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

su5ihInr abqet me. Would she GOT
I'm .iot acquainted with her,
Would she sos" repeated Zizzbanru,
With uplifted eyebrows. sure. she
would 90. i VIII Introduce you. SURE.
she would 90
He called Mss Asher loudly.
She came, calm and slightly con-
temptnous, In her white shirt waist
and plain black skirt.
-air. Plat would Ike the pleasure OF
Your company TO dinner this evening"
said Zlzzbapm. Walking away. 5gssl
Sure.r said Mss Asher, looking at
The ceiling. I'd be much pleased
VI e;;eleyep iWsat Twentieth street.
sMhat times.
Say & O'clock,
.SS.All right. but please don't come
ahead OF time. lroom with school.
teacher. and she doesn't allow any gen.
ltlemrn to gall in the room, There isn,tt
any .larlor. SO you'll have TO wait in
tLg hall. Ill be ready "a z
st half past Platt and Miss Asher.
sit ut a table in Broadway restau,,
rant She was dressed In d plain, tiluiyi
black. Plat didn't know that It was
all a part of her days work. ~
With the unobtrasIve aid OF a good
walter be managed TO order respecta.
bic dinner minus the usual Broadway
prellmInarles.
Miss Asher flashed upon him daz.
cling smile. 8
@alayn't ! hare something to drink 3
she asked. : A'sf,-
!, why &, certainly" said Plat "Any:
thing you want" 'F,7p'.
"a dry Martini" she said to the
waiter. n r
;yhen 1t was brought and set before
her Flat reached over and took (,
away. IT
a"Nyhat.is thts T. he asked.
"a cocktail. of course"
IL thought 1t was some Kind OF ten
you ordered. This is liquor, You can't
drink this. What is your first nameY"
TO my intlmate friends.n said Hiss
Asher freezingly. cit is Helen - !. e e y
Listen. Helen" said Platt leaning,
over the table. "For many years istrs e ts
cry time the spring flowers fiosssomel
outlon the pralrIcs got to thinking Or
somebody that I'd never. seen or heard
of. knew It was you the Minute i
saw you yesterday. I'm going Back
home tomorrow, and you're going With
me. know II, for saw, It In Your
eyes when YOU first looked at me, You,
needn't kick. for you've. got 10 fall into
line. Here's a little trick I picked ont
foryou on my way over.a 4
He flicked two carat diamond solis
taire ring across the table. Miss Asher
dipped it back to him with her fork.
Don't get fresh.n she said severely. Il
I'm worth 100000 said Plat. "I'lll
build you the finest house in west
Texas s,.i :, Y, ~ -
aYou can't buy me, Mr.. Buyer said
Miss Asher. "lf you had 500, 600 600.
I didn't think I'd have to call you
down. You didn't look Ike the others
TO me at first, but ]. see you're all
alike 2
"All who? asked Plat.
sAll You buyers. You think because
We girls have to go out to dinner with
you or lose our jobs that you're priv.
legged to say what you please, Well.
forget i. ! thought you, were differ
.ent from the Others. but Il see i was
mistaken" " e. ,',',''f
, Platt struck his fingers on the table
with q gesture Of sudden, Illuminating
Va
I've got IT," he exclaimed almost
hilarIously. 1.-THE Nicholson place over
on the north side. There's big grove
of live oaks and natural lake. The
old house can be pulled down and the
new one set farther back"
'"Put out your pipe" said Miss Ash.
er. I'm sorry 70 wake you up, but
you fellows might as well get wise,
once for all, to where you stand. I'm
supposed to so to, dinner. with you and
help Jolly, you along SO you'll trade
With old zizzy. but don't expect TO
find me in any Of the suits you buy"
DO you mean. TO, tell me-" said
Plat, shat you go out this way With
customers and they; all-theys all talk
to you as haveT'
They all make. plays,"' said Miss
Asher. but I must say that you've
got 'em beat In one respect. They. gen,
orally talk diamonds, while you've &c.
tually dug one up
How long have you been working.
Helen:" .i.,S Z, !,
Got my name poe, haven't youi
I've been supporting myself for. eight
years. 7 was a cash girl and a wrap.
per and then a shop girl until 4 was
grown, and then got to be a suit
model. Mr.. Texas Man, don't you
think a little wine would make this
dinner a little less dryy 3f
You're not, going to drink wine any.
more. dear, It's awful to think how
I'll ,come.to the store tomorrow: and get
yon. / want you to pick out an an au.
toinobile before. we. leave. That's all
we need to buy here"
"0h. cut that outfit you knew how
sick ] am of hearing such talk
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