The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-12-02


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y 6ls ines selli 81
an i wont 6e long 5sE6Ee ] can.
4 n YOU taes ii interest," a. We
Z creed fthout tiltF1ng TO- marry tiae
moor gifl ana draw on her money to
make good to yon-
you want 10 so hack on your agree
ment2 ~ demanded Kellogg. with q
show az dIsapp0inment ana disgust.
yes and no. won't break faith
with you. II you Insist but I'd give q
lot Il you'd let me Oh-let me pay
back what you advanced and cry quits.
when you outlined this scheme was
down and three times ont. willing to
take chance at anything. no matter
how contemplate. Now-weIl. it's DIFF
ferent."
s9Good zheaxeRs. 3.ou son 8 Z mean
you'd be Wiling Is live herez''
Sat smiled out nots rlrthfully- 4 =
don't know" he hesitated. I'm afraid
I'm beginning to like 4"
.sYou, Nat?" Kellogg amazement
was nnfeigned .Yon ready to spend
your life here shaving away In this
measly store?
Duncan grunted Indignantly. Hold
on. now. Don't you call this meaaly
store. There isn't a more complete
drug store In the slater
.sDo you hear thnt7" kellogg APP
Epealed vehemently to the universe at
large. els it possible that this IS Nat
Duncan, the fellow who hated work 60
hard he COULDN'T earn a living? Cad
believe I've arrived Just In timer
EN- time for what?"
'"To save you from yourself old
man. Here's the heiress you came
here to cop outs ready and anxious
Everything else coming your way. and
and you're more than half inclined
to back out. You make me tired"
Ell suppose 1 must But can't help
it. can't make you see how the
thing looks to me. You know-1've
written You an about everything
what this place has meant to me.
UntIl / came here never realized it
was In me to make good at anything.
But here / have. I'm doing SO well
that I'd actually have some self re-
spect IL I WASN'T bound to play this
low down trick on Josie Lockwood.
I've worked ind succeeded and been
Of some service to people who were
worth IT,
.eWho7 Sam GrahamY'
''He and his daughter
'.Oh, his daughterW
Nov, get that foolish idea out Of
your head, There's nothing In It
Betty's just simple. sweet little girl
| who's had a pretty hard time and
never a real chance in hfe-untn !
man9ged to G4ve19t to her. And "a
feeI pretty 1gdbd about that sff- Oh,
there's no usett9 ~ king 1 to5yot55lI q.
mo: 90 on. You're very entertain
I HmI1
even. I haze tried, 70 keep to the
terms of our understanding. singled
out this lockwood girl and worked all
| the degrees-didn't say much, you
know-nO lovemaking-just let her
catch me lookinE sadly at her once in
awhile
sThafs the way=to work Il
YES. that's the way" Nat assented
gloornly.
Keroge laughed with delight mat"
he crieds s.rny poor crdzy friend. listen
to me- This working and church go
ing and helping old GrahRm Is all
very noble and fine. and I'm glad
you've done It This drug store is
| monument to the business ability TINT
always knew was latent in you.
And clean liYi9R, hasn't done you any
harm But now you're due to come
down to earth This place pays you
neat profit. Well and good That's
all ft'll ever do. It's new to you now.
and you like the novelty. and you're
having the time OF your life dndlng
out you're good for something. But
pretty soon it'll begin, to stale on you.
and before long you'll find yourself
hating it and the town, and then you'll
be bnck where you started. Now. I'm
going to hold you to our bargain Tor
your own sake. II you're stuck on
the town and the work you can keep
right on just MS well after you're mar
ried, but when you do begin TO tire OF
it you'll want that fortune to fall back