The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-13
lantly. glancilg ut the other woman,

unity E5A@AAANAAs5 a. LIZ $500
Mrs. Norton giared.
.Afeaning me. / suppose she rasp-
ed. Well. don't worry. amt going
TO find anything wrong. 81; :
u amt asking tile iInEiossib9es ne
sponded Mr. Peters, ~ amt nsking
you not to find anything WRONG I'm
Just asking you not to mention it
when You do He retired to the
kitchen.
Mrs. Norton caressed her pufrs lev
ingIy.
s'What that man needs. she said.
lis womJIn's guiding hand. Hes
lived alone too long. I'd like to have
charge of him for awhile. When 1
was a girl | was mighty popular. 1
had lot Of admirers"
mo one could possibly doubt that.
8IP. Afagee assured her
,'Ehen Norton came along. '~she went
on, reMardfng Magee with a smile.
.tand said he wanted to mike me hap
py. So thought I'd let him try. al
why's brought him up sharp Your
great desire told him. Is to make
me happy. Id keep on the job If
was you! And he did, to the day of
his death. perfectly lovely man.
though careless In money matters. If
he hadn't had that aiIing wouldn't
he''-
Miss Norton. her cheeks flushed.
broke in hurriedly.
Mamma, these gentlemen can't jJls,
at MI Interested sDeftly she turned
the conversations to3generalitfes a 91c
Mr.. Peters Mt hast seated the wftltef
guests OF BaIdpate inn and opened his
luncheon with soup which he cIaiTU-
ed to have wrested from can. Tbs
news drew from Professor Bolton Il
learned discourse on the timed aids
to the hermit of to-day. He pictured
the seeker for solitude setting ont for
desert isle with canned foods for
his body and canned music for hiss
soul 'IiobInson Crusoe." he said
SHOULD he rewritten with a can open
er in the leading role" Mrs. horton
gave the talk more practical turn by
bringing mp the topic OF ptomaine pol
soning
While the conversation drifted on
Mr.. Aiugee poudered in silence the
weird mesh in which he had become
involved What did 1t All neaHs What
brought these people to Baldpate
Christmas week2 His eyes sought thu,
ell there n long tune. In that safe. ht-
posterous riddle When his Thoughts
came back to the tiibIe he found air
Bland eyfnG him nHrrowsg-
The luncheOu over. Hiss Norton aBa
her mJther prepared TO ascend to The,
rooms Mr.. Afagee Unanswered SO aslt9
meet the sirlat the foot OF the stafrs
Won't sen COME back he. wis
pered softly, ''antlsexHlain tilingsstoa .
poor hermit who Is completely at -sea.9's
What things: she asked.
what Il an means he whispered.
why you went N the stntIon, why
you Invented the story OF the uetress,
why ydn cssine here 60 brighten my
drab exiIe-wflnt this whole comedy OF
Baldpate Inn amounts TO anyhow
she only looked ut him with unbe
lieviHg eyes
lyon can hardly expect me to credit
that, she snfd- Il must 90 mp now
and read nlamma into the pleasant
hnl Of thin glFIIsh figures that Is her
srrtrrnoOn siesta- 4nny come hack
and talk to you after awhile, INIT ]
don't promise to -explafn.s
Come back pleaded AR. aiasee.
That Is MI ask
a tiny BOOM she smiled. 7 grant
It"
Laughing. mr. Magee sought the sofi-
tude OF No. =.
AFTER nj. I'm here TO work be told
himself Alarms and excursions and
blue eyes must not turn me from my
task. Lets see-Nsllat was ms task ?
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