The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-17

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THE TIL ANSWER

HE fySW'E]sR
S. cLARtssA aAckiE
xSz e3USwish to end our engage
sgI ment. fa1tered Elizabeth
gDeerfng her 8 startled eyes
sff1ed on Fed dYsD rummond's ser ar 2 2
sy4nnE face. wi by 2, 80. =. !.
fY6u are too rich Eliza peth, r
shesarsWeTed grimly Wv,
& are only Joking, then, o.
s3I#mean st, dear. Listen a mo,
men. and you will understand
SNhatIIS am trying to tell you.
zsemthe assistant 9superintenden. az
Deerfng Mills am gettlns
SS2S40o q year-fn two years more
laIsfaay be sup dent-nerha
manager, Is c / prove myseh
s;wnrthy; then, will be that mncn
gsbefterS8of I am talking about
AmoW-I want to marry and YET
the home / can provide Is merely
Soneaof the pretty houses IN for,
EestsPark we might keep one malo
pozsibly none at all. nave We, =
seeondshand motor car !. my g 9
Twill have to work about the
IherGyery tend erly.
Yes "a she said BREATH essly.
60 gon, TED 'ss Ss53 !, 1,
~ 8 1.-THE girl 4 love and the
girl am engag ed to marry, are
richest woman in PederHiLe-
Won have inherited the mills
YOU cam afford to live where and
ssiaorWs you please-yous have been
Saecustomed to plenty OF servants.
%beautif clothes, many motor
cars; s0cfe g.
sssSs Observation-Disclosures TED IN. .1.
sgirlzinterTupted gently. My mo o.:
sser Lied when was a little g1rI
I'M nv M ear.Sfat err left me only
S1astSyear i am much alone save
fortAuntsDiana5 and cousins.
SsS sI Know know, dear--but
amStrying to ma AXE you understand
THAT II cannot afford to give you
sfhs Iu1uries you are accustomed
to and cannot accept tn ose
things from rich wife So
E5txve thou ht; 1t would be best<if Il
swfthdrew4 and left you free 70
marry into your own set-hang II
@ansEhzabeth, you must know
sSwhatsI meant! He flung aroma
SS:andfBtared out Of the window.
For q long minute she gazed at
y mswith luminous eyes, then she
& arose and held out her hand.
every well. Ted. will think 1T
:soyer-and give you my answer in
Will you come to see
If i send for you
will come to You from the
ends of the earth whenever you
send for me- .ha declared pas
ssfonafely, as he jammed his hat
soYeerrsbis eyes and left the house.
sIalizabeth Unmatched him until he
@dfsappeaIed around the corner.
She looked down at the modest
sapphfresa and diamond engagement
sEing$on her finger, and suddenly
sslifted 1T to her lips. How sturdily
INDEPENDENT he was, this poor low
ser of ahers! How proud she was
;Hof shiIh-how they two could work
together for future success; sup
nose she waited until he had m ade
good, had attained the manage
smsnts of the IN il 18th ys would be
several years old er-and years are
That afternoon Elizabeth went
and fhadsa long talk with her guar
dams.
The twosweeks passed rapidly
EEoraTeddy Drummond He felt
that the hour OF his doom was ap-
uP 40
sSElfzabeth had been, nursed in the
SsIapsof luxury could hesitate about
al poorAman OF course
when She had accepted him, they
mad both been madlys in love, and
down her knowledge
ssot his poverty must have always
sscTept the comforting thought that
sshe had enough money to make
ssthingsaHght. Now, she under
stood that he could not ride in his
Ndkesss motor cars, live in the
4,hohses she bought, admire the
1oFeiyf clothes she wore-while he
merely paid for his own
#WaIdrobe and cigars. Never!''
HE pound ed his fist on his desk
spid You speak Mr.. Drum
ssmond 2nt piped a timid stenogra-
rheI
sEs.sWhasis the date She inquir-
5edamildly enough.
The 8 0th, she answered.
Great Jove. this is the day."
SHeflook ed wildly about his desk for
some overlooked missiye, for she