The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-28
TIE DAILY
SHORT STORY
In Suite Of Parents
By n. IRVING KING

son III orphan, whose SuREQlaD
uncle approved the selection, Bet
Clara on her part has selected for
nor husband Richard Watson, d
clerk In her uncle's brokerage Of
flee. Now Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus
Townsend. Emmas' parents, were
both Of families possessed OF CO.
lonial and revolutionary traditions
but Of little money. The Town
sends Visiting card had a prestige
which was denied to the Town.
send thIrty-day notes. The fond
parents saw with secret Satisiae-
, tlon the growing Intimacy BE-
tween their daughter and the son
oi the wealthy Sylvanus Cart
wright--a misallIance. II Is true,
but then what could you expect In
these leVelIng days? And Cart
wright's record In BradstreePE
was SO eminently satisfactory!
But when the Tnwnsends learned
that John Cartwright had been or
dered to marry Clara Dcnnison
they rose in aris:ocratlc wrath,
Perish the vulgar Cartwrights and
perish their base money! Besides,
they were as good fish In the sea
as there were In the frying pan.
Emma was ordered not to think
Of John Cartwright any more and
10 hold herself In readiness 10
marry some one to he picked out
for her by her parents hereafter.
Emma was a pretty young thing
with not much OF her. and John
was a we'll enough young man.
but It must be confessed rather
commonplace and nightly afraid
OF HIS father. So in spite OF their
love and in spite OF Clara
Dennison's love for Richard
Watson and his love for her. It ia
quite possible that tho parenta
and a guardian uncle who have
had things their own way had 1t
not been for Clara.
"Uncle," said Clara one even
ing as she and her guardian sat
over their after.dinner coffee, 81
have made UP my mind to marry
that clerk OF yours, Richard Wat
SON."
Had a bomb gono OF In the
middle OF the dining room table
Mr.. Zcbulon Dennison would hard
~ have been more startled. Tie
worthy broker was of an appre-
oiate build and Clara at first fear
ed sho should have broken 1t to
him moro gently. But he recover
ed and managed TO splutter after
a minute: you are not. Has he
asked you? l will discharge him
tomorrow,
"oh yes l am. He has not ask
ed me, but he is going to and az
TO your discharging him l shall
be twenty-three next month,
when my property is to be turn
ed over to me. and l guess We will
have enough to SGT up housekeep.
ing WITH" retOrted Clara.
Zobnlon from commanding de-
seconded to arguing. His arEu.
ments we're all perfectly sound,
| hut what IS n sound argument in
,the pathway OF young love? Rich.
ard from the changed manner n
which his employer treated him
next morning, surmised something
Of what had happened and over
the telephone arranged meeting
with Clara.
What have you been saying 20
your uncle?" he asked when they
were seated In corner Of high.
~ respectable tearoom which had
been the scene Of many Of their
conferences Clara told him word
for word what she had said 70 he@
uncle. ~ was right. wasn't II" sha
asked. blushIng a little.
':"You ANGEL" cried Richard. "ot
course YOU were right. would
have asked you long ago II I hadn't
been so plaguey poor"
rob, bother that :" said Clara.
you'll probably lose your jon
with uncle, but you told me last
week you we're going to leave soon
to 20 into that South American
scheme anyway. The question is
what are we going to do for those
poor babes IN the woods. Emma
Towsend and John Cartwright?
Johns going to loSe mo for sure
and do so wish he m ght get
Emma, Thore! I have an idea. 1t
IuSt struck me. You know that
rev company uncle is forming?
He's all wrapped up in II. I'll In
fuse a little matrimony into the
concern: Sec II ! don't"
That evening Emma and Johr
had a doiorous and despa'rins In.
terview which. they agreed. was u
be their last. Clara was all smiles
and winsome ways when she met
her uncle at dinner that night.
"Reconciled yet. unkey?" she
laughed as she kissed him. "ot
course, you are! I mot Dick this
afternoon and proposed to him.
an dho accepted me. So that's OF
nv mind
"Clara!" exclaimed the broker,
~ really-such conduct don't
know what to say TO you"
"say yes TO everything pro.
pose then, you old dear" sre
laughed, and then abruptly chang.
ed the subject with. "About TINT
new company OF yours, dncle.--I,
any Of my money in It? No? We'll,
next month. when como Into ms
fortune. Ill put some In. I've
studied your prospectus. It's a
GOOD investment: There's just one
condition. I want you to M,
Marcus Townsend on your hoard
1T directors. Now stop. Don't in.
terrupt lady. It's lmpolitc. This
is The idea. Marcus hasn't muca
money, but he's aways up In thu