The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-24

her across the counter with a King
,Cophetna air. When he had gone one
Of the girls, said:
What's wrong. Nance. that yon did
nut warmlrp TO that fellow! he looks
the swell article. alright. to me-
Kim said Nancy. with her coolest,
Sweetest most imRcrsonal Van Alstyne
Fisher smile. Not for mine. saw
him drive up outside. A twelve horse
power machine and an Irish chauffeur!
And you saw what kind OF handker-
chiefs he bougbt-sIlk! And he's got
dactylis on him. Give me the real
thing or nothing. II you nleasc."
Two OF the most "refiued" women in
the store-a forclady aud cashier
had few swell gentlemen friends"
with whom they now aud then dincl.
Once they included Nancy In an in.
ritation. Tho dinner took place in a
spectacular cafe whose tables are en-.
gagged for New Years eve a year in ad.
vance. There were two gentlemen
friends" one without any hair on his
head-high living ungrew it, and We
can prove it-thc OTHER young man
whose. worth and sophistication he i'm.
pressed upon you in two convincing
ways-hc sworc that all the wine was
corkcd and lie wore diamond cuff but.
tons. This young man perceived IRE.
sistible excellencies In Nancy. His
taste ran TO shop girls. and here was
one that added the voice and manners
Of his high social world to the franltcr
charms of her own caste. So oil the
following day he appeared in the store
aud made her a serious proposal OF
marriage over q box OF hemstitchetl,
grass bleachcd Irish linens. Nancy
declined. A brown pompadour, ten feet
away had been using her eyes and
ears. When the rejected sutton had
gone she heaped carboys of upbraid.
ings and horror upon Nancy's head.
What terrible little fool you are!
That fellows Il millionairc-hc's u
nephew OF old Van Skittlcs himself.
And he was talking on the level too.
Have you gone crazy, Nance%
"Have II" said Nancy. 81 didn't
take him, did l? He isn't n millionaire
so hard that you could notice 1t. any.
how. Ills family only allows him 500
600 year TO spend. The baldhc;stl-
ed fellow was guylng him about 1t the
other night ut supper
The brown pomnadour. came nearer
and narrowed her eyes.
"Say, what do you want:' she in.
quired in voice lioarsc for lack OF
chewing gum. "Ain't that enough for
you? DO you want TO be Mormon
aud marry Rockefeller and Gladstone
Dowie and the. king of Spain and the
whole bunch? Amt $4,000 year
good enough for yong" III
Nancy flushed a little under the level
gaze Of the black. Shallow eyes. t
ut wasn't altogether the money, Car
ric," she explained. Ills friend caught
him in a rank lie the other night ut
dinner Itwas about some girl lie said
he hadn't been to the uieater with.
Well, ] can't stand a liar Put every.
thing togethcr-I don't like him. and
that settles 1t. When sell out it's not
going to beEonsany abargain day. I've
got 10 have something that sits up in a
chair like a man, anyhow. Yes. I'm
looking out fora catch. but it's got TO
be able to do something more than
make II noise like toy bank"
"Thc physlopathic ward for yours!n
said the brown pompadour. walking
away. s
These high ideas, IL not ideals, Nancy
continued 10 cultivate on IS per week.
She biyouackcd on the trail of the
great unknown Catch" eating her dry
bread and Tightening her belt day by
day. On her face was the faint, sol.
dicrly. sweet, grim smile of the preor
dained man hunter. The store was her
forest, and many times she raised her
rifle at game that seemed broad antler.
ed and big, but always some deep I'm.
errins Neutrality-suspicious. of the hunt
rcss. perhaps Of the woman-made her
hold her fire and take up the trail
again.
Lou flourishcd in the laundry. Out
OF her $3.50 per week she paid Sc for
her room and board. The rest went
mainly for clothes. Her opportunities
for lettering her taste and manners
were few compared with Nancy's. In
the stcaminS laundry there was moth.
Ing but work, work and her thoughts
Of the evening pleasures to come.
Many costly and snowy fabrics passed
under her iron, and 1t may be that her
growing fondncss for dress was thus
transmitted to her through the con-
Quoting metal.
When the days work was over Dan
awaited her outside, her faithful shad-
ow in whatever light she stood.
Sometimes he cast an honest and
troubled glance at I1ou's clothes that
increased in cpnspicuity rather than
in style, but this was no disloyalty;
he deprecated the attention they called
to her In the streets.
And Lou was no less faithful to her
chum. There was law that Nancy
should go with them on whatsoever
outings they might take. Dan bore
the extra burden heartily and in good
cheer. 1t might be said that Lou fur
nishcd the color, Nancy the tone aud