The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-09
VHEN SHE CAME BACK

Poor Despardi, hehad worked so har,
over that aria, and now some careless
hand had upset an ink bottle all over tn,
music.
at was that Hannah, I'm sure" sale
Mrs. Pepper, the housekeeper, just as 1
slim, pretty girl entered the room
"She's always up to some mischief"
ut was an accident, Padre, cried Out
the new arrival. "Indeed twas. Twas
looking for n music pen, and l never
meant to upset it. Don't think so evil
of me rs that~
"You are pardoned, signorina," hold
ing out his hand frankly.
"Wcll, | shall have TO report this to
Nine. Estcott," put in Mrs. Pepper,
who was in hopes Hannah would get II
scOlding.
The young lady shrugged her Shout
ders, for this homeless, friendless beauty
soitened hearts like magic, and Nine.
Estcott was very good to her, though
she was only pupil teacher ut Echo
Hall.
Everybody liked Hannah, even Mrs
Pepper, though she did seem so sour
and disagreeRble.
The little lame music teacher was
working away in the twilight, trying to
repair the damage to his music, when
something splashed down on the paper
before him. He looked up into Han
nah's beautiful wet eyes.
81 can't help it" she Gohhed. "To
see you toiling away to repair my
mischief. wonderyou don't hate me"
"Hate youW The blood rushed into
his face. "No, signorina, don't hate
your
Because" said Hannah, hurriediy,
~ am going away next week, to stu
alton near Montreal, where ! shall have
only one little pupil and receive $500 a
wear. And-and ! wouldn't like to
leave Echo Hall in i'll fellowship with
any one"
And Hannah was tripping away, when
the voice of NJ. Despardi uttered, in Il
low, stihed tone, the one word;
"Signorina!"
She stopped-turned back-returned
to the desk.
"Well"
care you sure youlike the idea of this
place."
"As well as l like the idea OF any
placew with curl OF the scarlet lip.
"YOu are so young, Signorina-so i'll
fitted to battle with the world" said
Dcspardi. 81 have been wondering"
"Well?" she looked up exPcctantly.
"What would you say il were to ask
you to give me the right to protect and
shelter you? Ii | were to plead with
you to marry mel"
Hannah broke out into a merry peal
OF laughter.
Padre" she cried, you are not in ear
nestp
eyes | am" he answered slowly.
"Then," said Hannah, ~ believe it is
as the girls say-you arc little crazed.
Let me go!"
And jerking her cambria flounce out
of NJ. Despardi's hand, which had chung
to it us il were the proverbial straw at
which drowning men clutch, she float
ed away, laughing rs she went.
And poor Despardi, left alone in the
twilight, with all his fears realized, his
hopes shipwrecked? To Hannah it was
IN excellent joke-to him it was neither
more nor less than despair
"You will be glad to hear 1t, l know,
NJ. Despardi," said Nine. Estcott, and
then she paused, MS if expecting an an
The poor man looked up with bowil-
dered face.
"About Honnah-Our little Hannah
Hayes"
Despardi's eyes glistened-his whole
physique became alive, as it were.
"Hannah!" he uttered.
"ShG is n great heircSs nOw-her uncle
has returned from Lisbon, with more
money than he knows what to do with
and Hannah is to have it all! Is il
not good news?"
"Good news, madam" Despardi nod
ded. Undoubtedly good. Only it puts
a wider gulf than ever between the sig,
norma and her old friends"
And he strobe away so brusqely that
Nine. Estcott looked after him in amaze
ment
| Two hours aiterward as he sat on {
garden bench staring blankly into the
river rustling tlutter through thu
thickets. He turned his head meChan
ically, and 10 and behold Hannah
Hayes was at his side.
~ have come back to you, Padre!
cried out the girl, sinking on the gras!
turf at his feet "Oh, Padre, COuldn'
stay away from you"
little Hannah" He laid his hant
Carcssingly on her head, the sweet charm
of her presence acting like spell o
blessed reposc on his troubled heart ant
mind. "Bclieve me, my child, it wa
not necessary. Do you think / coull
lay up any grudge against you? Hol
were forgiven before the sound OF tn
laughter had died out upon your lips.
"But, Padre, it isn't that" Her fac
was still averted, her checks still abla2C
"What then? You have come back
like the noble.hearted girl you are, to us
sure us that ever IN your good tortun
t. we are not forgotten? Be easy, signorln
to know you was to be certain that n
amount OF worldly success could hardel
your nature"
"Stupid Padre" tearing the red ros
= at her belt in pieces, ut isn't thai
either"
He looked wonderingly at her; an
then he understood, and sobbing or
burst from his lips MS he clasped her t
his breast.
And this was how the strange scott
anomaly came to pass-the marriage 9
Col Hayes beautiful heiress and the ii
:; tie lame music master Of Echo Hall
\ which puzzled the fashionable world s
much. And after all, the solution OF tn
problem was very simple-they love
each other.
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