Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-26
Daily Short Story
COMPLETES IN THIS ISSUE.
THE Paging of Porter"
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perfect in a fauitless evening garh.
was talking to her with the eagerness
can muster. attractive mostly because
Oh a baby doll prettiness and The ex.
laneuidly. and assumed an interest she
didn't feel And then
Porter" came the call of a beil-hop.
Mr., Porter "
He beckoned to the page who apnro
ached his table.
Someone wants you on the phone
announced r the boy. In a well trained
tip and moved awa-.
Walter Porter. thrustnig aside his
smiled apologetically at his companion.
Funny how anyone caught me here"
he ventured lightly. "Er-excuse ME a
minute, picase-Miriam."
ana Miriam Westcott turned an ap-
praisins glance about her. And thon.
second later. she started slightly, and
empty chair slid young girl. hatless
and dressed in plain shirtwaist and
demand tho intruders business. the
, ,a,ter leaning towards her. whispered
hastily: Looks like a queer move on
fortcrs part doesn't it?"
Miriam started again. and stared at
me other with mixture OF surprise
and disdain But her answer was cold
II fail to see how Mr.-porter's
movements Observation-Disclosures you"
They don't--interest me-" answered
49, Lns oiher' eyeing Miriam steadily. but
/ n" say me he should have to go to
s ,r9,,s nhon ne: Then, noting Miriam's
I er"S Srnr ,n'erGSi; The Intruder played
mat note TO the waitcr:'
what do YOU mean" cried
! Miriam, aghast
/ paEc NM continued the other with
~ anAious glance towards the lobby,
as soon as he saw me See here--for.
: see me. Look. you're in wrong You
must hurry away from here Come
I home. viii you?'
ao Miiri'm ,nsd faes twitShing, with smoul-
/ S'rL as Shc rose 10 her feet
/ awful scoundrel."
m The The intruder followed her move
room in high d,fdgeon. and then in an
t ns'I ror her eyes fei /? the table, wal
! taken his chair ' nv"
WIZ" he started to say. and then
WHIT l1Gkef up;
concealed delight, 'NWS!hb ni s1. wit With IN
Ware Yards a. And d. then hts glance foil toe
why that?' Then, withomt awai FIN.
%I~ nns " M, he sisn;sed away, WHY.
! what are you doing here?' 80"
her Ssn a"ssy SIZE d. FRI a1a ii
%@sh now ri hi'e ,ry to eSns,n ask TOO
H'1,fip our ensa---aftcr we had our
,a"s mode %odeI rid 1Se 20 st sGt wSrk aFap
1Tnh" s FL and ! couldn't connect there here,
os " psyns GOULD aha do nsS was to get
r asft"o1 ls The he set sssssq
Yes" she answered s; w
% VA f, to ASH faysr Of yo" Now
wards hs coat nocket' but n "s She st Gas to-
an" aYc ,@r, s min y, held it; Ut
ask M hut .'l Maier h%yS no r, TIsho e
omission, from the si cir! ones rMs' ,o h mat
nfen his wife, caused a mixcd ~ 9oa ndNe
| HIM pam ana pleasure to thrill throunS
/ .M Mhat is IT, he asked, quietly.
eur ' bas n.. month mn despirabe young
NIGHT He's waiting omtsidn e0, Every
! n"w-with a machine. So want v M,e
hnn ys' her mem hoa1 Ca After that" She
| YOU again" w" roubie
wiz I InMi,y, he demanded. man-nke.
III | do RI IL" lose So FL h,m -, pinched."
me startling answer Hes the n IA,
n ~ ,p only y, son And cannot afford
heard that. But to toni GHlnE away.
only way. Walter. Don't Won 70"
"ss "E n us a'f her little hand so help
( SonrIe' ~ ana again, he thrilled at the
r eIrpn n, can't ask a stranger. Inn a
SIT! anu-,oh. you know" '
! hut, nc inierposed worriedl,, ..r
| can't I have Miss" liz hrni. =,
nnrnnl,y and looked abou, him Win ~
n nnS; air "Why-where did ''a shs
walter" she pleaded, in cho,.os
nM er per- don't be angry, But i sent
and TG" a ss@'o q sn smay he echoed
| Mdltcr had to-" she pleaded any
innSly Il was frantic. i I'm iu shN,
SIri,-and | needed some one | roulJ
rhan when H vnm l. # to ha aS, her nased.
"amn down here told her You va w ,u"nEt
/ '"m!ns back. and she left,
~ 'himh that is inex Gus be ""S What
r,Shl mad YOU to. do that. You ha"e
| no claims on me-"
now nav nro;,, fn1lIy.s9rry." Two tears
d dnM 'rcn, slowly down her cheeks. II
ninn SNOW But I'll do my best TO ey
ni" j g Sh M'F IEIm sorry g. good
| hand Graspcd hers and held her r' MS
no ne his ga" hes Of ,n ana old loys nov surged
thing he knew he'd help her. ComIns.
va her side drew aside her chair.
n ',%a "a aGi e, her 10 the LOBBY.
! ms coat. y moment later She ioined
nm again, dressed for the street
rs they emerged from the hotel a
! young man waiting in machine at
| me curn sprang 10 his feet and an
preached them. ~
'Ah Miss Blair he said with ron.
! mneni Lmpudence ignoring Porter,
Ready for our little spim?''
Porter felt ii tug At his slcev, and
| stepped forward az"
| Miss Blair is with me-" he smoke
ing
That's nothing to me-" answered the
other. insolentiy. She works Tor the
GIH man and she's got date with me.
= do" Porter retorted with a
mHnacing note in his voice And
| ASK Won 10 Kindly MOVE hN of nnr ~ n