The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-15

want to be alone at the start. But
perhaps It is all a foolish dream
Molly had drawn her char over
to Lees and had put one OF her
hands over his soothingly. "You
know how l feel, Lee--you must
have guessed. But, Of course, I
couldn't do anything to hurt dad,
and dad just thinks you nave been
extravagant, He thinks you've been
studying medicine Just as an ex-
cuse TO come of here and live
alone: He can't see how any one
who is some time to have all your
money to spend could choose TO be
a doctor. That Is why he is so sus.
picious, Perhaps l can help to ex
plain, now that | have seen you.
Still, ] don't see why you needed
so'much money to live this way"
That money still worries you"
Lee laughed. well, suppose !,
must explain. l have been extrav.
agant, shametully so.' There was
ceFtahi equipment | would have to
have when started out, and I fIg.
ured r. ] got 1t now 1t would be
useful to me now. I've put a couple
OF. thousand dollars into instru.
ments and other equipment. That's
why I have had to live this way.
That's why am always dead broke
before my monthly check comes,
That's why haven't the money 70
lend yol---"
For a moment Lee was detected
over this failure to rescue Molly
in her predicament. Finally It was
agreed that as he would have to
wait until morning to arrange a:
the bank to forward some money
on the strength OF his next monthly
remittance Molly would have to
see about getting accommodations
She could go to a hotel for the
night, telegraph home Of her delay,
and then take a train In the morn
ing after funds had been secured
TO pay her hotel bill and for her
ticket home. still, she could not
80 and come unknown at her hoto.
without baggage. So Lee hit upon
the scheme, He spant some OF his
scant change In teIegranhIng TO
Moily'S father in her name and had
enough money left 10 pay for 4
taxi man TO carry Molly and one
Of his trunks to one OF the good
hotels. The trunk, though empty.
would serve as security. She could
haVo 1t checked on South on her
ticket, as Lee was returning home
in the spring and had a precious
small wardrobe to carry. That
would havo Lee the expense Of ex.
pressing It when tho time came.
Lee had gone out TO see ABOUT the
telegram when the taxi man came,
so Molly in some confusion wrote to
Lee that she had gone to her hotel,
had got the taxi man to take the
trunk, and would expect him In tho
morning bright and early. (.
Late that night Lee got a note by
special messenger from Molly that
her father had wired money In re.
Spouse to her telegram to the hotel
address that Lee had given her, that
the hotel clerk had cashed the
order and that she had just departed
on a midnight train.
It was not until morning that Lee
discovered that Molly had taken not
the empty trunk by a trunk con.
tanning $1,000 worth of equipment,
all fortunately carefully packed for
transportation.
Two days later came a night let.
ter from Lees home town In the
South.
1.-THE trunk was so heavy that
dad had 1t opened. We discovered
the equipment, which showed how
money has been spent. Dad Is send.
Ing check on account. He hopes you
will come back home TO begin prac.
tice In the spring. Shall we have
the trunk sent hack?"
To which Lee responded. Keep
the trunk. Coming home at once
to hang out my shlngle,'
Copyright, 1929