The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-23

the others for safe keeping IN his
waistcoat pocket and that was why
he had not called her name.
Hhen DO you want me % come?
I'm not going % let you out 81 i,
Jon Gee. Shall i come In the,
morning; afternoon Or would yoll
like an evening appointment"
Why II you Gould come in the
evening" suggested Mary Wynn.
"You could come any evening. I'm
always home"
"How about this EVENING"" lie
suggested and he. laughed witt
boyish amusement at something Ia
Mary Wynn's face when she told
him that that time would do. .
Then the ladies withdrew to miss
Emmett's spacious porch whil4
Robert Grandage was left to clean
up in the kitchen. II could have
had one. OF the maids do It." sug.
.gested Miss Emmett, "but. I just
told them they could both go out
1 for the, afternoon No more than
right that he snould clean up his
own mess"
Really he's a dear boy" said
one ofNthe women.
isn't he cute!" sighed another
Really, ! was quite fused when
he asked to cali. Wouldn't be put
of. either"
"And he came near forgetting
poor little Mary Wynn"
But that night when Robert
Grandage called at Mary Wynn's
house he made It clear that this
was exactly what he hadn't done.
y didn't call your name this
afternoon" he said, "because I had
put the card you gave me in nv
pocket, where I'D know which one
1t was. l wanted to come TO SEQ
you before left town, hut / didn't
want to come TO talk about selling
pans and kettles"
Why did you want to come 10
see met" asked Mary Wynn with
wide eyes and shy smile.
Because l thought I'd like 10
know you. It seems, somehow as
II you and ! would have a lot OF
interests and sympathies in com
mon."
II suppose we might" agreed
Mary Wynn. II always admiroj
young men who worked their way
through college immensely, was
thinking this afternoon that IL i
ever had q son and he should want
an education enough to work for
It, "a be the proudest mother liy.
Ing"
Robert Grandage laughed. I'm
not q poor student working his
way-I'm a poor instructSS. /
intended to get a job in an office
this summer but IL fell through:
meantime one Of the students wIo
arranged TO work as an agent fo-
the Gold Star company defaulte:,
and ! had a chance to take tn !,
work. 1t is fairly well paying, fa=
these days and am anxious 20
earn what can, because next
summer l am going to 20 abroad.
want to travel little and then /
want to spend few months study
ing before come back to take my
doctor Of philosophy examtna-
TONS"
They talked of many things that
evening but never once Of Gold
Star Kitchen Utensils. AS he went
to depart Mary Wynn reminded
him OF It. I forgot all about it." he
| said, ~ must come arain fnror.
row night. shall be here only two
days more"
So the next evening Robert
Grandage again called at the Wyn
cottage.
miss Wynn" he said, az am
leaving tomorrow. have done
very well here and want to do
the whole county in three weeks.
But before go I want to get you
to promisesomething. viii you
answer my letters? And when the
time comes for me to take that
trip to Europe viii you so with me
as my wife,"
And Mary must have said yes,
for when Robert Grandage went
back Ia college that autumn he
took with him a wife. The old
Wynn house was sold and when
the next summer vacation came
plans we're all made for an entire
year to be spent in European ray.
ell and study.
Copyright, 1929