The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-13

unusual flush on her ordinari-
ly pearly-fair cheek fand her eyes
looked large and RESTLESS. She had
evidently dressed hurriedly. The laces
on her bosom looked as though hastily
adjusted. and the flowers at her belt
were pinned awry. Il am late she
apologfzed She had come up the room
TO her husband. and lifted her lips for
his customary evening salute. Il am
sorry to have kept dinner waiting. 1t
is objectionable. Ii shall not occur
again
He murmured few deprecatinG
words. and they went into dinner to-
gether All during dinner in the rich,
old, dark-panelled room where the
golden sunset light poured in through
softening draperies of thin crimson
Sill, she was very gay. very entertain
ing. She always was vivaciouS. es
pecially when she had anything TO con
ceal under a tide Of clever talk OF
sparkling shower of wit. And David
Farnham was good listener-an ex-
cellent listener.
When one of his few friends, hand
some, reckless. improvident Ross Len
ara. HAU tuAtN HIS III OF ltluOLNt ONfA
disastrous mining speculations by put
ting n bullet in his brain, a letter found
near him asked that David Farnham
would look after the little girl"
Farnham had accepted the trust with
the quiet consciousness natural to him
In matters great or unimportant He
had sent the girl to the best schools.
He had arranged that her vacations
should be safely and pleasurably
spent. He had acted precisely as
though she were a blood relative. legal
~ entitled to his protection and as
sistance. But when she came 10 him
from school. a quite bewitchingly fair
and accomplished young woman, he
was temporarily dismayed. Whatever
was he to do with such charming
encumbrance? For year she lived
with a widowed sister of his All her
mothers people were across the ocean
and being strangers to her she re-
fused TO 90 to them. Farnham went
punctually at stated periods to see his
ward, and was in every way SOLICITORS
for her comfort. But daily the realiza-
ton grew on him that she was not as
well and carefully guarded as she
should he. In his perpleXity he asked
her to marry him. Now, months after
cir marriage, strange emotions
a., IlIed him when he recalled the
manner of her reply. She had turned
her head away for a moment Then
she had looked up nj him. her face
Raining scarlet. Her eyes met his full
and steadily.
"Yes-if you are sure you want me
yes she said
Life had been a good deal like a
fairy story to him since then He
was lord of a palace and the beauti-
ful princess was his-only his! In
all his uneventful. Woodworking life
he had never imagined what it might
be TO live in paradise; that it's gates
should ever swing wide for him had
not entered into his imaginings
1T was a delightful drama" she
went on. aprOpos of the matinee of the
afternoon 1T is likely to have a long
run. Almost every one who is left in
town was there"
IL passed the theatre as the crowd
was coming out" he said Il had an
Imperative business engagement. so
could not cross over; but think / saw
you as you left I'm almost sure II
was you, but you know how near-sight
ed i am. You wore white did YOU
nOt-a white coat and hate"
Yes" she said i'm breathless sort
of way She laid down her roll and
looked over at him. Eyes"
He slipped slowly. almost RETROSPECT
lively. II thought | could not be mis-
taken. | was sorry / had not time 10
make sure-to meet YOU Besides. you
were not alone. You had the carriage
And-there was some one with you
coming out, was there not? 4 tail
man. You were not alone ] was not
positive, but ii looked like Andrews
Was it Andrews
Her fork fell on her salad plate with
a little tinkling clatter "You-you
arc not so near-sishted. after aur' She
laughed
Then IL was Andrews
Yes she answered That sudden
rose color again stained her check. Her
bright eager eaAe never left his face
Tit was Colonel Andrews"
20 she was OH iu the sparkling
narration of the chief comedy scene i'm
the play, telling it with delicious hu.
NOR. inimitable mimicry. and scintil
liant flashes of original comment and
ail was made mesmcric by tho 2Icam-
ing laughter of puIple-blue eyes. the
little airy gestures OF white. perfect
hands
And David Farnham. eating his
fruit and cracking his walnuts list
ened and looked. bis slow. sweet smiI,
deepening around bis firm lips.
And she was his-ms. David Tarn
hum's-h his wife, This exquisite Girl
with the suowdrits OF her sta.uIp-
life behind. ana Toe wild rose garden
OF Der beautiful die before. IIo uu.
bis hand TO his throat al the though.
For an instant ~omcluuc ho, undo.
his cycids blurred the flowers. il.
damask tha aliloine HlyD off tB,
table. even Iho radiant glowing .ia
cious young vision beyond
Come sHe ,.od u Shall g.ag lo.
you"
Aud play sac $3.50. while H. smoked
and listened villa mauy omaiou.
music ua. gradually merged in.9.a I'D.
tle s0bhua minor strain -I..... a