The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-08

tranquility. The sky was a wonderful
blue. with soft white clouds resting on
It. almost as patches on the cheek Of
Georgian beauty, to enhance It's
aawlessness; the sun was smiling his
merry smile upon the waves, and the
waves finding him Irresistible. spark
led and coquetted In return, and, most
sure proof Of finished coquetry, did It
silently, and the great white gullS
swooped lazIly, as II to hurry where 70
waste Joy.
High up on the cliff stood a young
man proddlng the stone with Is stick
and humnling softly, Since first / saw
your face" Lower down on the stan
stood a young woman also hummlng
softly. "on our native land we cannot
stand. /" And the young man gazed
down upon the young woman, put the
younR woman gazed ont upon the sea
Then in an instant the tranquility Wa
gone: the soft notes ceased; n muLteFeu
exclamation came from above, shalp
cry came from below, and a big stone
dlslndCed nv the young mans stick
went bounding to the sands beneath:
.'Grest heavenst what have I G3neT
muttered the young man as he sore
Teckiessly down the steep clih pain 70
know the result Of his act,
"Great goodness! what Is happen-
lnR?" cried the young woman. as she
saw the bounding stone fall past her
and the young man stand before heF'
hat In hand. 49,.
II am so awfully soTry," ne PECAN.
ri hope you are not injured. y We
so careless Of me. Please accept my
With innocent, questioning eyes she
sAbrs she murmured slowly, with a
sigh Of relief; "then 1t was not your ut
Indeed iThg no. he protested. ~ was
entirely an accident. am so thorough
~ ashamed OF myself. Please forgive
..well, as am unhurt, I may as wen
be forgiving," she declared; but this
81 really rather dangerous spot 70
%As / have added to the danger, may
helm YOU back to safety? May Iguide
: you up the path to the hotelT
How do you know / am staying at
the hotel?"
II saw you in the garden last even
ing" ~.
slowly. as She looked at him. You
were the being who gazed so long ana
lovingly upon the moon, and then: IN
stead Of breathing upon the scented az
the sonnet TO her pure beauty LOT Wu!c1 l
I walled You turned to a friend and
discoursed upon the Likelihood OF
..tak !. . asb thia FnOFninE,"s
"And the moon was coy and refused
10 give satisfaction, as did the hsn:
.sIence your cRtapulting on the CHI
HIS face grew eager as he protested.
att was. indeed. entirely an accident
wouId not have frightened you inten-
tIonally for whole shoal Of fsh.
II think you are very good-heartea'
Mr.. -, Mr.. ~ -
MY name is Brown. hurriedly' PER
cEval Brown. Miss?
faltered. MY name Is Fitzgerald
Ksthleen Fitzgerald.
:By my brogue2" she asked. plaint-
lively. ~.
.tT3y your eyes" he answered, softly.
ALL knew you were English" she
sighed. with satisfaction.
''By my awkwardneSs!
'Well-and your summer suit.
Indeed" he remarked. etithy'
fear you have no very good opinion OF
Engllshmeu, and confess have given
YOU no reason to think better OF them.
"oh. do not think that" she hastened
TO say. most cheerfully, ''They are not
ALL mean have met-ln fact. Know
two whom Ike very much indeed.
.'They are fortunate. May ask how
they won their way to your favor! l
am anxious to atone.
''Well," she began, "the first Is a very
old friend. / knew him when was
quite a child. and he"
did not wear a summer suit, pre-
suIne." he interrupted. saVageiy.
We'll. no." colby, The did not, but
II you feel disappointed ! viii not pro-
eeed."
he melted at once. II beg your par
don. Please 60 on. do not know why
/ was so insufferably rude
''Eo, nor do l." she answered, calmly.
''yvelI, he did not wear a summer suit.
and. considering Il was Christmas at
the time. you need scarcely blame him.
And on Christmas day, when there was
sorrow in my heart and verdict hang
ing undecided in the case OF Church VS..
Arabian Nights, he said: Let the child
stay home and read; twill do her more
good than church while she's in that
frame Of mind And he was a parsoh,
too. Was he not lovable7 Was he not
good?"
80 let you have your own way? No.
he was not good; he could not have
helped It," Mr.. Brown declared.
THE others seemed able to help It."
she sighed.
''But they we're not English" he ar
:sYou are quite right" she admitted.
with smile Of gratitude to him; they
were NOT"
"Aad the second?" he inquired, anx-
iopsly.
'.Ah. the second" he nurmured. with
lingering tones We'll met him last
summer when came over 70 England
with my aunt We were staying at n
hotel by the sea, and he came TO the
house several times a day, and by the
by. he-smiled at me"
'"The cad"
"And l." she continued. regardless OF
the interruption. smiled back at him.
and then. after little while we said,
Good morning and after that began
to watch for his coming. and then TO
yet up early In the morning that might
go down the lawn TO meet him At the
gate"
which attention he appreciated
greatly, no doubt" he remarked, saw
agely.
"oh. / think 50, and we became good
friends quite loved him before we
left"
Indeed; / hope he was duly CRATE
full"
Yes. I feel sure he was. He almost
wopt when ] said .gooa-by.' and ! really
thfrtr gld mite Z"