The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-11-01
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70 bear. from him again. after
years! wonder what made
te directly he reached South
iIa Baberiey glanced inqulrIng-
the open letter in her hand to
rror over her drawing room
piece as though her reflection
possibly answer the query.
wistful melancholy OF her cx-
ID was due to an illness which
her almost totally deaf: though
Wag scarcely noticeable, thanks
SnoWiedge OF lip reading she
Qnlrd aud when this means
he sorted to the use OF an ear
81 Cd. kngeplously constructed
deafl n only l hadn't been
men have n horror OF deaf old
a. HN EIneedn't let him know
ffs4 always spoke distinct
3 ea uas clean shaven, which means
Sf deal % me now. I'm sure can
i.aee ~ she resumed mcdItativcly.
d yet him talking OF his cam.
erossgd the room md touched
fNll.
herine." she said TO the maid,
81 MEM Colonel Ewart VIII be
resently. Send up hot toast with
and extra cream"
pment after the maid held inside
lazy plush portIerc aud n tall.
iing looking man. with tlnw ing
fy ard and mustnche. filed W. the
god grnclous-n beard rs well"
1858 Baberley mGrmurcd horror
fie b, MS she enuSlt IN her fam and
en 70 meet him, holding it graceful
Ter lips
~ major colonel, | mean sic
ted herself agItatcdly delighted
Is you'll It's Ike your good nature
ilso soon. How you have altered!
hpuld scarcely have known you"
You haven't changed in the least
eree he said CALAMITY, shaking her
dhd between both his. why, 1t
ms sh1s yesterday that We said
5sd5S j 0ai sisters gordon parity"
t5hs was gruff, but hearty, and
eyvft above the normal pitch, and
man "a to catch word here and
re as she watched his lips anxious
holding the fan to her own.
fsYes-er-I have little garden
ere y she rejoined hesitatngly. But
onie and sit down. want to hear all
bout yourself and your campaigns.
Z course learned great deal from
ae papers. but II isn't the same as a
ersonnl narrative. so you must just
IN me from the very beginning" She
Gated herself opposite him, her eyes
till fixed on his face.
Really, CelIa-I may call you the old
anne. may / not?-there is nothing to
ust the usual changes from hill
ms to the plains, and vice versa:
the outbreak, which we quelled
some sharp fighting and losing
L Of our best fellows. and that's
You don't suppose" he resumed
a lower tone, that I've come here,
lreeuy / set foot in the old country,
talk about my campaigns
She heard the note OF Interrogation
ropped her eyes rather discon-
murmuring an unlntelligible
lsble.
tailS something tqr more
Sc continued softly-"thut
as wen as myself. You've.
What pleasure 1t is 20 see you
nd to ind that you-that you
married."
yss she exclaimed after n
Dause. cleverly simulated sur
her tone.
Il has always been in my
hts. he reioined eagerly, lbs
rssIng. II should have spoken
Invent away, but do you re-.
emarkIng once that you never
ri to marry unless the man who
you had something more 10 his
than banking account. That
EhS exchanged and went
d. d!d think % writing when l
JSH there, but until these frontier
airs wefs quite settled thought 1t
Fer not to ask you to tie yourself to
as II I'd been hit 1t might have
% a blow TO you. OF course that
IS taking for granted you cared a lit
for ne" And he concluded smiling
ther shamefacedly.
Tndeed! She smiled also. reignlng
tonIshment.
,sNow, confess, Celia, this is not alto
ther a surprise to you. Even II 1t is
Fou do not hnd 1t disagreeable?'
Dear mellow stranger she ex-
lined hesitatingly, after a slight
use, sim keeping her eyes fixed on
face, while she bit the tip Of her
nervously.
he broke the silence at last with
le reSretful sigh.
Is that all? II is most interesting"
All, Celia" he sighed, you are just
tantalizing and stand-offlsh as ever
ut l like you all the better for It."
be leaned forward with an admir-
glance At the fair face and shapel-'
d, crowned with neat dark brown
!. may people have told me the
: she replied eomplacentiy. catch
end OF his sentence, and, noting
iatiVe glance, she concluded
led to the modern style Of