The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-08

the only pen that can make
mark on It Il from the wings of
the furious falcon that guards the
palace iof King sIndig OF the Diddyr
eyyers Now I wonder where the
pen can be. z Il.
fingered in the hope Of seeing
Matilda. So he went from scrub.
bing porchest to backing stoves
and finally was ordered 20 chor
wood.
Bob Rogers was still chopS.la
wood when Matilda appeared II
the yard behind the kitchen more
charming than ever in her confu,
sion. She explained that her aunt
had just telephoned and now she
knew her mistake. She had mis-.
taken him for one OF the sell
help students at the nearby col.
lege who sometimes came to dc
odd jobs FOR her aunt. But hel
aunt had explained that she diln'i
expect the student until the next
day.
"Now,'' said Matilda taking the
axe from Bob and looking mourn.
fully at the blisters on his hands
Now, you must come in and have
luncheon with us. I'll have to be
very nice to you now to make VI
for my mistake -
She did not say that her amt
had told her to be very nice, any.
way, that the young man expected
was a young investor in a pei
business scheme OF her uncles
and generally well worth cultiyat.
ing.
The prospect Of luncheon and
the society OF this charming
young woman made Bob quite do,
Gle. he had not been allowed ia
explain at first, so he saw no I'm.
mediate need Of doing SO now,
There was q half hour Of CONVEX.
sation before the cheerful fire in
the Fulton drawing room with
Matilda, in~which he discovered
many excuses in the way Of
mutual interests for fur:aerins
their acquaintance. TWAS agreed
that they should go skating in the
next cold snap and motoring the
nextSday ifsthe weather was good,
Matilda and Bob lupchS;l toge-
ther and the irnnsssgiag Jenny
was as obseduious now as she had
been curt when she imagined her.
self dealing with white trash
instead Of Quality"
Just after luncheon Matilda
was called to the telephone Bob
became uneasy and perhaps Just.
~.
Matilda, returning. wore a
puzzled look as she studied the
face OF the young man she had
already grown to look upon as q
friend.
Whoever are you, anyway
she asked. Aunt says that the
young man I am to be nice 10 has
been delayed In town. He will be
here for tea" Matilda ended with
a pput and a little stamp Of her
foot.
"why the ptout2" laughed Bot
ut doesn't seem to be hard for
you to be very charming"
but l wanted you to BIO this
important young man. ] like to
te-nice to YOU" Matilda hadn't
meant to say Just that. She
laughed a little, blushed a little,
and then demanded again: "Who
are you, anyway"
"oh, I'm Bob Rogers. I came
here because--- Let me rs, It's
so long ago. oh, I was motoring
along and needed water. I went
to the back door and you gave me
q pail and told me where the
water was. thought you under.
stood. Then along came Jenny
and ordered me to come back.
And you set me to scrubbing por-
ches. My car Is still standing out
In the road. Two really. had a
delightful interruption"
Matilda looked for a moment
in confusion out the window, try
fng, to see tho car. She spied Il
through the branches Of the bare
trees.
Have You anything very press
ing to do?",s.4
mot a thing. Dads bought i
few hundred acres in the next
county. I started out TO look II
over. We're the fRegerses OF
Newton-maybe you've heard OF
u.s."
"Well, gsaid Matilda deliber-
ately, we've become so we'll nc
quainted and you asked me to so
motoring with you some time
and Aunt knows your famfly-if
you took me with you now TO SEQ
that property Wouldn't have to
be home when uncle's client
comes" I.
run along and get your
things" Said Bob Rogers. 81
don't think Jenny will mind giy-
ing me water now"
And OF course Matilda's aunt
forgaye Matilda's absence when
the important young man came
from town. because, after oil. said
Aunt Matilda q few months later,
nothing could ;beintore appropriate
than an alliance between the Rog-
erses and the Eultons.
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