The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-15

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the den and called him TO her irritably,
but Fred declined TO leave tne N,uUI
fire. and settled down in his easy
chair. After a while Edith came over
and Joined us. but she snubbed Fred
the entire evening. TO his bewilder-
ment. And when the conversation
Jagged. during the evening that fol-
lowed. tried TO remember what had
said, and knew | had done very badly.
Only one thing cheered me: she had
not been angry. and she had under
stood. Blessed be the woman that un-
derstands!
We broke up for the night about
eleven. Mrs. Butler had come down
for while. and had even played a
little, something OF Tschaikovsky's, a
singing. plaintive theme that brought
sadness back into Margery's face. and
made me think. for no reason, of a
wet country road and a plodding.
back-burdened peasant.
Fred and ] sat in the library for a
while after the rest had gone. and |
told him a little OF what had learned
that afternoon.
"A second Wife," he said. land a
primitive type. eh? Well. did she shoot
MN. or did Schwartz? The Lady or
the Democratic Tiger"
The Tiger ] said firmly.
ance.
Fred closed the house with his usual
care. II required the combined efforts
OF the maids followed up by Fred. to
lock the windows. il being his conf
dent assertion that in seven years OF
keeping house. lie had never failed TO
md az least one unlocked window.
On that night, ] remember. he went
around with his usual scrupulous care.
Then we went up to bed. leaving a
small light at the telephone in the low.
er hall; nothing else.
The house was % double one. built
around square hall below. which
served the purpose of general sitting.
room. From the front door n short
narrow hall led back 20 this. with a
room on either side. and from il doors
Ted into the rest Of the lower floor. At
one side the stairs took the ascent
easily. with two stops for landings
and upstairs the bedrooms opcned
from similar. slightly smaller square
hall The staircase 10 the thirr floor
Went mp from somewhere back in the
nursery wing.
My bedroom was over the library.
and Mrs. Butler and Nargerv Fleufnr
had connecting rooms. across IRE nall
Fred and Edith slept IN the nursery
wing. so they would be- near the cu,i.
dren. IN tho square upper hall there
was % big reading table. q lamp and
some comfortable chairs. Hero. when
they were alone. Fred read aloud the
evening paper. or his latest snort
story. and Edith's sewing basket
showed how she pat in what women
miscail their leisure
] I'D not go fo sleep a. once. M
tlralIy the rather vital step had
taken 300 the library insisted on be.
INK considered and almost regretted. I
ulcd The soofing combination Of a Gig.
arctic and book. That worked ike n
charm, the last thiuE ! remember is
OF holding the cigarette ln % death
grip a- / las with ms pillows proppoT
bdck or me. my head to the Hght. and
deHEltful ianguor creeping over mo.
was Vakoncd by The puuceut acrid
smell of smoke. and sat up and
hhnf"d mS eyes open The side o.
ih" h"d ras sending up 20 steady
column oi gray smoke. and there was
smart raotie of fire. under me
somewhere. jumped ont of bed and
rf" iao trouble instantly SIS cIr7r.
etc Dad dropped from my hand. rfi.
Iehi'd. and as is tlo way with cic.
af'ff's. determined tI burn % tho oud
200 s' doing if had fired my bed. tho
TUG under fhn bed and pretty urarIf
ile man GOD fhr bed
DO TOOK some harp work fo got 90 aI
"N' without ruus.ug fHe house Then q
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