The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-24
EHE FORTUNE HUNTERS.

city, I conclude 10 run down 10 the
3seasho re. He found there a tbeyys q q /.
girls, the most Of whom, having
worn themselves out during the gay
social season in town. were endeay-
;oring to put the roses back into their
cheeks under the influence Of ocean
breezes. lz;s rs. *. ;s' s n N X
Raymond Riggs was a key to the
wealth be possessed. All the girl had
to do, TO unlock the door to It was
to snare him. He had fought OF a.
regiment Of them during the pre-
vious season and had hoped for
rest at the seashore. He was DOOM
ed to disappointment. They attack
cd him by platoons and companies.
TO get rid Of them he went off one
day several miles up the beach and
sat down on the sand. The waves.
rolled lazily in, broke on bar and
slid up on the sand with an effer-
vescing sound. The sky was blue
and cloudless. The ships out at
sea sailed on as silently as II they
were painted instead Of real. It was
all very restful and In marked con-
trast with being hunted down BY a
flock of-women. he should have
said, but he preferred the word har-
pies.
A glass bottle was thrown up by
the waves. rolled about on the sand
and carried out. When It came up
again Raymond noticed that 1t was
corked. He seized It, took out the
cork and with the blade OF his knife
managed to extricate through the
narrow neck q card. On It was
written in pale Ink, "Aline Eliot"
The address was given at a town
hundred miles down the coast, then
followed, Dear finder, am lonely
For heavens sake" exclaimed
% ttnra all tho women IN M
I,a,,a h,,r,;no ,orore9 7 oscane
,.,,,n, h, ennv ~ ,ham mark nm tbe
..ssa on,,, - ho ,not bv an advance
from the ocean, >,
But as he gazed at this singular
oon,r,,,onoo for mating nc no rerord-
-, !. t, roon,ad f,r IIoerent n him
,ron, ,ho odv,ncos he had rocetved
frnm ,ho rnrture hunters ue fam
o,aa .ho rr,,or N ho some ,nrocont
nv, n,ho or,vod or,v IN ohov ,,,o IN.
s,,.a,a ma,ho. r,,rr. b,d n,,ntea
- ~. nmro hosom perb,ns sba had
On, ,1ona hv tho oca,n rs bo was
u,.,,aa ,,,a,J,nn "a no,ur,, ,,c,{.
uo,;on J., moto md Ind eont mt bor
r,oss,oo with Hind conf,danep +ha,
u would fall ,nto Tho hands nj the
,,an wiz, w,s ,os,,ne,, IN ba III IN
"m' " how yos ,hie tho exn,,nation
~ w,s she inn hunting for n for.
trra9 uo would oman corresnond-
snoo w,th hor IN tb,s wov he could
ond 80, VIVA, ho w,sbad :, r,ow
In Inc,osad tho card win h,s ow1,
,,mo and oddroco and tho worde az
,oo ,m ,oro,v In n few days he
roco,vod !, latter Thoro was moth.
,ru ~ !, about lava or marr,ooa II
was m unsonh,stIcoted enistlc from
vounc rirl about nothing raw
rnond rood hotwoor ,be ,,nes "per-
b,ns ron ,ro he for whom 7 ,n,cnd-
ed nv mascara Ru, Il did mr. say
avon m,y ho some rosco, who win
tn,,a m,,n advantage ~ what I,
have Jono. what refresh,nr limo
conce, Fancy one of the fortune
hun,ars renos,nr sucb confidence in
tbo ,vor,re mnn
Tia ,boucht hp would scna n,c-
t,ro If some man about h,s own ore
md ,er borc IN roturn but Tho p,rl,s
r,,,o,os,noc, Ind ,ffacted him and
ha shr,nk from such deceptjon Then
corodont TIM, be could not In mig
t,ton ha 5,nc1osed h,s nho,orranh
Az soon ms he had done So the
,hou,bt occurred N him TIM, he was
n fool Tho doncer NJ n soc,otv for
TIM. 'hrn,ar w,o nothing has,de ,ne
ho hal never seon nossessInr le,ters
fr,r, rim ,ra b,s nho,npranh
uowover IN exchange came n Ike
mace. Il wos tho likeness Of onp a
nainter would seize mon ms n model
fo,. n, Madonna There WINS limo.
cance ner.onifIad A nair of soft
evos ,ookid out from m oval foce
Tho ,,ns wore sene,tive md Rov-
mord cons,dered them esnac,o ,,y