The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-26
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her book. He restored II. She thank
ed him. He remarked ON the wealth
Ter. She spoke OF something else.
They both mentioned boating and It
ended in taking a ride in a launch to-
gether. She was very pretty
straight, classic features and very
light hair netted and pulled to per-
lection. She was Clorinda's opposite,
tall, statuesque almost, and her eyes
were blue. Clorinda's were brown.
1--WE. only been here a day or So"
she said c~onfdentially, "and I feel
rather lost. You see, we've been in
Europe every summer until last year
and we spent that in the Canadian
Rockies. Father and mother are
there now, but I came here from
school with my companion to wait
until they join me. Then we are 60.
ing to Nova Scotia. But I know
scarcely any one and it's splendid to
havo found you. I know father will
approve@he's SO cosmopolitan"
Tommy chirked up his business
ear. Daughter had rather an aura OF
prosperity about her, and father GER
tainly had some coin. An only daugh-
ter, too, and pretty at that.
"I'm the luckiest person alive" de-
clared Tommy. II don't care a lot
for many people. Just one or two is
enough for me. ! came to rest. My
doctors told me it was absolutely nec-
essary. You know how 1t is-the
responsibility Of a large business, late
hours socially, and so on"
Lorelei vas sympathetic. The boat
ride was a great success and over all
too soon. That evening he met her
companion an elderly woman dressed
In plain black, who paid little atten-
ton to him and retired to her room
as soon as dinner was over. Then
followed a stroll on the terrace and
later they went into the billiard
room.
They sat down and waited for a
table. Two men next to Tommy were
talking.
II see old Golden's dead" said
one.
"You don't say SO. Who'll get his
money!"
THAT little granddaughter, the
only one of the whole family that's
left. You know her parents died on
the Essex when it was blown up. She
gave up every cent of her fortune to
the Belgians, and they say the old
man was SO mad he wouldn't give her
a dime. So she's working somewhere
for a living. OF curse she'll get it
all now. Something like fifteen mil
lions"
"Gad!"
"Those people there have finished.
Shall we take that tablet" suggested
Lorelei.
Eyes," assented Tommy, chalking
her cue and thinking of the lucky fell
low who would help spend fifteen
millions some day.
The two weeks were up and Tom
my had to leave. but not before one
moonlight night he had begged for
Lorelei's hand and been promised it.
Father and mother had not material
lied yet, and there raj talk Of her
meeting them at Newport.
Then came the day when he had
to return to the office. He was wor-
ried about Clorinda, wondering how
she. would take 1t. But he put on a
brave front and went in. Her place
was empty.
Haven't you heard the news,
TOMMY" called Fosdick. "old Gold
en- was Clorinda's grandaddy and he
up and died and left her fifteen mil
lions"
Tommy was holding his desk for
support.
"And we miss her like the devil,
but there's a peach taking her place
tall, blond and-ahem."
A girl walked over to Clorinda's
seat and sat down in front of the
machine. "Lorelei," gasped Tommy,
by oil that's holy!"
Now, 2 ought to finish by saying
that Tommy got hts East deserts, that
Lorelei insited upon him keeping ais
bargain and led him an awful life.
BUT it didn't happen. When she found
who he was and that he was making
only SIS a month, she threw him
over.
And, on the other hand, Clorinda
insisted upon thinking she was en-
gagged to him and refused to give him
up. So Tommy plays polo and the
heavy swell on his wife's money, but
I will say he is perfectly splendid to
her, for he loves her after all.
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