The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-25
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ny orrlL1E %sIERESLIsr,
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Just look, the uncouaI nairn

'~""' "oisc'y occupied rows OF tn
great opera theatre. The overture. ha'
already begun; on all sides therefor
the ve%xatious disturbance, raised angr,
glanccs.
Sure Of her success, tho robust woma,
with the coarse face and tho oyer.Iade,
hnery straddled along, while the ele
gaht.appearing and still young man fol
lowed her, somewhat embarrassed.
Il wonder what bond unltes I'll.
two!' whispered tho pretty blonde t.
her neighbor; but he seemed entirel,
lost IN his score; he had completely
missed the question. nay
Not so the youthful beauty who WA
carefully scru.inizing the beluted or
rivals. "
Moore and more disagreeably was she
Affected by the brutal features of Tho
woman aud ever anew was she forcet
10 study the dreamy eyes OF the man
curious to discover any congeniality be,
tween the ill.matched pair.
The first act OF the opera'was finished,
The neighbor Of tho charming blonde
who had hitherto wholly devoted him.
sex to bis score, again became n human
With lively interest be listened to the
merry talk Of the young lady.
do you believe she is his wife?
asked she, pointing to the strange pair.
WHO else?" he answered, indiIrr.
entity.
Explain to me, pray, how can u cul.
tured nan-and such q one no resem.
bles-so far forget himself? Only com.
pare them: he and she!"liG
The young man shrugged his shoul.
ders with equanimity: perhaps she has
money, and he was on the point OF
starving"
"Fie on money that makes possible
such unions!" She exclaimed indiy,
nantly.
pen in liie."
Tell me now, could he do anything
SO contrary to thought and ieeling"
The young ma looked deep into her
Tlstful,, enquiring eyes, and-stranre
thlng, that had never occurred to her in
her natural association with bim-a hot
Of blood rushed into her head,
NO" he then said eoftly; still gazing
on her, ~ could not force myself to any
thing like that. II it must be, then
rather statve."
His usually serene face suddenly
assumed q serious expression, so that
the fair inquisitor for the first time
doubted whether her neighbours lie
flowed on as smoothly as her own. She
began to look at him with a still ~liyelier
interest. i -,
Without intending it, tho Young peo.
pie had met each other for the last four.
teen days on the same seats, and had de.
rived a great deal Of pleasure from their
ouversa.ion.
They did not ask each others names
or station, but simply lived for tho mo.
ment, and that seemed to them charming
and worth living.
When they parted, they did not con.
slider when and where they would again
meet. Without confe..ing it to them.
selves, they knew very we'll that each
would try to be there again tomorrow.
as early as possible.
During the whole brief period their
Intercourse remained natural aud I'M
constrained. And to-day, all OF asudden,
she felt embarrassed when he ecain and
again sought her eyes and, as ii by acct
dent, touched her hand in the animation
OF tne conversation.
Again the curtain had fallen, and the
young man said with a comical serious.
ness: "Guess, Frautein, what is the
charm OF our a%cquaintance2 That we
know nothing whatever Of one another"
She laughed at him r~oguishly when
no called her "Frauleinn. II am no
longer a Fraulein, but for a long time a
married woman"
She saw. him suddenly grow pale and
seeking as in fear to read her features,
and that delighted her.
Married them" he whispered, and
turned quickly away "who would have
thought that!"-
Married, and now widow
Impossible! he exclaimed. but 80
gladly, as il a heavy weight had fallen
from his heart.
why, impossible? I am already %
years old. You SEQ me still in mourning
for my husband.n 9
That he had not ut all noticed before.
lie could not imagine a prettier frame
for her white, yet rosy complexion, fol
per 'air haky hair, than her simple dress
And again he read in her soft, sunn,
leatures and spoke as TO himself
Impossible" Her child-like counte
nance resembled an uuwritteu sheet: il
reminded him Of a rosebud Just about t
open. ="
Pensively he turned to her, 'inut yor
have not yet had q romance2"
NThere you are right; that which ons
calls the all-conQuering love I knoyp-
her neighbor looked so aingularly in he
face-hesitatiugty and almost lnaudibl,
she completed-"I know not"
The last act began. Not ouite 90 calm
" rs in past days did the young peopl,
sit together: Now and then the youn,
man looksd,u up from his libretto, when hi
hot, passionate eaze would rest on he
who shyly aad blushingly drooped he
eyes. They heard little Of the close a
the opera. At the entrance, as usuu]
the servant was awaiting the young lady
who stopped only 10 say good night /
her neighbor.' For the first time sh
gave him her hand, aud felt, wheu b
pressed a kiss on t, as II thrilled by
magnet current,
Tomorrow, then" she added, m.
while already golnG-"and your name !?
Hastily he drew out 4 card, which sb
took, and as If in. return she said: IN
name is Gina" bowed, and disappeare
IN the darkness.
Tomorrow" did not como. Gina wa
suddenly called away. A sister Of he
deceased husband, who was i'll, aske
for her. Tho wearisome illness Of he
almost only relative, and then trouble
arising out Of the ents;, al property, Pre-
tracsea her stay. Weeks passed, ay
months, before she was ready to retur
to W.
Often duringthis time had she though
Of her ne'shbor; oIton read his card
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