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

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,sefe m Ids tlI siL p GOV y, llis
Ire t.isufches and sJy-lIiedl ana taGlgrsi
= erg To- tlc door.
1rhe squire sat down heavily upon the
seeon9l step or the broad st'-lrlsssy and
began eraftily gpias up baeiIySsaE e
lifted himself from tread 60 tresel.s tlss1
drew the erutehes after him. BY some
VFhim he had kept his desk and AZ ~ llls
FnDe,.s IN the big south chamber that
had been lis yrIfefs Hawas going there
now. II he lived TO come back from lt'
he xotld leave behind new VIII. one
MAT wonId come ne1ir to disinheriting
his rebeIilous child. II would do more
fhan that II would set forth her re
I,eiIion. her neglect OF him, In such
fashion as to shame her, here where
honor to parents was so vital part OF
decency.
PainfuIly. with set teeth and agoniz-
ed t1Tinges; he won to his goal ana sat
In front OF the opened desk he found
the VIII readily and tore It through an
GriIy, then wrote upon the biggest frag-
ment, .sThIs Is the work of neglected
father.r
But ali.this had taken time, and dusk
was falling rapidly.
he snatched up a fresh sheet and
began to write. but the racing dark
Hess was too quick for him. Before he
was half through he stopped and look
ed about him. fun of thWartod, tmpo
tent rage he aung out his hand and |
struck It against 4 taper which had |
lain there 30 long be had forg often It.
BY its feeble light he hnishad the new
win and signed his name With = heavy, !
scrayEIInE flourish. eE-
slowly, heavily, he got up ana tried
70 steady himself while he put the I
clutches In place but sharp tWipgS
made him staRBer. he lost balance
and fell prone, Overturnlng the lighted
taper and bringing Il In contact with
the contents OF an open drawer. They /
bIazed up merriIy. ma wink the
whole room was ablazs. As he lay
helpless he saw the flames lick at the
carvings on top of the desk Then In
deed the squire groaned aloud and
dragged himself to the open window
A wall OF IRE was behind him, be-
ul11 u LAlA iNLELuuaGt IFNGAANG Ag9hA7f
To swing out and drop down below
meant certain death even II he had
strength for It He shouted. but moth
ing came OF it Sally was really fast
asleep In the cool back yard He shut
his eyes and thought of Edfth,s moth
er. In the great extremity there came
a Hash OF eomfort-when he was dead
both Wills would be burned, and Edith,
his only child, would have everything.
He ought to have been angry.
somehow he could not be. The mou
ing flames made his own wrath IoC <
poor and tame he had given mp ami
was waiting for the end when straigl
through the wan of fre there burst q
Slim figure, sheeted and blackened. but
like the light itself In wink
1t had torn on the wet blankets pro
tectInE II, swathed the squire In them
and was bearing him out to safety re-
yardIess of the flames that leaped at
is own head Once through the door
other arms laid hold on him and helped
% bear him down the stairs. When he
came to himself fully he was stretched
IN the grass at a safe distance. while
1eighbors and farm folk fought the fire
10 finish.
The squire lay very still, but kept his
ayes on one slim scorched figure that
ed an the rest. When the danger was
past he raised himself on his elbow
and said, pointing to the slim leader:
Daughter. take back everything.
You've chosen n man"