The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-27

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On this occasion they we're vRlkingi
over fFomtthe lover park hack to the
house, a couple o. terriers A. Their
heels.
DO With xhitf Blair Asked limo
Gently, He SsElooknS atthe trees,
He was comparing thelf gfayiSh green
trunks and their foliage With the Call.
fornla redwoods. a little taken aba6k.
Lord GSloreyS laughed
why, that colossal fortune Of
yours.
And Blair answered ahhesitatIaglJ:
-oh, spend It on some girl sooner Or
later"
Gdores faltiy stSsss5sd. Then he
took IL h~uinoroust.
Ny dear chap. r never saw a sweet.
er, bigger man than your father. II Ne
Mad been my lathe, dare say ! might
have pulled On different yard OF.
hemp. bltlI mus COMES that !. think
he has left YOU TOO much money"
well, there are asfot or fellows
Who are ready to fook Giter It for me"
blair answered eoofls Before his
companion could REDEEM, he contfn.
ued: "yop see. dad look care OF me
for tw~enty-one Years all right. and
whenever | am M stump, why all |
have to do Is to FemenSe the things
he did"
For the Hrst time since his arrival
at osdene Dams tone was serious. IN.
tetested as be wal In ae older man.
Dams inclination was to eTade the
discussion Of serious subjects. With
Blaif,s slang, hfs conversation wiS d.
most lncomprehehsIble.
Dad didn't gas ipch,s the boy said
''but I could draw IA map OF soms OF
the things he dld:say Hensed to say
be. made his money out Of the earth"
The two were walking side by side
across the rich velvet OF the immemo
rial English turf. The extreme soft
ness OF the autumn day. its shifting
lights. Its mellow envelope, the beauty
OF the park-the age, the stability, The
harmony. served to touch the yohns
fellows spirits. At any rate there
was a ring in him, an equilibrium tina
surprised Galorey.
Most things, dad said TO me. iEc
back TO the earth" He struck The
English turf With lis stick. dad sale
a fellow had better buy those thing
that stay above the ground" Dai
smiled frankly at his companion. "Cu
rious thing 70 say. wasn't IT." he re
fected. ~ remembered It, and l 30
to wondering after l saw him buried
what are the things that stay aboy,
the Sround!' The Oldham never CAV
me another talk like that"
After a few seconds Galorey put In
But. my dear chap, you did Civ
me a shock up there Just now whei
you said you were going to spend al
your money on some GIRL
The millionaire took n chestnut fror
his pocket. He held II high above hi
head and the little. dog that had bee
yelping at his heels fixed his ayes o
II. Blair poised Il, then threw It a
far as he could. II sped through tn
air and the terrier ran Ike mad acros
the park.
az like girls awfully, Gordon, an
when 1 find the right one. why, the
I'm going TO feel what bully thin
1t is to be rich"
J Lord Galorey groaned aloud.
My dear chap" he exclaimed.
The spell Of the day. the fragrai
beauty OF the time and place al
hour were clearly upon Dan Blal
Lord Galorey was sympathetic to hir
The terrier came tearing back vii
. the chestnut held between his thit
! Jaws. Dan bent down to take the n,
from the dog and wrestled with hi
gently.
! "swell little grip he's got. Nice o
A pup! Let 1t go no3i" And. he thre
the nut far again, and as the terri
d ran once more Blair thrust his ham
down In his pockets and began soft
TO whistle the tune Of Mandalay.
He said slowly, going back to h
I subject; 1T must be great. to fe
that a fellow can give her Jewels III
the Duchess Of Breakwater's, ropes
n 'em"-he nodded toward the house
o "and a fine old place like this no
K and motors and yachts and al kin
1t OF stuff"
Q His eyes rested on the suave lin
g OF the Ellzabethan house, with
softened gables and its banked t