The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-14


mere out iauity. colonel l"Fce
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O.. -. 80. o.u .'us. mas had -
80 -. tu' "''I ~
rolled I'm hI. bIanke,. vhiic IN. sno,,,
sift.d through ,he nnoan,,v tn. tba,
no has not made I'm his mind A. ,or
Poster Van Dorn and Gwend,ty,
their opinions-but the story itself Is
not long.
vv,u,. A..
W. norr.- - - 3D.,
n. mo-. - ,.a,,,, ~ a.
surance men ever are pso,ia had
been SO slow in writing their auto
graph. on the do,,.s Iine-sn, he,..
was a six-ayu,s annIica,,on r,t,h a
check. Tbese accomnan,cd bv tho
wide-eved Williamson .xnIodsd into
the d-Decomber calm Of the aganc,
Headquarters like tho news or n Tono-
nah strike IN The noksrnI.vins, .,r,,,
OF a poverty ra,
"yyba,. ,ha, Vru,,..... -. .,.
lated ,h. oa.h,s- So, -, -.
don't mean ,hons.,a,r
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why eoniouhd you sneered VIII
manson. look AZ that applcAton'
Ley me see ~ painted the man
"urs.ihs In. roster q. Van
,I mar miihoh: hoiy cat. VII
""t 'nis wiz put you ana
- ~ INC lead, ior-s ne
eu 4"r a. ""'i"ilsoh'
why, don't you zee that check -
inquired the lofty solicitor. Il tell you.
fellows. there's always a way to land
any man. Why. for year. Tve-by
George! I'm forgetting to send DR.
Watson over to make the examina-
ton. Van Dorn's going on a hunting
trip, and we've got To hustle, and get
him nailed before he goes"
The manager stood by Williamson
during the telephoning. "Whv "a Nr
Van Dorm" lie asked. as the agent
hung up the receiver.
President OF the Kosmos Chemical
Company, replied williamson son
inlaw and enemy OF Colonel Ioree Of
the Solar Selling Companv vou
know" said the cashier.
"Oh-h-h-h," repil.d IN. manager
as II recalling something ~ rcmc,n'
Der the romance m the n.vspan.rs.
but I thought the young f.Il1,y vas
poor. Fixed Il up with IN. ColoncI I
suppose-the usual thing"
''Not on your life, replied william
son. "I.oree would XIII him a. no
dared-oId aristocrlf. won know. lam,
Van Dorn's too smart for him Won
Remember ne was an engineer for
Loree's company. 1ni met tho daugh
ter Of some Inspection trip. Love "a,
81
tains-runawav and vedJirf. a., "a.
sIy--fathers cursc-t,,rp.d o,t 49,
starVe. and an that"
Il remember" answered the mana
ger: but It cosen't seem q, l.ad I,,--
ically mp To- this application"
Well" went on Williamson "V.u
Dorm turns M with a compauN. formed
90 work "a deposit OF tho s,l-nnr,,r-
lac. or asphaltum. or whatever tho
stun the Solar COMPANY had concern
ed may be-, and began trust br.,t,,.
Tho colonel svorc tho u,v- d.,,,si,
really belonged to bi, comp,r,. 49,
cause Van Dorm found IL UhI, H., ne
employ. and called him an s,rfs 80 o..
scoundrel. But the Young man. .,o,s
on. all the same. boating MS com
pany. and flying high"
Il heard the Lore. was sure 10 r,,i,.
him" interposed the cashier
Ruin nothing. said \vUia-,so-,
ct was "A case 81 ,he whale and tb.
swordnsh. Van Dorn's Got bi,, fi..,.
ed why don't you 80 thar cbecl, 90.
THAT does look ike su,r..s.. %.
piled the manager. Il hone HE IT,,
nous life hasn't hurt his hesltb ~.
son Is fussy about hearts ana I,,r..s Cd
That's the least Of nv troyf.l.- o..
replied williamson. Van Dorm a.,
athlete. and n nrst-class risk Their
nothing the matter with Van mr.. %.
And Vet. Trundeau the guido. Tar al,
In the Minnesota woods. looked an ~.
young man and wondered n ,b.,.
wasn't something the matter with ~,
Dorm. They had come by the oid.tofo-
road TO the deserted lumber caro-.
armed and equipped 10 hunt dor
Most Young men IA Van me-. -.
tion were keen-cyod. eager f,r a.
trail and the chase q, -. -,
tanned BY weariness But Van nor-'
war like a somnanbultsf or~. IT,.
dean had left him behind on IN. rosI
and on retra ling his steps to g,t bir,
had discovered him standing on, a..
path. gazing a. nothing. his lips Glow,
~ moving ~ n repeating s1rp.tptr,.
under his lrruth-drI no had starf..i