The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-10
CHAPTER XVI.
Lefty Lane Sings.


low with traditions. AID the tide Of
fashion poured It's stream into. the
MUSHROOM to listen to the Sunday
concert. without, the day was bland
and beautiful mild spring in the deep
sweet air. and already the bloom lay
over the park and along the turf Pic
cadilly was ablaze with flowers. and in
the windows and in the tlower-wo-
mems baskets they were so sweet as
10 make the heart ache and to make
the senses thrill. Keen to the spring
beauty, the last guest TO go into the
drawing-room OF the Duchess Of Break
water was the young American man
In whom the magic Of the season had
stirred the blood. lie seemed the
youngest and the brightest guest to
cross the sill of the great house whose
debts he was going 10 pay, and whose
future he was going to secure with
American money.
Close after him a motor car rolled
up to the curb. and under the awning
Lefty Lane passed quickly as though
thistledown, blown into the distin-
s sssI mo ~ II, severa1 naonla and
shown'llp-stairs.
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