The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-09

me Eiri touched. lis am VIA hss
hand.
I you should 20 g her and Alisso il
out ip v'Qrdss iere mar; some mis-
i take.r
.sThere 8 no She W. siEil.
/ ply playing me Elsie ypQ Fere
i 6iWays my e0mrade be 50 now IN time
Of need Elsie laughed. but il hurt
/ her a Httles-
N'ers wen 3oI7Ti. sSsiTfe to me when
! ever you want to. We viii tax and
walk and sea shall tryFto foFgSe
! VII not fan you.
March WIS gone and April had had
Their last day Of grace. It was the even
ing before May day. Elsie, happy
lhearted. was Whiting on Che porch IN
| the twilight. John. WIS TO come Now
he nearly always camese They were
going for another walk In the spring
! twilight to- wander across the green
thfiIs ana back along the roadsEays In
! the white moonlight Elsie thought
/ only OF the moment. but she could NO
help a little throb OF gladness that he.
30 seldom spoke of Rose, She did not
as at drst, regret. the GOODNESS that had
sprung up between her and Rose
Nothing seemed to matter but beins,
lliapuy. without thinking why John
called her sister half jolSingly, but
with entire affection. and while he
sometimes wandered on inconsolateiX
By himself he seemed content to be
With her. And so she waited As she
| waited her hfteen=ye brother call
I I'd distressingly from hls-room:
"SIs, for goodness sake get my good
coat from the closet In the hall I'm
-. TGk hat =
Elsie went to the dark closet and
emerged with coat. She knocked At
hIssdoor- -
s@Oh, come on IN and help me With
this fool tie, Great snakes. u yon
haven't got the wrong coat! Just IKE.
a. girl! Haven't worn that old thing
since winter" BE snatched 1t from
her impatIently upside down a letter
fell from the pocket
Elsie picked It up, and as she glanced
at the address her. face went white.
Terry What IS this?
at the sound OF her voice ne turned SgyeS
TO look. and then stood stricken Win
tardy penitence. 1t WIS addressed to
Tobn Copeland. and in the lower left
corner was inscribed In Roses hand,
aF-ihdness of Terry Terry stared
[ and struggled with the refractory tie.
"a pretty mess! Rose gave me that
months ago, and promised to take II
straight to John And like a fool for
Corr Then he cheered up: Well
they're or anyway. now. Propaply
she'll be glad he never saw 1t VIII
take It back to her tomorrow He
wondered ut the strange brightness OF
as sisters eyes, Mt the extreme wnite
ness Of her face. =1 ~
Gee! Not even Rose can toucn you
for looks, Sis I don't wonder tn that
John She turned from him as = L ol9 q =
whistle sounded below. She stu helq
the letter. 1872. -, ,;--.,.e7I
shall tell him you, forgot r.
Then she went down to John.
He sat contentetI1y on the porch with
his hat pushed. back on. his fair neae O.
He looked careless and happy enough.
at her approach he rose.
AReatIy. sister, Her smile was odd,
and she held the letter out to him. She
smoke as IL she had been running:
.John, take this into the parlor ana
read It. No. one is there. told you
there was mistake. 1t is to you rom
Rose. She gave it to Terry and he Tor
got 1t. / Just found it TN the pocket OF
his winter coat" John did not Know Know
he almost spatchedr it from her hand
When he came back, from tue ParlOPE
his face was shining,.,,3 ..-It---sf-.-.
7s"Elsle, you are an angel 9r You pf nave nave
| the heart, of sister, You have given
her back to me. She did love me sue
does! -. - r-.5
Elsie. smiled and gave him a brave
tHttle push. s-,r--- -- ,.~.,,l
tminute!', -s.,,s -, -s--,
| 5iIe -snatched her hand and pressed It
hard. Then, he went from her with an an
eager swiftnoss that he had never
lshowp in coming to her. She knew IT
snts aad always known 1t, but never
t-theIess It was not easy to see And I'M
der her breath she whispered brayely:
THE heart of n sisterr' ~
Tho Robber,. Grave at sIontEomeFy.
In "a corner OF the churchynrd OF