The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-20

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''And when did that happenYS
'SFfntf an hour after our eyes HFSt
mot, The landlord was showing a par
" Of buardetS about the country, ono
Nfits Moore and were IN the party ana
0t course milne host introduced Us to
each other and TO the other guests ~
well. In the course OF Che trip MISS
Moore and ! converted enough to dtH'
cover q similarity OF tastes ana Sympa-
thles and. Of cOurac, after that we soon
became friends"
t'Then, suppose" continued Tom
Howard, II naturally follows that both
OF you rushing young things fell head
over heels In love and that one was
afraid 10 toll Il and the other 'darsent'
until finally tho girl got dlsEusted and
skipped out for home Am flEht?'
"Well, almost, but not exactly"
''Heg pardon, Brown" said rogulsh
Tom, II suppose left out the most I'm
portant thing TO you; such as the Btrolls
you took beneath the silent, silver moon,
and stars. Whispering sweet nothinEs,
hand IN hand; your delightful teton
totes on this VeF0nda, your TambllnBR
olerthe 'Vlne.clRd hills that border that
sweet valley your sails on yonder
silver llly.pond;' your GtrollB upon It's
beach, beside the talking waves; your
songs, dances and recltalH and chats
about fnvorite authors and plans to re-
form the wicked world'-untll It all
ended In cruel aeVernnce'-a yankinE
Of heart from heart and rVturn 10
something nearer your normal COndi-
ton. Am right?"
e'Yes, IL sincerity OF spirit be dlscov-
erred under the guise OF your humor,"
said Ernest,
''Weli, now to be frank. said Tom,
''why did sou love the lRdy?"
Because could not help myself. She
seemed like my better self, more gentle.
and refined
was she big or little, or fat or sllm?''
"She was NHHll and prVttlly formed"
And babyish. OF course"
Yes. al times; but she was a woman
OF excellent mind and Hrmness OF char
ucter"
Gould say mo- in a dozen different
waVs and StIll stick to Il. could shc?''
II never nsked her, Tom"
"Dldn't ask? Saw you had no chance
nnd had sense enough 10 escape hu-
initiation OF y refusal. did yOuG"
ut wasn't that, Tom"
'"Is1eR what was IL? Did she have too
many other fellows. and sou were tCal
%No; she save herself quite up to
Just lacked the natural gitt to speak,
then did yOu?"
mot mncs! DID / ever refuse to
fight you, Tom, when We we're 6oys?'
Cant says you did; but what de-
tered you anyway
"Wcll. 1t was Just this" said Ernest,
as he "hifchcd' his chair UP q little
closer 10 his friends: "She was q
rFE,NTrsVttNsr
hard 10 educate her younger brother
and to support herself and mother.
The boy was attending the little pcad-
emy Ia which Dora tRupht, and the
mother lived on small farm somewhere
In Indiana. The place was the old
homestead left BIZ DoEa'R dead father,
and the brave girl was trying TO redeem
II and at the same time care for her
mother and rclp her brother along In
school or course. being weil-to-do.
would have gladly Shouldered all her
burdens: but ~ soon as she learned
that I was the poSSessor Of a little OF
this worlds goods Ehe made me under
stand that she preferred TO meet her
own responsibilities unaided
This OF course. shut OF all poSsIbiI-
ties Of my proposing marriage to her,
although / loved her and she knew It,
and felt that she loved ME, stu. her
eondOct toward me did not change. 1t
could not, for her every hook and &C.
tlon betrayed the secret OF her heart
and assured me that this heauteous
woman loved me as tenderly as loved
her. Il was plain that she was SacrI-
hclng herself for otherG The two
weeks she was spending at Hotel Pleas
ant View was the only vacation she had
felt able to enjoy slocc the death OF her
father, three years before. Gladly
would / have taken her 10 my heart
and made 4 little home nest for both OF
us and shOuldered aiI her responsible
ties, Several times actually approach
ei the point OF proposal. but she always
avoided coming TO the point 30 gentIS.
yet tiNply. that soon saw she did not
wish to pain me with refusal So 4
gave up In despair, cut short my Taca-
ton and tore myself away.
And you won't be patched again"
put in Tom Il suppose she was right
sorry to see sou leave
Yes, she said Rood-by with tears In
her eyes. and ! believe could have
kissed her then without the least oppo-
sltion on her part"
why didn't your
Because / was not brute enoug TO
take advantage Of that tender sonl in
an unguRTded moment"
fSllI N4lHt became "a LIlS ltAAlS
81 don't know. Tom: I've never been
able to get track Of her any more,
though ] have sought her ever since
and would 20 across the earth for 4
touch OF her hand"
"oh, you poor, poetic fellow! How
you must suffer when you take those
Were sou ever in love, Tom?"
MANY time"
We'll. didn't you feel the same way?"
yes. but got over 1t"
"HOw?"
by falling in love with some other
girl" go,
II repeated the process until the SYM
ptoSns OF the disease disappeared.
HeIIot What's this---d telegram"
A boy approached and handed him n
message. He opened It and read as fol-
Chicago. HI--To Thomas Howard.
Crystal Lake: Company with $5OO,0OJ
capital being formed To develop recent
gas and of discoveries ~ Indiana.
Ricfield. Absolutely safe Have taken
$4,000 worth Of stock and you can hold
$40. 900 each for you and Ernest. II sat
isfactory, both OF you come to Chicago
0t once ana sign papers and close deal.
John c. HOWARD"
"Wcn, It must be sure thing or
father wouldn't touch 1t" was Toms
eager comment. 'I"m in for It and OF
on tae Afternoon boat, Are you With
me, ."
yves. We have about forty minuacs
to pack up and catch the boat. guess
] have time 10 drop IN at that jewelers.
down yonder by the railroad station and
get my ring broke II rowing the
other day"
Half an hour later the Triumphant
Tom laughed back from the promenade
deck at the departing steamer, as his
exasperated friend stood on the dock,
luggnEe in hand, shouting tranttc1lly
to the captnIn to let him abroad.