The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-16

suggestions are not In ORDER" she
said demurely. ut is a selfish thing to
say, and yet ! am quite glad she has the
headache. You don't know how thank
full I am for this evenings respite. l am
awfully tired and worn oul'-and she
sank into a chair with quite a little air
OF exhaustion. Lambert couldn't help
being amused, yet he thought her airs
and sraces infinitely becoming to her.
"iou don't look at all worn out. Per-
haps you are in possession of some won.
delful secret for doing away with these
signs Of iatigueY
NO." with q little shake OF her head.
u wish I were. | would utilize it and
grow rich as all the owners OF such
secrets do"
Lambert found himself laughing at
this naive remark.
"Have you such u desire for riches 2"
he asked, thinking that with very little
encouragement he would lay his at her
feet.
"a burning one, it grows with my
years."
ut may prove burdensome il you
don't. watch it. Besides, you know,
riches don't always bring happiness"
"rhey say 3d." with a shrug OF her
shoulders-"but it is all a falsity. Why
be happy simply because
be is rich"
"rhere is really no reason, and yet
there is a prejudice against the rich
man. Have you forgotten the difficulty
with which he is said to enter the king
CON Of Heaven"
She answered him with a little moue
and put up her fan to hide the laugh
which followed it. He began to feel that
he was mistaken in thinking her 30 I'm.
sophisticated.
II don't understand why you, who
nave fortune, position, all those worldly
advantages supposed 10 make life worth
living -" Ills there nothing else
beside thoaep" he interrupted, smiling
down upon her. ar-g ED
"#hat more would you have, pray ?
Are you not already blessed beyond your
fellow menu" r.0.
Decidedly, no. The thing l desire
most on earth is denied me-"
"What on earth is 1T" she asked,
looking ut him %curiously.
"Shall l tell your" p~ointedly.
Her eyes fell. Something in the look
he gave her warned her. She didn't ex.
actly understand. Nothing Of the sort
had happened before, yet she felt she
was treading on dangerous. ground, and
when her answer camo it vas sufficiently
lukewarm to discourage him. He turn.
Cd away, biting his lips. 1t had been
on the tip OF his tongue to tell her
all. She had saved him from himself,
Her eyes followed him wonderingly. he
had never touched her heart, and for the
first time she was beginning to suspec,
his feeling toward herself. Under q
pretext of looking at some books, Lam,
bert pulled himself together and came
back 10 her with q quickened sense Of
having been a fool. He felt his position
all the more keenly because he was &c
used to being petted and made much Of
by women. AS the owner OF 80 many
good things in this world, he had moi
been allowed to forget his own import,
ance. Yet he thought, with a grim re,
Taxation Of feature, they had counted
little with her.
They driited off into some common.
place conversation and in a few mo.
ments came to a standstill. Both felt 8
little awkwardness. She studied the
fire and he studied her. His gaze trav,
eled from the huge fan welded by a
slim white hand, 10 the plant figure in
the clinging white garments; he,
hair glitlering d redish gold in the soft
light OF tire and lamp. 1t over
shadowed q face most charming In out,
line and expression. She looked so fair,
so innocent. Gould she so entirely be-
lie her looks? Was it possible that BE-,
hind that mask ofyouth and beauty wal
La cool, designing woman, playing for hel
own qualification q game at which
. many an older and more expert
enced woman woNld have heeitat
ed. A devi!lsh impulRo crossed hi
mind to try the effect Of Livingatone'
name on her, but another look disarmet
him. She seemed unconscious OF hi
gaze, almost Of his presence. She En-
looking into the fire, her lips sl,ghtl!
parted by u smile, her whole face and at
titude that Of one lost in some pleasan
thought. OF course he found this any
thing but inspiring. Had lie been dIE
interested he might have appreciate
tho unconsciousness OF her attitude
the fccs so ~delicately silhouette
against the black fan. But h
was too much in love to appreciate any
thing but the fact that he was not in be
thoughts. The e!ock.striking arougev
Miss Holllngsworth trom her yeyerie
She turned to Lambert with a reddene
lace, and q little apologize gesture.
II had"
: "You had almost forgotten l wa
here" be interrupted, q little malicious
ly, for bis heart was very sore.
i "Oh, no,t' she protested.
! "Come, be honest lie went on. 9
!, have been sadly neglected, but ! will 70;
4 give you II you will tell me what 70
saw in the fire."
: The home Of my childhood lauel
ingly.
eyes, really. I shall seeit very shor
ly. I am going home"
tBe careful how you make that al
poRncement1 Miss HolliDgsworth; ye