Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04

Bennett. and You may az Well not
try. You are rich ana she is poor, but
you're not the kind Of II fellow she
would fancy"
"You think SOP
Il know SO"
what will you give her for we'd
ding present II ! do"
What will | give? II seems TO me
that's heads you win. tails lose.
What VIII you give il you don't?"
I'm give IL thousand dollars TO any
charity you name.
'ln what time"
zone year"
Have YOU received any encourage
ment:'
"\One whatever"
VERY well: IN go you. How do you
propose 70 VIM
The basis OF my operations will be
money"
she'll not marry FOR money"
Not directly. but she may be IN
duced To do 81 indirectly"
A few weeks later Hennctt received
Il note from Miss Edith Cromwell stat
Ing that fair WAS Ia be given Ca raise
money for the church of which she
was Il member with IA view To pay ling
of the debt She hoped he would at
tend and help the cause. MIR Bennett
replied that he would be on hand.
When the evening for the sale arrived
he sauntered up To Miss Cromwelrs
booth. expended $40 In various articles
he had 10 use Cor and left them To he
sold again. Miss Cromwell was dis
appointed she had expected TO get mt
least double the amount from one she
knew Ia be her admirer and rich.
lis there nothing else you see that
you WANT
Nothing else? haven't yet bought
anything | want"
is there nothing | can procure for
youT'
, "Yes; | would like photograph OF
your pretty face. but that. OF course,
Is not for sale"
Miss Cromwell made no reply for
awhile. She was thinking she might
get pretty sum for the church by
yielding In the matter. Finally she
said:
"Of course my likeness is not for
sale but might give It TO the church,
and the church could sell IT,"
Certainly
How much would IL brlng?"
a thousand dollars"
Miss Cromwell caught her breath.
There were two reasons for her doing
so-viz. she was iiattered that any
man should value her photograph so
highly. and she would be delighted to
hand In a thousand dollars TO the
church. She turned the matter over
rapidly in her mind. What difference
would Benefits possession OF her like
ness make? \ man might buy a pho
tograph of fashionable beauty for n
few cents. Those OF actresses were
! for sale everywhere The debt was
S1.2G5. The S26J would undoubtedly
! DE raised at THIS fair. The $1,000 she
would get for her photograph would
complete the amount required.
! What would you propose to do with
my photograph" she asked.
Wear 1t in the hunting case Of my
watch"
3 Would any one except yourself see
, III"
: Zone standing by when looked for
the time of day would be likely TO see
it,"
Miss Cromwell thought again. "Win
you do anything else with IT." she
asked
No"
] "TIl think It over The fair lasts two
evenings. Come tomorrow evening
and I'll give you IN answer"
Bennett went away. assuming n
careless air. though he was much in
tercSted In the proposed deal He was
desperately In love with the girl and
would have paid a dozen church debts
to get her. The next evening 0atel he
stopDed nj her booth As soon as she
saw him the color left her cheek. She
was waiting on some one else at the
time and rs soon ms she had finished
opened n little box. took out n cabinet
photograph hnn bauue-i IL ~ pennet'-
He concealed n look Of triumph as he
drew forth pocket check book. wrote
a check for $500 and gave it to her.
She folded It. placed IL in the box from
which she had taken the photograph
: aud said.
You can cut the head OF IL yoa Ike.
and It will NJ In your watch case" &
That's exactly what I propose &c
do" And he walked away. apparent
" n carelcssly as IL he had purchased
n pi,cushion. q.
The next day Luther Bennett while
chattinS with his friend Dave Spaid-
ing took out his watch TO look at the
tine. and SpaIding caught glimpse
OF Hiss CromwelTs head in the case.
q Er.mIIfur