The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-05-05

IL these days 81 commercialiiin
they tell us there Is no romance, the
one excludes the other commercial
Ism, NO romance: romance. no COM
mercialism. Perhaps this Is 70, yet
there must be . few exceptions I
know Of one 4 real estate tgents
discotered within cold pfcsaicfeal
estate transfer the threads 81 d most
hafrtWin casess 81 dipitc ltg, crisis
ness and fcnaance. Tying these
threads together and showing them
4 10 the guilty person ny consins4-9I
obtained till fession attek ptcri-
aistng 4ieFerto tell! The best d IL IS
that the other interested person does
not suspect thesfo romance n which he
fgated. 9
About d year before these events,
my cousin Kate3had. to prove heriH
depend nce, obtained 9 position IS
1 stenc gfapher for an architeet ursl
Arm IN town. Here were etnpioyed.
several young dfaughtsment who
promptly became interested IN Kate.
.Sbut she treated them all hyperion
ally. except one. In thts mater,
among many others. Kate showed
her QtieerneSs Of taste, tor Kate the
stiy-aWa Kate the ftrt. Kate the
condheror, chose 70 adopt Blly;
/ sThofhe.
Billy Thorne was q quiet hard
working fellow. generally considered
rather prosalc. He got a fair salary
and saved most Of II, never went
anywhere and yas never known to
/ talk to q girl. Hence. there was
great wondeFment in the once when
one morning IN walked Billy Thorne
/ with the stehographer. He repeated
THIS performance several times IN
the next fen weeks, and even went
out to lunch with her. He carried
on III this way until he became a reg
tilar caller on Wednesdays and, Sum,
days Then, Billy began 70 think.
\ Billy had ideas on certain matters
He thought that . man ought no. 70
4 propose to "a Girl TIL he owned y.
house; that q. man should never get
| In debt was anot her axiom.
1nasmach Jas his bank acconggt
grew slowly he could see no possbil-
| ity Of further progress N his love
AFFAIR, and he knew that he must 80
either backward OF forward, Hence,
| he vas not at all smiling when be
rang the bell al. Hates home on one
baimy Sunday afternoon, nor did
Rates proposition to take q walk
cheer him greatly They had taken
4 walks before and Billy had found
/ that contemplation Of admirable
building sites one could not buy was
/ depressing. .y5
4 Although Billy had never spoken
OF building sites in a personal way,
| moi. e4polndsd hlB ideas on debt and
marriage toll Kate, she, being o6sery!
ant, had put this and that together
and got fairly good idea of the state
Of affairs. Hence ishe understood
9llly's guinness and let him walk
along at her side. Sowing and s Nj
lent .l:. 40.
stopped and read a certain sign oREa
| certain lot. Billy laughed little
bitterly and said: at'It4.awe could
only have AN earthquake "a be
happy
Kate looked puzzled and he ex;
piafHed: "Aa Uncle Of mine left me
1 200 acres otlrocRs oh the Maine
coast; and al nice, accommodating
earthquake, might, in thee general
mixup, set afew acres down here,
4 where could use them 4
what part 81 Maine are they INF"
asked Kate.
"0ther side of Calais. I've been
trying to sell that land for several
years, hut nobody wants It,"
ibid you ever ADVERTISED"
Yes" answered Billy moodily.
Nothing doing"
Then they walked, on. Here's
where / come into the story. Just be:
cause had proposed four or I'VE
times to her-snd been rejected
each time-Kate used me for all
\ sorts Of errands, So / was not q bit
surprised when Kate came into the
office and satdown, y
"Well," asked, what Is It nowi
Want me to circulate a petition FOR 9
municipal theater or restores lost
dog?"
"No, John; have you met MI.
4 Thorle?" She eyep. blushed. .l,3
| mo, but I'd like ton, . dark
night ! answered, looking as fierce
as l could. $50 ..,i,.
| Don't be silly, John; ! want yoa
to 60 to Mr., Thorne and buy some
4 land he has for sale. IT'S near Calais,
Me. I'll buy 1t from you--you know
Aunt Emmy left me some money
SO you won't lose." .si,,,s, !,
What In the world" ! shEieked,
"are you going to do with land up lp
that place; start . fresh cir. hospital
or a summer .hotel?" u ,.,', u. \.
John" she answered severely
"you we're always too iRquisitivs'
Now do as you're told, And John,
don't mention me at all Fay him 4
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