The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-11

to come to the hotel, and it was signed
Henry Arnold.
went TO him,
:, As saw him seated in q great armchair
in the room to which the waiter showed
meas he advanced toward me, and saw
that he llmped heayily-I wonder that he
did not die, felt the blood leaving my
face, and saw the hot flush rise 10 hia, as
he noticed the shock 1t gave me.
But he only said: q,
"Sit down. 1t is kind Of you to come"
staggered to chair, and l saw moth
ing for awhile; yet through it all l Won
dered what he thought Of my strange con-
duct, and hated myself for my weakness,
At last he spoke:
~ see how I-how my appearance al
iects you" he said, very sadly, ut Ia q
horrible thing that | am trying to grow
used to. | wish | had broken my neck.
OF course any man would nm nv N" mir
CumstauCes, But l did not ask you 10
come that might say thai !. 49,. = u4nt
you TO take note for me to q lady at your
aunt's house, II you will be SO kind. /
chose you because you are, rs 1t were, one
VI tHe lNulll4L enu yuu WlAA VIZ iSly DniS'
full and-snd kind, | know. Its to Miss
Belle Burton. had hoped to marry her
one day, OF course ell that is over now.
No one would-uo woman oould-oyer-
look my hideous appearance"
His voice broke little, but he went on
bravely,
$50 | have written to her, do not want
her to see me, and | shall 20 abroad in q
week or SO, and-you'll tell her you've
seen me, you know, ! have loved her
very much. ! always shall; and this is
terrible hard"
He broke down entirely there, and took
a letter from his bosom and put 1t into my
hand. rGlve 1t to her." he said, and
turned away went straight to Belle
Burton. found her in the garden, and /
told her from whom came and gave her
the mlssivs, She read 1t through gravely,
but without tears. Then she looked at
me with eyes that had such solemn,
holy look in them, as one would hope to
see In an angels,
Edward" she said, she says he is
irightlully altered, Isit so2"
"Yes," answered,
"My poor boy" said she. "As II auy-
thing could change me but q change in his
heart, VIII you take me TO him, Edward ?
must go at once"
command me-" l said,
She caught up the wide straw hat on the
bench beside her and drew on her groves
and took my arm, never loved her 80
well as did then, but, for once, 1t was
with perfectly unssldsh lovs, l knew
what she was about to do, and | blessed
her for It,
And as l took her to him; my hand
opened the door OF his room for her; my
eyes saw-yes and gladly-that however
that changed face might aleCt Others II
only made her love for him more tender,
saw her rush into his arms aud hide her
face on his shoulder; and ten | went
softly away aud hid myself where no one
could see me, and cried like baby,
All! well, that is good while ago, and
they have been very happy. The big
fellow Is almost az graceful as ever, and "a
for his faCe-I do not think 1t would mat.
ter much to me what my face was II any
one loved 1t as well ag Belle does his.
l go TO see them sometimes, and my
mad fancy OF kneeling down and ConieaH.
ing my share in the horrible affair OF the
past Is quite abandoned. Besides, Bellies
daughter IL IL now, and II IN old fellow OF
36-ah well, who knows what may hap
pen in tho future? Only that would be
another story quite, aud need not tell 1t
here. II 1t Is written 1t is written.