The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-01

TELL EN- NOTHING
y ~ Il. LOUIS RAyBoLp.
( Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure
NeVYSfjaner Syndicate.

~ Old mani cried Bill Edwards.
N waving his napkin to attract
Mention, land IT'S summed up In
these Wordsi Catch 'em young
IA h. .s.., ycn dtd J Z. treat EN- rough and
Hear lhearg cried the crowd gath.
cred In the dining room Of the West.
lock Lawn club to bid George Evans
eood:by ag q bachelor and godspeed a.
Bayl1y Robinson watched the pro
ceedihgS With amused eyes. His turn
at this sort OF thing would arrive pres
sntly. for bis Wedding day and Janeys
Was pct q brief six months away. Con
ing any random scraps Of advice and
slowing them away for future use.
This little catch-ph dOggefel he had
Just heard, for instance. Spoken IN
Jest, would It bear serious considera,
sstiong
Catch 'em young" Janey was just
past twenty, young enough certainly
for these days when many girl man
aged to slip In college course ard d
career before marrying.
considering his six-foot-one ana
Jahey's scarce nve:foot.five.
y e Tell 'em nothing" There, now,
might be a point. For Janey was the
most inquisitive little soul on the face
Of the earth. Where did you eat luncA
today, BayIey?" 's1Vhat made you ten
minutes late, dearg What are you
thinking about business, or me?y
y eliatl was Janey Middleton.
the question was, would It wear
Qk With married life, being merely
q sentimental interest in him and his
y dOihsy altogether commendable, or
would he, hereafter, he accountable to
tllat clip Of femininity for every
g1ss hiS zine? Bayley decided, then and
2 many marriages were wrecked nova
days because OF a failure to take a
firm stand at the beginning, he told
hintSeif. The thing to do was not so
to Wefke ones own individuality with
that Of the loved one as to lose 1t en-
SikelT, but, while becoming theoretical
one whole, to remain actually two
AS q result Of this decision, Bayley
det6fMined on q course OF action
which, carried to a conclusion, might
ultimately have changed his wedding
day from q thing Of orange blossoms,
\ church music and solemn promises
Into simply, 1.-THE day on which was
a " have married Janey."
K Az IL &as-Well, 1t began. with tele.
4 gram Bayley was the Eastern repre-
Eeitatiye OF a tremendously big con.
Germ dealing exclusively In wome1's
likkgYade tailormades, to speak in
terms 81 the trade" The telegram
announced, the intended visit Of q buy.
3 ~ Hdm one OF sthe most exclusive
S|i0po 81 New England's largest city,
q visit which would probably culnlin-
g flta II an order mounting well into the
tit6u1krds.
Bayley knew this buyer-had known
4 hAr fot GEARS knew her for capa.
ble, Intelligent woman about ten
business, Now had It not been for
would have explained all this to Janey,
4 Wsii. nGt it hnkappiix occurred to
SBaylSy that here was All excellent OPP
pOftpnity for beginning that policy Of
telling Janey nothing. Janey would
never know and would be spared any
HtlEht feeling Of jealousy at her Bayley
ordering gTilled lobster for two"
when somebody else than she was the
CtlieF one Of the two.
3d. in the due course Of events,
Miss pobson and Bayley had their
luncheon. Bayley's firm received a
5000 order, out of which Bayley
ntiiied d nice little commission, and
fhde evening Bayley presented him
Salt. IL he always did on Monday,
iEdnesdAy, Friday and, Sunday nights,
thk iddletcn apartment.
hile waiting some few minutes
f6f 3aieys BAyley's thoughts dwelt com.
6lhkently 0nt his commission, which
5zN0ntd 10 t65swell that particular fund
~ lea wedding trip expenses" and
6r dis wisdom IN spartng Janey the
us Of his business. "a.
Then In came Janey, softly, allur'
4 Ia ssienderness. II her wistful gray
& 816S were d bit teary rather than
sifhEhing Bayley didn't observe 1t, be-
itik much more concerned over dex,
kSfiky With which she evaded his eager
ltmhe and customary kiss and slipped
6Ver to- q prtm, straight backed chair
instead sCf sinking down into the blue
xHlolif depths ot the other corner OF
lie davenport on which he himself
md been sitting. 81,
n slf CIV, Janey deari" he eaA, dis
titr6ed. n0thing's wrong?"
3h. moi returned Janey, with a
!; 1f6mntness and sweetness OF emphasis
hi0h would have warned more ex.
neffenCed man. Then, Where were
YOU around 2 O'Clock, Bayley?" she
= IN lutte casually.
i .9 Z! q. I was out
Moo that IL, you SEQ. an out-cf
l5Nm buyer happened in. And yon
4 lSn0W how .it 10. I've explained, dear.
fhhk when people come on, It's often
IN 10 me to put them In pleasant
fFkne of mind, and eating Is always Q
sCCiabl6 way OF spending the time, and
what buyer was it,"
jSney'S artless questions couldn't
hHE1 been more involving II she had
deliberately planned them for his I'M
pS.a.fbs cbson,p he said. desperately.
1S %.m.1n, y said Janey. miss or
Il; was no use. aHow the deuce
ssaoH. Bayley!e walled Janey. why
admit YOU tell me? It's not the thing
ssseis hut the concealment that mind!
Won see, father said could have the
car downtown this afternoon, ana !
waited until I was sure yog nsa re,
turned from lunch. Then ! teiephonea
10 see u I could bring you home at
rive. The stenographer SAID you nag
gone out at one, saying you woulont
u y. An + .H 7 .f