The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-13
"Dan,s Father and Mo Were chums."

"Dans Father and Me Were Chums."
of a certain kind of picture shows
that when they do come round they're
likely to make us lose our minds!' You
know, yourself, circus in a town
fifty miles from a railroad drives the
people crazy. Now, Dams little like
the boy with his eyes on the hole in
the tent. He would commit murder
to get inside and see that show" He
nodded and smiled to her as though
he expected her to follow his crude
smile. Nov, / have seen you a lot
Of times" And she couldn't help re-
minding him, Not of your own &C
cord, Mr.. Ruggles."
"Well, don't know" he slowly ad-
.mited; 81 always felt ] had my mon.
ey's worth, and the night you ate with
us at the Carlton understood pretty
we'll how the boy with his eyes at
the tent hole would feel" But he
tapped his broad chest with the hand
that held the cigar between the first
and second fingers. 81 know Just
what kind of a heart you've got, for
l waited at the stage door and ] know
you don't get all the applause inside
the Gaiety theater."
Goodness" she murmured, they
make an awful fuss about nothing
'Now," he continued, leaning for
ward trlfe toward her languid, half
interested figure, II Just want you to
think Of him as little boy. He's
only twenty-five. He knows nothing
Of the world. The money you give to
the poor doesn't come SO hard perhaps
as this will. It's big sacrifice. but
want you to let tho boy CO."
She smiled slightly, found her hand
kerchief, which was tucked up the cuff
of her blouse, pressed the little bit
of linen to her lips as though to steady
them. then she asked ahrN9tly:
what has he said to yop?"g
"Lord!" Ruggles. groaped. said to
me! My dear young lady, he Is much
too rude to speak. Dan sort OF
breathes and snorts around like o.
lunatic. He was dangling around that
duchess when was here before, but
she didn't scare me any"
And Lefty Lane, now smiling at
him, relieved by his break from =
more intense tone, asked:
Nov, you arc scared"
WELL" Rugglee drawled, Wv
pretty suro thai woman didn't care
anything for the hoy. Are you her
kind?"
1t was the best stroke he had made.
she almost aprang up from her chair.
Heavens" she exclaimed, Il guess
I'm not!" Her face flushed.
II had rather see q son Of mine
dead than married 20 woman Ike
that" he said.
"why, Mr.. Ruggles," she exclaimed
passionately, addressing him with In
terest for the frat time, what do you
know about me? Whats What! You
have seen me dance and heard mo
sing"
And he interrupted her.
"Ten times, and you are bully
dancer and bully singer, but you do
other things than dance and sing.
There Is not a man living that would
want to have his mother dress that
way"
She controlled smile. Never
mind that. Peoples opinions are very
different about that sort OF thing You
have seen me at dinner with your boy.
as you call him, and you can't say
that did anything but ask him to
help the poor. I haven't led Dan on.
I have tried to show him just what
you arc making me SO through now"
II she acted well and danced well,
It was hard for her to talk, she vas
evidently under strong emotion and It
needed her control not tc bursS into
tears and lose her chance.
"of course, ! know, tho things you
have heard. OF course, inuw what
b said about me"-ard clio atsrYCtl.
Ruggles didn't press Z" any scr
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