The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-26

lAE FAlKA0kT WEST vIRGINIAN
sarro 4 Tint VIII buy n $1,000 stock
Of sa:'fs ans spring histsMsi of Sioasgo.
as IN u dsy year. B,H that via be to-
niotrow- There is iiJst il clgstr in MY
Pirate office that viii rcn,ere from
JON mouth tlie ti'fesof tlie 9iifs you
stsussie aetpss tie no f.i.ipde aud
lie ee:,tascifites IRE snin;ssed
II WAS tate In tlie afternoon and i.usi,
ness for thesdIiy bud ended. zfzbanil
left Plat with n liai smoked cigar and
came out Of tie rtiyAh office 10 Son
who was larralg ing his diamond scarf
plns before r mirror. reahy 10 leave.
Aley he said .yop w.ll iiaye 10
itake sIr! Plah around tonight aud
show hin filings Thes ar, clstpmei5l
for ten years Mr. Navarro aud I sws
played chess gyetys moment 81 spare
time when be came That Is good. but
Mr. Plat Is a yoling man. and this Is
hlssfirst visit 10 New York. Heshouid
,amlse easily.
All right. said Abey., scrcwing the
guard tightly on his pin. I'm .take hin
on. After he's seen thcl Elatiron and
the head walter at the Hotel Aster aud;
heard the pllonagraph play Under tic
Old Ample Tree it'lI be half past ID.
and $atr. Texas will be read 'to roll tsIi
In his blanket. I've got a supper en-
gagement ut 11:3o. but he'll be ali to
the Mrs. Wlnslow before then"
The next morning at 10 Plat walked
into tie store ready TO do business.
he bad q bunch Of byacinths pinned
on his lapel. Zlzzbaum Himself wait
ed on him. Navarro & splatt were good
customers aud never failed to take,
their discount for cash. g '''
and whit did you think of our lit.
tie, town 2" asked Zixzbaum, with the.
fatuous smile. Of! the Manhattanite.
II shouldn't care to live IN It." said
the Texan. Your son and Knocked
around quite q bit Sfast 5night.. You've
got good water. but! Cactus City is bet.
Ter llt;np.'' iE2'i
We've got a few lights on Broad.
way, don't you think, afr.sPiattY'
and a good many shadows said
Plat; Il think like! your horses best,
I haven't seen a crowbait since I've.
been In town z
Zizzbaulp led him upstairs to show
the samples OF suits.
ASK Miss Asher Il, come. he said,
to a clerk. III '',''-
Miss Asher came. and Plat Of Ma.
yarro & Plat felt for tho first time tile
wonderful bright light Of. romance and
glory descend upon him. He stood still,
as a granite cliff above the Canyon of
the Colorado. withIlils wide open eyes
fixed upon her. She noticed his look
and flushed little. which was con.
trary to her custom.
Miss Asher was the crack model OF
Zizzbaum & Son.. She was OF the blond
type known as "medlum." Her meas
urements even went the required IS.
25-42 standard a little better. SHE
had been at zizzbaum's two years nnd;
49," hSi1 pusiheso.s i1eT eye ? WIS
bright, but cool, and had she chosen to
match herr gaze against the optic s,f
the famed basilIsk, that fabulous: mou,
,ster's gaze would have wayered AND!
softened first. incidentally she knew
buyers. ;'sl' Z
sNow, Mr.. Platt., said Zizzbaum,.
II want You to see these princess;
gowns in the light shades. They viii!
be the thing In your climate. This
first, II you please. Miss Asher" 4
Swiftly in and out Of the dressing,
room the prize model few, each time,
wearing new costume and looking
more stunning with every change. She
posed with absolute self possession be:
fore the stricken buyer, who stood
tongue tied and motionless while Zizzss-
baum Grated oIllly o. the styles. on
the models face was her. faint. ;ims
personal professional smile that seemed
to cover something like weariness OF
contempt.
\ When the display was over Plat
seemed to hesitate. Zlzzbaum was a
little anxious, thinking that his Gus.
toner might be, inclined to try, else.
where. But Platt was only looking
over in his mind the best building sites