The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-14

I hENlLAl UIatN . wv OIIlEN N.NA--
tho landlord where Mr.. Trohm lived
and II 1t WAS within walking di,iauce.
a very decided change passed over the
good mans face.
ado you want to 20 there now ?" no
asked. "li so | will see If ! can ind
one OF my mon TO accompany you."
"Bnt is that necessary? Cannot !
find the house nlone?"
why, yes" no answered, chceriuily,
hut still with a vague tono Of alarm in
his voice; but its ont OF the way ike.
aud l have known fellows, no bigger
than you, who don't like the woods"
80. IT'S in tho woods?'
"Tcs, tina. Il. tho road wind through
the woods. and il is u little iismnI. you
know. l.ut Mr.. Trohm's place is very
pleasant, very pleasant. indeed. Only
| wouldn't 20 any further than his
front gate, il | were you. The road is n
long one and-weil. you had better come
back the way YOU 60"
This was alt very suggestive TO my
curiosity and hichly provocative q. n
number OF questions, but | was deter.
mined to get my frs, information from
Mr.. Trohm, and so passed tho matter
oil rs 4 kindly hint, which | secretly
did not mean to take.
Tho landlord seemed satisfied with
mr manner, and seeing l did no. want
n companion, did not urge his offer fur
Their. ! accordingly started oul alone,
after receiving minute directions "a TO
the curse | should takc.
Cushln. has but one street, bu, half
way down this, n road branches oil. In n
wide curve and on this roai Mr. Tr0hm
lived. Tho trees which were sparse
neal tho village increased in number
rapidly rs ! advanced. and by the time
| had gone a quarter OF I milo, ! found
myself in II veri,able wood. Not II
cheerful one, either. There WAS marsh
under foot aud witllered boughs over.
head, producing an effect that was any,
thing hut cheerful, although the sun
shone brightly and thu air was balmv.
| was therefore both surprised and graf.
fled 10 sec tho chimncyS OF 4 bright and
most: misunderstanding old house rise
suddenly before me, Tith 4 charm
about ls Trim doorstep nnd flower.
bordeTcd walks that il only 10 he found
IN very old places that have iycn apprc.
cia,ively cared for. A fence paiu,rd
white enclosed u lawn like velvet, aud
the house itself, shining with 4 iresl,
coat Of yellow paint, bore signs OF coin.
fort in It's whitG-cnrtNinud windows not
usually to 10 found in tho solitary
dwelling OF n bachelor. Would ,hc man
correspond to his home? Asst i'll M.
swer 10 ttIis inward query, tho door bD.
lore mo SWING open aud | saw IN tho
gap thus made tho tail and smiling iig-
urc OF Il man. older than | had an.ici.
patcd, but with full rs much dignity us
! his letter had led mo to cx poet.
"lIus Providence been so good ~ to
bring mo a "uoAt this tinc morning."
was his aIniab!c greeting. al ain sure
il You have come to relieve me oil n
rather tedious half hour, you arc very
welcome. But it is Obadiah Tronm
| you have come TO Sco?'
alt it," | returned, bowling with all
tho rcspcct his appearance callel forth.
Aud il ! need any Introduction my
sell. let this letter answer for me"
And | handed him the cpistlc signed by
his own name which hc had sent to the
Office in Hartford.
Tho smilc with which he had regard.
ell inc from the first. changed from tho
nero conventional expression 10 Que OF
heartfelt satisfaction.
81 nm GLAD to zoe YOU" he graynly re.
marked. his ego wandering from my
iaCc to the beauties Of tho garden be.
sidn IL. "WilI YOU come IN or will Won
sit down i%iOrG" he asked, pointing to
Tan un,,n -. .,-l-.s1-
which ~ stood. "Ynu will find either
rlncc equally accntc from interruption.
| keep no servants. and whether out or
in find myself wholly Mt home"
From tho look which | have lust
mon;iOnOh-a peculiar look full OF tho
! ~gloating dcligh. OF posscqaion-l Judged