The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-09-24


able skirts allowed, and sipped their
Assam-Pekoc between the bursts of
confidence proper to the half-hour
Ihey had discussed the rcIgning tenor,
touched delicately on the last scandal,
and were now busy with Jack Rod
ney's name and money. Alas he had
no money. a decision of the court
had given his great inhe lance to an
other heir, and then he mad gone into
Wall street and been caught on the
wrong side of the market.
81 can't picture it, said Sally Lit
tlejohn, balancing her little gold
spoon. "What will become of IN inn .
The spoiled darling! Why, he will
have to go to work -
"Work!" said Julia Montresor.
"With those aristocratic Lands What
sort of work?'
Poor Jack !" sail Arabclla. "He
wouldn't know himself out of his hab-
its. How is lie to go without his
horses, his club, the opera, his Lon
don tailor?"
81 don't believe he will try to, " said
Felicia.
"Why, What will he do?"
"Iho only thing he can do-stop
living"
ooh, Bah! How horrid of Won
Jack Rodney, the dear, splendid fel.
low Has any one seen him? won
der what he Is doing now" said Sally.
Walking on his uppers, don't they
call it?" said Bah
"Such shame! And he has lent
and given away fortune to other
people. He never seemed to care
about money"
"No, indeed; l suppose he has
dropped modest fortune in cards be-
fore this.
why, Bah; with the poor fellow
In such strait. lie only does what
all the other men do"
"And he does great deal they
don't do, said Arabcla. every ono
else was letting Will de Luvs roam
what he sowcd, but Jack made good
all the misrepresentation isn't that
the new temp -anl gave Will fresh
start. Aud if 1T was jacks Yacht that
went cruising up the Mediterranean
and had Princes on board for quests.
1T was his steamer that took those
children from Seven Alleys down the
harbor every afternoon nll the hot
GUNNER"
"Hou always had n specific talent
for turning telescope ON microscopic
subjects, said Bah.
"No, thanks, don't drink another
drop of your ten, Felcin, though de.
clare 1t docs put tho spirit i'm Won. 3"
said Julia. "Well, just one cup
lemon Eyes, as Fcicia's jewelcd hand
suspended the sugar. "What per.
fectIy lovely cup. Did you know that
QUO Of Dolly Van VEINS engagement
cups was tiny thing Of gold, crusted
with peridots?
"Nol"
and who do you Trunk gave it to
her? Wei, jack Rodney. And She
cut him dcnl last week.
"5he ought to, SAID Felicia, "for
doing such au utterly silly thing"
~ suppose he paid for it,, said
Bah.
"whcro is jack; docs any one
know said Sally
"Going to Texas, ranching. lie has
cleared mp everything md starts nj
once, sOmo ono said He'd like 10 if
1t wero play, the poor fellow Z"
ooh, it IS really getting dark, cx.
claimed Arabolln, ns the mail stole
gently about the room, and the croat
lamps harcd mp like moons dressed in
the fashion. And she pulled up her
ermino cape. "Wo must be going.
Why. Felicia, how white you arel I
should think You were ready 30 faint
yoursclf2"
The sudden light" murmured
Felicia. And then she saw herself in
the glass, and passed her hand quick
ly over tho shining olive eyes that
glittcrod there for half moment like
points Of steel.
Years aftcrward Felicia had only 20
maze that motion with her hand
across her eyes TO call up tho whole
scene-the lovely. lofty room, with it's
'old dobolin hangings, the great mir
rors framed in alabaster. the moony