Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
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For the Church Debt
BY ALICE MCDONALD
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

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try. You are rich and she Is poor. but
would fancy"
You think SOP"
II know So"
What will you give her for we'd
ding present II do?'
What will give? It seems TO me
that's heads you win. tails lose.
What will you give if you dontY''
I'm give thousand dollars to any
charity you name"
I'm what time"
"One year
Have you received any encourage
mcnt?"
None whatever"
VERY well; I'll go you. How do You
propose TO VIM"
'The basis of my operations will be
money"
She'll not marry for money"
Not directly, but she may lie in
duced to do so indirectly"
A few weeks later Bennett received
a note from Miss Edith Cromwell stat
ing that fair was TO be given to raise
money for the church Of which she
was member with II view to paying
off tho debt. She hoped he would at
tend and help the cause Mr.. Bennett
replied that he would be on hand
When the evening for the sale arrived
he sauntered up TO Miss Crohwclrs
booth, expended SO In various articles
he had no use for and left them TO be
sold again. Miss Cromwell was dis.
appointed. She had expected to get at
least double the amount from one she
knew TO be her admirer and rich
us there nothing else you see that
you want?"
Nothing else? 1 haven't yet bought
anything | want" ''s di.
us there nothing can procure for
your ,.~.
Eyes; ! would like photograph of
your pretty face, but that of course.
is not for sale" .,-.. ..... d..
Miss Cromwell made no reply for
awhile. She was thinking she might
get a pretty sum for the church by
yielding in the matter Finally she
said:
"Of course my likeness Is not for
sale, but l might give it to the church,
and the church could sell IT,"
Certainly"
How much would 1t bring?"
"A thousand dollars"
Miss Cromwell caught her breath.
There were two reasons for her doing
so-yiz. she was battered that any
man should value her photograph so
highly. and she would be delighted to
hand in n thousand dollars TO the
church. She turned the matter over
rapidly in her mind What difference
would BENEFITS possession of her Ike.
ness make? A man might buy pho
tograph OF Il fashionable beauty for u
| rev cents. Those OF actresses were
Tor sale everywhere. The debt was
| Sl.2Go. The $26J would undoubtedly
| be raised ut this fair. The 81 600 she
would get for her photograph would
complete the amounl required.
"WhHt would you propose To dc with
my Photographic" she asked.
Wear it in the hunting case OF my
watch"
Would any one except yourself see
it?"
"One standing 10y when looked for
the time Of day would he likely to see
it,"
Miss Cromwell thought again. "Wul
you do anything else with IT." she
asked. ..
NO" I.t.....
"Ill think it over. The fair lasts two
evenings. Come tomorrow evening
and I'll give you nm answer" nI.
Bennett went away. assuming n
careless air, though he was much In
terested in the proposed deal. He was
desperately In love with the girl and
would have paid n dozen church debts
to get her. The next evening Oate) nc
stopped at her booth. AS soon as she
saw him the color left her check. She
was waiting on some one else at the
time and as soon as she had finished
opened little box, took out n cnbinet
photograph and handed 1t to Bennett.
lie concealed a look of triumph as he
drew forth pocket check book. wrote
check for 81 900 and gave IL 10 her
She folded IT, placed It I'm the box from
which she lad taken the photograph
and said:
You can cut the head off IL you like.
/ ana It Will fit I'm your watch case"
That's exactly what | propose TO
DO And he walked away. apparent.
Iy as careIessly as IL be had purchased
q plncushiOn
The next day Luther Bcnnett while
chatting with his friend Dave SpnId
Ing took out his watch 10 look MT the
| slime. and Spalding caught a glimpse