The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
THE DAILY
SEIOR e SIOR
cialloping Doninoes
BY WILL JAMES.

fingers, and came to rest with six
and an ace showing in q natural"
thenSwas the cup Of Jimmy's .happi.
nesg full. And he was lucky--very
oaeisy. Jimmy held the young
Anaerica club" record for naturais;
seyen In succession. That was a
night ipdeedl Not only had those
seven naturais cleaned out the
pockets Of therest 81 tn y mem.
bership. but they had pllshed
that result so early evening
that the game was nd over
aud Jimmy taking l. II on the
sidewalk, with bis ha. very much
on one side OF his head, when
Mamie Hall came home from her
steuography lesson over at the
Union at q quarter after nine.
y ttty had had fancy. for
for some time. Mamie,
lng jimny's reputation better
thai she knew Jimmy, had not.
however, been responsive to his
tentative advances. Mamie had no
notion Of becoming involved with u
Young man who had earned the
reighbofho6d sobriquet OF "CIick.
finger Jimmy" III recognition OF q
well known attribute ofthe habItual
crap shooter.
But Jimmy, generously expansive
Under the influence OF his winning
streak, had pumped at Mamie. IN
the first half minute OF their con-
yersation, an Invitation to go to the
Hippodtome next eyening-and sit
IN atwo-dollar seat!
sGee."t exclaimed Mamie. She
did some quick thinking and then
she said she'd go. What she
thought was that just going to II
4. ehow with a fellow once doesn't
bind d girl to anything steady-and
how often does she get chance
at 4 s2 seat2
Vow II Is one thing for girl
Ike Mamie TO take up with a lad
IKE Jimmy-just for once; aI,d it
is another thing TO get rid of him.
Mamie had been six weeks, now.
doing this latter thing-or delud-
kIng herself into the belief that she
was trying TO do It; and she was
no nearer to 1t than al the begin.
ming. Meantime she had been to
five more shows with Jimmy and
twice more had sat in a 50 seat
when Jimmy had made. good win.
ming at the cluhroom.
Wherefore Mamie had no right
TO be surprised when Jimmie, bid.
,ff..ss 4. ats3 o,aad - i0kk Ia KbA Ia tiS,,a =,
downstairs, didn't let go OF her
hand, but instead, after swallowing
hard and with a shade OF nervous
treble IN his usually good baritone
Voice. said:
Hey. kiddo. whatya say-do we
make 1T a go, you and me-tor
soodG,,
II this seems a cross and flip.
pant manner OF proposal, remenl.
her, please, that over on the cast
side there is a word SO sacred that
II is taboo. That word Is "love."
N IS to be intimated, suggested,
proyed-but never spoken.
Right then and there Mamie
would have given much to be able
To say. with clear. conscience
'oh, ] dunno-mebbe," But Ma
ME couldn't. What she said was:
Not SO you can notice 1t, Jim.
ME Halpin. amt marrying any
fellow that's got a bug on crap
shooting. I've saw too much OF II.
Two dollar seats for show this
week, and cents worth OF cat
meat to eat all next week. You're
i sport, and wont tie up to a
man that's going to let pair OF
dice decide whether live in a
HAT or out In The park"
The worst Of this answer, from
Jimmy,s point OF view, was that he
knew the girl meant 1t: His soul
Htruggle was violent but brief.
stL.isten, Mamie,@t,he said solemn.
ly u got two hundred and a quar-
ter In the bank and forty bucks III
my clothes - and q Job. 60 to
church with me and ! give you my
solemn I'll never take chance with
asnickeI OF our money on the iyories
or any other way"
Mamie looked at him for long
ten seconds. ~ you mean that?"
she asked breathIessly.
.sure," said Jimmy. And Mamie
knew he did.
Now, reader, meet Miss Gertie
Shane, who lives across the corridor
from the Hail family, third floor
back, south. Miss Shane is but lit.
! Tie pleased at the news OF the Hal.
pinsEIall engagement. Consequent.
lyshe is mole intimately sweet 10
Mamie than heretofore.
Meet also Father Hall, given
name Edward, who carries a life
Insurance, and Mother Hall, name
6ti Caroline. an indifferent person.
George one year. Junior to Mamie,
Aoompletes. the Hall family.
For q month. Mamie Hall was the
happiekt girl on the east side. Every
evening was Jimmy's evening now,
except the stenography evenings,
and those were partly his, for he
5fiAet her at the Union and walked
nome with her. Then came an eve
ming when Jimmy didn't appear at
the Union and Mamie walked home
alone. It seemed very strange and
4 lonesome. Mamie was IN no mood
fer frivolous converse with mere
Sirls when she found Gertie Shane
standing at the street door Of the
tenement house, and would have
pasted on with a perfunctory Hell
10, Cert" II Cert had permitted 1t
But Gertie, effusiyely friendly
nut her arm around MamieTs wais,
and climbed the frat flight o.
stairs by her side At the head Of
the stairs she suddenly-oh, very
suddenly = bethought herself o.