The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-03
The Man She
Hated

Mss Carrie Thornton and her
mother were at the theater. They
Ind bought their seats At the last mo
ment but they we're good ones They
were comfortably seated and the cur
tain was about TO 80 up. when an an
usher and o gentleman came down
the aisle and paused before them, and
speaking to Sthe daughter the oficlal
said:
beg pardon, madam, but you have
this genleman,s seat"
ut can't be. Here IS my coupon
aBut lie has one also. There has
been some mistake at the box Of
nee"
A. (Which shall not incommode the
ladies' added the gentleman IS he
turned away. \
Two weeks later Miss Carrie took
the train for a suburban town to visit
a girl friend. She reached the depot
with a few minutes to spare and sat
down IN the waiting room. In way
she realized that, she sat down be.
side a man, the room being crowded,
but she paid no sort Of attention to
him. When the man with the mega;
phone called out heritraIn she rose in
haste to go to the gates.
beg pardon" said voice at her
elbow, but ] think this belongs TO
you"
1t was the man of the theater. and
he held out the shopping bag she had
left ON the seat. in her haste.
"Thank YOU" was her curt answer.
"And this" he said, holding out her
silver purse, which had been care.
lessly laid down.
This time she only nodded, and he
saw a fash Of yexation In her eyes.
Miss Carrie Thornton and her
young lady friend, at the latters
home lad revived the ancient game
of crouast and we're playing # on the
lawn which ran down to the highway.
In making q vigorous strike at % bah
Miss Carries opponent lost her hold
on the mallet and Miss Carrie was
knocked senseIess.
There was weeping and wailing
and wringing OF hands when an auto
made its appearance and came to a
stop. The gentleman sitting beside
the chauffeur saw Ahat an accidele
had happened, and he came to the
rescue. Miss Carrie was lifted up in
his strong arms and carried into the
house and was found to be more
frightened than hurt. She might have
a headache for two or three days and
then be all right. She opened her
eyes just as the. gentleman bowed
himself out tons nj stedma.
"That man again! Thatman!%was
her tragic exclamation:
How did he come here? What
right has he to say that I'm not hurt
much? oh, / hate him-hate hIm!"
why, dear" said her friend. that
is Professor Banpister, Of our univer.
sity."
II don't care If he's the professor
of peanut shucks! He knows I don't
like him, and It was piece of i'm
pudence his coming along here"
After d week, and after, her con-
,aJsscenea was. complete her girl
friend. was sent uptown fof certain
paints and patterns. they 'nlfad
planned TO decorate the ceiling Of the
dining room. viii THAR down and an
old dress on and a towel tied around
her for an apron, Miss Carrie decided
to makea commencement during her
chunn's absence. The cook brought in
the stepadder and stood by to hold
1t, and the artist began work. She
had become very much interested
when voice from the floor beneath
reached her ears:
'I beg pardon, but you did not hear
my ringH left a book here the
other day, l think"
/, That man again! That Professor
Bannlstef! And he was smiling and
bowing And Miss Carrie Thornton,
who hated him, was not only a scare
crow iniappearance, but was perched
on a stepladder like goose roosting
on a fence. She bllshed. She STAN
mered. she tried to say something.
and then she tried to get down, OF
course she fell, but she was not killed
outright. But her feelings were hurt
as he stepped forward and caught her
in3his arms and stood her on her feet
and departed with that patronlzing
smile onfhis face, ~
When the ceiling had been finished
and admired It was long jaunt in
tbs runabout Things went well for a
long Is miles. Then an old COW
brought a change. She figured that
she could cross the. road and bite at
j bunch Of grass and get back again
before the machine got along. She
was two seconds out Of the correct
calculation, as the profession Of
mathematics later informed her.
Down went the COW, aud over went
the runabotft, and Of course the young
ladies screamed for the police and all
other departments Fithiayor outside