The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-05
THE LIGHT THAT FAILED.
RpDYARD KIrLIS0,
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Maisle looked more than usually kis
able as she stepped from the night ma
on to tho windy pier, in n gray waite
proof aud a littio gray cloth travclin
cap. The red.haired girl was not g
lovely. Her green eyes were hollo,
and her lips were dry. Dick saw til
trunks aboard, md went to Msisie's si,.
In the darkness, under the bridge. Th
mail bags were laundering into the fore
hold, and the red haired girl was watch
Ing them.
Youth have a rough passage tonight,
said Dick. tits blowing outside.
suppose may come over and SEQ you
Pm good ?"
You mustn't. I shall DO busy, A
least, II | want you III send for yor
But | nhall write from Vitry.sur.1larne
| shall have heapssof things to consul
you about. Oh, Dick, you have been 8
good to me!-so good to met"
"rhank you for that, dear. 1t hasi
made any difference, has it?"
81 cau't tell tb. It hasn't in tina
way. But don't think I'm not grateful.
Damn the gra.itude!" said Dicl
huskily, to the paddlo.box.
j., whats the use OF worrying? Yo
know ! should ruin your life, and YOU
ruin mine, as things are now. You re
member what you said when you wcr
soangry that day in the Park? One q
us has to be broken. Can't you wait til
thst day Comes2"
mo, love. l want you unbroken-al
to myself" @""a
Maisie shook her head. "NIy poo
Dick, what can say?"
"Don'tsay anything. Give mo kiss
Only one kiss, Maisie. I'll swear
won't take any more. You might q
well, aud then / can be sure you r,
grateful" -55 -.
Alsisie put her cheek forward, AMI
Dick took his reward in the darkness
1t wau only one kiss, but, since Their
was no time limit specified, it was
long one. Afaisie wrenchea herself ire,
angrily, and Dick stood abashed ant
tingling from head to heel.
"Good.by, darling. I didn't mean {,
and do "nod wnrI-snoo;ol,,: 4,a M AZ ~, me :,
cola Pm co;ng IN ~ n,o 'u 80 aAet d. u
member mo 10 Ksmi Wv o un1' ha w. n,.d Ne
what you drink. Country drinking
water is bad everywhere, but it's wors,
in France. Write to me ii you wan
the what'von.c linn Dir ~ Eoou July !!
have onnthnr l;ss% w. W Snueau
ripht Good.hv y ~ W 20 4u1''
sham toid him .,ot :, ,, ).
scomlv N choraa nnthama;, $500 "aa ~
He reached tho nirr as tha stsam lnrl' he
ean to move off md he fo Ii' ! u e,
yith bis heart o NJ 'o'io"eo ne'
"And there's ,oth;, o-no.h;rn = ~.
vide roriJMto les,, ,,s o o,ss. ~ L' ~
ohstirncv These i;a IG n;nht ns.
,nnch tn small ri Hi| ant Ts.n " a,'
to tie nsners alio,,t i Sbo y.p W WV. ~
10 Mitch alreodv nv . oes'u i1 ~
Maisie stood whers n;cL hall Ia,
iii fhe hoard lila sasn;n an Inv ,eat ~ ~
eIhow The rad.hai,ad a;T Soa a,,ns az ns.
nlirht with cold fIama 81 . 60 NC" '''
"EIe k;sssJ rom ~ sbo ,.;J an,
conjd Won let him wbsn hs s" 'ra.n,. m ssr
thing to vou9 How dareS "~Sa t !. nn J
kizg from him7 on Ma,s;s }aS @a na ;.
,he ladies' cabin I'm sIc iev :" !,
sick o ee" ~
ave aren,t ;n,o onen u.,or 70, q,
down dear and in rtov hara don,,
like the smcll NJ ihe snc;res ~" pno
Dick He deserved nne'a,,y a oa
Int I nidnit think mod iriobten mo e so
Dicl; retnrned n town part dow ; ;vs
in time ior luncb ior rb;ch no b "a + a1
eeronhed To his d;scnst thers sI ,v nv.
only emntv Mates in 1ha o.nJ;o WI y
li,sd m His voice lilo tho hs.rs . 49,
iairv tais and ToTnanhow an nS - io .h'
inc verv oniltv eA'0t'u' 1ooA
1H'sb s. said be aDon,t moko s,,o,
n 4 noise took il Gnma ; ;nto ou ~,
rooms and nj ehow Won mh1, y o "
Dicl nansad omaya3 ~ ~ ;hr,oha,a
ior on rornanhn.rs 60 i,n 4o III sH.esIou
md hrea,h;nc heav;iv ny , El ns,ee e.
sailor.bat he blne.an n .wh Ia,e G dresl
litter for lime than ior FshrnSrv don So,,
hied win mnd at tho o;;r,D t .ha ;,o ouo
trimmeJ with ;m;ts,;on as1,a Lob ,as M,
rinned at tho Observation-Disclosures ase 'i%a o %,.'
ana elaven nannv hralIo nna .no a, Oue
sill tho dispracsfnl conSi,;nr' ni ia aI Ia
tonned booia iaclarsd ali thina, 100 A'o
0aGh T eav ia man Ike = o. IL :,
yon mnsnit br;nr ,h;s "ort IN w h o"s
Tbey ateal th;nas i-on 1 H., oo raa up Ast
"jt Looks had adv, aSm;t TX NJ ,pJ" mo, ,or,
mo in alter Innch and s sho e "as sv.,
mo tha hall y tbona,bt 81 I,o r nssese'e1
Of frat Int i VOC coIsaso auo Vac o aiun
isava Ser az sLa was an h.o,aht tI hn.,
haro md Gave her yo ~ lunch s ''ei u %
ia;ni;nu from want ~ iooS sh W.. Nv. W.
iast aslsen ,he minnta shs hsd q n;a,, "a
I know somethine II ~ thn au cam n,nhJu
she's l;v;n" an aa,,sa "a t"' Io srman.s
Torn yon sHonld haye Ab bendad i h1p nre
to noliceman for nres; minn : - D fo;n ~ !;
n rrsnectahla honse pner - w sH.s !
TooI, at thnt iacei Thera ;sn,t nv ~l o,,nn
iatuous. feeble, fniile fnliy 'o ~ : 0 t''n
cal head : D'son no,;ro Sow At ~ " =
heoins n show thro,,rb .ba f1s a e na ~
jiny on the isce and cheal honaSn p">
"What a cold.blcoded harh"rion Il I.
Don't hit woman whan abs,s dn :, ;,
Can't wa do onything? She was a INN ~ y
dronnino with starSation Sha aln, r. =
fell into nv army nnd whan aha o. n .y
| the food she ate like a w;ld heosst H.
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