The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-05-10

) I took quick resolve would APP
pear 10 throw discretion ~ the winds.
TO confids to him What men usually
hold sacred. 70 risk my reputation as
a gentleman, rather than Incur a sus-
pIcion which might involve others
more than It did myself
II win give you an account OF my
selfs' said /. II did love Adelaide once.
or thought so, but my feelings chang
ed. A great temptation came Into my
life Carmel returned from 5chool ana
You know her beauty. her fascinq-
ton. A week In her presence and mar.
rage with Adelaide became Impossible.
But how eVade TT ] knew only the
towards way-to lure this inexper1-
enced young girl. fresh nom school.
Into a runaway match. Fhis evening
II had set as the limit Of my endurance
OF the fntolerable situation During
minute of solitude presiding the din
ner at Miss Cumberland,s house on the
hill wrote a few lines to her slseeFs
urging her to trust me with her rare
and meet me at the station in time for
the 1890 train. meant to carry her.
at once TO p. where 1 had a friend II
the ministry who would ut once unite
rs In marriage. Z yVnS very perenp-
tory. for my nerves were giving way
under the secret strain 20 which they
had been subjected for 50 long, and she
herself was looking worn with her own
silent and uncommunicated conflict
{ ..ro write this note rEas- easy. but 70
deliver Il involved difficulties Miss
cumberland's eyes seemed TO be more
upon me than usual. AfIfie wefe obllg-
ed to respond. and Carmel. seeing this.
kept hers on her plate or on the one
fr,A ~
brother Arthur BUT the opportunitY
came as we all rose md passed togefh-
er Into the drawing room. Carmel fell
into place ut my side. md slipped the
note into her hand. She had not ex-
pected It. and fear that the action
was observed. for when took my
leave OF Miss Cumberland shortly nft-
er was struck by her expression,
had never seen such look on her face
before. nor can conceive OF one pre-
senttng a more extraordinary contrast.
to the few and commonplace words
with which she babe me good evening.
II neither knew Adelaide nor did
know the girl whose love / had so
oSerestimated- She failed me. Or.
Perry. l was met at the station not
by herself. but by letter-a few hur-
rfed lines given me By an unknown
asked too much OF her-that she could
not so wrong her sister who had
brought her up and done every thing
for her since her mother died. ] have
not that letter now or / would show
tt 70 you. In my raging dIsappDinr-
ment tore It up on the place where
received Il and threw the pieces away.
l, had staked my whole future on one
desperate throw. and ! had lost u +
had had piston stopped. warned
by an ensy movement on tile part OF
the man I addressed that Ind better
not diInte too much upon my feelings.
pulled myself together aud proceed
ed TO Gnisb my story with. Greater dii
rectneas
81 did not leave the station TIL the
1890 train had gone. Il was from
sheer preoccupnrion OF mind thai |
drove this way instead OF Elr,isht oit
by Marshall avenue. AS I reached she
bend in the road where y0p ger gour
first sight of the buildings l saw q
thin streak of smoke Rising from one
of its chimneys. and, anxious as 90 ltg
meaning drove In
wait, Sir. Ilnnelngh. am sorry 20
interrupt you. but by which gate did
you enter2'
''By the lower One."
''Was &c showing Mt this timer"
''Not get. II was just before the
clouds rushed upon The moon ! coiIld
see everything quite plainly