The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-17
At LAST.
ny ELIZABETH CHERRY HARE.

Fay Melville lifted her curly head from
my lap. Sho was pale, childish look.
ing girl, but her faco showed CHI arnCtcr.
| glanced from her into tho mirror
opposite. There was n beauty, bril-
liant, colorful iUce, and beautiful masses
OF wovy hair. That was LNuro Roy
tina: was myself.
Fay and wero schoolmatcs. md now
had her to visit mo. We really loved
each other. She used 10 hel p mo 30
much at school and wrote all my COM
positions. Compositions were not OK.
actly in my line.
"Who is he, Fay?" asked, batting
her brown CurlS.
Ills name is Guy Chiltorns, Laura,
dear"
Guy Chiltorns?"
EYES," snid Fay. 10. have you ever
seen him? Ia no not elegant?
l looked at Fay in utter bewildor.
ment. Here was this girl announcing
her engagement TO tho most handsome
and proud man had ever met. How
conld this happen?
"reIl Inc all about it," said l. GLOW
came YOU 10 meet iim?"
"lle visited our village last summer.
lie has been writing to mo ever since.
We are really engaged. lie does not
know | am here. for | wan: TO surprise
hin" aud Fay lifted her innocent eyes.
II love him SOL" she said, and tho
lashes fell over her blushinG cheeks.
Here was strange state oil things. |
did not tell her that he was to call upon
mo that evening, but bado her wear
her prettiGst dress, which was Il very
simple one. saw her pleasure in
watching me make my usual toilet and
my heart smote me.
You arc beautiful" she said. "But
don't envy You. / have Guy, you
know"
Again the blush and the happy little
laugh.
After dinner Fay fingered with nv
aunt in the sitting room. Guy Chill
terms came in before she had joined Ire.
He seemed far handsomer than ever.
lie was my hero.
| had given him my hand when l
heard Fay's football. She looked trans
figured when she saw hun. "Oh, Guy,
Guy" she said in an ecstatic voice.
Mr.. Chiltcrns was very pale. lie
stood amazed.
Are you not glad to sec me?" cried
tho gil. 81 wanted to surprise You"
Did you not got my last lcttccW ho
asked. coldly.
What letter? I left home on satur-
day."
You probably did not got it. 1t was
written on Friday"
Then he turned TO me, while Fay sat
down by the door, looking so pitiful
that l presently excused myself and
left the matter to be explained.
Ten minutes passed. Then Guy Chill
terms came out hurriedly. He pcnciled
4 card and laid it on the table and went
away. On the card was written: II
will call again and explain"
Fay was white heap on the couch
when l went to her. She lifted the
most appealing eve. ale doesn't love
me. l suppose he was fooling me all
that time"
| took the sorrowfut girl in my arms
and sorrowed myself, for another idol
was broken for Inc. lie had seemsd to
be something 40 much better than COM
mon. had pulses and thrills OF pain.
| could not sleep, though Fay sobbed
herself into rest long before midnight.
Women are SO differently made. | was
young and l suffered. took off nv
jewels and unbound my hair. Every
thing reminded me of Guy, md the
times i'll the last few months when |
had been with him. | remembered his
murmurs, which always ted my vanity:
"llow & orious you are2" 'How tho red
roses blush redder when YOU wear
them" Why must these words live so
in my mind! fairly hated the man
for his treatment OF little Fay.
Little Fay came TO me after breakfast.
She must 70 home, but, MS she said
everyone knew there OF her engagement,
she could not stay. She thought she
would try to make some change that
would distract her. l begged her to
stay with mo, but there was too much
spirit in her to think OF it. She thank
cd mo with tears. l am bound to say
that we fell together and Kissed with
many sobs.
At noon had an engagement with
Harry Fairlie. I had always liked HIM
very much, and he had shown much OF
Il leaning in my direction"
l wanted to coniide in some one, and
he CHANGED to be at hand. So, seated
behind the black ponies, being whirlcd
along tho avenue, l announced to him
that l had something to tell him."
His gray eyes were something like
Fay's as he looked at me. They testi.
fled to much mute feeling.
l told him all. Twill no. toll you
what no called Guy Chilterns, but it
struck me rather forcibly. He also
told me that Mr. Guy was rather given
to such things, il reports wcro true.
81 call it rascality," said Harry,
through shut teeth. II havo really
been afraid he would win your thoughts,
Laurie"
My conscience smotc me. We were
passing another carriage. In it was
seated my fallen hero beside dark i'm.
perious woman, wrapped in iurs and
clittering with diamonds. 1T is the
new actress the town lis wild about"
said Harry. "You.can SEQ tho stuff OF
which the man is made"
! am sure l was trembling. Ny driver
could give me but one hand, but he
gave me that one. Don't have pang,"
he said. chceriully. you arc saved for
better things than to have your heart
broken after q marriage with such
man as he is"
l hoped that l was, but what limo was
It that would keep running in my
thoughts? Fallen from his high es-
tatew
Harry Fairlie would not havo been
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