Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-30

6toz1 evefything shout her home
seenked falling into decay. The world
Of pleasure was one Of which she knew
nothing. He daily tasks at school and
at home the two contrived to care for
themselves as to meals and all that
made up her life. For reasons which
she could not explain to herself. she
! kept apart from young people OF her
own age. She preferred to be alone
rather than to meet those who appeared
to patronize her or those who were I'M
refined. no matter how great their soci-
ability. She did not know that she was
victim Of the Chaffee pride and fas-
tidiousness. Her grandfather implant-
ed none of the traditions of his house
in her mind. Perhaps a more subtle
form of pride than any which had mas
tered his soul. forbade him to refer to
days of place and circumstance.
I'VE must be very patient and very
brave. Alicia, dear he often said AT
night when you say your prayers, you
must pray to be patient and brave
and above all, pray that l be kept SO,
dearest"
Finally, the end came. and there was
no more need for patience or bravery.
Major Marion Barbour Chaffee was laid
! away in a fair corner OF the Jessop
cemetery and boys passing through. on
their way from Philips fishing hole re-
marked to one another. seeing the new
made grave:
That's the ole reb--that's where ole
Chaffee's buried. My, but he wos
good fiddler. eh?"
Alicia shared her home and let out
her garden patch to some humble folk
who cared for her while she finished
her school course.
Il shall be able to teach in a year."
she said, hopefully. Il shall be indie
pendent" She would not permit her
self to say more, lest 1t should be dis
loyal to her grandfather. but The truth
is that she was blade of tender grass
from which some crushing weight had
been lifted. She Strengthened herself.
so to speak, and let herself look at the
sun. She began to desire friends. She
wondered how it would feel To be of
some Importance. She discovered that
she was beautiful, or would DC, if hap
piness could do its work. She knew
She was not dull. Life which mad
hitherto set her footsteps 10 the pace
OF dirge, began to play dance tunes
pianissimo, but the girl having quick
ear to her soul, hear. them, and her
toe tingled to be keeping time
Now it CHANGED one day in the spring
that, having come home from school
very weary, and finding only uncongen-
ial faces by her hearth, she concluded
was
happening. Some one had said the hy-
paticas were out. 1t was Dudley Keep
ers who said so, and while she was not
Obliged to accept everything he said for
gospel truth, still there was no harm in
well. in walking in the fields. The
fact that he had incidentally mentioned
that he also was going in search of the
chilly little blossoms really had moth
ing to do with the case It was, In fact.
an incident. When one is keeping a
close eye for hypaticas one has no
choice but to remain oblivious TO what
is going on at the edge of the meadow,
which was why. without doubt, that
Dudley Keepers received no salutation
from Alicia Chaffee when he yaulted
over the fence and FASTENED toward her.
He walked straight up to her, his breath
coming somewhat unevenly between his
lips
Miss Chaffee." said he, 81 infer that
you are hunting hypaticas?"
"Hypaticas, Mr. Keepers? BY no
means 1 am looking for violets. 1
think hypaticas do not grow here You
find them in the next fleld-so I have
heard"
II like what ! find in this field well
enough. Why did you not speak to
me?"
Il am speaking to you, am l not?"
Reluctantly. Do you want me to go
away?"
why are you inviting me to be rude?
There is plenty OF room in the meadow
. for us both, no doubt"
Didn't you come to meet me? Say
you did," His voice was coaxing. but
his remark was mistake. Her cheeks
famed with indignation.
Dudley Keepers. how dare your"
We'll, you knew / wanted you to
come. You'd have made me tremen-
dously happy IL you had said yes l