The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-28
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"Be sure your sin will and you
Jut," quoted the chief clerk Of an
Dfice in Fairmont, where Ave
young women are employed.
when a boy, l worked In a glass
house" he continued. zone. dag tAg
boys gave q newcomer the third
degree, but IN the struggle some
black grease was spilled on the vic
Slim, running now pair OF 2anta.
Now tho boy, whOse name was
Tom, did not wish his mother to
le9fp Of tho accident. 30 on the
wRN home he bought another par
Of pants, similar in appearance, and
had them charged. at the end OF
the month, the merchant sen. IN
his bill and then the story mad
to come out. Toms mother gave
him the money to pay tie bill aHG
the incident was forgotten for an
other month, then revived by the
receipt OF another dun.
"'A few days a'eerwurd | met
Toms mother and she asked me II
recalled having been to the cloth;
ing store with Tom when me paid
the bill. told her hadn't spoken
to Tom since we had fight more
than two months before, whereat
she seemed surprised, and,
thought, IncredulOus Then 4 few
nights later Toms father way!aid
me as was passing and called me
into the house.
Now. you lying littlc rascal, said
Toms father to me, 'whpt do YOU
mean by saying That my hoy Gidn
pay that bllly
I didn't cay he dilu'l paw any
BILL / protested, ] said / want
with him il he went 10 that store,
and ! wasn't
Yes you were, said Tom.
'To1n, said /. i lic.lad yUg once
before, and | can DO X again. HOl
wait till / catch you tomorrow!
Tom began 10 whimper, whereup-
on his father took him b. the arm
and demanded, Tom, | want the
truth. Did you pay that bill, or
not?
4 Intended to, but ILL
"As | left the house ! heard
Toms agonizing protests that he'd
never do 1t again. accompanies by
the sound OF strap or :. heavy.
thor1lk hand coming in violent con-
tfact with the very pair of pants III
controversy"
The raconteur paused.
your pipes gone out" said the
visi40r, "hare's n match. And the
morhI?"
y lWO OIL THESE ElEla III ltl- OlAlI't
continued the chief ciei., ind.cIt-
ing the Ave girls gathered in q cor
ner OF the room, ec5tatcaliy cX-
claiming their admiration Ui Two
gowns Just Lak>S from $50 bow
es. think they are gong 70 put
something over on their mothers.
Each has bought Il dress that Is
much more expensive than she
really can afford to buy and each Is
afraid to tell her mother. So here's
the scheme-Being of a size; in
fact each has worn the others
gowns and other iuery at various
\ lines, Grace is going TO take home
sBIanche's dress, and vice versa
Then Grace will say, Mother, what
do you think? Blanche has lent
ma her new dress to wear to a
Halloween party. Isn't it just
scrumptious? wish l could al
REord 70 have a dross like that. Isn't
6BlarIe,ae a darling?
b 1e same spiel to her mother, and
S5Sl will be well, unless the par
'Fsnts happen to meet and compare
notes, In which case, well = God
help those girls 2"
"Do YOU think" asked the visit
Of apprehensiYsly "that their iath-
srs would be so barbarious as to
- he stopped with 4 shudder.
HHeayen forbid" calculated the
shief clerk, removing his IeeI from
khe-desk, q sign that the interview
was at an end.
'.Are you Democratic" asked
two girls, stopping a man at the
Jefferson street entrance OF The
i court house last night.
Il Il am Republican, was the
Firm response.
ave want you to be Demo-
,crat," they said. putting both arms
iar0und him. won't you be Dem
ogfat for us?"
For moment the man hesitated,
Ilteo only for a moment. Feeling