The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-11
TIE DAILY
SHORT STORY
The Thoroughbred.
an VlNCENT q. ERRY.
tcogyrtght, 1918. y the Mcclure

~ NGQQYE18uLY 1910 W SAAS -
Newspaper Syndtcate)
NE or the most annoying things
n the world Is a neck tie that
~ refuses TO slip and It is douoly
Snnoying when the collar comes IN
zone az each tug OF the tie. Lee WI
ifarns watched with interest the patient
TfruReles of his roommate, Maurice
Turner. with such tie and such COL
sfWhy don't you wear another tie"
Lee suggested at length.
HBecause I am going out with Vtotet
and she likes this de. She gave 1t to
me, in fact, last Christmas
aoh:" There was silence for some
.sYon don't need to worry about It:
You were out with her yesterday
Maurice said as he got the tie INTO
place at last.
"of course; so have L"
AS Maurice hurried to keep his ap-
pointment he thought OF the converse
Ron he had Just had with his roo<Q-
mate. was thei- mutual liking for
violet FitzgeTaId going 10 cause
breach to come between them
Things could not go On as they had
been going for the past two years
violet would have to make a choice
between them, sooner or later. what
IL she chooses Lee? 1t was most ike
" she BoCld, for Lee vas talented,
heir to large fortune and scion OF
an old aristocratic Southern family,
while he was working his WY through
college and had nothing before him
but an opportunity TO work hard TO at
tain big things in the world. It would
be long time before he could reacn
wealth. But Violet wasn't the sort OF
girl that wealth counted with. he told
hImselE-the character and worth OF
man would be what would impress
her more. Even there, Lee did not fan
down He was true friend and hon
as the day was long. The prospects
of winning Violet did not JOCK very
bright, Maurice felt, but still he was
sure Leo was the man Of her choice
There Is a dog show today" Fio-
let announced after the first Greettng,
land you know how love dogs.
$50 do I; that is where we will go.
he answered gaily-that was one adj
vantage he had over Lee, for Lee was
not fond Of dogs and both he and
violet we're enthusiastic over them
It was big exhibition and the noise
that assafled the couple as they en-
tered, deafened them for a moment
but their ears became accustomed to
Il and they were able to discourse on
the merits and dement's OF the various
specimens of the different breeds.
"0h. lock ct the chops on this bull
dogi'' Violet cried as she threw her
artps zrornd 1e:ocious looking ami
maj. "Isn't ne the beauty? Nouldn
Lee be fr;sIiteCed Of him? He Just
h-tes bulldogs, but this old fellow
vvCu lint huxt anything"
"-e is a dandy" Maurice agreed.
s8ut loo!. at this puppy over here 1t
is actually weeping with homesick-
EeSs."
$50 It is." vio:et exclaimed as she
hassened to cuddle the pup. The little
fellow licked her fingers by way o.
thanks and Looked into her face with
Big appealing eyes that seemed to say,
please take me home"
The Judging took their attention
next violet could spot the winner
nearly every time.
Il just knew that darkest Boston
TERROR would win" she said enthus-
iastically after a decision had been
made. "He is the most o -tocTattc
fellow here. Family coun;S Vim dogs
as well as men. Give me thorough
bred, I can pick him every tire"
Tha started Maurice thinking. 50
after all Lee was the man for Violet