The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-09
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Getting Rid Of Old Stack
pole
aY Ia. LOUIS RAYsoLp

AThs trouble ts. mother" said
WILLIAM; slowly, that you have too
much dead wood. It's bad enough
your running thiB darn boarding.
house when you could Just as we'll
come and live with mt In the city.
But you don't make any profit
carrying along roorCrs that don't
pay for their eooius and feeding
people that don't fox cver their
board, like that old Stackpole, for
instance"
We'll. maybt,' agreed his moth.
er mildly. "I'm sort Of an easy
mark, but when you come to know
people, how hard up they are and
what misIOrtuues we'll faint so
seasy to turn EN- out
~ know, mother" went on VII.
liam patiently. "OnIy, veil, hang
~ Isother, hat old stackpoie gets
NJ goat giSen't don0 j stroke ~
w1sk for years and -hdl H.: ever
teids You q c. Mt, po:hcr"'
Why, yes. for years he did," esq
claimed Mrs. Greeley triumphant.
III. UP until lately, he's been real
prompt
You must get rid of hin some.
how tetore come down again"
William uttered this uitimatuJn
with determination, "lt he's still
b6atdihs here Wien l come again,
IN insist on your closing ZIP and
coming with me-
William spoke sharply. partly
through irritated Affection for his
mother, partly because OF his own
private troubles. This rundown
boarding house had long been o
source OF provocation and had
played. a very important factor in
his love affair with Miss Kitty
Benedict pretty cashier in the big
hardware store. for which William
was purchasing agent, delaying his
declaration OF love.
How could h9 ever take the
graceful Kitty down to that en-.
vironment OF shabby has.beens and
ireyer;wouid-bels? What q contrast
the girl would be to his mother. rn.
necessarily dowdy and plainly at.
tired!
The annoyance to William was
that such a condition was needless
His salary, coupled with the small
income left his mother by his faith
ser, was sufficient TO maintain the
two Of them In simple but whole
some comfort and even admit con
temptation of a third in the menagc
III Kitty could be brought to con
slider such a thing.
Kitty. on the whole. had beer
rather discouraging: occasionally
went out to dance or to the movies
with William but never threw out
any. o. those informal. drop round
some night and we'll make fudge
In the kitchen" Invitations which
Young men welcome as signs Of q
desire to exhibit domesticity.
This time, on Williams return
from The county, he resolved t.
play the man and propose to Kitty.
I II lshe accepted him, there would oe
ssunleThat OF delay. presumably.
before the wedding, and not until
/. on tho way back from the wedding
Drip would, 1t be necessary to run
down to Evansville and Mrs. Gree.
sley,s Homelike boarding House. Ey
them at. any rate, old Stackpole, the
isharpest thorn N his side, woull
have ceased 10 board there.
William fingered some time In
The vicinity of Kitty's cage before
collecting sufficient courage ia
speak what was In his mind.
AT last kitty" he said despe.,
Rtely tive just got to see you alone
some whore, where we can tai:
comfortably by ourselves"
~ Now was Kitty's moment to saw.
How. about running up to the
house?"
Instead, she hesItated and fingec
ed her bill file. "Well, where can
WEI" she asked at last.
yssGT didn't know-how about nv
calling ton!ght?"
There was a moments silence.
All right" said Kitty at last,
sYou know my address? All right
around eight"
Gnriously. William, prompt t.
the second, rang Kitty's bell II
was a very shabby little house, NOT