The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-28

s bustneSs-She watched carefully over
a little automobile that stood day aft
er day opposite the station as care
lessly and as carefree as II its owner
had stepped inside for moment only.
But the owner Of this little machine
was in the habit Of driving down to
the 500 train each morning, jump
ing out Of the car and onto the train.
leaying. the machine where It stopped,
nosed up to o high wooden fence. At
might, with all the confidence in the
world that his little car would be wait.
ing for him, the young man would
jump Of the s o'clock train, crank his
little car and chug-chug up the hill TO
his bachelor home. Little did he know
sof the devotion Of the pretty station
agent to the welfare Of that car all
during his absence.
aren't you afraid some one will
beat It with your Liz, Linny?" his
friends were wont to ask him.
IF WERE LilnickSon would re
ply, = wouldn't do il. That cars al.
most human; don't you know IT,"
about as human as its owner, I'd
say" one Of the boys added, with a
touch Of sarcasm.
q Following this conversation, two OF
Billy Linnickson's friends decided to
play a trick on him and take some Of
the confidence out OF him. By rath-
or clever ruse, and taking the little
station agent into their confidence,
they took the small car away one
Monday morning just after train time
At 6 O'Clock, when Linny arrived,
his car was nowhere TO be seen.
Miss Warner" he asked, address
ing the agent have you, by chance,
seen my car today?"
Elizabeth whose skin was won.
derful creamy white-the sort that &C
companies dark red hair, blushed and
looked confused, much to her own
chagrin. mo That is | saw you
leave It this morning, Mr.. Linnick.
son.r
Linny observed the blush, also the
confusion. Why had he never before
observed the beauty OF this young
woman?
-Yes-I left It here as usual" he I
said. Some one has played q game
on me, I'm thinking" He looked al
her questioningly.
Els It possl6le!" stammered Eliza
beth. .Perhaps-perhaps some one
has-stolen It, she added lamely.
Linny laughed. "Never! No one
would steal my little red.wheeled Liz.
xie, Miss Warner. It has charmed
LIE. I'm just Superstitious enough to
think that car Is the luckiest OF all
my possessions"
For some reason or other, Eliza
beths blush grew deeper.
Ltnny went to the phone in the sta
&on, dropped In q nickel and tele-
phoned to his house TO see II, by
chance, some jokester had put the car
IN its own garage.
well" he remarked after having
hung up the receiver, Il suppose 1
Ghal! have to start out on the hunt.
Thanks, Miss Warner"
sDo let me know Il you find It."
Elizabeth said earnestly.
Y "Shall r. Linny asked, a bright
thpnght having quickly come into his
nind. -Be-before tomorrow morn
Etng?s
Elizabeth hung her head. well
h you Like. ] shall be worried, you
,lnow: ! do not 90 home until s
O'Clock"
4 tia quarter before 5 o'clock that
BSde evening unnickson appeared in
front Of the Glen Cliff station In his
Nttle red!whesed car. Leaving the
engine running, he entered the wait.
ing room. y have It" he said, all
smiles.
.No?" laughed Elizabeth.
you're 9 little villain and an &C
cessory before the fact, Miss Eliza
beth" be said sernly. 'And, for SEN
tence, let me tnflict upon you the
necessity for letting me take you
home In the car IL question. know
II isn't the car a girl like you would
choose, but-well, come along. viii
you?"
Elizabeth demurred. She tried to
be very buslnessllke in her dealings
with all the commuters, but this one
man to whom she had sold ticket
every month for more than two years
had become, to her, the object Of her
dreams. She had watched him in 81.
Nlence; she had looked after his little
Z car day after day, and now
Don't You want 70 Gomez" he was
asking.
-Yes-I de-" she answered in a soft
voice, voice he had never observed
the sweetness Of before. Why had he i
been SO blind to the charms OF this
lovely young woman?
When he left her at her own gate
he saw her mother, whom he knew
+, q Q resident Of the village. looking !
Ct him through an upper window.
S.sWill you ask yorr mother II may
ta1n yeu out often, Elizabeth"
14Will you ask me first. please"
? Elisabe6 asked, saucily. Her embar.
1rassy,ent had left her.
y Litny looked at her with things In
his eyes that he dared not put into
words. "Will you 60 with me-often,
Vliyabeth@ be asked.
s"yes-if you think you can be re-
/, spcusible for Lizzie and Elizabeth at
the same time,' she retorted as She
ran into the house.
And In three months Linnickson
found himself being entirely response.
bic for the two.