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

"trip ] think The subject has come up I
ag1ins The property y
soh, property Interrupted thinker.
.Dear Mr.. 0ldport, think you men.
toned tomorrow Lets. have.lt all al
one dose tomorrow-sigllatures and
properly andssnapfy rubl,er bands and
that smelly seallng wax and all. uase.
luncheon with nc: Well. sliIlstrys,tpi
remember 10 drop In sat,ll tomorrow.
Morning 49, y
The Bllnker wealth was In lands.
tenements and Entertainments. as the
legal phruse aocs. Lawyer Oklport had
once taken Alexander In his little pul.p
nonary gasoline rupabo,lt 10 sec The
many buildings aud rows OF buildings
that he owned In the city. for Alexan.
der was sole heir. They had amused
Blinker very. much. The houses look.
ed so Incapable OF producing the big
sums OF money that Lawyer oldport
sept pillng up 10 banks for him 10
spend.
In the evening Blinkcr went to one
liof his clubs. inteDdln: TO dine No
body was there except some old fogics
playing whist who spoke TO him with
grave politeness and siared at lin
with savage contempt Everybody was
out Of town. But here he was kent
In like a schoolbox TO write his name
over aud over on pieces OF paper. His
wounds were. deep.
| Eilnker turned his back on the rogies
and said TO the club steward who had
come forward with solne nonsense
about cold fresh SALMON roe; ,'. = Z,
"Symons., I'm going, "a, ,C0ncy Is.
laud." lie said II rs. one !sniii:I, say iy
,".tll's on. I'm going 10 jump Into the
river 4, oer,a..,s
The Joke l,Ica sci ,Syn,ons lie .Inu.h,
ed within "a sixteenth Of. a ,,otc, of liz
amlibility permitted l,r the laws GOV.
er,ling employers.
.ccrtaiuly. SIR" lie filtered .of
course, sir, . think I can sue YOU II
| Concy, MIR. .BIlnkcr"
B!lnknr got pnper and looked I'm,
the movements or, Sunday! STEAMBOATS,.
Then he FUND a cab ut the FRS, corner
auri drove to North river ntcr. lie
stool In line. as democratic MS Won, ar.
4, aud bought n ticket and was irn NJ.
pied Upon aud showed forward until At
last be found himself on the upper
deck OF the boat staring brazcuIy Ut a
girl who sat alone upon a camp stool.
But Rlinker did no; intend 10 lie bra.
zen. The girl was systematically good
looking that he forgot for Que minute
tia, he was lhe prince Ilicog and he.
hared just as he did In society.
She was looking at him. too. aud not
severely. a pun OF wind threatened
Rinkers straw hat lie caught it
warlly aud settled It again The
movement gave the effect OF bow.
The girl nodded and smiled. aud In an.
other Instant he, was seated nj her
side. She was dressed all In white
She was paler than Blipker inr.gined
milkmaids and girls OF humble STA.
tions to he, but she was as tidy as a
cherry blossom, aud her steady, su.
premelys frank gray eyes looked oui
4 from the intrepid depths Of an un.
Swallowed and untroubled soul.
How dare You raise Your, hat 10
meT she asked. with a slnilc.rcdccm.
. ell severity.
Il didn't" Bllnkcr said. But be
quickly covered the mistake by CT!
tcndins 1t TO 4 didn't know how 10
kccp'from 1t after ! saw you"
81 do not allow gentlemen to sit, by
me 10 whom ! have not been intro.
dnccd.r she said. with a sudden haush
tiness that deceived him. He rose re.
luctantly. but her clear. teasing laugh
brought him down to his chair again.
II guess You weren't going .far,". she
declared. with bcauty's magnificent
self confidence. Z.
"Are yon going TO Coney Island 81
asked Blinker.
"Mc" She turned upon him wide
open eyes full Of. banterjng surprise
why, what a question! u, Can't ,yo,f
see that, l'ms riding "a bicycle ins lid