The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-22


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Those are the very YoEsls sels..zt.s
Srfelft Jones as she fiGsIAed = q 1l2'lIai
1 before ara. Berb les s aston he'd el
nd Et619
son he first looked surprised tleel
4 fisr9 rIuttered something aooIlE INC
ring being set with my birthday stone
and thar II was the best he could AZ
foriI: Then lie walked on Without 9E'
other word z
OF course he came back 5r you
would not be wearing the ring
n must confess that was little
BIT frightened for I do think heap Of.
Bob, and you never know hat q man
/ VIII do. but he came back the Yery
| next day and brought me this beautiful
/ diamond ring. You see he realty cares
for me- said Amelia
well, said Mrs. Berkeley, II don't
see how he could aftord IT for he Is not
rs well on as Joe was before We were
I married.
A sudden thought struck her, for she
sIyly concealed her left hand, but not
before Amelia had noticed the action
cob. Mrs. Berkley.F she SAID impul,
sfvely, edo let me see your wedding
ring do not remember noticing Il,
I know It must be something dne, for
they do say that Joe Berkeley was
heels over head IN love with you before
you were married
A hush spread over Mrs. Berkley's
face.
ut Is not diamond she faltered.
81 am sure, then, It Is something
equally nice. Now. Mrs. Berkley. please
don't be 50 modest" said Amelia as
she wickedly pulled the hand from its
hiding place, revealing very slender
band of silver.
++Ohr' Perhaps Amelia put more
meaning into this exclamation than she
intended, but there certainly was scorn.
els this the Kind OF ring afr. Berkeley
gave you2 He should be ashamed of
himself, ana he could have AFFORDED to
give you a diamond ring better than
Bob could afrord to give me one. OF
course he cared for You. but men have.
strange ways Of showing their love
sometimes
grew deeper as she pulled her hand
away.
.-It was made out of dime" There
was no further explanation. II left
some beans Ia the oven and must co.
said she and left,
When she reached her home she went
IIp to her room and snatched the ring
from her finger as II it burned and
threw it Into a bureau drawer out OF 4
sight. ,t.sT4..el
Il never will wear 1t again-ney errIf,,.
She stamped her foot angrfly on the
carpet ''Efe didn't care for tle OF he
never would have given me a.tfTis that
would hold me mp to scorn. Oh. yes;
he has been good to, me, but then he is
good to his CLERKS. his dog and every
thing else Her pride had been wound
ed soreIy l;i' 80
She hoped her husband would miss
the ring and thus give her a chance to
say something, but if he did not miss
the ring he missed something eIse-her
usual CHEEKY chat il9d M iGH 4
'.Are you III. Frances 2. he ASKED, With
real concern In bis voice. 4 .ssd .FIaEl
4 s.No." she answered curtIy@ t,';,fJ4gl
'.Has anything happened. tReR?'' =
'+oh. enough has happened = She tSdtd
coIdIy. 5Yffi stetl
Her tones caused him appFghensiOnlflet
Amelia Jones and Bob Dalesford are |
engaged she said finally. not knowing 1
just how to begin
ELS that ALP be laughed
Mrs. Berkeley did not smile.
Bob gave Amelia a beautiful dia- /
mond ring. which showed that he cared
something for herr
Something In her tone made him look
down at the finger that should have
worn the wedding ring.
She noticed his glance and answered
It ~ never VIII wear Il again, for you |
did not care anything for me when you
gave me such ring MS that-a paltry |
ten cent ring, target for ridIcule!
You could have Afforded to have given
me a diamond ring better than Bob
DalesGod could afford TO give Amelia
one, yet you did not even give me
gold one-and and--and you pretended
to love me! was q fool. know bet
ter now.
MIR Bcrk1ey WINGED rs " he had
beem struck. He rose and left the
room. and Mrs. FSerkley noticed with a
pang at her heart that nils usually L
straight shoulders were bent AZ from
age. yet she did not call bIm back.
Nothing more was said about the
ring. aud things went on much ms
usual. only instead NJ chesr. sunshine
ana n sympathy there we're silence.
gloom aud misunderstanding. Mrs.
Berkeley could not help notIcinE the
haggarII look that mad settled down on
her husbands face. and when she
looked into the glass she knew that her
1wn race WINS getting pale. II
several days had passed thus when