The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-08
/ MATED BY A PAWN. !

/ felt her eyes upon him, but answered
lightly:
t.About twenty minutes past !. I
fancy" H, -
She was walking round the. room.
CHANGING at the pondprous looking books
and the papers tied with pink tape. get
ting. as she EXPRESSED 1t, the "atmos-
phere" of the place.
1T must be Just lovely to work here"
she said. Everything seems so old and
historic / believe should only have to
sit here few hours n day and should
become lawyer by breathing the air."
(which reminds me-" said Hamlyn,
shat / have been breathing air quite
long enough ara want lunch. Where
shall we go?"
Alice Valentine hesitated.
"Look here" she said at last ~ want
10 say something to you. You have
been taking me about such lot. and I
have done nothing for you. ] feel real
mean. want you to let me stand for a
lunch to-day" e
He shook his l,ead laughlngly. you
forget" he said, that you are my
guest; butt want You to say where you
would like to 60"
Flo named 4 wcll-known restaurant
in Plccadlly. where she knew the
prices were rulnous.
NO" she said, don't let us go
there. WIN YOU take me TO one of those
little Bohemian places you told me OF,
where you get a table d'hote lunch for
eighteen pence? should love to so. 1t
would be q new experience"
You look too smart" he replied,
glanctns Mt her admirinsiy, but tell
you what will do. We viii split the
difference and SO to q kind of semi
fashionable place where you shall see
all sorts and conditions of people and
hear n band"
!, Once or twice during lunch, when
conversation dragged, Hamlyn noticed
again the thoughtful expression on her
face. At last he took the matter up.
TELL me-" he said, what you are
thinking Of"
II was thinning. she replied slowly.
"of how could help some one who has
been very good to me"
Not a difficult matter s,relv-for
you" I,
1T Is very difficult" she said "nnder
the circumstances. Tho person 7 wan,.to
help is poor and very nroua"
She was looking down nj the fable
cloth and studlously avoiding h,s o ,,,,
can I be of any ass,sta ncn q, bo said
"You-whv--" she laughed "yos
perhaps Won carr I will tb,nk ,ho,,t Il
and let YOU knew
There was n new svmn,,hv IN hor
voice and manner and IIamlvn fo,+ =
mad desire To take her there ann +han
in his arms and cover her foca With
kisses
But there wos no onnort,,,;,v 10 4 ii,
her of his love 1,nmed,o ta,v ,,tor
lunch thew waya Obliged II hurry or 10
meet Miss sa1ord NJ ,not,nao ia
Hamlvn Ind M furthor ohonca 80 q
tete-a.te.a Win Alice h,. no ~, 4
satisfac,orIlv n meeting for NIordoy AZ.
ternonr wbon he da,or,,;,aa - -.
his fo,a to tba ,nst -,
"You WI, NOT forgot. ho s,,d5 IN
nDr,,n- 49, IA - ~. -.
matter Won ma,t,onad I'D
enc. she ron1,eo w,,h = s,r- ~, :
look on har f,co az ,y,,I no, toraa,"
AS Eycrard walked home bo rocn,,od
her tonos h,r f,c. No ,o,r a,,.sod
cbeats swoot mont, o,rnas, ,..a,.n
on, 49,, - - sss,s ~, Nv" :
that in bcr look which s,t,soo1 Mn !
He Was ,wotonad fror, III. ra,.a.I. h.,
an ,,rcb,n incuirin,rr what o.o,o.,, a. ,.as
Eo- ~ s.as.I IT e. 49,. 800 = /" a.
chanicallv tnrgod nj bis ", ,ch o,,,,,
"Confound mn bn oxc,,ir,o1 -
allied his loss 81 ney,r I.ron ~, !.
was sucb ,,,,sarco 10 ,o ,,,.ha.. =
watch 7 ,nrst COT q, ort drs, thtns =.
Monday norr,rc" 81. : :.
Tho urch,n g,rasned ,bo s,,,,+,,, 49,
ran awav ,-r,n,,np
On snnday I,,n,,,,r -. -.
himself to tho wotcb -
y 81 had bettor sf,,d,, ~, .,o,.. -
said "an1 coo ,yho, sha,, -, ~
n,,n "'''' 10 ga 'e ~
Ha .,,,h,,a j., ~,
II WAS no, h,ro uo tr,ad ~, -.
with the same result wiz c,o,,,,,.,
uneas,ness tn so,rchod n ayar,s a 800
of the clothes bc had wnrn on ~ ca
ur5,,. ~. ' '''e 90