The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-30
county and aadd-srIss Bonita Lamont.

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county and snnd Miss Bonita lamont
What.
What" Knocked the doctor. That's
the only way 10 jlny the ghost Of your
Sconscicnce. GO, and otferi to help her.
After you have saved her farm i trust
you Will be able 10; give me sope sort
Of an lnteilisible descfiptlo or her.
The young man rose with sparkling
eyes. IN dosit, doctori he cried 7
.Huhgs gruntedi the doctor: .'ot
course you'll do IT,. q & i{
y. II was rathets hard at frat ford r.
Sanford Mortimer, which / was The
great lawyers maine. 70 do q Kindness
every day. . was d bit out OF pfas-
tice, and hndnessess are nearly as
much . habit rs anything che. But
after the first few days 1T was really
astonishing the number Of kindnesses
that intruded themselves In bis vision
Just aching 70 be done; ~ q q
Late June, when the bees are, dront
ing. and the sun Is shining, and the
grass grows an inch oyer night, and
the creeks run clear, and brown, is an
easy time TO do things for other PEG.
pie. OR 50 Mortimer decided, on CIV
ing hereinafter thought as he trudged
along the highway shining the fresh
scents like, a foxhound.I IL
He helped small boys dig worms TO
so fishing. He organized the success.
full pursuit of a black:and.white pig
which escaped from It's pen In San
bourn village and set out to root up
the nelghbor's gardens. He replaced
:punctured tirn for d motor car Of
women whom he found stalled on the
highway. eight miles from a garage.
He.lald out a .golfing green at Boyer.
field. and ,umpired a baseball game at
Kelly's Corners. He went iptoithe jus.
tice court at Hollyford and secured
the acquittal Of frightened Hun. who
had been arrested for trespass be-
cause, not being ableS to sread the
warning signs. he had wandered across
the boundaries Of the prineely Holly
estate. He rode a plowhorse bare
back, and at q reckless gallop, to the
nearest telephone when q farmer
north Of Vaudeville fell OF the barn
he was shinglipg. /
Mortimer travelled FIVE miles Q day,
or 80. as the mood and the helping
Of others permitted. He read little
now and then from the book in his
knapsack. a classic beloved Of college
days. He slept soundly at night. And
in every waking hour, back In his
mind like golden fire, was the con.
sciousness that he was going to save
the farm Of Bonita Lamont-and see
Bonita Lamont herself. 81,
1t was sunset one evening when he
came to her home, a low. white house
on an oak knoll. with vines adventur.
ing from the kitchen to the gray post
on which hung the old dinner bell.
Bonita was standing at the gate,
shading her brown, eyes with herEllt.
tie brown hand she. looked down
the high road. She. did not :seem sur,
,prlsed at tho sight Of him. n ~
tf""AmiI in time?" he asked curiously
content only TO be near her. ~ : ~
f"Yes. The case does not come on
until next week" she replied, giving,
him her hand. 1T has been adjourn
ed, because OF the haylng.s 3.
Z 81 am glad" he said. And then:,
You were expecting some one?"
YOU" she replied. "IShave looked
down the road every day at sunset;
for more than a week. you see, my
cousin wrote me you were coming L
knew you would. even before his let
ter told me-"
F"Your cousini" he echoed, wonder
fully. 90 81. 1919
ayes. DR.. Annesley. He said you
were coming this way on1a walking
tour. He had sent you out to cure an
ache" She smiled at him. "You look
healthy enough-as II you didn't know
what pain was"
He looked deep Into the brown eyes.
1.-THE ache" he said, softly. was In
my heart It's cured-now."
"oh!" breathed Bonita. The rich
red swept up into her cheeks as she
led the way to the house.