The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-09

AIy lady met this with a look Of wide
eyed Innocence and said appeHlingly:
Cant yon understand I'm not the sort
of girl you have to talk love TOT There
are so many other things better worth
talking about
.'Eor Instance, Philip Darcyf' Grier-
son said. with keen glance.
Ny lady laugled joyously. no, not
Philip" she said Il know hlm-all
about him more and better than any
body can tell me- He would be a saint
on earth II he were not so much of a
man"
H-mt The most part Of saints
were men, GrIerson supplemented.
Then, most lrrelevantly: You have re-
Iieyed my mind wonderfully. No girl
OF today can possibly love . saint. It
Is the weIrdIy wicked fellows who bowl
over our Sweethearts-even now and
then our wives"-
Dear mel And you are not wefrdly
wicked-jIIst nm ordinary sinner" my
lady INTERRUPTED, heP eyes twinkling
merriIy.
Grierson laughed CRY quartery' he
said. you won't get me to admit I'm
no match for you--thnt would be
bad precedent-but win say know
when I've had enough Now, to get
back to the beginning. what about tax
Ing me on as amanuensis? I'm sure
gave myself character. having nobody
else to give it.r
.-A-man-u-ensIs! That's city word.
mi afraid OF It" my lady said, dim
ping sweetly.
Grierson shook his head Mt her, say
ing severely: AT this rate The Com
pIete LoYemakeF will never get Itself
1t! We ought to begin work on It to-
morrow"
Grierson forgot the carrying quality
Of his voice, even when. rs now, he
spoke very low He further overlook
ed a slim creature In half mourning
seated Just beyond my lady.
Now the figure turned half about,
saving, with pretty malice: You could
NOT have Il better collaboration, Miss
Clare. Arthur can give an example
OF u nice definition OF every style OF
love making yet Invented Then.
throwing up a Grape bordered ven;
You didn't expect to see me, Arthur
] know that very well. Indeed, 1 my
self am surprised at being here. but
phil Darcy wrote me had better come
down aud look after some invest
ments."
There was pause before the last
word so significant it made my lady
gasp. She tril,ned red and white. star
lng heIpIessly from Grierson to the
woman and only by a strong compute
sion overcoming her impulse To run
away.
Ii was great relief to see Philip
Dnrcv approaching-she almost ran 10
meet him a question in her eyes. lie
answered it with Teassuring glance
and turned TO tile pair, who stood ey-
in.s each other uncertainty and IN 81
lence. Saying as he stood In front or
/ them:
Il think. Clorlnda, it viii be best on
nil accounts for you 10 announce your
enaayement TO Grierson. Your scru-
pies .r.s.linst it before you are out of
mourning. OF course. do you credit,
but people down here are used to see
ing widows courtel, married almost IN
their. weeds And nobody really knows
how long your husband has been dead
whether it Is year or five makes no
dfcrence. have just been telling
Uncle Jack how the case stands
"Does he agree with youF' Grlerson
asked. his face nverted.
Philip laughed. "Uncle Jack, like all
the rest OF us. is amenable to the logic
OF accomplished facts, " he said. But
don't think you'll find him very hard
TO fetch around. told him also that
Ellnor was going to marry me early in
the fall
Mrs. ClorInda Markle. rellct OF the
late solomon, was not without sense
of hmnor. She held out her hand TO
my lady. saying with frank smile;
I'VE may hntter ourselves that The
Complete LovemaEer' is in two edi-
lions, each limited to n single copy.
shall keep mine henceforth under lock
and key How about yours
II don't think niue win permit ITSELF
10 be stolen" my lady said. taking the
offered hand II have been engaged
since was hve-lf IN fifteen years
Philip has not repented OF his bargain
It seems he Is to be trusted to know his
own mind"
Clorlnda tried to speak, to say some
thing lightly hippant but her lips trem-
bled and a troublesome lump rose IN
her throat. She took Grierson's nerve
less arm and walked away, her head
! high. but her eyes dim behind her veil
Darcy looked after the pair compass
sionateIy, saying, "she Is too good ZOE
him.
"But she doesn't think SO. Let us
hope she never willv my lady answer
ed eagerly.
Pineaalve cleanses wounds, is
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