Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-04-16
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perhaps to operate. Poor child II win
be terrible thing for her II this last
hope fails her. too. especially now.
when she and Hugh are to make a
match of II"
Harry's face was turned away. or the
bishop would have seen It suddenly
startled, ITO make match OF I'll" To
hide the flush be felt staining his
cheek Harry bent to close the safe. A
something that had darkled In some
obscure depth OF his being whose exist
ence he had not guessed was throbbng
now TO q painful resentment lessica
was to marry Hugh!
"a handsome fellow-Hughr' said
the bishop. "He seems 10 have return
ed with new heart--a brand plucked
from the burning You had the same
alma mater, ! think you told me. Your
influence has done the boy good, San
the others shoulder. 1.-THE fact that
you were In college together makes
him look MP to you-~as the whole par
ISL does. he added
Harry was setting the combination
and did not answer But through the
turmoil in bis brain a satiric voice
kept repeating:
mo. they don't call me Satan
nowr'
The white house in the aspens was
In gala attire Fiowers-great banks
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along the stairway aud IN the window
seats. and wrcaths Of delicate tern
trembled on the prim hung chandeliers
Over all breashed the sweet fragrance
Of jasmine Musicians sat behind i
screen Of palms In a corridor and a
long scarlet carpet strip ran down the
front steps to the driveway, up which
passed braveiy dressed folk. arriving
In carriages and on foot. TO witness
the completion of much booted 70
nance.
For a fortnight this afternoons
event had been the chat Of the town.
for David Stires. who today retired
from active business. was lis magnate.
the owner OF lis finest single estate
and OF its most important bank From
bis scapegrnce boyhood Hugh Stires
had made himself the subject OF I'M
comfortable discussion. His sudden
disappearance after the rnmored quar-
rel with his father and the advent Of
Jessiea Holme had furnished the com
munity sufficient material for gossip.
The wedding had capped this gossip
with an appropriate climax. Tongues
had wagged over Its pros and cons.
for Hngh's past had induced whole
some skepticism OF bis future
There was an additional element OF
romance. too. in the situation. for jos
sica. who had never yet seen her lover.
would see her husband The great
surgeon on whose Representation she
had built so much had arrived and
had operated The experiment had
been completely successful. and Jessi
cas- hope Of vision had become sure
and certain promise
The operation over. there had re-
manned many days before the bandages
could be removed--before Jessica could
be given her first glimpse of the world
for nearly three years Hugh had
urged against delay. II he had strin.
gent reasons OF his own be was silent
concerning them. And Jessica. steep
ed in the delicious wonder OF new ana
inchoate sensations. had yielded.
SO it had come about that the wed
ding was to be on this hot August art
ernoon. although it would be jet some
time before the eye bandages might
be laid aside save IN darkened room
In her giflish. passionate ideality Jes-
sica had offered sacrifice 70 her sentl-