The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-29
He DAILY
|sEI HORT STORY
Pledged to Old Orion
A NARIF IA ROGUE

sLAb60S 42AL4Vubu Az "oS3 ."
Years day, the door and windows
were open, papers and excelsior
we're strewn over the porch ana
path. Helen mounted the porch
steps and walked in the open door
She found rather disconsolate
looking young man within piling
some books from a buiitin hook
case into a hamper on the floor
II found you Just in time. said
Hefan Ioyousiy, you see. I'm one
OF the collectors for" she paused
aud looked at the man, who had
turned and faced her with a qiizzi.
cal smile on his good looking face.
you're Mr.. Robert Jones, be.
lIeye?"
He nodded az II not TOO proud to
boast the identity More bills,
he sighed, digging hand mechau,
ically into his pocket
"Tt's not exactly bill AS said
] am oDc OF the volunteer collectors
for the Orion university alumni
fund. Your name was given to ms
as one Of the men who had pledged
money for the fund, TO be paid be.
fore Christmas. and hadn't" She
hesitated. not liking TO give Of
rcpse. "aud hadn't come across,
she added quickly.
How much had / plcdReI?" ask
ed the man with a sigh.
Helen consulted notebook IN
her handbag. "A hundred dollars,
she read from the list OF dclia
1ueuts Elm sorry-but that was
the amount"
That's quite large sum for
poor devil that has had to sell his
furniture and books to pay his
creditors. didn't realize ii was
as mach as that"
"Thcn I'm glad came" she sa!A
like to go hack on Your pledge
none OF the orion men ever 10.
Rnt you see they gave me this Is;
of tho men who hadn't sem III thor
pledge money because | thought |
could mako 1t easy for them 10 pa,
Some of the mon have families ami
all that, and 1t really is hard
You're down ne a bachelor" slls
Said looking again at her list.
Yes" said the man. I'm all Of
that-but what arc Won going 10 90
to make it easier for mo TO pay
why. you see. when college
women nave 10 raise htuI'es .o'
lnelr anna mater 'aeS 10 SUN
Ehlng 70 earn IN m nnohG ~, ~ W.
W-,nAaNe se"lins va ''etuS' "
Dstlk oIouses OF paSkess Or SUN, ,
tainE; even SNOW G'rl .ua,
naked Dfead foF nc" pieuSe HloItE.
50 u seemed 20 me tnat ne "en
VINO ilhd u nara 10 ral:c tne'I
money could 90 something N 'IGtE
spare tille aho Eet ,nelr lhohs! In"t
MaF Wlthout rcaL! haN!HS 10 sr,t'iip
Tor Il, ~ course you c"'!ah Il"
.94st thal same s"ft o. ! NM mu !,
there are all sorts Of things man
ConJa do ,,
what. Tor instance ne n n,aL
looked III vain 'oF chalE' m
sorry TO Keep You StaH"EAS ~
sit down ami tax th'nGs OYER o.
the stalrs so th"E sat on INV "u ..
tom treau OF the Larro" u u.l
stairs tnst leu 20 me antIc "ooS" w.. ene
ground moor ana tS'Keu maj" ao,,,,
over. II man iiFGu III tmS CoIl,
try, Helen suggested, ne Gpui'' l"l.r
mushrooms. One nun snS NnrM
was EoinS 70 raISe E'uneH pr ' ",,''
IRA hDlts LOT inc Go'lsse , l;!To, s'o -,
The professors III ire o'oIosS w,
partment al ORION n"o promise" GO
patTonlze hIn.
don,t KnoW as MAJ W I;., ~
peal 70 me- a.. ,"usnSu ~ Ge ~
Atumnus. probably SSt 81 ~
tached TO the poor creatures AMER
"a raised them lNSt ! q De u nlHa,,
ing 10 snip men OF. 70 ~" H. rNG ,.o,,
Ton; bnt; seFi lou, "aMI "S 40 ~ ~
MINK lello" nv HLS co"'" ""' ~
raise money that way: .,,,
4elen iooNeu u'Ii' oNcl ~" - =
tui scrutiny; a.. :. o-,,..
wen, sne BH!a; ~ "c .oI.. :
that you We're moving out o. tuM ...
would suggest Snat you eoInS u,e'
70 our piaCe 10 me SpLt"s "n" "nl',.
mer whenever SO" nave any SpNi"
time ana PICK DeTTles az" llult'
ANYBODY can 90 tnat' anu VIZ AZ
ways have more work than we can
find men to 90 H. you don M!nu
because suggested H. 40 70" ~,
why, not IN the leasl. ~, ~ %
Smile showed that the nronosid,iIC0n
both pleased and amused nm be,
sides, I'm not really MOVING away
that Is. not tar away.
1T isn't as II you would DC aolnS
! II for strangers; Hcien e*plaineu'