The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-30
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no clouds obscurlng Sol. We spent a
delightful evening, barring each others
presence, and the departed Kid was
only mentioned once, and thon By Miss
brooke. who lauph!ngly related ono OF
his remarks, adding: "What q Jolly,
whole souled boy 1t Is, to DO surc.'
Aswe rode homo not much was said.
but when VIC camu IN sight OF tho lights
;t tho lin" Fleming refined up his
horse, cleared his throat ind said husk-
lily: Scribe, my boy, l reckon we're In
tho same boat and We might as well be
flank about II. i'vo'-hc cleared his
throat again-"malo up my mind to
hayo Mary Miss Brooko) for my vile
II shO'll have me, Think you're in the
same tix."
! nodded, not being able to answer,
and Fleming went on In tho sumo queer
voice: "Ihcy shy nll's fair III love and
war. | don't belieroit. Nothing ID fair
but justice. We nfe evon now, | think.
Lot US be lair with each other, and may
tho better man VIM
And thus 1t came about that, without
any moro words, we got to calling at
llanford's on alternate nights-nnd-oh,
these women each fondly believed
himsel tho favored one, II favor there
was. Marv-so | thought OF her always
now-talked football with Fleming,
who was an oX.member Of the Prince
ton team, and talked books and SO forth
10 mo, and We wcre both M happy rs
unfortunate man over can be under like
circumstances.
September first came. and with 1t n
telegram to Fleming from the Kid. l
was in town and received it, opening 1t,
as always did the boss kilograms and
business letters, to see II 1t was any.
thing requiring immediate attention.
The message was dated from Omaha,
aud read:
J, II. Fleming, II. K Ranch, -, Ntb.
Will arrive on third to stay few
days. Take couple cases beer to tho
boys.
lsigned] A. II. WHEELER.
l leaned against a telegraph pole and
ponderod. Coming, Ell? No more I'M
trammelet calls for Fleming and me.
Novel;, it was high time to be up
and doing. But there was the boss, and
this was his night.
l felt like martyr Us l rode out to
the ranch and silently handed jack tho
telegram. Flo read it, and looked ut
me.
Eyes, your night it is" said I: "but
Two got to see the colonel about that
joint shipment we'ro going to make
so I'll 80, too. I'll let you alone,
though"
As We rode over to tho IIanforils', We
tried to keep up semblancc OF CONVEX
sation, but it was not much OF sue
cess: We were both thinking very
hard.
! had finished my business with the
colonel, and We sat down in his den to
smoke-the colonel holding up the con-
yersation. The lamp burned low, and
tho old gentleman took it away to be
retilled, leaving me in darkness. He
had hardly gone, when Mary and Flcm-
ing came up on the porch and seated
themselves just outside the window at
which sat. "a
l felt like traitor, but dared not
move, knowing that they would hear
me, and Jack might not bo able to get
his little speech said. So had to listen
to Jacks great, strong bass tones as he
told Mary the old story. which there
are so few ways OF telling. When he
finished there was brief silence, then
Mary's voice said, sorrowfully:
ooh, Mr.. Fleming, I am SO sorry-so
sorry-Dut never dreamed OF such
thing. You and Mr.. Faber have both
been so kind and nice to me, and
thought you such good friends, but
now-this hurts me so! l wish you
had LETT it all unsaid, and I had never
known that you-you cared for mo
because-if there were no other reason
-1have already promised to marry"
there her voice took on q tinge OF
laughter) "the-the 'Undrosscd Kid. y,
r. L. KgrcuUM.