The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-06

/ HARoL Mac RATH
7tCopyright, bythe Bobb9 MoFlili ooiopauyj

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seat, EoIered dinner, and
II the. ample proportions Of 1t
compiete iy hoodwinked the waiter
as IL the flfndittop pf my cardiac
IN iGloh: Being, as ! was, desper.
and topelessly and miserably
4 q love. ola owls say that man
* eli met eat. when he is in love. He
en- it4he5 is mad at the way the object
oi iii ctions has treated him; and
i i sas mad. TO be sure, ] can not re-
can what my order was, but the
amount OF the walters check is still
vivid Ito my recollection.
glanced about, At my left sat a
yru1g man about my own age. He
was also. in evening dress. At my
Iights a benevolent old gentleman,
4 iWhoss * eye, glasses5 balanced neatly
upon TIE end Of bisnose, was deeply
interested IN the Law Journal and a
pint lcf mineral water. A little beyond
NY table was an eSlled Frenchman,
and the Irritating odor Of absinthe
drifted 1T times across my nostrils'
"A WtthSmy coffee l ordered a glass Of
Dautsic, and watched the flakes Of
beaten gold Yayer and, settle; and
presently Il devoted myself entirely to
ny; own particularly miserable
thoughts !. TO be in love and in
3si q abtIl I To be with the gods one mo-
lnent and hunted by n bill'collector
Tire Snext!
Suppose, besides, that you possessed
ftch uncle who said that on the day
81 your wedding he'would make over
60 You fifty thousand in government
three per cents. Hard, wasn't i?
And suppose the girl was independent
rich. Heighsho!
iRd that a man needs'more money
In fbyefthan he does in debt. This Is
sn6ts Id lay that I was ever very hard
preased bnts. n hated to pay ten dol
lars on account when the total was
Slpniss twenty:
A1d now IT was all over!
dld not care so much about my
lunele !S gold: bonds, but ! did think q
pow etful lot Of the girl. Why, when
recall the annoyances I've put up
With from that kid brother of hers!
Pshaw, what's the use?
fIIssmother called him "Toddy, One
Hi memory Ola book she had
long years ago. He was six years
Scld, and Il never think of him with
q out that Jingle. coming to mind:
Tx WINE tctioked his sister.
y She WAS dead before they missed her.
tflilets always up to tricks.
Int he cute. he's only SIX
ttese things I thought over as
lit atmy5 table. We'll. i would go up
"a the club, and II Il didn't get home
Ell mprsr-ning, who was there to
4, IcaTe'S
Tie Trenchman had gone, and the
benevolent old gentleman. The crowd
WAS thinning out. The young man at
ttfose and rose also; We both
tet ! fhpnghtfnlIy at the hat'rack.
Tiiefe hung two hats; an opera hat
IA ID dttapidated old stoveripe. The
yonng fellow reached up and. quite
naturally, selected the opera hat. He
* glanced into it, and Immediately a
sysIdnkle of annoyance darkened his
brow He held the hat toward me.
n thls syoursss he asked.
looked at the label.
I. The wrinkle Of annoyance
spfang from his brow to mine. Ny
cpsFashat had cost me eight dollars
The young fellow laughed rather
Iarsly, .'Do you live in New York;?
asked.
Inodded.
$50 do i, he continued, land yet It
evident that both Of lis have been
meat Scanghtp He thought for mo-
Iients then Frightened "I'll tell you
Whit let's match for the good one"
gaEed; Indignantly Mt the rusty
tosepipe. "pone!" said ].
lost: / knew that l should; and
TIE young fellow walked of with the
good hat.
Angfily, Isstrode up to the cashiers
desk and explained the situation, leaY'
) itig ny address and the number of my
aapsf tment my name wasn't neces'
sarSs
soon arrived at my apartments,
ana GOT into smoking'jacket. |
picked up Blackstone and turned to
5ltiB tpFomissory notes." had two or
three out myself. It was zine o'clock
when the hall.boy's bell rang, and |
ced my ear to the tube. A gentle
man wished TO, see mo in regard to a
5ostshat,
ssehd him UP, James; send him
up! I bawled down the tube. Visions
$of the club returned, and I tossed
Blackstpne into corner.
Fresently there came tap on the
door. and flung 1t vide. But my
visitor was not the benevolent old
gentleman. He was the Frenchman
{ whose absinthe had offended me. He
Il Glanced at the slip Of paper in his
hand;
have. zee honaire to address zee
gentleman in numbaire six?"
live here"
spellght'!! We have meexed zee
si5Afss Ii have zee r.r.regret. Ees .thees