The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-06

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: discover that I am alone. The gray ant
scarlet suit Is gone, and ! catch q glimpst
Of ittat out with two.or three Others, ant
the inevitable Mr.. Allen, OF course.
: Whatto do, 1don't know. lam atrait
> 10 let 90 the ropes. / can't make her hea,
> me, and II | could she might not come, To-
| l begin to think Miss Kate Is mot thu
meekest OF girls, about this affair, at least
, Fate must intend them for. each other, ]
believe, and no maiden aunt, much less 1
helpless one clinging TO 0 rope, compare
lively alone In o wilderness Of waters, car
fight against destiny longer. Then thu
sneering vision Of Mrs. Ellis floats before
my minds eye, and thoughts Of what Shit
and Others would say about the foolish
old woman who allowed such q sacrifice
turn the wagering scaleds again, and
bring judgment and prudence to the
rescue.
The affair shall 20 no further, l say
~vehemently to myself. I will call her back
and take her home, orto Europe, or any.
where out Of Royal. Aliens mercenaFy
clutches. As l raised my voice in q des-
perate attempt 10 out-scream the noise oil
girls and waves, Q higher wave than usual
strikes me and sflls my mouth and eyes
with salt water. Half strangled by the
bitter dose, l begin to cough, when, alas!
alasl something white and glittering falls
from my mouth, and with avid, despair.
tngs shrek, l see my precious upper teeth
sink out OF sight beneath the t%reacherous
waves, and | feel that the climax Of suffer.
Ing Is reached. | am lost In sttlpor Of
griel and dismay, and stare blankly at the
place where they went down, as though
expecting some mermaid TO rise and de.
liver the lost pearls to me.
What shall | do? Hates desertion-
even Royal Aliens business-is forgotten
N the calamity that has occurred 10 me.
No one knowsI wear false teeth, not even
my niece, for l had several Of them filled,
that they might not appear too white and
too perfect. How can | face those gigRling
girls, and the cause OF all my misery-that
handsome scamp l can't speak without
them-l feel ten years older as my mouth
sinks into dreadful caves and hollows, and
can not 60 home in such a toothless con.
dition. Was ever an unfortunate woman
In such a plight before? Deserted by my
niece, shivering with the cold 80 that my
teeth would chAtterit l hadn't lost hall OF
them, ! stand valnly gazing at the spot
where l saw them disappear, and lust as
vainly cropping down In the sand, when /
turn my head and see Nj. Allen coming
toward me, and alone.
That Is the last straw in my burden of
trouble, and l have determined TO tell him
that can not and will not endure his con.
duct any longer, and to bid him bring
Kate to ME, when | suddenly remember
edmy fatal loss, and turned awayto smoth-
er my indignation as well as I can.
Miss Kate sent me-" he begins, when
my doletul face impresses him, / suppose
and he hastily inquiries II I am cold or
tired, or need any assistance. He looks 50
sincerely alarmed that l humble out that
! have lost-something. "Just here? a
ring, a bracelet2 I'll find It in a moment"
he answers cheerily, and a ray OF hope
comes back again to my distracted mind
0, II he should find them, and keep my Sc.
cret, vow inwardly that l will think bet.
ter OF him than have done for an hour or
So. He certainly is handsome, I muse,
and kind and gentlemanly, as he brings
handful after handful OF wet sand to the
surface, laughing and tossing back his vet
curls, and looking like a young water.pod
almost. To tell the truth, l don't blaine
Kate Tor her fancy for him. II he were
only as good as he is handsome-but the
II" dies away from my lips, and I am
sure he is the best OF men, as 1 see my
missing treasure lying in his palm, and
note the grave, courteous look on his dark
lace as 1awkwardly take them.
ANY other man-especially q youngm man
who had found so unexpectedly q cross
old woman's teeth would have said
something silly, or laughed at least, And
when alter a moment with half ayerted
head, | turn 10 thank him, and see only
his vigorous strokes twenty feet away. II
" to myself that his delicate, chiyalrous
conduct has won me over to his side in
spite Of all the Mrs. Ellises in the city. In.
deedl know nothing wrong OF him, now
that have reflected, save what a spiteful
lady told me. and her motive is clear when
the picture other three solitary daughters
recur 70 meagain.
It is in a reflective mood that I take my.
self TO my room and don my usual ap-
parel, leaving my dislike to Mr.. Allen as
completely behind me as I do the drip
ping heap Of blue on the floor.
And when Kate comes to me later, with |
q roster glow on her fair cheek than salt
water can give, and the tenderest light in
her blue eyes, and whispers "Auntie, do
tryto like Royal-Mr. Allen, for my sake"
! utter a very, decided "No," qualifying
It a little, as her lip quivers and her eyes
droop, with, "but I intend to like him for
hisown."
Kateis too wise to ask why, but accepts
the sudden change OF my opinion as grace.
fully as she does the gentleman himself a