The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-06
NQRA'S LOVERS.

mthRhbS Stofeti thii obAsSSASNfS NAAS HSA.
grass, dropping sarcasms over her shout
der to her companion, who is compelled
by the narrowness OF the path to follow
behind. he has large, dreamy eyes, ant
his face is as smooth as the white handl
which hold an open, beautifully bounC
volume with aesthetic liberality Of mar
gin.
Morals tart remark is followed by 6
silence which continues until the poet
clears his throat and rustles leaf; then
she halts.
81 do hope" she SAYS emphaticaliy
"that YOU ars not going to read any
more Of that!"
"Any more Of thst?" he questions,
with ominous calm.
THAT WHAT"
1--WE have had our last quarrel" she
declares. holding the yellow petals
against her hand.
~ hope so, I am sure" says he.
"Mine is nature that. needs repose and
calm"
at is a nature wholly unsuited to
mine-of that | AN surel We are en-
tirely unsuited to each other. l like a
man to be manly, and could not be
content with the prospect Of having to
spend my life in watching you write
observation-disclosures verses and hear
ing you read them"
"But," says the poet, Taising his
brows, ~ cannot live without you'll"
swell, l couldn't live with you, 30
there we are, Mr.. SCrope."
The poet folds his arms and locks at
the lovely, indignant little face.
"Do not be rash, you will find few
men as generous as /"
~ should like to know exactly what
you mean," she says very quietly, but
with a dangerous signal in each blue eye;
will you be good enough 10 explain
yourself"
81 am neither old nor ugly" she says
my parents were poor, but honest and
well born; am not penniless, thanks
to my godmother. Pray, where does
your generous come in 7"
Mr.. Ecrope gazes blankly into the dis
lance and mHrmuys that he did not mean
$50 ike you," said Nora, with toss
OF the head; and without another word
she resumes her walk through the field
to the low, green gate OF lawn, by the
side Of delightful cid house with many
windows overlooking sweet confusion
Of fragrant flowers and shrubB.
At window facing the green gate
stands a benign matron, supported on
either side by comeIy, healthy, vigor'
Gus son. :,
"They come in one after the other"
says Tom, the elder boy, as Nora and the
poet approached. "Shall ! never cease
to wish that that man would cut his
bair%
"He may do "a he pleases," says Fred,
''if he will leave of dangling after Nora."
"What is your objection to him?" the
mother asks politely.
"Oh, want Nora to marry man,
not feeble imitation Of one-though,
indeed, l don't want her to marry at
ALL"
Nora has only the iaintest recollection
Of her dead parents. She has lived
with her aunt 30 long that she does not
remember any other home, and ever
since she came she has been tho pet and
playmate Of the boys-for they have no
sisters, and Nora has always been q be-
witching little maid.
As they cross the lawn Mr.. scrope
sees the faces OF his natural enemies, the
BOYS, who have parodied his poems and
cariCatured his face and figure in an In
definite variety Of ways.
II will enter the house only for a briei
farewell" he says. SIT may he some
time before l see you again; am going
to London tomorrow"
The boys are delighted at the news o.
Scrope's intended departure, but pleas
ure gives place to regret few moments
later when they learn that he means Il
return.
Nora says good.by coolly enough; Ger
tain words Of SCrope's are ranking II
her bosom. Then Nora and her aun
looked rather shyly at each other.
"Auntie dear. why did you want MI
to marry that mani"
my dear, thought he was fond o
you; / think 30 STILL"
Nora meditates, then repeating tn
poets generous" speech, asks her aun
for an Interpretation.
"My dear Nora, what genorosit.
could there be IN marrying your ask
Mrs. Stamer. "Don't think about tht
upgallant speech. By the way, yol
know Tower court2 Tie owner is com
ing home" Mrs. stamer continues "a
last he means 10 take possession. lsw&
only to-day that learned that the ney
; baronet was John Charteris."
"Yes2" Gays Nora, seeming very it'll
interested.
| "why, Nora, surely you remembe
Hora's eyes suddenly light up; Bh
does, indeed, remember the big, stronf
merry boy whose rompings used to dill
J turb the quiet OF aunsie's town house
: who brought foreign stamps for Tor
and Fred, mended her dolls and auntie
work box and taught them how TO max
tofIee. Conld she ever forget the DO
for whom she cried 80 bitterly when b
had to go away from England In scare
OF a iiviihood, his parents being yer
poorin those days? :,
"That is a turn Of fortunes wheel,
said Nora,
A week later tonnis net is stretche
scross the lawn and Tom is disportln
himself in a comical fashion in opposido
to Fred and Nora, when suddenly u
rackets are thrown aside and the boy
rush down the path to tho green gat
OF which is leaning o young man " hoi
they have been expecting ever stint
they heard Of his arrival at Tow
Court, Its Jack Charteris.
1.-THE rector told me where l shou
find my old friends" he says.
As he Rlances at Nora, surprise, wol
der and admiration are visible in b
eyes, and he utters her name in 0 toI
expressive Of all three emotions.
Ms. ssamer rises from her gRrds
chair and Joins the little group.
ave expected you to come in ca
rage and siE," says Tom.
Time flies too quickly for all Of the
as Jack relates some Of his experience
abroad, recalls many incidents whit
happened in his boyhood, and concind
by planning pleasant days in the tutu
she is brick" the boys decide
inst what he use to beP
The uuu has sunk behind the purE
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