The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-18
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SHORT STORY
Al Blunder Repaired.
BY ARNOLD PRESCOTT.

: home; and he had seated himself be.
eide her. Soon. they had entered INTO
conversation; his keen brown eyes
had looked pleasantly into her gray
ones; and she had been content 10
wait.
Suddenly he had started and said
to- her quickly, viii you look after
this, case Of mine until ] return; !
viii not be gone long,"
She had really agreed without
thinking much about his request. She
( saw his tall form disappear through
the great door. He was walking
rapidly.
She looked at the case. 1t was
large and heavy; she did not won.
def that he had left 1t with her II
he were merely going to find out
about some train or ask some Quee
Ton at the Information window.
But he did mol return, and the fact
worried her, for in short time her
own train would be pulling In. She
almost forgot her quick interest in
! him; Il hardly seemed just an un-
seIhsh act for him to leave her With
out Remembering that she too must
catch her train.
SIZE watched the door with grow.
Ing concern, but through 1t came no
tai fikdre and pleasanl smiling face.
Th6 Iig hand OF the station CLOCK
crept V the hour. Sne made up her
mind there was nothing 70 do but to
tlke the case and 80 with It. He
might catch her on her way and
tie thought made her heart jump
think she was running away with It.
But she could wait NO longer.
she caught up the case, and found
e yefy heavy, but she starred hur-
y fieely for the door with 1t.
Snarply, as Sue passed through an
aril e.llsIt ners, anu 4 voice WIN u
( note u .riulnpl II u Sfvete1 nef
pe6eraIhgiy:
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yLyMHsye " o"us. ~. ~ '"os,ns H.,
sstae' bug .oa4e As .a'..,,.Ss1-n' o,.n.
W. eolu Eyes u . M1euteaesu Da -.
49, sAptaAeS IA iaptu, ,ssrs ti,s.
st...iiesslsss Sla aAAse'' M.,s ' ~.
l4c.G4s. Sne saw tAe sase sntue'us'
.lsteassis I lllss set NY a%s.
NO me coiG voice s4iu, not set.
! tnill you eau put llas oll' ouppooe
you euiiis VIII LIE, haAe w laes' auu
We WI. teii You where 70 90!
she lookeu AROUND wan Huu eyes
ana Eh1ly Leaning neart. a curious
croN1 haG colected ana was rsplaiy
growing larger. lne aaau " Isl e a'.t
ientened. svitn hsf lam pulling Out
mare was notnlng eles W oo; anu s1e
: 1eldeu.
( from somewhere another man
;setnee u come VINO paced himself
on hAf lett, ana they LED ner through
cctftcms into an otlice, wnere u JUL
/ guess we nave got him, or, rather
her, her first captofs SAID, walking
Z y1glt or win the plunaeF. It'd che
Through the caaos N lef mln " , ,ne
heard the word olmly, aaa ous " VI ~; tu 3
chaos began 70 creep 9 slom .,S @SapAe
thh leu nes wnite anu .Iea,DttS Stc,sn
inc grlp hau contained SUE. LIZ.
goods 4ese men y, We .aS,ns ue ~ some
and they had been waIemns LUZ S ,naS
one WIN Just sucn = se, s .ss t my;
had toupo aet-ane ne WIN a, sre AI Ma
J brown eyes whose Hlenuly sia ae,. nS w
won her heart wan .ust ol a.a .V W ,oIe
had seen them, ana not uafins " saI T.
the grip had hurried OUT leaving Z"
with her. 49, -, a..
& They had opened tae case w o. sas
desk and me UNIFORMED VIC. e's'
were cod as ne iuraee , y S, nst. VOL, 7
Caught with tne reai stun: o "e S.a =
guess We neea WoEly nv ione 8. M Srs
doesn't look the par, goes sue: o, mV.s
lie some rosy-caeekea c0an'f!
irE .,, =. ..,oa doo.
= am not 9 tnlet: sue ~, Sie ~ S Sss
pelately. tremblmg. sae lo.a - ISL De ~
she could the story; ana . sns g.. saS S.n ~
each faee the cole uaDene.. o sos.s SS-a
INTO 9 char Win . moan' So'etws
mar eyes q sne wspt .,.o .o,a
a cool but mouer VOICE se1u'
Buck up and come WIN us: ~,
The9 went into the cosrlaor . aau
down INTO me station. Iaro .S , ;sa
ille9 eyes sae giaacea u .sa ae s uusS
lok SF6ere she had sat those asp .I:s
hhlf hours with her . Drow sIasa
lfly1d. She saw Q tall lisuie ss31u
ing tnere! There was no aouDs: ,,d
shs caught the aetesuve i've arm. am s1 ~
;lncoherenuy Whispered anu t ~ sro W
him. ne suddenly seemsu ~. ~ CIV. a;v,
tense. Here, Space, keep tms sHi
while ] nab him.! - >, .,o o,s.
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