The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-28
TIE DAILY
Fot Love of a Clown
sY JANE OSBORN.

By5JANE OSBORN.
EoPIE were walking slowly,
pnetitneS- stopping In front
lie main window Of Du'
sans house furnishing store. There
WAS occasional giggie. some
times burst OF laughter and such
spomnerLs as: isn't he too imperti
nentt He's looking right at me-
nov hes b~eckonlng!' such q
thins for an able.bodied man TO BE-
Safah Taylor made 1t n principle
never % stop to look In store win.
do~s Moreover, she never linger.
ca With The crowd. When she came
by trolle9sto Centertown every Sat.
urday morning from her farm, sta
niles QUILT was with a list OF need.
ed arttcaes TO buy. She was never
induced 10 buy anything that was
not on that list.
she kept on walking as she turn.
Ned 70 see what the loiterers were
gazing at In Dugan's window.
There she saw a long, lanK clown
IN the usual yoluminous clown suit,
in wtdesred' and white Stripes. HIa
II face WAS thalked white and he had
2 triangllar patch Of red TO define
his nose. He was pushing a vac.
upm cleaner with one hand over a
fmall piece of carpet on which he
had epfinkled sand. With the 9th.
er he gas reckoning to the lolter.
ers outside, beckoning and grinning
y mtttinglSs now looking straight at
this one and now at that.
As Mtssp Taylor turned to look.
hs clown Hooked right at her,
! Dfgrinned and beckoned.
Il The tdeai" exclaimed Miss Tny.
lor, still turning and apparently un.
= able tostake her eyes from the eyes
on the other side OF the glass that
fixed her SO intently. She colored
With Something akin to anger as
she saw that the antics Of the clown
were directing the gaze Of tho lott.
/ erersion her.
Well wont go In and buy one
OF hfs sweepers," she told whoever
wished TO listen, as she made for
the entrance OF Dugan's store, "but
III Just go in and see Mr.. Dugan
and tel him what | think OF having
9 fellow standing in his window
there making fools out OF people
passing by
! The clown met her at the door,
: eagerly
want TO let Mr.. Dugan know
what 4 think Of letting a fool like
you- began the lraLe Miss Tay.
Tor. Then the color suddenly left
her cheeks and she felt limp all
over Sam she whispered, II
never dreamed 1t wal YOU"
Samuel Warren who had not
gecognized Sarah Taylor until she
Entered the store. felt almost as
tinneryed as she, but he had pres.
enceof mind to lead her into a cor.
mel OF the store set aside for his
~inSreceiytng prospective custo.
always thought" said Sarah,
that might meet you again, but
never thought 1t would be like
this: I'm sorry you've had such
bad luck. When l heard that your
Uncle Ind taken you into business
With him thought maybe you'd
have the chance you needed"
But Sam didn't want 10 talk
about himself. He wanted frat to
hear Of Sarah Taylor. Eagerly he
\ seized 8upon the facts she divulged.
She had not married, she had gone
4 TO hyeEton q farm left her by an un.
. Gle She had an old farmer and
his wife who helped out. BIZ. It was
clear that she did much OF a mans
work In making a meRger living out
Of the worn-out land.
ut was ten years ago, too" she
said with embarrassment. II was
twenty andFyou were twenty-five
didn't think we would be like this
when We met She looked down
a q her shabby coat and gave a lit.
tie tug fatsher hat. which was not
Of recent vintage.
And that night when you sent
J me on-doyou remember what you
told me- reminded Sam. you told
me could go and, stay until | made
good You told me l was a clown
-anditis as a clown that you find
me. Sam laughed with genuine
Amusement.
AEWHo 9p S0hu6t GAEdu NbIHuu"
e. you were all the timo read.
int, and thought you ought to be
getttngso1t and making money. |
didn't know how hard It is 70 10
ceedsthen, Sam-I-"
eThel you wouldn't be so hard
on me now8 Sam asked, and he
Was leaning so close to Miss Sarah
Taylor that the sales folk at Du.
gaptswho CHANGED to be looking on
thoneht he. had surely landed an.
other order" One Of them ap.
preached and Sam changed the
tone OF his voice. He stood up and
extended the cleaner to Miss Tay.
licr.
so you think this medium size
wilISbe satisfactory" he said brisk.
in Let me see-what was tho ad.
sBariowss lane, the first place on
the right as you turn from the main
turnpike said Sarah in a fright.
ened voice, and then. "but I'll take
Il On the one condition-that you
deliver II personally and give a
demonstration at my own house.
Come tomorrow some time, II you
Rli come tonight, say at z