The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-28

of lt-or apparently she did, for peo-
pie soon observed that coat of paint
was being applied and other signs OF
full purse We're in evidence. Then
she drew Horace aside one evening
after the other bOarders were leaving
the dining room and asked him wheth-
er he would undertake the job of put
ting on Il side porch like that of Mrs.
Smiths, and, though Horace bad an
opportunity of taking some contract
work for one of the new Industries Mt
really stupendOus figure, he assured
her that he could begin at once.
It was the first time he had worked
on the Yagers' house since that time
Is years before, when he had first
thrilled under the nerr presence of his
ideal. And her figure was still as be-
witching, though possibly Il little
plumper, her skin as fair were there
few'more freckles?- to make the
ecstasy complete she again wore
frOck of heliotrope muslin.
Still people pitled poor Susan fa-
ger. To be sure, she apparently was
making money, having all those I'M
prOvements, but that was probably only
another evidence of her extreme lack
of business sense. That Is the way
Mrs. Smith looked at the matter, as
she assured Horace she had every
reason to believe Susan was fright
fully involved in debt.
It was one night after that man Mig
ellsworth, vice president of one Of the
big Industries, had been showing (as
Horace thOughD too marked devo-
ton to Susan that Horace got his cour-
age up. After all, he assured himself.
his presumption now was not what IL
would have been once, for the Susan
Yager heIress was Il different person
to WOO than Susan Yager bankrupt,
Susan Yager, boarding house keeper.
Strangely enough, all his awkward
bashfulness vanished, when he f0und
himself alone with Susan In her little
sitting room, and the tip-tilt of her
nose didn't seem half so proud and for
bidding. He stood close beside her
and realized that she was really not
Il tall, naughty person at all her glorl'
Gus auburn hair scarcely reached his
heart.
He began quite deliberately, and told
her he had loved her IL years, and
was asking her to marry him now, be-
cause he wanted to make her inde'
pendent, pay her bills and share his
years savings with her.
And Susan promptly told Horace
that she didn't think she could ever
find husband who would suit her bet
ter, let him steal one short delirlouS
kiss, and sent him off to bed.
Somehow Horace had expected she
would say that she appreciated his
generosity about taking the debts. He
concluded that she was still proud, a'
Yngers always were, and this Il
why she had not done so. But th'
next day she met him with radinn
smile that turned into contagious
laughter. ~ couldn't tell you las
night" she said, "because after all /
is comparatively unimpOrtant. But
YOU see haven't any debts. Fv'
managed my own affairs and-well
: I've tripled the estate father left me
. But | wanted to do something patriot
ic, and when | asked Mr.. Miggleswortl
what could do he said the most press
ing need was more boarding houses
said the plants would have to close l
there weren't more accommodations.
: thought every one would know | di
II Just for patriotism
:, "And-and still you are willing I
, marry me?'
"Yes, Horace"
! "And there is nothing can do 10
Z. you?" this in crestfallen accent.
D "You can give up doing house jobs
she said, take some war contract an
: give the proceeds to the Red Cross
: And of course Horace did.