The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-06


Ne was persuasive. There's a
clean two thousand In 1t for you,
Andy-and a month OF TO spend 1t
in"
The brains of The concern ran a
hand through the mOpv'f hro|n
curls that covered the spot where
his capital stock found housing &C
commodation. Two made use OF
Everything from a black parrot TO
4 blue marigold," he said, TO push
Duehette's toilet reparations 80
fOr-and I've Come TO the end OF
my rope. Why, man, don't even
know henna hair when see III"
II would suggest" replied the
senior Inember, highly amused
oNer something not apparent to
Andy, "that you and Misc Gray put
your heads together over it," And
80 saying, he left the office. closing
the door behind him.
The girl at the typewriter desk
by the window flushed and raised
hands to the thick auburn braids
which encircIed her sIuutl head.
Andy came close to her TOO close
70 suit Mrs. Grundy's idea Of the
relationship between asmember OF
the firm and an employe. His hand
rested on the back Of her chair.
She allowed IL TO remain there IA
moment before changing her posi-
ton.
\ "What in the deuce is henn"
hair, ZOna?"
you'll find sample on your
Il IHaRta al efAnO And II
you don't keep ii proper distance;
I tsheddtng"
4 = Shades Of immortal Venus"
CALCULATED Andy. you don't mean
to tell me that old Gakir Is going to
plftqon the market something any
n q r. colored female can splash on
her top-knot and have II come out
like Ntnat glorious mop OF yours!
And its up TO me TO be party
TO-"
II believe I'd connive at paint.
ing the Washington monument
purple for $4,000" Interrupted
Miss Gray.
'If | get it. I'll share it with
you, vacation and all! What do you.
( say--dear?" Now AndyS arm
( found. its way around the girls
shoulders. With quick sIlrug
Miss Gray shook it of. She stood
up. "I'll say, Mr.. Anderson. that
Il have a mornings work TO do,
Which you are interrupung.'
sand I'll say, Miss Gray. that
your duty the firm owes me
this much inspiration" ouch!
SSted IONA, rubbing her head
MILE Andy departed laughing.
holdiE gingerly between thumb
land EorefiugeT hair Of the color
fashionabl known as "heHna.'
Entering his own private sane.
tum, Andrew Anderson laid his
trophy carefully on his desk. sat
down before 1t and ga2ed a il
noodily; So far he had put over
;lten OF ,Duchettes toilet prepara-
lions successfully but his ideas for
the eleventh bore 4 strong resem'
blance to a hens tooth. Instead,
he pictur the owner OF on" par
tLcular head OF henna hair alone
with himself in camp he knew to
be for rent on certai', mountain
lake--pictured her in canoe,
Iframping through the woods, and
40 on without end.
al. which was fully an hour. his
recretary's mornings work seem
.ad to consist OF gazing from
aFeamy gray eyes down upon d
1tfaffic laden street and desultory
scrntinizinS of a morning daily
the latter until an item on the So
c!ety page caught her attention.
This won a second reuding, which
resulted + concentrated thought
From the time when he did appear
until / -lock Mr.. Andrews Kept
har busy. Then Andy came in
I ready to go out to lunch with the
head Of the firm, as was his daily
custom 1t was while the latter
was making preparations TO leave
that IONA inquired OF Andy wheth-
er the morning had brought an in
spiration for the "ad" work on the
henna compound. Andy gIoomily
shook his head.
"If / should offer a suggestion
within q week and you think it
worth while, would you consider
IAthat / had earned one of the two
I thousands-nnd the privilege OF adj
EJsinc YOU what TO do with the
NsDfher?"
"You'd earn my everlasting graf
ltnde; everything else | have is
yours for the taking" came the
nrompt reply.