The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-05

2 fully read the Help Wanted col
umns. II seemed hat few people
wanted help in July. and not one at
all wanted service that she could rem
der. Her courage -bbed a little
Then some impulse made her turn TO
the business Chancess page. For
Sale. Partner Wanted" To Sell"
but every caption required far more
than her S2sO. What could one do
with that small amount when It was
not backed by too much brainse
And then. AZ the very bottom of
the last column. she read with inter.
est that the tiny delicatessen store
around that very corner on which her
window looked was for sale. No price
was mentioned. but II was only so
tiny a store that she was sure IL
wouldn't be- much. She dressed has.
tlv. ate breakfast and hurried down.
The tiny store ar mat early hour
was crowded with customer The
owner. a fat. perspiring Teuton. aid
cd by a fatter. more perspirinr wife
was attending 20 customers as fast
as he could. But he EAGERLY neglect.
ga them when Miss Wiley told him
the object OF her call. and led the
way 10 the back room. Then he flung
his hands up In horror at the amount
she could pay. Five. six times that
ne wanted She could see for hrr
selt how excellent business was. They
would soil because the were tired
working and wanted 20 go back 10 tho
old country FOR a long visit But. Gott
IN Himmel' They would not give the
store away. Disguised. he waved
Miss Wiley out.
She paused AZ the counter 20 buy
some brown cookies Thar tempted her.
lh"y reminded her. too. OF a kind that
Eue USED 10 make for The children
many years before She wished Wi.f.
fully b q she could have bought the
slor" she had a sudden strong do
sire 10 make cookies and hak. beans
such as fi.cd -he small brown bowls
on tl" -h.ii. ami Try her hand a. pies
and douEhuuts.
No. ! guess not" a familiar voice
bchnd her said. reEretfuily. II had
q woman who could help me- run D..
ia risk H. but I'm afraid TO 'ackl,
IL Toy myself I've been thinking o.
over all night
She turned hastily. Peter Hayes
was standing there tWiukiy eyed and
brisk as ever. talking 10 tho corpu.eut
ieu''n. who as well as his wife. look
ed very disappointed we might
iHro" on a hundred. the proprietor
said slowly.
No. said Peter HAYES. briskly. 1t
% to price. Why. how dye do.
Miss Wiley Dye live around here
This lady Wa anxious To buy. the
nroprl"tpr.- tat wife put IN hastily.
Why don't you tWo 20 together
Miss Wiley looked al Peter and
Peter looked az Miss Wiley. And each
said in surprise. We're YOU laia
% After AN the wears tat YOU
WORKED Tor that finn Well. lsut-hat
"a shame And then tIc proprietor.
who vas greatly Interested .L his own
business and Dos a. all Interested IN
other people troubles. Interrupted
Why don't you and the lady buy il
together
haven't enough money. said Hen
riet'a A@urriediy. Peter Hayes might
think something that there was no -
cuse for thinking.
% have % thousand dollars said
Peter. ~thuuEhtfullv oh. noting her
glance az surprise. Il know the re-
port down ~ th. store was abut hf-
teen Thousand But / haven't a bit
rruwpIll but tho one. And ! amt
auN Gus 20 fling 10 away In q business
mat I aiuf we'll posted iu Put ! wish
- lie looked ~thoughtfully at Hen
r.efta Wiley. How does the project
trIkr YOU hc asked. tmidlv. May
Do. together We could ana 20 run
Henrietta looked t~houghtfuIly ~
Hetrr Hayes Under his brisk cheer
iHin"-s p read tG. |telItale signs II