The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-15


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consulting fascinAtlus Alice was 4
ypang giri she haa no end 81 lovers
gali was always trJine 10 see how faE
she could Sc silh any cf them without
being caught liz Il u5atFllnonial net.
she did nor draw them by her wtIes;
;there Has 70 necessity for That; but
size would nfsree to marry them on i'm,
possible cpl.ditIons- 173ae coasaquence
Was tllat vixen size 1t last met j man
wilo Inspired her With gt irnst I'M
toying with lovers tlsat made her only
more reckless with this one.
When walter Erask proposed lie was
treated the same ~ the others
He was not REUSED outright lie
was lauSlItngly given n conundrum to
solve. II he solved it he had won; if
not lie had lost. He coIdly admitted
tliat he had no brains for puzzles,
and since the task was impossible lie
mslst give up the prize. Not being
accustomed 10 have her suitors give her
up SO easily. Alice was piqued. but as
Trask did not bite nj any OF the bats
she held out to-hlm she found no OPP
portunity for revenge. Finally, when.
her eyes Swapping with mischief, she
told him she would decide for or
against him by spinning a coin, he de-
clared that that was a proposition he
could understand and assented. Tax
ing Il penny from his pocket he asked
her whether heads or tails meant
"yes." but she declined to use any
coin for her decision except a silver
dollar that she had long kept In her
treasure box. She went for 1t. and
showed it to the applicant for her
hand to prove Chat all was fair. Walter
looked it over and, set.ing nothing un-
usual about it. handed it back to her.
IF it fails head mp" she said. Il am
yours; II tails, am not yours"
Going to a highly polished table, she
removed everything from it and set
the coin spinning on it. It whirled for
long while. then gradually settled
down tails UP.
"l3est two in three said Walter.
Anything 10 please yOu," she re-
Piled. and spun 1t again. 1t settled
down as before.
BEST three in five he pleaded
The operation was repeated, and
again the reply was no"
Walter legged for one more chance,
or best five in nine. She granted his
request, declaring MS she did SO that
another spin. If tails, would be final
decision. She twirled the coin, and
tails it was. Walter asked TO eX-
anime the coin again. but she refused
him and took it away.
That afternoon Robbie. Aliee's broth
err aged nine. came Along whistling
"The Girl Left Behind Me- and Wal
ter agreed to give him u dollar bill il
he would exchange a silver dollar for
the one his sister kept in her treasure
box. Bobbic proved doubly corrupt
lblc. He accepted Walters bride, but
not being able To get into the box of
fered TO divide with his sister IL she
would unlock it. Then he accepted n
bribe from her to take her coin to her
lover and keep her knowledge of it a |
secret Walter on receiving the silver |
dollar tested it to see if it We're loaded, |
but found 1t an honest piece OF money.
Then he brought q microscope to bear |
on it and discovered that a fine file I
had been drawn lightly over the bev-
eled edge on the head side. This caus-
ell it when spun on Il smooth surface
to slip on this side and throw tails up.
Walter bribed Bobble to take 1t back
to the box and say nothing.
The lovers next object was to per
OH the fall of coin furnished by him.
He expected u refusal. but was sur
prlsed ut Il granting OF the boon on
condition that Alice should be permit
ted to examine the coin. Walter show
ed her new silver half dollar. She
examined il and, handins it back, said:
Tails you win: heuds you lose"
Walters face fell. He had filed the
coin so as to throw heads I'n. Not car
lug TO acknowledge the fraud, he spun
tile coin, knowing that he must lose,
and he did lose.
II Alice Wrenn had known whether
she wanted Walter Trask or not she
might have acted accordingly. Not
knowing it, she permitted herself to be-
drawn on in game that two could
play. Waiter, not feeling equal to the
task Tor being too lazyl, consulted
gambler. The gentleman
gave Walter two silver dollars. Walter
left him feeling that lie was quite capa-
Die of using them to advantage. New
,rtlleless he Went home and spent n
good two hours prncticlng changing
INC for the other.
The next time lie Went to see Alice
le bantered her to let him make n final
rial with silver dollar OF his own to
leclfp IL the flutes dccreed that he was
o lose her she consented. He show
d her new silver dollar, and she ex-
mined II.
Heads you win size said handing
t bncll. 1t appeared to be genuine
DIN that had not been tempered with.
'he was ready to give him even
iiances.
Walter suddenly started and looked
ut Of the window. Alice looked the
amc way. He changed the coin, spun
Is double. and every time It came