The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-09
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-eEisIe, john Fielding Is waiting for
,y06 downstairs, .
Elsie. looked rp to see. her mother IN
the door and dropped, the warm cloak
she, was about to put, on; She -FYns q
quiet, gentle girl, so, unassuming that
her dark pFettiness was more unno-
decd than It deserved 70 be. It had
been long since j Ohm had come to see
der In the old friendly fashion OF the
time before Rose Isle moved TO their
town. The girl gave another touch to
her smooth hair. Her mother stood
watching her and then remarked:
Mrs: Dent. told me today that John
and Rose have been out for over a.
month. He has lust come home. II
Quarrel with Rose IS all that sends him
20 YOU, I should think atllIt''-s Elsie
wheeled itnpat1ently @ -
T.AIother, John and have always
5been good friends, and I shall not ques-
ton any motive that brings him to see
me-. shall always be the same to him.
Yon CAN'T expect n man so deeply in
love as he is with Rose to-b be regular In
his attention to his girl friends. And
40 one could help loving a. beauty Ike
Rose. She's good too
elsie greeted John as IL she had seen
linn yesterday and sOothed his evident
Is overwrought mood with a gentle.
half laughing tact. He was tail and
Blond, with hne blue eyes which to-
might were clouded, and his face was
u little careworn. Sometimes Ire gave
random answers as il he had not heard
what she said. After a half uneasy
hour of the March twilight he turned
to her In awkward masculine gratitude
for. her patience with him.
%Elsie, am keeping you in? have
not thought to ask If you We're going
-mtTwhere.'' She smiled and bethouSht
-hcs-scIf that lnaction was not good In
his present mood.
q I...s Icing Tor walk and can go.
a.. sT1I :,no .hsr time. was going
o., =, s:-Jscif. You know, am new
No; never knew you to be afraid.
from the time we were children at
school until now. have always liked
youifor that; But would you mind let
ting me go with you for the walk3
We used to like pushing the wind to-
gether, Shall we gos''
Elsie put on her cloak and little red
cap aud the tlyo young people started
Rose e lived not far from Them; md as
they pissed the house both could not
avold-Mhat they saw. From the the broad
front windows. the light streamed
brightly, a,he shades were not drawn
Rose sat mt: the pIano, and over her IN
rapt attention stood SQtman -Cady:
John almost dragged Elsie past though
he said nothing he did not know that
he gripped her arm till 1t hurt ana
tiat he was walking at paee that
would have put "a less healthy 5slrl taan
Elsie utterly out of breath.
1t was q. raw night. Win q slA SUIT
Wild; The moon was high aud cold
and the sky was streaked with Lyle
clouds. The road was good, and they
walked on and on, out OF the town and
along the river road. The girl WIS un-,
willing TO disturb her companions 81
Lent msod. and swung gladly, beside
Iriai. AT length they reached the boat.
house. and great pile of rough, 1888
ID a Sheltered corner, John ,stoppeo
here and proposed resting --...,s...s
elsie. he said, a. must have tired
YOU MI. out am a selfish brute 70
drag SOU about like THIS was trying
to get away from myself by remtnaq.lLnngs
myself. what stanch friend you, have We
always. been. had not intended te
tai you, my, troubles but think =
must Sc you Will let me" i -. e5..I,, -.
aTeIiyme about >" she replied ~ ' we
rihtter Of fact comrades. way y tna y
made condolences easy. .---
SeAu right, but you must not Try TO
heIb me-, No one can do that. ! SIM
r,Sy need the relief OF words before l
settIe. down to forgetting as fast as
He hesitated, a mas finds it hard
to confide. r-ez. r.;.,,.,a..
mike it easier for him --
4fTsIsie, Iaioyeds her alIuOst-from the
minute 1 saw her. Everybody must
KnoY 1T, for I didn't Hide my prefer
a6Eey; and asIlei1zE want anything under
le sun It is my way to do my best 70
Get IT. wanted her. Soon made
her nv friend and then-well, thousnE
lsbe ldyhdgme, though we had not spo-
Ken on ifiseTafds About a month ago
I wfSofe and asked her to marry me. 4
fold her everything a man tells the girl
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