The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-29

which I had previously seated myself
and seated mytelf upon the chair on
which had previously placed my hat
Tint chair was nearer to madame nS
.'Monsieur is prudent" she said. ai,e
smiled. / should have been peElectS
happy II her gaze did not sooIIeH wei" vi
der through the window frame H+'N
seek the sunshine outside. ,.,.u
NAY, fear" / murmured' 40oK'Hs
at her ardently. "lmprudent'
THAT is hardly in the nature Oh
compliment" -, en-. enc
Joy Of moment. a minute IN nouE'
lose my future peace" -.
She beat another solo upon the ilooE'
and again looked into the sunsnlls.
My eyes followed hers. and ! tnougns
saw n hat. The hat was severe nay
rigid; It was masculine hat.
as the peril so great?" she asked.
She spoke so softly that pushed my
chair little nearer to her and leaned
"The answer is entirely in your
hands, madame" said.
"There may be no perl" she pouteo,
'for who knows what tree OF love may
spring from this mere grain OF barely
ten minutes?"
Have you noticed the roses at the
Window"
''No." / answered. "They nre there
no doubt-roses are often at Windows
but / have eyes for you only"
"There is One-nlmost a bud. covet
Il; must have II"
She rose and passed swiftly to the
window. Again thought l saw the
hat rose, followed her. stood
behind her as she raised her ungloved
hand; dainty, slender, white hand
n hand that any man might not tire
OF kissing easily. She caught the bud,
broke its stem and gave faint cry.
"You have hurt yourself" said.
"a thorn" she answered hurriedly.
1T has pricked melt is still In
fear"
took her hand in mine. 1 have had
some experience in connection with 1T
tie hands, and did not look for any
deep wound. yet must confess to some
considerable surprise when found
none at all, and even after minute
search no visible impression upon the
satin of her skin.
Madame said, falterlnEly, Il can
see nothing"
Stupid" she cried. pettishly, yet not
loudly. Look again-I tell you have
hurt my hand badly. You cannot see
well. Hold It to the light"
/ held 1t to the light looked at
II very carefully-the hand was really
worth looking nt-I bent lower over 1t,
lower still. Then suddenly glanced
upward. she was smiling. saw
a challenge in her eyes. kissed her
hand.
"ClotIlde," said voice over my head:
It was u strange voice, and 1t seemed
out in the garden, a little above me.
1 looked up. and recognised the Ilglo'
severe hat. Under the hat was a man.
He looked bad-temepered when he re-
garded me; he looked penltent when he
gaEed upon MADAME.
Henri" she cried, ~ have thorn
IN my finger. This gentleman is clum-
sy-he cannot discover It."
She glanced at me, scornfully, and
stretched out her perfectly healthy
hand to the owner Of the rigid hat,
who took It. Then. in that hand, In
nocent Of scratch or mark, he found a
thorn, plucked 1t out, and kissed the
place where It had been, 1 think,
though the wound was, after all. not
in her hand, and II did not find 1t 1
wns not useless In the healing.
Then suddenly remembered that !
had not summoned the landlord, and
rectified my forgetfulness in n violent
manner. When mine host entered, he
was in time to see the rigid hat bending
under parnsol somewhere down the
road.
"Ah, they have made 1t up again"
he cried, with evident satisfaction. II
am glad Of that, for the wedding Is 10
be In the carly part OF next week, and
/ am to supply the wine for the cere-
mony"
Every one seemed satisfied but my
self. continued my walk to Pour
Vile, having remembered my sister was
waiting.-BlaclS and White