The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-19

tsious and strong, and want work
any kind % get a start
You look as IL you might do, he.
piled the collector dryly. 4But LOOKS
don't count much IN this business. It's
your ability 70 get the money or tile,
goods. We sell furniture on the In,
| sediment plan. A lot Of people forget
tile last few lusfallments. That's where
our profits come In. You get the last
payments or the furniture, We don't
care which. Want TO try itY'
Yes replied BrIghtwell promptly.
Wien do You want me to begin?"
Right now
I'D after brief discussion OF terms
hours, etc, Brlghtwell sailed forth
armed with the book OF his predeces.
scr.
He ran down the list ENCORE,
Greenwich, Hall" all within block
Of each other, Moore and Greenwich
were marked as slow" The name Of
Hall had this memo. written after 1t:
Hear that two Of the family have
skipped out Expect trouble.p
1t was. characteristic of BrightweIl
that he started at the hard end Of the
game and rang the bell marked HALL"
He climbed the narrow stairs and
flung back his shoulders as he rang the
private bell on the second door.
rs Mrs. Hall inl Peggy-why. Peg
gy Hall!" he exclaimed. Then he step.
ped quietly inside and closed the door
behind him.
I'll thought 1t was the furn-
Henry Brightwell, what are you doing
here2 However is your mother getting
along without your
She had led the way into the tiny
living room and now stood regarding
him with severe look not at all In
keeping with the song her heart was
singing.
Il decided that All was big enough
to look after mother and that IL ever
won you I'd have TO follow you to New
York and make good. as you have done.
or you'd grow away from me-"
Peggy's gaze fen. Henry had never
told her he loved her or wanted to
win her, but Of course she had thought
he drew her very close. Perhaps he
bad recognized this as the psycholog.
Ical moment.
Il struck Job the first place went.
Peggy. dear: think can make my
way here. WIN you help me?r
Fifteen minutes later he remembered
the firm OF Jones & Grab.
Il guess I'd better be moving on.
was looking for family by the name
Of Han that owes my firm some
money
Peggy turned scarlet.
I'm the Hall, and I can't pay you.
The girl" her eyes snapped athe girls
went back on me-"
Henry Brightwell sat down yery sud.
denly on the sofa on which $3.50 was
vet due.
well, what do you think Of that?"
Then his face cleared. Yankee shrewd.
ness asserted itself. He began to fig-
IRE, and Peggy helped him.
That afternoon he walked into TIN.
office Of the collection department and
laid down his book and ron Of bills
Moore and Greenwich paid up to date.
Miss Han is up against IT. Her two
partners skipped aud left her with all
the furniture on her hands. She wants
to keep ii IL she can. There's $3.50
stiil due. WIN you let me compromise
with her for $75 cash?"
"Sure." said the collector.
Il kind Of thought you would. so
took the SO while she was In the
frame of mind. You never ean tell how
women viii jump, you know"
You're an right, young man. You
can have berth here as long as Won
keep up this pace"
The head bookkeeper from Ainsiey's
lid not find Mrs Hopkins select board
ing house to his liking. and the Friday
evening dances never materiallzed. but
sometimes when Kit and Lucy want a
real pleasant evening they go TO the
Rrightwetl apartment, where there are
always guests. worth meeting. Then
they go back TO the third story front.
with It's cheap brass beds and moth
eaten hangIngs. and one says to the
other:
"well. of course we get no credit for
Il, but we helped to pay for Peggy's
pratty things"