The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-05


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lust gpt 81 4 ne hcieli been nut pf
town dill day
Dan saw that none of the people in3
the room was familiar to him, and
that they were out Of place IN the.
pretty brocaded nest One Of them,
was a Jew. q small man with q glass
eye, whose fixed stare rested ON Miss
Lane. He had kept on his. ovefcoat,
and his derby hat hung on the back
Of his head
Give Mr. Cohen the box, Higgins"
Miss Lane directed, and bending for
ward, brought her small face close to.
the glass, and her hands trembled as
she handled the rouge stidk.i ~ III
Mr. cohensir one. hand held string
of pearls that fell through his fat i'm.
gers, as II eager to escape from them.
Higgins obediently placed small box
in his hand.
Take 1t and get out OF here" she
ordered Cohen. miss Lane has only
got FIVE minutes
Cohen turned the stub of his cigar
in his mouth hnpleasantly without TAX
ing the trouble TO remove It, "I'll take
box" he said rapidly, "and when |
get good and ready I'll get out OF
here, but not before"
Now see here" Blair began. but
Miss Lane, who had finished her task,
motioned him to be quiet.
please go out, Mr.. Blair" she said.
please 20 out. Mr., Cohen Is here on
business and really can't see any
body just now"
Behind the Jew Higgins looked up
at Dan and he understood-but he
didn't heed her warning; nothing
would have induced him to leave Let
ty Lane like this.
I'm not going, though, Miss Lane"
he said frankly I've got an appoint.
ment with YOU and I'm going to stay"
AS he did so the other people in the
room took form for him: blind beg.
gar with q, stick in his hand, and by
his side a small child wrapped in a
shawl. With relief Dan saw that
Poniotowsky was absent from the
party.
Cohen opened the box, took its con'
tents out and held up the jewels.
This" he said, Indicating a string OF
pearls, is all right, Miss Lane, and the
ear-drops. The rest is no good. ~
take or leave them, as you Ike"
She was plainly annoyed and ex.
cited, and, as Higgins tried to lace
her, moved from her dresslng-table
to the sofa in state OF agitation.
Take them or leave them, as you
like" she said but give me the
money and go"
The JeHatook. from his wallet roll
of bank notes and counted them.
six" he began.tBat she waved him
back.
Don't tell me how much It is. /
don't want TO know"
Let theyother lady count it," the
Jew said. u don't do business that
way" E
Dan. who had laid down his over
coat and hat on a chair, came quickly
forward, his hands ln5hls pockets, and
standing in. front Of the Jew, he said
again:
Now you look here"
Lefty Lane threw the money down
on the dressing.table. "Please," she
cried to Dan, let me have the pleas
ure Of sending this man out Of my
room. You can, go, Cohen, and go in
hurry, tOo."
The Jew stuffed the pearls in his
pocket and went by Dan huriedly, as
though lie feared the young man in
tended to help him But Dan stopped
him:
Before this deal goes through l
want you to tell me why you are"
Miss Lane broke in: my gracious
Heavens! Can't even sell my Jew
els without being bossed? What bust
ness is it of yours, Mr.. Blair? Let the
man go, and go all OF you-all of you.
higgins, send them out"
The blind man and the child stirred,
too, at this outburst. The little girl
wore miserable hat, wreck of a
hat, in which shook feather like a
broken mast. The rest of her gar
ments seemed made of the elements
OF dirt and mud-mere flags of dis.
tress, and the odor Ut the poor filled
the room: over the perfume and scent
and smell Of stage properties, this
miserable smell OF stage properties,
this miserable suell held its own.
Come, Daddy" whispered he child
tImidly, come along"
"oh, no, not you. not you" Lefty
Lane said.
Job Cohen crawled out with ten
thousand pounds worth of pearls in
his pockets, and as soon as the door
had closed the actress took up. the
roll of notes.
Come here" she said TO the child
Now you can take your father to the
home told you Of. 1t is nice and
comfortable-they will treat his eyes
there"
Miss Lane--4Iiss Lane!" called the