Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-11

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'at So fatal co. ltn. I'D. ia not
come ITO lie tall'as o. uttered. aad
she was nNr ia ihr i4ii1.s co., 'he din
ne foasn. lio 10 ia i.ef last in rho
bndfoe'n. ai'ting = a 100 ing chair ia
al "iUtJlc of objection. lcr hands
ci'sp"d about be- knees The face she
hi'nl 10 him 80. iaie. ie eyes iull Of
pathus
GOOD heavens. sylvia. hc OK.
claimed. what's The Meter? a. some
one al homo sicE or--Or dcad?"
Wis wife shoak her head. She had
iiscn and stood droop.s before him.
her hands clasl"d he eyes down.
tast.
Chester" she said. vlh unusual
soicmni,y. Il have done somclfiqg
dreadful
Tho anxiety Of hts facN relaxed.
aud soatid% himself Ia tie chair she
had vacated hc drew hci down ON his
knee
What terrible ding have you
done be asked smiling.
! have spent "a mou,y:" she burst
oct desperately
Sncni The money2" he echoed.
Yes the European money" she
rcplird II was taklng ~ TO tho bank
and J had To rass .Joh son g. Bays.
YOU know aud they had The most ex-
Quis:te Castclliua marbles in the win.
dow. There were thrco Ncnuses and
q Cupid and Psyche and a Gladiator
and the lovclicst Apollo Thoy have
mover had anything OF Inc kind here
before. YOU know; ana : could not re.
sist. go!ng in 10 look at them Then
thought how lovely the Apollo would
bc In that empty corner in tho front
patlor And T keep looking at IT until
70 seemed to me 1t was The one thing
| wanted to make me completely hap.
ply. After n while n lad came In and
sad she wanted 70 sole. a piece and
she looked at the Apollo Then II
said / HAD already decided to take t.
After that the clerk asked mo If
had pedestal or suitable table for
IL; and | know / hadn't So got an
onyx table; it had to be- nice one
YOU know, aud and il took an the
money
She looked at him auXjously, like
rcpoutant culprit For moment IN
regarded her grayely. thcn he broke
Into laugh.
Well he said, II can stand 1t II
you can. It's only another mouth
added TO the time"
You're 50 good to take 1t that
way She said But this is the last
thins shall buy; I'm determined on
that"
But show me your aequisition." he
said; I'm burning with impatience TO
see it,"
She led the way into the parlor and
pointed to it tragically The pure
translucent marble was carved In
figure OF the most exquisite grace
Sylvia sat down and 81 he'd deeply
It's lovely" she said; but cannot
help feeling sorry that got it,"
As time passed she could not throw
of the feeling. and the statuette be.
came kind OF Moloch on whose altar
she sacrificed her desires. She had
intended making little visit to her
mother this month, but she gave it
mp
Il cannot afford It," she explained
to her husband, because got the
Apollo
And the money for railroad fare
went into the European fund.
she wanted new hat and the latest
thing in belts; but she looked at the
\rollo and put the thought aside
ono evening her husband asked
her II she would like to go to the
opera the next night
no you think we had bcttor?" she
said seriously You know we have
the Apollo"
THAT is so he replied; we will
add thc money TO the fund"
The months shipped by, each one
marked by deposit for the fund
sylvia could never quite forgive her.
self for her one extravaganza; she
would not read the advertisements an
bankrrt sales Whcucvor che was
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