The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-11
GWEHDOLES sAnAFFY.
Why II Wild Jumutl Gagged Eithln lie
Young saul.

Young Hnul.
Chicago Tribune.
"Shoot the hat!"
A boys voice rang out clear and sirill
upon tho air OF the mcrnins-a morning as
fair and balmy as tbs latest days Of bud
ding May, although as yet the warm rains
Of April had not fallen upon the Garth that
such a little time ago lay fast locked in the
icy arms OF winter. And rs G .erdolen
MahafIy stood there ut the entrance to her
fathers demesnc, The sunlight falling on
head like E. coronsl Of FURNISHED gold, and
bringing into st!ong relitf the haggard out.
outlines Of the ancestral saw-buck which
leared with indolent grace against the
woodshcd, the words with which this chap.
ter opens fell with terrible dist;nctncss
upon her pretty ear with its ssaahall tint OF
delicate pink, and there came 10 her heart
q sense OF iorboding that she c0nld not
corquer-a weird, eetie, thsrs. is.no. bando.
iine.ln'the house feeling that was dreadful
in ils intensity.
But Tor all the tumult that was raging in
her soul Gwcndolen's face-pu.e and beau
tiful in ito ontline rs a miiliner's bill, and
which seemed to mirror only truthiulness
and the sweet innocence OF Motherhood
gave no eign Of the meatal conflict thai
was in progress. Brought up in the bard
Gchoc! OF being obliged TO est the bottom
crues OF homemade pie, this girl, at the age
OF 10, poFHessea the impsrturbability OF o
Tal!eyrand and the Saroir taire Of a hired
man. Aud rc, although within the pre-
cinc,s Of her Gou! there YVES raging with
terrible intensity the awful lire OF a great
anguish, she looked up calmly into the ex.
psctnnt face OF p..zltro McGiuneas, her
deep blue eyes seeming TO speak only OF
tho great love she bore him-a love that
had 50 completely oyermsstered her life az
to sometimrs make her step OH the corn
that vas tue only d!scord in the otherwise
perfect symphony OF her lie.
Again tho voice OF tho boy, louder than
ever, fell uren the ambient air. "Shoot
the In! y he cried, and - the words were
echoed aud ro-tchoel from fence TO wood
shed, from woodBhcd to naw-6uck, and
finally eliacd away into the defiance With
the dreamy, sanBuou5 measure OF a Strauss
waltz. G&endolen again looked up to the
man she loved 10 dearly and in her eyes
there was q pleading look, Il wistiul, ifyou.
really-cart-te:-me-do pass .his-candy-
shop expression that would have melted a
heart OF Chicago butter. A wave o! anger
swept ever the mau's face, bn. in IN in.
stsnt it wss gone, and, bending tenie1ly
over the girl ho kissed her in a grave, pas
sion!ess iAenion about two inches abaf, Of
her port eur.
II cannot" he whispered, anticipating
by his words the question abe is about to
ask. "rhe traditions Of my race, the honor
OF my couatry and the pride OF my family
will no. permit me to take ouch a elep.
Ask Of me anything but that, and sec how
gladly your wish shall be complied with
Set me any task, any decd Of vulor, no
matter how difficult, and it shall he done.
For five generations has this hut been in
our family, and | may moi; ever ut tho risk
losing yonr love-that love which is to
make my whole lifs q rooe-!in.ed dream of
happiness-Ae without it on this eyeu,iul
"Why? ~ she asks.
Because answers P.,zar:,, ut ia The
18th OF March,"