The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-05

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beauty. ferteacs. etc. Tie LrJkc ar
range the nasri ~ Tor t,ig Nvoa, u
groom w5ii The grI'' pars.lss. al t..,'
couple are iut1oS iigeii a.'erw2;ti- i-,t.itr
parfy may rceeze ;ct-r TIE intro u.s.
tioa. but II the ;nau Nsi-'hes TO 90 20 iit'
must pay the brokerage lid expenses
Such an arrangement li.id Teen iti,i--e
FOR the uniou OF N.5tori conci and LIZ
ella Armcdeo. aud the snl:;s,; Il y. hir-
Ing made UP her Ii.;;d v.i4t course = 70
pursue. opened the DOOR 1id .ste99cd
into the npartaieut where tie fscns,t-
sian ,fwaEeI her. Ten minutes later
he LEFT the 'l,o,L5g. and Sis-aai5:la Ar-lo-
deo Joined ha:' E,o.her ia the library. .
I 4hfn!.'- said the t,nr,;,i,er iacec.i-
Ivciy. that / shall t,cci.i.e 10 faiii.i tie
Contract. lie Is either very wise or
very stupid, for he opened lis eyes
upon Ine-they are his Only releeming
feature but scarcely oicned his
mouth"
The front door creaked and her IA
Their entered.
'.It's all on" he said.
what do you meanE' asked the
daughter, starting.
81 met Signor Conci on the doorstep.
He declines TO completes the contract
He chose rather to pay all expenses
However, since you are only seventeen.
there IS yet time"
f.Indeed there is" replied the daush-
ter under her breath. and with dan
gerous glitter IN her eye
One evening soon after this episode
vittori and Lucia met at a ball
Good evening. sIGnor," she said II
am glad to meet you again. Because
we do not marry there is no reason why
we may not be friends" and. slipping
her hand within his arm. she walked
away with him. The orchestra was
playing one of Straus' delightful
waItzes. and what could the young
man do but propose that they should
dance? Then. when they had finished.
the girl proposed that they should sit
awhile in Il recess and chat. He seem
cd embarrassed ut first, but his COM
panion pat him at his ease. Indeed. be-
fore they parted he felt bolI enough to
npoiorizc for having refused To marry
he:. bJ-t his courage forsoo!s him and
he stan, r:crcd tncoherently.
Don't spc.S OF that" she said 1T
was rr-es.l :rlI,.,.3us in me even T. think
RI st-cii Il thing. You age 81 nl;-c-i
brighter than l. so prominent socially:
n marriage between ~ wis not to be
considered. Besides. thcce Is too great
a a. Ecrencc III ou= :sEns."
~ nm tl:i~:y.'' b. remarked, some
%l,,t s'soorail2n.~
".N.,-I am o--iyN.rventocn. Thirteen
years is Il great df[ercnce. I respect
elderly men. bat Il chit Ike myself
should not aspire 60 marry one of
them
vittcrI went home fcc:inS very I'M
comfortable. Lucia in her bail dress
had appeared far more to ndvant; =
than in home costume. lie reSreti Il
bis decision But what troubled b. II
most WAS 10 have been Informed Il 1
he was passing into an age which
youn. girls consider old
One day Vittogi meg the broker who
bad made The contract for him. The
man cn!ded him for withdrawing. Wit
tori admitted that he had MADE Il mis-
take.
IN liz Up a new contract said the
blu!.yr.
III pay You another commission
Done
a few days later the broker notified
Vittori Chat a new contract lad been
made with SiSu0r Armo.co for h.S
laughter; band. Vitto-i was much
pleased. lie LiI not know how Lucia
feil IN the matter but Italian girls
were used to oDeying their fltAers.
There. would he no trouble.
One day the broker Informed Wit
forl that all had been arranged and
he might call upon Lucia as sooE az lac
liked. He found Lucia arrayed In
her most dainty visiting costume, with
hat and gloves.
al am pleased to see you. SiGnor
Conci, but fear there has been mis-
take. My father has Informed me that
he had made Il new contract for US.
This he has done without my consent
Yesterday 1 was eighteen ar n age.
coming into my fortune. i. sorry
II you are disappointed AS have
told you, your gray hairs stand be-
tween U.S.
..lIy gray hairsr' said the nstonlsh-
ell vittori. II was not aware that I
had onc!''
You must not be put to expense In
this matter. Here is my check for the
commission. Good evening. l am sor-
~ that you have been put to unneces-
sary trouble. You must excuse me.
aln going OUT
The sritor tottcrel to the door and
ut into tic air. which he sally needed,
fhorgh it did not revive him. For a
week lie was on the verge of suicide.