The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
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Noyelzed by Samuel Field from the successful play by
RollcooPER MEeRUE AND WALTER HAcKErr.
Continued from Saturday,

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Continued from Saturday,
He ta.s - tuc papers for consola.
honl and held one sheet up to. scrutipize
the headline, AS he did so he display.
led TO the empty room n full page ad.
yertisemcnt Of ~ soap-thc hand OF
Atnbrose. In fact-which by some &C.
cult influence presently impelled him
tolt1rnl the paper over and glance mt the
last nage next. The blatant SPRAYING
I'D. caused him a ,pang OF regret and
disgust, and lie fuus itIdown. He took
up another paper and had the anne ex-
perienee, then turned angrily to some
letters, only to be rewarded by the
sight OF IS Soap circulars fiutterlng to
the floor when lie opened the envelope
the hand OF Ambrose again, In fact.
Another letter" and another-they Ind
got a Density way now OF addressing
them in refined female bands. on good
stationery, so you'd think they were
f1nritaions-followed the first into the
waste paper basket.
It was q relief when johnson pres.
cntiy iappeared and announced a cailer,
though a great surprise to hear the
callers name. Mary Grayson! Now,
what was this sly puss after? he spec
nlated as lie babe Johnson show her
IN. Come to get her old job back, he
supposed. Well, she could have 1t at
her old salary. lie said this Inst aloud
to her las she anne into the room look
Ing very sweet, he must admit. The
serious expression she wore was not
at all unbecoming to her pretty face.
The room looked just as 1t used to
do, INSTRUMENTATION took Mary back
again in spite OF her cngrosslng or.
rand. The diamond pendulum was
still swinging OF the mantelplece. Mr..
Martin himself wound all the clocks
In the house every Sunday morning ut
exactly half past 0, when the hands
did not Interfere with the keyholes.
But I don't want it." said Mary in
response to his ungracious proposition.
"oh, then, Rodney has sent you to
pleadsfor him, . suggested ar. Martin.
no, sir. said Mary. HE doesn't,
know I'm here"
"Then what are you here for?' he
demanded, really curious.
.To make you a business PROPOSE
tom said Mary stoutly.
Why doesn't Rodney make it him
self9' asked his father.
He doesn't know what 1t is" ex-
planned Mary.
That's something in his favor
! Mnrtin conceded. ~ can't, sec much
use In women tying up in mems bust
ness. Somehow I love the scallawag,
ands- 1t. I miss him around hereF,,
He looked at Mary ~curiously as he
said this, wondering how she and Rod
ney were getting along these days!and
what her errand really was. though he
didn't propose to give away his inter.
est In It. She had betrayed the true
nature of things to him once. What
was she going to do now?
His reflections and Mary's business
were interrupted, however, by John.
sons entering a second time and an
nouncing the last two people in the
world that Mary had counted on,
namely, Mr.. Rodney Martin and Mfr.
Ambrose Peale.
"oh, the whole firm. ehT" said Mr..
Martin, cycling Mary sharply.
Mary started guilty. For a moment
she feared that Rodney might bark
back 10 that 5000 check his father
, had given her and grow Jealous again.
She couldn't pretend to be pleased to
xsee him, despite her sentimental re.
Elections Just now downstairs. She had
wanted to handle this Interview In her.
own way. She felt as II she could have
dnne II right, conpincingly, Just as a
hunter feels within himself that he can.
clear the hurdle that looms ahead.
Row, here were Rodney and Ambrose
TO Interfere with her, and Ambrose Of
course would interrupt and switch her.
on and perhaps irritate the old gentle,
man with his advertising talk. he
couldn't help Il. Ambrose wonld pop
out OF his jack in the box instanter
II you sprang the subject OF soap and
advertising.
Old NJ: Martin, surveyed all three Of
them grlinly, Just long enough to let
embarrassment set in on all their faces.
His eyes rested on Mary last Of all.
end longest A fairly p~erceptible,
change crept round his arm old
mouth ns he did So He was satisfied
ttc little mink had told him the truth
about Rodney's not knowing anything
as to her mission here, and indeed,
when the boy came In and saw her
ttsre. hc exclaimed In genuine sur:
Prise: