The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
TIKI DAILY
.SHOFFa STORY
"Nins-Made" Fly
BY ms MCDONALD.
? 1ITHINlve minues Of he same
" timeE least Ave mornings out

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'nearl you lnui'ioneu MesCly MINIS
eF w" "SNe9 any 'eo"'"o'e 'is'I'
itectC New YORK ne could tel you IN
m9te. But MAINS wasn't an arch
Hec4either'
lrP lew OF tne houses on UPPER
tlttBAVenue ana the Drive might DC
our a room, or an aIcove. that con-
(atH4 some such furniture as could
DnlsDe produced by an artist with a
CONDUCTIVE genius for the application
bf 4 to utility And underneath
Bonwhat on each table or chair you
miG find burned with q close pressed
fedot iron this simple ledgend:
minis Made"
Bny an INSCRIPTIONS imStator has
haded his own things in the same
mher, but all to no purpose. for in
eSh one Of the Mains designs there is
addentification key, some trick in tho
dsign or some piece inlaid in the
Iklsing, known only to Mains and re-
prded in the little book that lies in a
certain safety deposit vdnlt. SO the
Mains Made things are made on the
Integrity Of Mains, and arc. and will
be for long time to come tho highest
achievement of art in furniture.
At eleven o'clock on a certain morn.
ling, the young mistress Cf the great
Mouse at the corner banged up the re-
seiver OF her telephone on its hook and
stamped her foot angrily She had just
been in conversation with her archi.
ect, and, as consequence, she was
lisglsted and Disappointed beyond
measure. It seemed :hat although her
new summer homo out Oh Long Island
would be complatel within the time
specified, there was orc thing which
the architect hal been unable 10 10
She had set her heart Oh |" Mains
Made music roon-.-ana Mains bad re-
fused TO take the Job. He hau INFORM
ed the architect that the limited ca
pacity OF hi@ shop would prevent MS
taking any more work for the ne%t
two years,
"Then why doesn't he enlarge the ca
9acity of his shop" demanded irene
Nedgewood, savagely.
Simply because he doesn't want TO-
said her architect
"0ffer him double money" she urged
II did," said the architect crisply'
shut money means nothing 10 Mains
Perhaps If / see him. she SUE
gested, with visions of her past sue
cess as persuader OF men no
"You might succeed" conceded the
architect YEARLY, but douDt II.
SO a few moments later the lmperl-
BUS Miss Wedgewood sailed down lne
steps of the great house. AZ thls mo,
meft, however, the mind OF MI. MAINS
was on other things, ana ms Dela ,.',a
effort to dodge the young woman VINO
came charging out of the gate with
hedd down, was trife too late
'T-I-beg your pardon, Irene wed.
geEood had the grace TO say. Il
wasn't looking where was going"
TIm entirely uniniured," smiled
Mains amusedly, looking down into
her angercIouded eyes. Somebody's
going to catch it." he grinned to him.
stlf humorously, as he passed on,
itom that spoiled darling of the rich.
And Miss Wedgewood's temper was
MT soothed by the little Jay servant
Eho Informed her that Mains would
M he in until two o'clock. 1t was an
mirage. It was his business to be in.
FTnwever. she was determined to see
HIM and she went back promptly at
.tTo o'clock
n was said OF Mains that nothing
cn,Id sunrise him, but he was sur
SSSssd when Irene Nedgcwood was
,n,slareI into his studio that afternoon.
.tSUhv--wbv." she caught herself
Saving "you;re the man / run down
t f r9'orninr"
a .AnJ von were terribly angry when
,or did ~" laughed Mains.
ftsne WedegWood smiled up into