The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-18

ana t 100 bad, contlnlsd
Ms Bnker. win rising ind tdnllt Ion
.sFsealiy. PriselIIa e 81 shame. Il
,1-ifi break his heart and his mother
win blame me. ana it's dreadful
II don't see what l have DONE re-
turned Priscilla Grossly. 1t.Eas,1 fttJs
that q girl couldn't be deeent- olites
"a q man without his going and ming
"a love With her. spelling eyes lngll
az course everybOdy would blame. her,
she reiected IN annoyanee Is SIC CON
tinued her interT1Ip ted way to the AXE
Jimmy MarsIlafi saw her coming and,
went up the path to meet her. With
troubled mind he had thought the mat
ter over and decided It must be broken
on at once; not 50 suddenly as 20
arouse her suspicious Of eourSe. put
gently. He would make casual re-
mark or SO about business. then IN Q
couple OF days pretend sudden busi-
ness call and leave. OF course she
would feel terrible. but 1t would be
easier for her in the end. Dear little
girl! He was surprised at the wave
OF tenderness that swept over him
'.ShalI we try tennis or the canoe
this morning2'' In spite Of himself bis
voice sounded forced and unnatural.
tsTThichever you prefer. Suppose We
say tennis returned Priscilla. trying
to meet his eyes carelessly. Then to
her dismay she blushed scarlet while
he grew unnccountably red.
How plainly he showed It How
blind she had been, thought Priscilla
contritcly.
How heartIess in him to want to
leave her. thought Jimmy. not daring
to look at the lovely flushed face.
Jimmy looked very grave during the
next few days It was no little thing
to have bIIghted n young girls affec-
lions, even unconsciously, and when
she was such a dainty little thing as
Priscilla-so sweet, 50 sensible. 50 far
above the average in every way-it be
came a pretty grave proposition. In
deed. he sometimes wondered II he
were not in honor bound to marry her
anyway.
In the meantime Priscilla, under Mrs.
Bakers accusing eye. wilted percepti-
bly,. Probably everybody thought she
was glad she had wrought 50 much
mischief. Well, she wasn't She never
dreamed he would take 1t SO to heart
And he was such a big loyable fel-
low. Mrs. Baker was right. He was
too good to be treated so stability.
Jimmy had marshaled his casual re-
marks about business through two days
of painstaking effort and arranged his
departure for the third. In order to
avoid hurting Priscilla's feelings he
asked her to go for farewell ride on
the lake. He would be very friendly.
he resolved, and gentle. but he must
contrive to let her see that this was the
end.
1t was while he was wondering just
how he should manage It. that the ac-
cIdent happened.
They had almost reached the wooded
shore opposite when there was culver
of the boat-a startled cry from Pris-
Gillian overturned canoe drifting idly
on the face of the lake.
Don't be frightened We're near
shore-' cried Jimmy. shaking the wa
ter from his eyes and striking out in
her direction. Somehow they reached
the opposite bank, he holding her close.
while she chung to him half wildly
for protection.
IL was so frightenedv she said in
a wabbly, half hysterIcal voice, SILVER
ing In his arms.
Suddenly ut touch OF her a strange.
sweet madness seized him, and he Gov
cred her face with kisses, holding her
tight. while she, bewildered by a new,
shy happiness, lay passive in his arms.
1t was some months later that ma
iron saId in Mrs. Bakers hearing,
Jimmy Marshall and his wife seem
desperately in love with each other"
yes" responded that lady placidly,
at was case Of love at first sight.
l know of what I speak, because was
with them when they met. Indeed,
may say that saw it from the first
she added. with bland conviction.