The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-21
ON THE CABLE.



rs no stood at his pos! OF duty, and lie.
tened llstlossly to the conversation OF
tho two gentlemen who were smoking
and talking in front Of him. Usually
Frank rather enjoyed watching people
and hearing tho hundred and one topics
discussed BY tho passengers who sought
his car, but tonight there was worried
look upon his handsome TACO and a
troubled expression Ia his frank eyes.
And this wis not to DO wondered OF
when one takea into consideration the
fact that lust the day before the girl he
loved and had thought OF for the past
two years every hour 10 his life, had
sent him away from her with that Oft
expressed nndSomotimos regretted hope
that she should never look upon his
face again.
The quarrel had been about no less o
| pcrsonage than u certain news agent,
who kent little stand down on Fourth
street, and whom Frank did not know.
] A week before he mad noticed the young
man como to the house Que afternoon.
but he had paid no attention TO il. until
he observed tho visit was repeated
every day. Then all the latent jealousy
| in tho Observation-Disclosures heart had
awakened aud changed his cheerful,
happy manner into sad and unhappy
one, leaving him prey to thousand
unjust fears.
Tho news agent was bright. good.
looking young fellow. too, and when
Frank saw Mary meet him at tho dooT!
with that pretty smilo ho knew so we'll
and had thought all his own until now;
he GROUND his t9eth as tho car whirled
by the door and turned his gaze stead
| ily away from ,the false girl. as he
thought her. For though there was no
engagement between pretty Mary and
the handsome gripmNn, tlIere was an
understandings, which had never admit
ted OF ANYTHING olsG in hts mind.
So, having worked himself up into
perfrct frenzy Of Jealous anger. as bet
ier mon than Frank has done tor Us lit
lie reason. the day before lie had gone
to tho little home wherc Mary and hor
| mother lived and made very complete
fool Of himself. Without asking hos
wby or wherefore, no had reproachod
her for her porfdy, and wound up his
accugntIons bv exciaimipg boldly:
III YOU'RE going to marty him, Mary,
l want to know il now, 60 l can clear
out OF your way" ,,,, :,
said clio, coloring up as sho spoke and
growing a little angry herself: TON
Shelton is gentleman, and has right
to como hero.
shortly. .'if hos encouraged by girl
40 vain aud frivolous rs my Mary has
turned out TO DO lately. used to think
| YOU were dit!ercnt from most girls, but
thcv nre aIl mike. They want as many
mon 10 their apron strings MS they can
carry. and never think what tho mon
ike Very we'll! TakO Tom Shelton,
Frank, siopP" cried Mary. now
,horouphiy put out by her quick.tem'
norcd lovers cruel wOrds. lie isn't
my lover; no is
ut makes no difference who he ts,
said Frank sharply. letins 20 her hand
he had taken ur, "and your defending
him "a YOU aro doing will not help tho
acho in nv heart, Thadnot thought to
ever see tiis, Mary, and
"rhut is enough, sir!" cried she, lna
torruntinp him aud turning upon him
with flashing oyos. You've doubted
mo and ineultcd me and You refuse to
liat,m to what l aay. Now 70, and don't
Won eyor come back hero again. And
moor Franz, sick al heart and hardly
yoolIzipc what ho had donO, went, while
Mary sank into tho chair nOhr her and
burst on. crying as if her heart would
break.
All day long tho pain at his honest
bcnrt had pulled aud tugged until poor
Frank was half crazy with II, for ho
loved her inr too much to tear her
image from that honest heart, however,
oasilv shu might take his from hers, and
all day long Higgins. hia conductor, had
wondered what had come over tho light
hcur.cd follow TO turn him so SOLEMN.
The lull In traffic Just before tho out
coming OF suburban dwcllors had begun
now. md the cars MS they toilcd up the
hills and around tho curves wore almost
empty and, though no felt littlO enough
like il. Frank knew no had best oat tho
little supper his landlGdy had sent to
tho powor. house for him. So, as liig.
g;ns came forward and took his place,
Srinmnn climbed out OF his little in
closure and, bagkel In hand. wont bncIi
into the rear car, which was entirely
deserted now. Turning up tho cushion
on tho scat In ono corner, ho began 10
nnnncl, tho little basket mud place llta
pooriy.cookod supper upon tho i'm:
pTomptu table, whom the car slackenod
Ks @peod and stopped, and tho mex.
moment pretty girl was coming In ut
, %C'''E o,bcr end. Frank looked up
c c and then down again, his iace
Crimson, for tho girl was no one else
than Mary. ,--., l.,
UNA not for after ono comprehensive
"Inpce shn wakud slowly up the aisle,
mi loon n scat near tho middle Of tho
cST and then fell to studying the nd
vcr,iscncnts MS calmly as II ho were a
tSo ,,, unrcgre.tcd miles from her as
weIi as her thoughts. AS for poor
I Ir atter ono glance at her, in which
bc tn3E in all tho pretty figure, and
n ~ facc. besides tie anrolenting
Glance L" in hcr deep gray eyes, foil to eat
H. "" Lie menl mechanically, and wonder.
~, Il ho looked ug foolish us hO iolt
Il Far n block they rodoin silence, every
,o,, md then the single passenger