The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-24

ing good TO somehoGN, WhlCh.
\ considering that il WAS the
week before Christmas. was an
ettinently desirable ambition.
There did not seem 10 be. however
IN the long list OF acduaihtances at
duired during his extended hachH.
,lorhood, any one to whom Phllip
felt he could acceptably do good.
well blessed with the desirable
things OF lief as most Of them were.
and wanting in nothing It was in his
power 10 eiv>.
Heawas, ut the moment Of thns"
altrufStic ursinss. seated at his cluh
window gazing out upon the throns
( al Christmas shoppers Singing past
Quite suddenly, for his thoughts
we're far from her. packaEe.Iaden'
rti!nk.st6led Young woman remind
ed him Of Julie RaSGham.
If vas not Julie. hu. it might as
we'll have been. For. once started
thinking OF her, Philip could MOI
drive her from his mind. and. IN
dibsolubiy associated with hh he
thouSht or Barry Law. with whom
she had uUarreled onHh" "Vo u Il 50
enforcement. Gbd .: the Old E9N'r
ham home .erf w'i,rN ha% 8nhn
placed in his hands 70 .-'i ~ -
death OF jules r. he. AMI "l.y'
was still avai.inc ? "G"cira ~
cts certainly a m"7te"T to M
rumi0ated Bancroft. "wi'l PAR
With all his money and his a"cht,
tect's instincts. neve" bought the
old Mace. Presumably. after the
break with Julie, he didn't care for
1t for himself. but il conld SO easily
have been turned into a marke'
able. fancy-price estate.
Phillips thoughts rambled on.
tinEed with 4 sentimental regret
that Christmas this year would
bring 10 the old home no relightins
OF the fires In the huge fireplaces,
no re.echoinE OF the laughter which
hid once rung so merrily in the
'4h.ceilinGed rooms when Julie
nd her brothers, nov dead in
France, were home. and his old
friend, their father, was living.
by George" cried Philip sud
denly. by George!" And. with
that exclam alton. he plunged into 30
Se4p consideration OF the fautas.
tic, good Samaritan scheme he hal
iust conceived as to bring wrinkles
10 his brow and sternness TO his
lips.
For, impelled by that inward urge
Of helpfulness, he had concocted a
plAn 10 reunite her parted Barry
and Julie. Simple the plan was.
and practtcable-it It worked.
In the first place. there was to
he note 10 Julie, briefly business
like:
Dear Julie-l'm thinking OF max.
INK q last desperate effort at dis
posing of the old place for you. II
yon can overlook the unfortunate
time, WILL you run down Christmas
AFTERNOON and discuss few details
regarding It? Sincerely yours.
PHILIP BANCROFT"
secondly. Barry. who lived hit
farther away, was to he honored
With . telegram
< "BArty LaW-Need -FOUR archttec.
turN brain. Meet me. II possible,
Christmas afternoon, RayuhAm es.
Up. BANCROFT"
FFnShIy, the project demanded
hii avn pfesence at the homestead
IN thS dual role OF chapernn and
deus ex nahcina And the whole
affair, in a nutshell, was to bring
t6tSther In a sentimental spot at
a f6hb6h OF happiness and goodwill
two ARRANGED lovers. Philips more
or less iAfddle-aged heart thrilled al
the ptoApect.
dNriAtmas day came TO Carey
Vile In q blur OF snow, making all
tA6 AAofS welcome the blazing fires
which Philip had built in every
rbotn With a reckless disregard Of
i6ANAttlected flues, and all the
Ah6fs Elective the MASSES OF blue,
GFhhh hGNl6ck with which he had
eSVhftd the m4htSl and old+ime
S6kS4S aad SECRETARIES.
TSn6, Il wasn't the same a. in the
6l6 days, but Philip hoped that to
40 hblS coming In out OF the
A6ufkFo work would a..