The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-14
LIE DAILY
SHORT STORY
.Agashsale

By b. IRVING KING,

Il h. IlIa ~ Nv 70
Peter Hampden was thirty.tiye
md looked ten years older, for his
bad been d busy life, from which
iieshad cut out Ill opportunities like
yacf goltlng and marriage.
Wheite barely Of age he bad bee !
eaoyn h the streets as "the oil
Ssoa1g man. fHowEa man Of thir.
HE came 70 be trustee OF tho es.
tate OF 9 y0itng lady approaching
twenty. five was this way. Candica
Mlntutnts grandfather had, By Will,
appointed Peter's father trustee 81.
the estate Of his orphaned grand.
daughter with power to appoint his
sllccessot and Peters father hal
betllieatR the trust to Peter. Att.
n Canaite had done with her fin.
~ Wig school Peter had seen 4
great deal OF her, for John Randa ]
and he had many business inter.
ests together, ard II was with Ne.
and Mrs Randall that Candies
made her home, Mrs. Randall be.
klns canaice'k aunt.
Up summer Pe.er was CONSTANT ;
Mining down to the Randall cou'!.
place for the weekend, recon.
Hing hinselfSto such an Indulgence
,y the fact that there he could taxi
shcp with John without fear Of III.
Preference by other business mos.
But u Peter saw a great deal o.
Candice he also Jaw a great deal %
q certain antique sidehoard he had
n tis bachelor lodgings. He 40.
inirad them botn, anu was watchfu.
that nothing tIntoward happened I,
eithen bit TO Peter a sldeboati
was. ii u d ,sideboard and a girl waa
only a girl, They wereSali (excep.
the sideboard1 down at the Randall
gountty place on Long Island.
The house was full Of guests, az
sgai.A for Mrs! Randall was fond
lof entertaining. and, moreover,
was determined that Candjce Shout
have an opportunity to select a
tirst'class article In the way Of a
husband. candlce was horribly
hard tcsuit her aunt thought, bat
She nevertheless went on display.
ing her wares and discoursing or
the texture and quality OF each OK.
hibit like o good "saleslady."
BE had considerable hone OF
making q sale this seascn. willie
Anstrithers and Calvin George
were paying fast and furious cout:
to candice, and for a wonder eau.
dice appeared 10 be encouraging
them. Peter, who had Just arrived,
was sitting with Mrs. Randall on
the piazza when% Candice with a
Young man In attendance, cana
strolling from the direction OF tho
lawn. 81
"whois that with candice?" ask.
ed Peter.
Young Ansiruthers," replied
Mrs Randall 'and4I do hope she
will take him. It's time she goi
married. II she doesn't take hin
I think she will choose Calvia
George, who Ii o good match, too:
Twas beginning to lose al! patience
with the girl, but OF ilate have be.
gun TO have hopes Of her"
rHun,m; said Peter, thought
fully Gandicek In connection with
marri9ge was something new 10
hin-he REQUIRED time to assimIla;s
the idea s Is, sGsi
That evening as Peter, having
pinned his host into an obscure
corner the piazza, was upon tie
point OF conytnting him that an
aualgafnation Of P. Q. & G. VITA
the 2. 81 e K. would be an exec!
lent end most profitable combine
ton and wouldn't hurt the ant;
trust law. Mrs: Randall came anc
rftrtyea her husband with, S..Jofia,
yeu really must come and sneak to
the heinstons-they have iust
motored over from Glen Cove"
Mentally matchmaking this
Hethetingtohs, Peter sat gloomine
m the gloom when there appeared
} 10 HIM q graceful, white.robed ne.
ure and q pleasant voice that sail:
oh. Mr. Peter. I am so glad 10
catch you alone. I have bee1
watching for an opportunity to ask
yoir ADVICE She always called
him Mr.. Peter. 1t was a compro.
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