The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-27

her heart was making her sick, an
Dick was coming nearer, guided by III
sound OF her breathing. Sho put out
hand mechanically to ward him OIL or |.
draw him to herself, she did not know
which. 1t touched his chest, and IL
stepped back az though lie had been sho.
"it'g hiafafe" auid TIC, with dry soh
"What nro you doing here?
| 81 camc-t me-to sec you-piease.
| Dicks lips closed firmly.
"Won'tyou cit down, then? You see
I've had some bother with my eyCe
81 know. | know. Why didn't 20,
tell mo?n
~ couldn't write"
"iou might huve told Mr.. Torpen
how"
what has he 10 do with my aiIairs?'
"Ue-he brought INC from Vi.ry.sar
Marine. Ho thought ought to SEQ YOU
| "Why, what has happened? Can
do anything for you? No, | cunt.
forgot"
"Oh, Dick, I'm 80 sorry! I've CONF
10 tell you, and - Let me take you
back to your chair
Don't! I'm not Il child. You only
do that out Of pity. never meant e
tell you anything about it. I'm no goot
now. I'm down and done for. Let mt
al0new
He groped back to his chair, his ches,
laboting as he en-. down. Maisie wac
airaid no more.
~ shau't!' she said, settling hcraoll
on the arm OF the chair. You belong
now, Diekie, and I've como up MI these
stairs, aad-antl-and-" Here The
tcara began, with unromantiC snivellng
aud mopping of cheeks. He was tra1n.
bling under the touch OF her baud on his
shoulder, but his face was turned away
from her.
"Dick, you aren't going TO be selfish,
now I've come back? Pm 60 Rorry! Oh,
I'm 80 sorry!"
~ knew that was all. Won't you leave
me alone? shall have to suffer ior this
afterwards"
you WON'T" She bent down and
whispered In his ear. When the foun.
tains OF the great deep are broken UP,
there follow rain and mirac!ea. "Yes,
do" abe eaid, flushing crimson. "My
darling, l to. | don't care; you caf,
suIk as much as you like and / won't he
angry. tye been villain,-a wicked
little villain. Shall l 10 down on my
knees and tell you 30? Don't be STUPID,
Dickie It's 10 use pretending. You
know you care for me-"
II do! God knows | dol"
what noDscnse, then, pretending to
be sellish" The voice grew unsteady.
"D'yourenember the Dover boat. Take
Mah then, and bessnsible. Oh, help me,
DIck!' abe whispered. II can't max
love all BY myself"
The unspoken argument chrched all.
and Alaisie vas in Dicks arms. eryih..
as though her heart would burst. .
flush, dear. Hush. WHAT'S thu use
Of worrying? It's all right now" said
Dick, strokinS the head on bis shoulder
ave did belong, Dick, didn't we?' L,
wss my iault-ait my fault" Maiaie
whimneTed, her face hidden.
81 like that iault. Bs more fault.
some."
"'Course you did, She laughed
through her tears. IL had to do MI
the-all the love.making. 1t was hos.
rible!"
ut was only me; what did it matter?
II 1t had been a strange man you nigh.
have objected. And then. again, you
took me on my blind SIDE"
That's an ugly word, and you aren't
going 10 uso it any in0re."
Butt true, dear. I'd give every.
thing. except you, to see Your face again.
But Pm blind"
Maisis thought for minute till Love
gave her pure reason. That's nonsense
too. Listen, stupid. You said ten years
we're nothing. And they weren't. We
belonged just the sane. Now do you
remember out on the flats, with the pis-
tol, when my hair got into your ewes ?"
Dick caught the click OF hair.pins, and
Maisie's long locks fell about his face.
You couldn't see new j: yon tried ever
go bard. Let's pretend it's only my
wig in your eyes ior just little longer,
for fifty or sixty years. Filty's i've
times less important than ten. Csn't
you gee that, Darling?" She shook her
mead to Increase both the darkness and
tue understanding.
Il see" said Dick, very coptented!y.
"Oh, IT'S good TO hGye YOU back again,
Maisiet"
tits gooder to be back, bad boy"
And they argued that point gravely,
with Interruptions; and they discussed
the ways and means, also with Interrupt
tons; and they took no count OF time,
TIL MaieIe said, ~ haven't any clothes.
| haven't eaten anything Tor years. ]
haven't anywhere 10 live except in the
little house, and the care.lsker there
will be out, and I must 60 and be a
Party"
whats that, dear?"
There was a man once" said Maisic,
q hairpin between her teeth, who was
always trying to drag ne to u registrars
Office to be married. lie told Inc that
one or other Of the parties must always
give notice to the rege:raI. ehAll
buy u thick veil and be that party.
Isn't it nice to know we've only our
selves to think OFF,"
Il remember that man." said Dick.
81 feel that ought TO be the party"
"Never mind. Afterwards YOU shall
beat me. l think it would no ME good.
| want to be heated. Oh, Dick, I've been
such e bad, double bad villain. A villain
with Meiancoiia."
"By Jove, that reminds me OF some
thing I'd completely forgotten. Ibid u
MelSnco!in before went"
"Ah! No! Not that world"
began to see, then. She's up in a
corner somewhere, and Thoughts good
deal OF her at one time. What do You
think p
1.-THE voice was the voice Of the man
who had told her the tale OF his loings,
II the park, what time he looked to
Tick the world before Yin.
'1s 1.-THE yelled canvas on the easel 2"
asked Maisla.
"Ies. Wcll--?"
She was looking at a iormless scared
blur OF paint. Somebody had used the
platter knife with deadly ekill. It was n
cruel, wicked, wrong, and ahe could not
understand it: but ior Dicks sake she
must make no sign. Her eyes were
very dim, and her voice choked. with
the hard-held tears as she made answer,
still gazing at the w,eek,-