The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-09-09
The Ways
of Destiny
ny VICTOR >sEDcLIFFE


suii and cloak Department of the stor.
where ~. had lust been employed
That Won the attention ~ iren. Daw-
son M once. This was her second
week NJ earning a living and not yet
had inter-T IN noticing and studying
the various types of people who came
along ahaird Hon. aud school had
confined her girlho~ Ia narrow
scope. aud husiling business life fasci-
nated her with a presentation like "a
n constantly changing diornma.
Il am 90 see the manager " You
please. spoke the young man. and
his tones corr.sp"udcd with his deli
cate, refined face. 1t II ah,ut coat"
and he ct down " suitcase be had
carried
Miss Lowe has ron. 20 the s'o-l-
room and viii be- here In few min.
uics, Irene appri~cd him. and Just
then the lady In question appearing
Iren. busted herself folding and sort
inr some silk sweaters. and. ~ was
her wont mentally analyzIng the call
~. riciurins him as an artist. or poet.
Hr professional man 81 some sort.
judging him by his intellectual fea.
lures and trying to surinise the cause
81 somewhat sad expression In his
eyes lie md the lady manager were
engro~sed Ter some time IN discussing
lady's street coat which the suit
ease contained She wrote him out
q cashiers check. placed the returned
garment aside. and was busy making
n notation On tab. when Irene pass
81 e. her sid. Walter Morse" read
Irene and an address.
"Poor man. Rather "a peculiar case"
said N.s~ Lowe Hts mother pur-
chased 10. coat here a week ago and
died three days later From what he
tells mo she had taken charge % tive
children ~ u dead daughter and now
these are lot to his care Nothing T.
al hand To- provide for the little hr"ol.
and fancy be- T. not himself possessed
- any material surplus ~ income Oh.
my dear" .he called after Irene. n
the latter moved away. "you told me
you were thinking ~ new winter
coat"
"Yes. when winter comes and have
saved w enough 10 buy H." laughed
Irene.
well. here is your chance an
nounced Miss Lowe. and she held up
IA. article just returned.
Irene Inspected the garment eagerly.
The low price was irresistible. Il Will
take H." she said and that evening
carried Il home fully satisfied with u
purchase that provided her with n
cold.wrather wrup az one-half IT. real
value.
ir.ns's mother approved the bargain
and was Interested IN irene's story ~
the incident that had lei to it, acqui.
sition. The DAWSON had SHOWN com
fort and plenty until the head of the
family died. AID Irene vas now the
sole support of her aged mother.
Il will get az the coat tomorrow.
dear" said the latter. 1T - giiie
long. aud think tile best way 10 de-.
would b. to turn ln the dcfaced edge.
80 for the time being. the garment
was forgotten. hut not 81 the Interest
Ing young man who had brought % 60
the store Irene consulted the i.l'-
phone book. Yes. there lt was: Wat
ter MorS.. Ceramics" Il felt sure he
followed some artistic calling" Irene
told herself. and then hlushed con
sclously. why she cheated herself
into saying. zone wouhl think | was
IN lov. with him. What nonsensa -
Int went to bed siill thinking ~ Mr..
Walter Morse.
The following day wis one Of short
working hours and Irene came home
early. Her muihrr uct her ut the
door IN a great state II excitement.
4 cimc mean sending FOR YOU she
futterd. II could hardly wait TIN
you cine home. oh. Irene. the most
wondetful thing, In an inside pocket
Il the coat. scWed up found-but
come aud see for yourself"
Upon the dlning-rcon table lay The
coat aud beside IL was n small haRf
hook. II was open aud It's trst pasc
r,-.erlcd recent eltry ~ two thou.
sard dollars Reside IL was an en-
velope containing certificate ~ DO
IHst for Ike amount and a dozen
Liberty bonds.
Don't you see, Irenef' said Mr..
Dawson. "thc mother o. tie youns
man sewed that treasire into the
rocket as a safe way % keep n and
lied before she could tel him about
a."
Eve must get 20 him nj oace,' de-
Jared Ir,us. Il know he was worry
ing becausr nothing could be found tu
provide for the children and AZ ONE
she Insisted on her mother accompany.
ing her 10 the address given by NJ.
Walter Mors.
The Conjecture u Mrs. Dawson WIZ
correct and gladpess. relief and sraii'
tude " owed IN thu. face ~ Walter
Morse when his two unexpected cali
ers api cared. lnne fell In love with
the c1erubic orphans NJ first sight.
The ytung man asked outright u Mr..
paws,n would undertake their ch,e
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