Tho
man who had fallen in love with the
picture had not taken the trouble to
see the original The man who had
made no comments on the picture had
| fallen In love with the original.
One evening DouElas went home
from the store and found Adams and
Clara together. Indeed, they were very
near toRether-they were In each 9th
| er's arns. Adams on becoming aware
OF Douglas presence said TO him:
"Do you remember showing me you1
sisters picture In the city ON youI
VISIT thOreT"
"YeG, and you made no comment on