The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-19

w tel4.l q ~ ~, -, ~
lbet sbectad f1ie commiSsioaess
lvolee had sfos1 icudes ssi he rounded
OF The Aanteucss hal, howesef ,praiEe.
lwortfy they NTH DO IN Rentlment,
i tieeted spnewiat upon the capacity,
jcf; the head On n inors or less 1inlpors
ftant department. 81 sthtes The cieflts
were bed ninE 10 J,sjf,is 4. &
Nov, standif er. said the treasurer
soothiIsi on know ia iike ID help
4 In this matter, but stop and think d
nom ht piease. Every cent III the
ifreasury; as e3pende "a only BY appro.
priation made BY the legislature, and
/, dra wn out By. chechs issued BY the
lcainp oller. II can control the use sofi
] q cent OF II. Neitfcrl can YOU. your
department Isn't dlabursiSe--it isn'tl
even administra I've its; purely ecler;i
Heal, The only way for the lady to OBJ.
tain relief rs to petition tho legisla..
ture, and -, Z 4! & I. Z. 7
ITO the devil with the lei islature, !
lfaid; standifer, turning away. ss'5s ". !
The treasurer called him back. Is
he glad, Stand Ter, 10 contribute
a hundred dollars personally, toward
the immediate expenses Of i Colyin,s.
Slaughter He reached for IFS pocket
book, y! AZ \,
\ I Never mind, Uncle Fran (. !. said the
commissioner, In q softer tone.
There no need Of that. She hasn't
asked for anything Of that sort yet.
Besides. her caset Is In my hands. !
see nowr:what a little. rag;tag. Sbobtail,,
7 gotch:eared "a apartment I've been put
Etn charge of. It ,seems to beSaboat as
important asl an almanac Or al hotel
register But while I'm running It, II
won't turn away any, daughters Of
Amos tcoly.n without stretching It's
jurisdiction to cover, 4 possible. You
want to keep your eye on the depart
ment OF Insurance, statlstics and his
tory B Si3 n, h
The commissio ner returned TO his!
Office, looking thoughtful. He opened
and closed an sinkstand on his desk
many times with extreme and undue
l;attention before he spoke. " I 4 4
why, don't; you, get u divorce 7" he.
asked. suddenly. n z! Y
II II haven't the smone to pay for
I:it."' answered the lady. &
"'Just at presently announced the
commissioner In a formal tone, the
powers Of my department appear to be
considerably strlng.halted z Statistics
seem to be oyerdrawn at the bank
and history Isn't good for q. square
meal. But you've come to the right
place. mann. The department will
see you ithroughss Where did YOU say
your hus band tis; ma,am 2" s.fi9i
He was III San antonio yesterday,
He IS living there now. s !. e 4,
Suddenly the COMMISSIONER aban.
doned his official ali: He took the
faded little woman's handssin his. and
spoke in the old voice he used on the
traiNand around campflres.. 3 !. y! 4
Your names Amanda, isn't It =.
''.'Yes. sir.';ii 7; X Ia Is
= thought So I've heard your dad
.say-&it often enough q Wen, Amanda;
here's your fathers best friend, the
head OF big office infthsi state .igoy-t
,ernment, that's going to help You out
iiof your troubles Aid then; here's the
old b " and r. EpApe that,
yonr father has Helped on III 81 ;scfapes
ti,1o ap,1 fttt,, a ro}n xnrt, - = 4 81, g,,y,,,
~ quest Amhfda, Nave yon got
money enough. to run YOU for the next
two or three days 3 f;
Mrs: sharp's white face flushed the
least bit. 4, !. !. !. So = 9
plenty. s!r-for; "a few days.,
"All right, then, ma,am. Now you
go back where YOU are stopping here.
and you come to the office again the
day after tomorrow at. four! o'clock In
the afternoon. Very likely BY that
time there willSbe something: definite
to: report TO iyp1.,s's The Co nmlssion.
er hesitated. and looked d trifie embar-
raised. you said your husband had
insured his life for. $1,000. Do you
hAv" WaShASa tAe ~ SAlluMs u uafc
been kept paid upon It or not?" 4.
He paid for q. whole year In ad-
vance about Ave months ago" said
Mrs. Sharp. ~ have the policy and
receipts In my trunk" s. + +
IS, Mrs, Sharp departed, and soon after
ward Luke Standifer, went down to the
little hotel where he boarded and
looked up the railroad time table In
the daily: paper! Half an hour later
he removed his coat and vest, and
strapped a peculiarly constructed PTS.
stol holster across S his shoulders;
leaving the receptacle close under his
left &armpit. Into the holster he
showed a shortbarreled 44-calIber re.
volyer. 7 Putting Oh his clothes again,
he strolled down to the, station and
caught the hyefWenty afternoon train
for San Antonio.
The San Antonio Express Of the fol
lowing morning contained this sensa:
tional piece Of news: & 4. .s 4
BENTON u L! SHARP MEETS 4
:. E His MATCH
The Most Noted Desperate In South.