The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-23
Daily Short Story
Five-Cent Cupid.

es.Nc rave passengers In a frantic
EFFORT TO locate b money.
At this juncturc. the fair one no.
uced him for the first time. and said:
Never mind. thank you" and then
she smiled. What a smile. To Jim
ME IL semed like a ray OF sunshine
In a fog-hlled canyon.
b crowd on the rear end gradual
ly thinned out. and then Jimmie was
awakened from his dream. for a faith.
erly old Eentleman-whose sole oc.
cupation seemed that OF getting seats
Tor he fair sex-informed the beau
teous one that there was a vacant
place.
After thanking the old gentleman
eraciously she walked into the closed
part OF the car and sat down.
Jimmie started TO hunt for the
money once more. but his efforts were
in vain. He had given up in despair.
wpen the conductor called out a
street. Again Jimmie drew in his
breath with a sound like a punctured
automobile tire. for the girl started
for the rear OF the car. II was her
destination as well as his.
Jimmie suddenly formulated a plan
and alighting quickly extracted a lone
some nickel from the recess OF the
greenish coat. Then. when they had
both reached the pavement. he walked
up. raised his dinky hat. and said IN
his best "nut-calming' tone Pardon
me. didn't you drop some money back
there on the carr"
OF course he knew that she had lost
some money. but he said this a. q
subterfuge Cor striking up an &C
quaintance.
The goddess looked up al him from
beneath languid lashes and a two
loot brimmed hat. and replied in bell
IKE tones. every note of which made
Jimmie culver with ecstasy. that she
had. Then Jimmie. with a bow that
would have put a Fifth avenue floor
walker TO shame. handed over his or
phan hve-cent ipiece. with never a
thoush or b long hike &c work the
next morning. He was rewarded with
a Thank you. so much"
from tina might or Jimmie was a
victim OF tuplds darts. lie was madiv
IN love. A. hrst be thought thai ne
was il. and visited a doctor vbo fsrs,
TO ma anything wrong with lin.
The boys at the orice remarked on
the fact that he looked sick. hut he
ulsHllhsed the idea VITA a scovI lie
became so ahsent-mlnded ina, he nearly
lost his reputation as p mt cslmer :;
re ned insGltei two patrons in one week
for ~. ' 'NP'
Sun he made no explanation % his
conduct ami continued TO rush madly
~ Ahf y - NNnfk car
Every night he was rewarded FOR hts
n~renan-liko haste by "A glimpse or tho
4a4. one WI" nnallN permitted him to
yak i'aif way home with her. He
neege1 FOR permission To- call but sne
refused and remained firm. despita hf.
e~ntreafies. giving for a reason ma, her
.ather. who was q retired rubber manu-
IdctHt-f, would not allow her 10 Keen
company with Young mer. esp.riauv
Th-s mar We're not members or tho ono
ENeFw aTawHrH 90. -
aIrl'H a h'us'r roll uTde- her arm. ami
NtS Jimmie ~leasure 60 relieve No.
~ ~ u" bore - a. proudly a. a small
Toy supporting the front end OF bras.
h"nd ~ q mirsfre!a parade.
ne t"Id Jimmie that she took music
tsN"hs every dav from Prof. N!ntoski.
the celebrated Russian pianist
Jimmie. who Was ardently fond OF NIL
SIC. fell deeper In love than ever lie
couih picture himself seated before a
go" nr1 IN a coy nat listening to SWEEP
or AMI low melodies. PLAYED as only
lis beloved could play hem'
~" might Do" vsutIr-d 70 ask her
80" ,.'ikh' ~" r""Pi" could i've on
tWflN~-t""rty-hN" Per ve-s. ant SO
"a rof reply. Jimmie. i-iukinE at b.
al offended her. sI1denlv hroached the
H-"irt "f -" '"~at"r. and she readily
A'' pied DTS Invitation Co 80 L. ~. shGa.
h'Nt evening especially hen - men
: orr a play mat was taxing the ,.ty
80 net him org the corner that nlgl,
after fH- performance 10 TOOK H.
- one % the best sweet srops In tom
-" rrt another niche ia the
my vent a. far a. tte corner. =, a
h" Si-.lhf 10 the approved lower
San''h Win his arm aTOuud the back
~ 'h- seat From time 20 time he tilted
back her inverted cropping boui.sbaHSd
fat ana sa1ed ipvinEly Into her h.
"itchirs face But she wac suen. eri
i~f'pccuP!ef and seemed not to hea-
'iWui" Tow - easy TALK
Sdd1eUiy Eh- hif her ifus thsrshy
f.n"Firs 'h-ir beautiful coloring an
,linml- I've got a. awful con.
IS inr - make 20 you
What - IT, ne hreath.essly In.
3atg' You're not hungry agsia. are
~" 90 course rot. only !-f-vel Z
Hin NOV filu. and ms father IL not a a.
tLTe1 fHoe' manufacture although ne
= f-ArtN one ''~ OIL he does II % stand
DAYS 'a"'
hoo-sv yelled Ilru.e O.. the 49,.
'or.srment ~ tr. chau1eu-
j. that all
80 '-ats tst a.. .he ~o--t-s
don Toxic music lessons eve-v 49,
] i"pri Tie irn-ies over On the u5sl-