The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-06

renien .1ls lense On u rsliei ssle
selirp 1s flst ting away fr5ta
iel Ie EslilF'.f NJ 81 water Is her
q. US and r.ltief IT. lily ken
DAN note that taf mn ~ = 80 IN x
ing ana has heart give 4 sudden tarolj
PERHAPS fter alB har GOODNESS was
mere -assulnp lion, he sought her
glance eagerly. but & was frieftIly
withhold
After trying silence Marjorie took
mp her knife and fork and tried ainly
to eat. The food stuck IN her throat
Kendall fnlshed his dinner meehRu-
icalIy.
Marjorie he broke ont abruptly.
.sdon't for heavens sake. treat me this
wayl Cannot we be at least friendly
WIN you answer one question:
The girl lost color again, though she
met his eyes openly, almost probingly-
s-CertainIy," she said after little.
cam I, then, utterly odious 70 your
She WINGED, and her snowy chin lift
ed itself imperceptbly but unmistak-
ably.
Il hardly think the occasion or the
circumstances warrant that she an
svyered, the shadows deepening In her
eyes.
KendalI's heart gave a great lureh.
Fad she heard He would be frank
with her anyway.
s'If you mean the circumstances SUI
rounding disagreement" he ga
decidedly they do"
She made no answer, but the hurt
look in her eyes told him the truth.
and he hurried on eagerly:
marjorie. WIN you listen TO my side
OF it3 Ilstent I was desperate cra2y
when I thought l had lost you
threw myself into anythIng-every-
thing-all sorts of things-aS means
OF getting little relief from the eat
ing misery of It ali. Before knew It
I found myself mixed up In this silly
business. But swear to you on my
word as a man that there Is no ques-
tiol Of honor involved. The whole
thing believe me. Is nine parts jest.
with a little It might be made serious,
but, thank heaven. no fatal words have
been spoken"
.sBut she believes
seNot Mt all. She has no right. She
does not. I know It. Dear, you have
alvnys been ID and wise and lib
el,al Don't let this nonsensical thing
core between us now. You will notY'
Again he leaned toward her with pas
sionate vellemence md his fingers
caught hers and held them hard, his
eyes burning into hers
When he finished speaking Marjorie
was IoosIng into Ills face wlstfully. al
most sadly,
Il am sorry. Dick" she said, "but It
is nil too late. sail from New York
Friday as companion to an Invalid
lady. Aiy father lost everything, ana
l accented the engagement last month.
1t is serious. you see"
Kendall smiled. There are degrees
of seriousness, Miss DerefOrth. are
there not:''
She shook her head. stili grave. but
his eyes only Frightened. He had the
reins now, and he was resolved upon
the heroic course
..Will you be good enough to give
me the la'y-'s address," he asked.
wonderful. Marjorie drew from her
bag slip of paper and passed 1t OYER
to him.
At the next station Kendall left the
car for a few moments. and the girl
went back into her sleeper. Where che
sat waiting with vivid cheeks, smile
In her eyes and swiftly beating
heart in her bosom.
Ten !! ICES Inter Kendall came in.
aourishin hree omlnous yellow sheets
of paper in his hand. He held them
out to l%r
..Ierc IRE the copies of some tele-
grams he SAID Read them"
Miss kitty r5arsreaves. 1876 - Street.
Impossible TO keep my engagement with
you and Miss IIunlley. SEQ letter.
r. KENDALL.
Mrs. J. NJ. waterman. 1894 - Street.
New ToT.-:
Unforeseen circumstances compel me to
cancel my en- = with s-o- 9eteLiiS
later asARJoRlE DEHEF9Rffi
Mr.. Jack Davidson. Phenix Club New
Me US With your wife at the Grand
Central station p. m Aiu-jorlc and
myself have decided TO be married a. Year
house ton:E.4t DlS -
The Antirri=y Of the Tl'imhle.
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