The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-13

less It WAS. Oh. they made hne IooI
OF me"
.'You might have put down some Of
your joints at your own expense" sng-
gested the professor
Didn't I tryge cried Quimby. DO
you think they'd let me? no. the pub
lie might see them and demand them
everywhere. Once thought ! had
convinced somebody. 1t was down IN
Reuton-the Suburban railway" There
was n rustic as MIR Bland let his paper
fail to the door 'sOld Henry Thorn
hill was president OF the road-he is
yet, / guess-but young Hayden and
fellow named David Kendrfck were
running it. Kendrfck was on my side
he almost had Hayden. They were
going to let me lay stretch OF track
with my joints. Then something hap
pened. Maybe you remember. Ken
drick disappeared in the night-hes
never been seen since"
II do remember said the professor
softly.
"Hnyden turned me down. went on
0uimby. "The money was an gone
So / came back to Upper Asquewnn-
caretaker of an inn that overloOks the
property my father owned-the prop
erty squandered for chance to save
human lives"
He moved away, and the men sat IL
silence for time. Then the professor
spoke very gently:
+sPoor deyil-to have had his dream
of service-and then grow old on Bald
pate"
Kitchen" announced the. hermit CHEER
FULLY burrying Into the room,
seouldn't go without seeing TO that. l
wish youet the best offluck, gentlemen.
and goodby."
Goodbye" cried the professor.
"By the gods. he's leaving us!' al
most wept Mr.. Bland.
1T can't be-" said Mr.. NIagee-
TT his to be.' said the hermit OF
BaIdpate, soIemnly sinking his head.
I'D like to stay with ,you. and would
lie they hadn't come. But here they
are. and when women come In the
door ny out OF the window. as the
saying is
SBut. Peters" pleaded 1iagee. ''you
ere not going to leaEe Us in the hole
like this 20 z62s93a7
sorry replied Peters. Il can.
please men, but r can't please women.
tried to please one once-but let the
dead past bury It's dead. live on
BaIdpate In a shnck TO escape the sex.
and it wouldn't he consistent for me
to stay here now. got to go. / hate
to. ike a dog. but got to-"
Peters, s.tid Mr.. Magee. I'm sur
prise6. After giving your word to
stay. And who knows may be
able to gather valIlable data for your
book. Stick around These women
won't bother you And yyeTl pay you
beyond the dreams of sIvaTice of q
Broadwa y chef Won't we. gentle pien ?"
The others nodded, Mr.. Peters yisi-
bly,. weakened. n 4e
We'll" he began. "Iv- His. eyes
were on the stairs. Mr. Afagee also
looked in that direction and saw the
girl of the station smiling down. She
no longer wore coat and hat and the
absence OF the latter revealed a glory
of golden hair that became Instantly
rival to the sunshine IN that drear bare
'sNo. Peters, she said, you mustn't
go. We couldn't permit it Mamma
and viii GO
She continued to smile at the OBJ
viously dazzied Peters. Suddenly he
spoke In determined tone:
mo. don't do that. TN stay" Then
he turned to Magee and continued for
that gentleman's ear alone: '.DoEgone
1t, we're all alike, We resolve and re-
solve and then one of them looks at us
and its all forgot. / had n friend who
advertised for wife-!eastways. he
was a friend until he advertised. he
got ninety-twO replies. seventy OF ,em
from married men advising against the
STEP I'm cured he says to me. Not
for me- Did he Keep his word? No.
A week after he married a widow just
to see If what the seventy said was
true I'm mortal hang around the
buzzsaw If you give me II little mon
ey. I'll so down to the village and buy
the provisions for lunch"
GIeefuIly Mr. Magee started the her
NIT on his way. and then went over
to where the girl stood at the foot OF
the stutrs-
They went together to the Kitchen,
found n pail and hIled II with Icy wa
ter from the pump ut the rear OF the
inn. Inside once moro, Sir. hkngee re-
marked tboughtfuIIy:
'sWhO would have guessed a week
ago that today l would be climbing the
broad staircase OF summer hotel car
rying a pail OF water for a lady fair!
They paused on the landing.
There are more things In heaven
and earth. Horati0-" smiled the girl
''than are dreamed OF, even by novel 4
lists" AIR Magee started Hind she
recognized him ms the MaEee OF light
fiction? Her face went suddenly grave
She came closer Il can't help gsQR
.1eringr She. said. (which side ypn.l