The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-02
By LAwRENCE ALFRED CLAY.
Copyright. 1919. by tn Associated
Literary Preael

Copyright. 1919. by tn Associated
Literary Presa.b
/ When q man 10. q jolly bachelor Of
thirty--when he belongs to three or
four clubs--when he u liberal with
his money and 10 familiarly called
Fred BY every one. how - any ono
going to take him sertously7 II
can't be done. He can not ret credit
| for being more than half In earnest
| Such . man was Fred Nevins. and
now and then he found 4 esnbarraas-
Ing not to be credited with serious
ness.
When he dropped in to see the
widow Dareforth one Afternoon and
offer her his hand and heart, u was
rather embarrassing to receive the
reply:
Its q matter you rust happened
to think Of
'"Pon my soul. but have loved
, you for-for-'
For thirty long seconds"
For a whole year."
Poor man. How you must have
thrashed around nights"
But won't you believe me?"
'No. sir. Even II did. should
say no.
But what's the troubief'
4
dab man, and don't want another.
II I marry again II won't be . sissy.
You've got money and you've got
brains, and you ara throwing them
both away. You are nonentity out
side your circle"
"oh. it's that I'm not In . profess
sion or working ut 4 trader" he
Queried
Just that, just idlinx your time
away. Just being a sisay Of . man.
You may find some woman to marry
you. but ! shan't credit her with
good sense"
by George! But don't amount TO
much. do II" laughed Fred Come
to think OF It. ought to seek . Job
at something
And be told that you couldn't
earn ten dollars . week."
Perhaps! Say. now. I'm going to
be different. I'm going TO make Z
| new start. Let's see what l can 80
into. The detective business n not
bad"
The widow laughed.
And the headwaiter at 4 restau-
rant makes nifty dollars week. :"
She laughed again.
would you rather see me In one
Of these occupations than doing moth
ingr"
y certainly should. Then I'd
change my mind about your being =
SISSY
GOOD, You shall change III"
Meanwhile, drop In occasionally
and renew your prUpUsat. cam Nj
ways appreciate Ill 0f hunhor.s +
Great Scottss She calls e huMof!~
groaned the bachelor - he left the
house. Il must have her or die. and
yet she won't see anything but humor
in IT."
Count Luigi called the next day.
He had been rather dilatory In get-
ting around to II, - no had had cons
siderable trouble Ii ascertaining tho
widows financial standing. When the
report came that she was worth
about S2.0O0. zoe No ordered NM Aat0
around and commanded his chauffeur
to break all speed laws
Count Luigi was m 1talian count
He owned CASTLES IN Italy. Some
were built on peaks ana cfagS. that
he might hear the wind in0An
around the. gables: and some were
ON the seashore. where tho roar OF
the mad waters could ~ heard ~ .
count rat In his library and suaOked
and slipped q cocktail.
Count Luigi wAntsd = wife, hut not
a rich one. The poorer she Was the
better. She would then appreciate
his tens Of millions far moro. OF
course. X hs shcNM chance to -
loyed by 4. rich knlsaM h4s4s would
have to make the nele Of bus
never. never would - consent 20
use one single seivsk a. her monAy.
twenty minute an ne widow
r.. r.Srrtt "a $50 "A s,llS rrned --nnN no