The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-10
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aOh. yes Billy has again, AID
tbis time very bad Mrs. Wheat sditl
I holding across at her son. But you
WON'T wonder at II when Jon hear the
new frvveetheart's nnme-S araIl usan
MIS- Sarah-Susan Gum.
Billy turned an eolors, Connory bis
/ .hiirn, laughed explosiyEly and said as
soon ms he could speak: BILLY. can
thnt positively immorall You had bet
ter be counting twins. How ever VIII
you ok Itg You may propose to Susan
and be rejected or accepted by Sally.
You may even be married wrong.
Think, too, OF being always mere
gunper.s mite
shut upr' Billy tnter5ected, his face
! scarlet, but grinning IN spite OF him
self. aWait tin you've seen her at
least Mother makes nm OF her names
because she can't fnd fault with her
any way else. And Sue isn't to blame.
She didn't name herself or choose the
|. family she had to be born In"
s-2So, but you do choose the family
you marry into,'h Mrs Wheat eooed-
She was less than twenty years older
than Billy and still very pretty and
very lively woman
Connors thought her stunning. So
did hts Uncle Tim Harkfng back sud
denly In his mind to something a year
old, he whistled aloud and asked alb
ruptIy: ''Say, Nanny Wheat, Is it the
same way with Tim2 Did you turn
him down because you wouldn't be
Mrs. o'Toole?'
It was mammy's turn to blush. The
blush made her younger and prettier
than ever. who says I had the
chance to be Mrs. o'Toole2 she began,
growled derlsion and unbelief.
'STim was the worst ever" Connors
said decidedly; couldn't eat or sleep;
used to hang out of the windows all
prom week just to stare up the street
toward where you were staying in
the greatest fdget. too, to get his place
fixed up new. And then, after he'd
walked about with you one teeny half
hour, he quit-cut out everything ex-
ccpt my allowance and scooted across
the pond with just half steamer kit.
Don't say you don't know why, mann
my! 1t won't do any goOd-not with
us two. We know. He wented-be-
cause you scented him. Poor old Tint
You have heap on your conscience
mammyI How could you do it?'
Don't you understand, Larry, dear?''
NANNY said, still blushinG. TT was
all on your account couldn't bear to
suppIant you" Her eyes laughed, but
Larry Connors saw under the laughter
.sIf that was your game you went
blind" he said. Don't you see, Tim Is
so near the years of indIscretion
begin at forty-fve-he sure fall VIC
tim somehow somewhere. You ought
to have taken him, NANNY. Then, In
deed, my future would have been Sc
cure"
where is he? Have YOU heard from
him lately?" mummy RShoA, her eyes
suddenly downcast
Larry shook his head. HE was tear
ing around toward the midnight sun
thought maybe the icebergs would re
mind him of you,' he said. But that
was six months back-Iong enough for
him to be buried or married-"
.sae always talked OF Ireland''-
nanny began. signing family.
But lie didn't care for it unless you
were there 90 see it with him." Larry
interrupted "F-thfnk I'll cable him to
come back right away. Maybe he VIII
be ready to sacrifice himself for your
whiln-carry or the adorable Gum and
so save Billy"
II had rather-almost-shel had Billy,
nanny said inconsequentIy. Tim
is a dear, but-HOn. Mrs Timothy
O'TooIev Dear me, 1 could cry when
1 think of It'll Why wasn't he born
something else?'
smith, Jones, Brown or Robinson
Larry commented.
Mrs. whent got up and wTTSed quick
" away.
Billy went TO the window. Larry,
stirring. after the vanishing lady, was
amazed to see her head drOop and her
I,O..or, swell Clearly she was on the
point of sobblng He followed her soft
IL and said MS she flung herself on
couch: Tell me, nanny! You're play
ing n game. What is it?"
How did you guess % NANNY said.
speaking very low, with her finger on
her lin. You mustn't ever let Billy
guess'1t,'' she said. He doesn't know
about our money. 1t came to me from
my uncle, the dearest. strnltlHced
soul. He thought second marriages sin
fuI-spiritual blGamy, he called them
SO 1 kept my fortune. which VIII be
I8ilIy's fortune, on.couditiOn of rcnlnin-
inl. always n widow. Now you see
Why / had to send Tim away"
LAS II he cared for your money:
And he'd never let Billy lose Larry
said eSuItantly. But he bent his head
reverently to kiss mammy's hand as
he added: but, oh. you are brick!
You mnde up all this about the name
to blind that blessed boy?'
.sI had to-there-therc wasn't any-
thing else. Tim was such gentle
man." Mrs. Wheat said. smutherins q
sob. ..You won't tell him, Larry, but
au this teasing over his sweethenrts
name is Just to keep him from suspects
Inr. l don't really oppose him. although
I think he Is malling a mistake. He has