The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-06

never again bear that woman's petty
stings and sluEs. But, theIeW checking
her wild, feverish longing with a grim
little smile OF recollection, "whRt am
saying? must earn my daily bread, and
Lou Harding, with all her mean little
tyEannies, gives me the chance to do that,
No, no; must stay on and continue to
bear 1t. Where else could l go2-what
could l do2"
"What q pleasure to see you at last,
Miss Weirl" broke in CHEEKY, masculine
voice upon her excited reYerie, And
turning, she was face to face with Hugh
Mansfield, who extended his hand with q
frank, glad smile that lit up his dark face
most Winningly, "What must one do"
he went on, In tone half Testing, half se-
Tious, ITO obtain au occasional audience OIL
your majesty? You have not allowed me
the chance to speak one word with you In
three whole days"
"Indeed How You must have SUI
iersdW she retorted lightly, her careless
tones lust tinged with irony; and she has
tily Withdrew the hand which she had
permitted to merely touch bis for an in
slant. "But am not in society now"
real truth, land l have duties which keep
me quite busily occupied, Even now"
she added, glanCing nervously toward the
widows cottage, VI mnst be going"
"Joye how she does manage to cut ma
short whenever tried to talk with her,"
muttered the young millionaire gf2ng
alter the light, vanishing form, with puz.
zled fTown on his Handsome face, "Why
does she do It, I'd like to know? Il II
pride, or-whatp No other woman ever
tried, or cared 10 keep me at such an icy
distance, I'm sure, But she is 10 diher-
emit from all the others in every way
Just a glance from those deep, cool gray
eyes, and then she is gone, An Imy lair,
proud Leslie"
Mrs. Lou Harding had CHANGED to wit.
ness that brief interview on the beach,
and startled, uneasy look flashed into her
glittering black eyes.
an have TO get rid OF that girl, see
that" she muttered vindiCtively, drawing
her breath hard as she watched them from
her window, "She Is lovely, In her odd
style-dangerously 30; and It'll bs impos'
sible to keep her in the background any
longer, now that he's insisted upon hay.
ing an introduction to her. won't men.
ton this affair, OF course, but I'll find some
good excuse for disCharglng her before
two days have passed. l would die before
l would admit that | looked upon her as
q rival"
Mrs, Harding kept her word. And
when, slterseyeral days had passed without
a glimpse Of Mrs. Wier, Mr., Mansfield
made some inquiries ConCerlng her, the
young widow put on a pretty air injured
innocence.
"She left me very unexpectedly and l
must own that l felt rather hurt over 1t,
since ! had kept her 80 long in my employ
and done so much for her" she said with
charming little pont. ''liut she said she
expected coon TO be married, aud limited
at some old romance which had Just Ond.
ed oil right as IN excuse for leaving me so
suddenly. So | suppose really ought
not to blame her, after all.
The look that swept over Hugh's dark,
handsome face, and settled gloOmily In
the depths Of his beautiful dark eyes, as
he heard the startling news, convinced the
pretty schemer that she had not sent Los
lie away one moment too soon.
But the watering place suddenly lost
all attractions for the young millionaire.
He left at once, not caring particularly
where no went; and by soms strange fate,
found himself, at the end Of the first day,
in the very same hotel at which Leslie
Weir was stopping on her way 10 take u
new situation.
In the shock OF the sudden meeting
Hugh Numbered forth the story Of his
honest love, and Leslie, having hoard it,
thraw aside her Coldnesa aud reserve, and
then the whole truth came out.
"sinCe you have no relatives or friends
to consult, my dazzling" pleaded the i'm.
FASHIONED lover, "let us be married here
at once, and we will return 10 the fashion.
able watering place We have Just left 10
spend our honeymoon"
And Leslie allowed the happy fellow
to plan the,whole affair Just to suit him
sell.
When Fannie Remington received her
wedding cards she smiled and nodded her
sincere approval. When Mrs. L7u Hard.
Ing received hers, which CHANGED TO BIO at
tho breakfast table, IN presence oil q dozen
other guests, she tainted dead away.
Within week the beautiful Mrs. Mans.
field WAS the reigning belle and fashion,
while Mrs. Harding, who had lost not
moment in packing up her bewildering
wardrobe and fleeing to new fields Of
glory, listened in bitter silence to the
hated echoes oil her rivals fame.