The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-06

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1SititE any 02sx sipns she fealiy did
saay almost nothing, only. occasionally
Higgins would see that look Of Won.
der come into her deep gray eyes -
she glanced about his Office with the
look she hal given the daay she first
came as II searching inivatn for some
thing she did not ind.
BY the time the filing cabinet had
come Daphne had been there ten days..
and Stanley Higgins had missed as
many good nights sleep. The ques-
ton had pref ented itself to him al
most from the first. She was the
most beautiful and most lovely woman
he had ever seen, there was no Ques-
ton about that.
The question was, having found
such creature, was there anything
to do about II hut what men naturally
did under the circumstances, make
an effort to marry her? BY the tenth
day he mad decided that there was
but one answer to the question. II
she refused, then she would have to
up his mind to ask bluntly whether
uo his mind to ask her bully whether
she would have him. He was far too
busy to SO about 1t with the usual
dallying and too smitten to brook fur
Their delay.
He arrived earlier than usual the
morning OF the day when he planned
to hake his plea, and. as II to steady
himself against the ordeal, he took
the picture from the desk where he
had put 1t tho first day Attached to
1t was the recommendation that had
come from Miss Wiggi1 which he had
never read before.
He glanced at is first causally. then
gripping the paper. read with bated
breath the slip which, with printed
blanks filled in, ran somthing like
this:
Height, SIS. color,ng, natural
blonde, dari:: gray eyes, size foot, 5,
but shapely. Gloves 81, but slender;
waist, 26: bust, full, So; arms, slightly
short Willing to pose for cloaks? Yes.
Furs? Yes. Hats? Yes Lingerie and
corsets? Definitely not-can't be PERI
suaded. Reason for leaving last place
not good mixer, wants place where
doesn't have to meet buyers socially"
So preoccupied was Stanley higgins
with the perusal Of this sheet that he
did not recall that the original Of the
brief description was standing before
him. !
Il hoped you would never read
that" she said II realized after tho
first day that mistake had been
made. and went to Miss Wiggin. I
found there that they had sent me to
the wrong place by mistake You
wanted a films clerk, didn't you? And
i was a model.
II didn't krow could make money
any other way. But | like this SO
much betfcr-I didn't want you to
know. You see when we 20 to ge.
places MS models they are only for a
little while The season Is short
and we take our photographs and de.
scriptions like that Then if 1T looks.
IKE what the concerns want they take
time to talk to us. Otherwise tl,ey
send us on ! hope itwon't make diff
ference-''
Higgins had not expected to lead up.
to this propose! so early in the morn.
ing. He had planned to wait till after.
noon, but this seemed his best cue.
y can't lot you be filing clerk" he
blurted out when ] want yon to bs
my wife" He seized the dazzling
Diana creature IN his arms. Daphne.
girl am distracted about You he
said as the six and half hand crum-
roled in his he knew that his suit was
won.