Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-10
FAME VS.. LOVE.
"a. Va Have Sown, So Also Must
" Ye Reap"

,,s lips she arose irou her seat an Ole
!, in..1,nnrned boat, and moved slowly toward
'ssg.ter'S edge.
~ tvcnty-ive, hesitated; then he
e. her. repeating;
i,,esNu.,,,not Sc. Helen Surely you are
Z. NEST. You love me, have YOU not
80. And he drew her hand within
80, moment she let it rest there, then
f", INT ,irmly she lOOsened his clasp, -
-, SO, So" wears YOU and l have been
In that time did YOU ever know
Large after had once decided upon
but" answered her companion
" Will, she UNDECIDED, goes on
49,, ... low the one great desire OF my
.s.., ,a WIN fame as an aStist. Could do
YOUR wife
a. ~, not. Helen? Would not 10 any
.. the world tO help YOU came the
.-...I answer IS Edwin Bennett bent his
...riIv upon the fair face beside him.
\, yINiu: as a wife could never hope
IAN fame. Marriage brings TO woman
.,.~, ares that there is very little time
80. over for other work. | should not
- Won happy | should be constantly
r.rn. !or my old, free life.
L
n .-.,re>s. Helen" answered her lover, q
,' lrpcful look lighting up Ais hand
-r ace.
>.r,rk how, for live years" continued
-. Il lave worked with the one end in
, Wv home, you are aware, has not
a.r rar,icularly agreeable. Uncle and
i -. Al. kind in their way, and have al
~. Ia me have my own will about paint
49,: -O,ldinE il did not cost them any
-, As Tor love or sympathy, You can
IN much they have yielded 10 me-
lave seen and felt for you Helen, God
ms NnlNow that will make your life,
[. . ...rr. ,.an g. IL. one happy dream, you will
90. and Vet you 10 not deny your love
~ second Ellen'S eyes rested longingly
,,..n the face of the man who loved
i -, clearly. then into their dasky depths
IN, an intense passionate longing, as they
~ ta, aorizon and noted the glorious
4 SLENDER of the setting sun, while she eN-
oh Edwin, lii could only reproduce
ia. -arsct Just rs il is, Ii l only COuldl'
W,.h an impatient sigh he turned away.
t.wa,S her art, never me: perhaps she
g.. %. n, alter all II would always stand
u h,rween Us.
She. not noticing, went on with:
q. Il would only stay long enough Tor
reta catch those colOrs, but no, it is fading
lining. Helen found that her compan-
i.n haI.ett her side, and stood few yards
rinsr. she called
lr an instant he was beside her, every
,h,-, forgotten except that she was the wo-
usa lie loved.
wanted to tell YOU how good Mr.. Ho-
~. Is, 10 seems ne was acquainted with
" | A
sn! therefore feels quite an interest in me.
N.g have heard how he praises my work,
sd ,a,. Ugh: he proposed
r-o,o>Sd,' exclaimed Edwin Bennett
ilry Why. Won don't mean TO say that
old msn actually had the audacity TO ask
w 10 marry him.
How ridiculous How could you think
Of such a thing answered Helen, ripple
al laughter escaping from between her pref
u teeth 81 She continued:
no. he proposed. il l were willing 10
sc,E u.- 70 Italy for two years, he, OF
rr--,e dp.raying the greater part OF the
,,rr.>es Tie said when | became famous
...r,f refund him the little amount, ii
wished Was IL not generous OF him. Just
think. TWO wears az work among the old
master. What could | not do then 1t
would b, such help to me. My little IN
,g.a would DO, with care, | think.
And Won would co. As Edwin Rem
ret' asked This question a look Of pain
Crs>, 4 his face
~lised her eyes questi"ninS.y TO her CON-
pluiun.
would put the sea between us. Helen,
wait. will work hard and earn money
,r.~,b 10 take ~ both abroad. Do YOU
tlfrS ! could G"ny YOU anything You
should paint TO your hearts content, from
i.e I'D masters or anything else you
v,.t,e.l - hong a. you were happy, l
- ru,i 200. PERHAPS might turn painter.
r,o. >rrr,. iay. with YOU 10 inspire me,
tes.liui smiling slightly.
..r tr ,.fdouh, YOUR love for me, Edwin;
t., -hal' never marry. intend To dryGIe
nv ai, 10 INV art A. q wife II would oe
ir.,..>.si.,r f,r me 20 dO 80. / should be
L:nderpI and trammeled in thousand
wsy> Believe me, l have thought very
earnestly OF all this, and l.
Helen. when came 70 spend my yaca-
ton here ~ Little Rock, so as 10 be near
YOU. said 20 myself, Now, you ask the
woman Won love To be Your wife, and know
thst you have a home TO offer her. For
your sake / wish was rich but l am still
Young. srd with the good prospects have,
/ do not see WHY shall not be able before
wauy wears 10 give my wife all she can
wish
tits rot that. Edwin. l should not love
,ru one bit the more if you were million
itre. interrupted Helen, glancing re-
,5.aChiully at him.
Helen my holiday is over tomorrow, l
must have my answer tonight. The
words came somewhat slowly from between
Edwin lenuett'S teeth.
Mechanically, with the end OF her para
500. Helen Armstrong traced ON the Gutter
I-s sands, Fame versus Love. Then rs
she became aware of what she had done,
she sought to etIaCe hem. Too late. Ed
WI Benefits hand stayed hers, as point
lus to the letters, he said hOarsely:
Choose
Fora second she hesitated, then slowly
came the answer:
ii accepted Mr. Hovey's offer this morn
iug. ] am 70 sail in a week
Spurninc her hand from him, Edwin
Bennett cried out passiOnately:
God forgive YOU, l cannot Then,
without another word, he turned and left
ler
A faint CIV of Edwin" escaped her lips
p her arms were held ont implOriugly to-
ward him. Then they fell TO her side, and
She too turned and went slowly across the
sands in an opposite direction. II he had
looked back and seen those outstretched
arms how different their lives might have
been; but no, he plOdded angrlly along the
SLNrg. ElaOClng neltner 20 inc ElB1I uOs bno
left Little by little the waves crept up
and Love was drowned, while Fame stood
out bold and clear upon the yellow sand.
Ten wears have come and gone since Hell
en- Armstrong and Edwin Bennett parted
on the shore. and during that time they
had never met. Helen had won that which
she had striven for. She had become an
artist Of renowu. Even ROYALTY had been
pleased to compliment her upon her srt.
For the last month one of Helen Arm
S,rOngs paintings had been on exhibition
AZ the ACsden,y Of Design, and crowds had
Tee drawn thither 20 see this last work Of
the celebrated artist. The subject was sim
pie, nothing new, yet visitors returned
agaIn and again To gaze at it
II was the last day Of the exhibition, when
4 lady and gentleman, the gentleman lead-
ing little girl Of perhaps three years 6oy
the hand, passed into the room where the
painting hung.
"Oh! isn't il too bad there is such
crowd wanted TO see it, exclaimed the
lady. TO which the gentleman replied: