The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-30
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Continued from yesterday.)
Noyelized by Samuel Field from the successful, play By
RolB COOPER MEaRue N WALTER AckET

Continued from y~esterday.)
nnliie,s j, as aesk sat quietly ab.
sorhed. he rnstlcd a few papers now
md then and used his rubber stamp.
but Its impact on the pad and paper
lacked the tsinl vigor. Even Pcale's
bead. Mary noted, dropped a little as
he Nrote bis ads.-ads. that would be
born to blush unseen IL money could
not DO raised somehow, somewhere, to
pay for them.
As the hour Of 8 drew near Mary
began TO make some long drawn out
Preparations for going horne. This last
quarter OF an hour Of time must be
killed and done toldeatll By fair means
or by foul. a resolution had been
slowly forming in her head and now
took definite shape. She shut down
her desk With u delightfully."- loud noise
and stood up.
~ may be a little late tomorrow"
she said to Rodney as she began put
ting on her Int.
ssAllSriglt.s said the president mildly.
Rodney too looked as II something
were working in his mind, end no won.
der Mary thought, with their sltua.
ton what It was. Mary knew him like
q book, but this time she would ask no
questions and keep her own counsel.
She was going straight up to Mr.. Mar
tins on Fifth avcntie and have a long
talk andl argument with him. He sim.
ply must let them have those extra
5000 cakes OF soap for Brown 6
james.
She sctrried over to the Third Ave
nue. elevated and climbed the stairs Of
the station at Worth street, her brain
working all the time. In n curious.
detached spirit she saw her nickel
slide into the groove made by so many
previous nickels, on the hard wood sill
under the Office window and dropped
her ticketsdellcately In the ticket chop
per's glass box.
Seyeraliloca trains passed, all crowd.
ed, md, being tired and enjoying the
fresh Eair. Mary was disposed to take
her time and wait TIL she got the seat
abe wanted. 1t. gave her a luxurious
feeling 70 let the trains go by and not
. run after them, as people usually did
In NewEYork.
"A woman came presently and sat
down beside her, with an evident in
cilnation to talk. She was young
though her peroxide hair made her loob
older. There were two types of-wom.
en- with dyed hair. like this, Mary had
noted-the fast and the sentimental
! Her neighDor vas obviously the latter.
and Mary''sl looks Ind probably appeal.
T ed to her. Without insolence she look.
ed Mnrysorer thoroughly a moment as
4 sppralsing her.
Are you a business woman!" she
J asked after 1; little pause.
Mary was good natured and a good
mixer and, seeing that the woman SUI.
fered only from human curiosity, she
answered: Yes" adding Just for fun:
I'm a vice president and a secre.
tary. Our company has Offices on Broad.
why
The Woman looked quite impressed.
What line are you folks in1r she
pursued
soap, said Mary.
Married. q, asked the woman.
Not YETI said Mary.
well. you'll get a husband Il you
want one said the woman, with a
crisp laugh. a pretty girl like you
usually gets what's coming to her.
n aim engaged said Mary, amused.
lyon sect. said the woman. "Now,
Xmla bachelor maid, as they call them
towadnys, myself. Most Of my girl
friends have too much trouble With
their husbands. None OF your. married
life for mine. No. sir. No matter how
swell a little home I might have, Il
wouldn't appcallto me-! when are you
going to be niarriedf' the woman IN.
duired.
ooh, 1 dor,t know" said Mary. ii
suppose veil 60 down TO the city hall
gone day and have 1t over WITH
You'd like a nice wedding, though,
wouldn't you,s the woman continued
sympathetieallN with white satin and
a Wedding veil md nll7 IEknow ono
girl who's mover got over iit becaGss
she was married In q. brown dress"
The woman with the dyed, hair rush.
I'd Oh presently shrieking. sob, there's
Afa5me." and Mary was left alone
again. The local that she waited for
csmc along, md she got aboard at hef
leisure.
Mary nilrited al seyenty:seeoud
street, keeping her courasoatstha strik.
I ing point. and pressed the boil button
on&Mr Cyrus Martins front doar.
johnson. boiling surprised. but plaassi