The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-28

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collect without deposit suficient TO,
insure payment, = she advised him. s
Look at that telegram, he e1s.
postulated; See to whom IT Is adj
dressed. and ibyNwhom It Is signedtn
Still without looking at Ct she
showed the yellow slip toward him.
1T don't make any difference who;
II is to or who IT is FROM she In:
sisted. 1--we got my orders.n And
she turned to the neIt customer.
He glared at her for a moment, but
she remained entirely unaware of his
existence. and. crumbling the telegram
In his hand, he strobe out with a set
of emotions too varied and too much
commlngled to classify. An attempt
at a nearby bank to draw upon his
New York house OF exchange came
more nearly resulting in his arrest
than any of the other experiments.
and II was a very much stupefled man
who trudeed almlessly up the street,
as much pauper In this city. where
he could not think OF soul who knew
him, as any tramp with whom he
might brush 'elbowsi
He turned into a dreary little park,
where a few dlscouraged.looking trees
fought to suck life from the stern
gravel in which they were rooted. 1t
was most unattractive place. and the
only thing that drew him unconsciousiy
Into It was the fact that here were
benches upon which he might rest
without being expected to pay for any.
thing. He was tired and hot. and. ap-
palling fact! hungry: moreover, he
noted with aversion that every. lounger
upon every bench bore the same atti-
tude OF hopeless detection as himself.
He; had a bad quarter OF an hour. in
ywhichla great Imany:ofth his Impressions.
! of theseorrespeBding relations Of hp.
mani beings TO each other underwent
a radical {ehahge. For one thing he
began to estimate his actual value.
considered merely as two hands and, a
brain. So thrown upon the immediate
market; for It looked as 1.-the great
railroad king would have to hunt a
Job at unskilled labor.
AS he sat dejectedly bumped over,
his elbows upon his knees and his
hands clasped idly together, he noticed
that brown skirt-with a dragged
BIT of braid at the bottom-that twice
had slowly passed him, now stopped
directly in front OF him. Naturally he
glanced up and found a very good.
looking girl gazing fixedly down at
him. The moment she met his eyes
her face lighted with a smile Of de-
light. and she came toward him.
Il Just knew it was Mr.. Cash." she
began vivaciously. my! this is a long
way from Broadway. isn't it,"
No sound had ever rung more
agreeably in his ears than his own
name pronounced at this moment. For.
the last couple OF hours that magic
word had completely lost its power,
and he began to realize how few
people knew him. after all. It was
with sense of positive gratitude that
-heYanswered this girl. whom he could
not place. but whose face seemed
pleasingly familiar.
Indeed It Is" he assented, rising
and removing his hat. II expect I am
stupid, but really I cannot seem to
place you. Miss"
Bessie Williams, but you don't
know the nam" she returned. II used
to manicure you in the Hotel Bel
weigh, don't you remember? You've
had your mustache shaved OF, but.
goodness! I'd know those hands with
the mole on both little fingers II
found you down In Africa stained with
walnut Juice. I guess you'll think
I've got nerve for wedging In this
way, but honest, anybody that was
ever nicefto me in little old New York
! looks like long.lost brother!"
He remembered her perfectly now,
and he smiled with amusement as he
recalled her vivid personality. She
was a girl'who had struggled up from
the most squalid section of the East
side, and was noted on Broadway, not
only. foriher own, uncompromising rig
idity of conduct, but, for the humber
OF aotheri girls she had saved from
4 making fools of themselves More
especially however, she was KIN @n
lfor Itheaplcturesque slang which had
chung to her as the onlyimark Of her
origin, and for the originality with
which she used 1t. In the present june
ture he was surprised to find her sud
denly hesitate and show bit Of en-
barrassment.
Il feel somewhat in the cold my
SELF. heiadmitted. to put her at ease.
what brings you out here SO far?r
I'm my own lemon" she replied.
recovering her vivacity at once and
rafting on; with the greatest sang
froid, once she had plunged into the
main topic. Say, Mr.. Cash. I'm go
ing to be real open.faced with you
about,my troubles, because know you
don't make any mistakes in the dark
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