The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-16

! NNN~h IL ottu llhC OIb times TO DE
together once more? Now l am pre-.
pared TO hear all the news, Pray tell
me, sir, what have you been doing fer
! the past three years since | babe Won
II fearful farewell?'
With genuine interest she followed
( the recital OF his varied experiences
! battles hardly won, obstacles over
como with difficulty, aul ultimate
success while Dunneis forgot time,
| place, circumstances, everything in
| me pleasure OF answering her eager
; questions, ant1n asking news Of old
scenes and mutual friends, She tr,d
him the history % her life during his
/ three Tears absence, carefully ON il
! ting all that might lead him TO suspect
! a change ia her circumstances. As
often Us nc attempted 60 lead up TO
/ tie tact OF his marriage, with her
! qn'cA woman's intuition of what was
coming, sue interrupted linn with an
I other queation Never had she been
/ 70 gay, 50 animated, and il was With
: out effort, too, for she really delighted
iu living over the past in company
WITH her Handsome old playmate,
For some time their talk was merely
such as might have passed betAeen any
| two old friends, and they both enjoyed
1t thoroughly; but Edith did not
/ intend to lot her oil sweetheart oil
| without some punishment. Seein2 his
careful avoidance Of tender topics. she
interrupted him ia u description III
life IN South Africa, and then with n
sudden change of tone, said "Yeg.
Chi. you men have much the best of
ii I'D case OF this kind What kind.
hV Ne leIt to infer. when you are
compelled to leave the girl you like,
. though It may be 4 wrench at first,
you have SO much to DO and to think
about, your lives arc SO full, that YOU
have bat little time &c grioyo; while
we poor women have to stay at home
with no absorbing work 60 barry our.
selves and our troubles IN, with moth
ing 10 do but tc cuUut tho minutes and
wish they would fly faetcr. Now while
you have been out in far OFF land.
Ike Ulysses, winning wealth aud glory
t7ni a coat OF tan toe! Cliff, Which is
very becoming } l like poor, patient
Penelope have been spiuuiug--''
Yarns, I'll wager r. he interrupted,
! ieughingly, "tor they're tho only
things | ever heard OF your spinning. =
she Joined in his laugh, but added
severely Your levity is unseen,ly,
sir, when it spoilo such fine compafi.
son, but seriously, do wonder
sometimes, She went Oh, getting
pathetic, chow have stood the last
three yeats without you, ] moan.
But 1 don't believe you have cared one
bit, CiiGl" Aud sine shot challenge
from her blue eyes into his gray ones.
Filth He Vas about 10 add Il
bosty remonstrauce, whou the realiza.
ton of his position came to him, and
he remained silent.
You say Edith lust A. YOU used
to say ii when J tcrmcnted vou so.
when We te-childrcn. / never
used TO like my name until Won told
ne YOU thought it pretty. Then,
whenever You would say It, used t.
think IL Was the very rrettiest name
in the world
she lid AZ THIS with q little droop
OF her heal which struck chill TO
Clifford Dunnei's heart. Tue CONVEX.
saiion was plainly becom lug danger.
oue What should he do? Edith
evidently believed i'm tho renIitv oF bis
attachment for her. and meat - ~.
eume their relation, a. the n1int H.
they had been broken on when he went
p South Africa, 10 seek tho fortune
which was to win thc rayor OF her
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