The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-08
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
All's Fair..
Copyright, 1920; by the Mcclure
,Newspaper Syndicate.)
BY n. RAY 5AKES.

IEhbS a SLory ABOUT q nuIsS VIZ
didn't marry patient. GRADUATE
= = ed from Sanburn Memorial nos
pital in the big city, with an engraved,
beribboned diploma, and an R. N. ait.
err her name, Suse Hopewell accepted
position as superintendent Of Belle
view hospital in the small city OF
R,ishingtor, and there she met David
King. -
David never had been sick a day in
&his life, except with the mumps ano
measles when he was youngster.
Nevertheless, when he saw Suse
Hopewell David decided that he need
ed a nurse, not because Suse was a
nurse, but because Suse was Suse, and
her being a nurse was Just incidental.
DAVID was proprietor Of a jewelry-
phonograph-sewing machine camera
store, and he first saw Suse when she
entered the place on business. The
business was the purchase of sew.
ing machine badly needed at the hos
pital.
Now; David was very ingenious
young man, albeit somewhat reserved
and backward when 1t came to the
business OF wooing. The moment he
saw Suse step into the store the lit
tie engine that operated on his left
side began to work queerly. AS he
walked toward the prospective Gus
toner he was afraid its humping would
frighten her, However, she seemed
quite composed and he came to the
conclusion that perhaps she had not
noticed the anomalous sound.
In stories all nurses are pretty, and
this one is no exception in that regard.
Suse had big eyes that usually ap-
fifnag Gnanad
shaded with deep blue. She was Meth
er slender, short, tall nor chunky. Her
hair was light brown, and while it
could not be called luxuriant, there
was enough of 1t, without paid-for ad-
ditions, to be done up in business
like, nevertheless attractive, couture.
II need a sewing machine" Suse
said. and David stopped staring and
suddenly remembered what he was
there for.
Once out of his daze, he tried to
cover the fact that he had been in one
by rapid monologue, which was rath-
er inane, hut served to make up for
the time he had consumed in staring
at Suse.
Suse selected a machine and paid
for 1t, requesting that 1t be sent to the
hospital, and after she left David
drifted into a waking dream. Suse
certainly got "a bargain when she
bought that machine, for young
mans heart was thrown in without
extra charge.
the apparent hopelessness of his
dream brouSht David out OF 1t.
I'm a conner he half groaned.
But what's the use? 1 don't know
her and there's no chance of getting
4r.H Il toll
the store would go to ruin, and who
sides, might as well admit that l
haven't enough nerve to go after her"
However. as has been said, David
was an ingenious young man, and it
was not long before HE 1ratn got to
work on a scheme which had for its
object the forming/of Suse Hope
wells acquaintance and, some distance
In the future, the marrying of her.
Two sewing machines were to be
delivered on the same trip, and a short
time before the driver of the flivver
called for them David might have been
seen busy with screwdriver about
the mechanism of the one ordered by
the superintendent OF Belleview hos
pitaL He might have been seen thus
engaged, but he took pains to make
sure that he was not.
He watched the machines leave on
the truck and with a queer glitter In
his eyes began Strengthening up the
phonograph record racks.
There were no developments that
day, but the next afternoon David re-
ceived call from Belleview hospital
The new machine / bought of you
doesn't work, said sweetly familiar
r.ts.f. kItsa~ Nf1.&,- - IL
now, SO please send some one In a
Some one went in hurry. David
sent himself.
Suse ushered him into the presence
Of the obstinate machine, and he pro-
duced 3 screwdriyer from his tool bag
to remedy the trouble, Of which he
was the cause.
You won't need that" smiled Suse
ITS something about the belt that's
wrong.
With surprise David noted that he.
statement was true. Something was
wrong with 81 belt, and the bobbin
which he intended should have become
balky. worked noothly.
AS he busie2 -.seifS repairing the
belt David managed TO entice Suse
into conversation, and when he left
he felt that he had made some prog
-ess, although he was still mystified
The mystery was solved when he got
back TO the store and learned that a
man had been sent out to Joseph
Freedman's home to repair new ma
chine.
THE delivery man got them
mixed. David decided; but he was
just as we'll pleased, for the broken
belt had served its purpose as effec-
lively as the bobbin might have done
Thus did David Klinger and Suse
HopeweH get acquainted, and encour-
aged by his progress OF the first day
David summoned enough courage to
invite Suse TO attend the theatre with
him
Suse semedl to welcome his atten-
lions, and soon he was calling on her
with considerable regularity. Three
months after the purchase of the sew
ing machine that had served to guide
their destinies, they became en-
gagged.
''Iisnst II wonderful" he observed
one night, what little things serve
TO bring man and woman together? p
YES" she agreed .I once heard nj