The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-23

tit? But he was Just the best-looking
person I'd ever seen and / was too
busy wondering how he had got the
scar at the corner of his mouth lit
doesn't spoil him a bitl to think what
I was saying. I'm the private secre-
tary," he explained, "and Mrs, Har-
worth asked me to show you around.
| / intended to hunt you up in about
five minutes. I've been up to my ears
in work."
$50 you add fgures!" exclaimed.
81 should think you'd be out there In
the center of that fountain holding q
basin or something on your head"
Meaning, gather, there you think
my skull would be Of more use than
my brains. Madam, you are not en-
tire1y wrong. l played tackle on the
varsity team and my thick Uranium
has served its country well"
So that was where he got the scar!
OF course. didn't bother telling him
that thought he might be more orna-
mental than useful. Really 1t wasn't
quite what meant anyway, so start:
ed to talk about Miggs, the pup, and
soon we were gossiping as though We
had known each other q thousand
years. He showed me all over the
house and grounds and really, Silly,
I'm going to see that you get to come
next time: It's all SO grand.
must stop now and dress for din.
ner, Aunt Margaret and went riding
this afternoon. There Is to be COM
pany tonight. I'm sure it's to be
somebody important, but 1t seems to
be secret. Anyway, Louise Il forgot
to tell you i have maidl was told
to fix me up. The Queen Of Sheba
going to meet Solomon, suppose.
I'm sure it's a man! Ill tell you in
my next letter.
Lovingly Peggy.
Friday, November 4.
Dear silly; 1t was q man. and who
do you suppose 1t was? You'll never
guess, Bernard Portman ! knew.
him the instant I saw him; He looks
lust like the magazine pictures. And
so rich, Aunt Margaret says, he could
almost buy out Rockefeller. His wife
died last year, you remember. Well.
he's looking for another, ! hear. Do.
you know, Silly, I'm beginning to feel
queer The way Aunt Margaret talks
and SO on makes me suspicious about
her Intentions. And she's ordering me
more clothes, and today we're going
shopping to a jewelers..
think it's sort OF game with
Aunt Margaret, She's full of sporting
blood and as all the mammas in the
city. are out setting traps, she decided
not to be Eoutdone and is going to use.
me as bait, That's why she sent for
me, but why not you, you ma nifcent
old Silly? l believe she has fully
made up her mind to get the Portman
millions for our family. I'm going to
make sure Of all this and then ] am
going to tell her that she's wasting
time for three people-herself, myself.
and the ugly old gentleman. He's
forty, anyway.
L saw Adonis-I mean Jack Roland
for ten minutes this morning. We
were talking In the hall, when auntte,
came along. In plain Eng lish, she was
mad and sent him away on some err,
rand. He lis grand, Silly. wish u
could see;more OF him. He has llunch.;
con with us, hut that's all, and from
what. II gather, with all the festivities
being planned ahead, we will be home
so seldom there viii be no chanceIof,
seeing him even then. He is awfullyl
smart. too: seems to know everything
md says he prepared for law. He's
certainly hiding his light under o
5bushel here. n u dom u take as much. in.N
sterest in all the excitement as u did
at first. IT, aunties only didn't fuss
40. I'd much prefer to improve my
time my tallSing to the secretary. He
knows 80 many people III everywhere
the best people, too, Il you please: 1i