The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-23

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~ Ire lamp. come he z Il i K
his voice heidi 4 mott ID command. 4;
With q little hurt box III her eyst
Molly put out her hands. FOR j.
breathing spell tie uhiaetSe Sseineas
hung IN midaif. Nelly tore herseIt
free then SndsHed III the darkhess
Blair watched her 60. q 1eppbeatTl;
darling FROM path 70 path and hnalIy
into THE old rose .garden and up the
great stone steps between the guard.
Ing lions and out Of his sight through
the French Ylpdowt. n i45 i 4, "A
For, long moment he sat staring
at the windows through which she
had gone Einally he arose, nhtetli.
cred ola horass hisched them 10. the.
caravan and drove 9ff Into the might,
eShe Is too wonderful" his lips re.
heated. M"I could not Withstand lief
long 80 :. 80 q WI
Three years came and went before
Molly AsiSell and the vagab6pd
Dreamer met. three years in which
her eyes had worn a peculiar, brood.
Ing look-a look which John Gray
had tried IN vain 70 fathom or to,
tighten. tS'e
you are not so happy looking
YOURSELF she had ebided him on one
He had grown a shade paler.
II have catise-a terrible cause for
being miserable-but l deserve IT,"
was all he had said.
She, glanced quickly at him now Us
they sat In the theater. The curtain
went up on new play. The scene
was an Interior.
1T Is almost exactly like our draw.
Ing room!' exclaimed Molly breath.
lessly and waited Tor confirmation OF
her words.
John Gray neither answered nor
seemed conscious Of her presence.
As the play progressed Molly felt
the peculiar tension that held John
Gray. After a spasmodic clutch OF
the hands on the chair arms he re.
manned as one thrned!to stone.
The play was the old, old story OF
the son who had frequented the stage
doors and had been turned away from
home BY an irate parent. In this case
the son had lived In the theatrical
atmosphere merely as a stepping
stone. He had run away from home
to go on The stage that he might gain
intimate knowledge OF stasecraft.
The strong plot woven in tits fabric
was neither here nor there except
that at the close Of the last act the
author was called forth.
He came from the wings. ~
My son!".i III "F @S'a'N'a t&
John Gray spfang to HIS feet and
held out a pair OF shaking arms to:
ward the man on the stage. '
MY 'yagabond Dreamer!" came q
girls voice through the hush that
followed the meeting of father and
son. T' IS
| Regardless Of the excited audience
the two men met and the older man
clasped the other in bis arms as Il
he. was still . very small boy,
A suspended breath held the audi
ence
Finally the quiet tones Of the yaga
bond went out to answer that IN
asked Question. \
my father and / have been lont
estranged-I am too happy to say
more, except that thank you for re
ceiylng my play SO kindly" y
| During the thunder OF applause
that followed a slim little figdr,
slinped quickly out of the theater anc
into the great Limousine that crep
UP TO the curb at her call.
| Her heart was beating painfully II
dull, miserable beats.
Nobody loves me- she wept softl!
into the kindly cushions.
| She sat huddled and broken, neither
seeing nor hearing the excited crow
thai came forth from the theater,
II seemed ages before the two men
arm in arm appeared. Molly driet
her eyes hastily and peered out al
they approached. = S'a
The younger man glanced at; tn,
car. Then Molly saw his hand so Vi
TO shade his eyes. lie maze a quIcl
movement W. .SS-s 49, 7'!'FfFs'
She was very near him and tn,
Limousine had turned into a darkene,
street when next she heard his voice
Mine! All mine,r he 'whispefe,
against her lips. = = ~
Can we so"in NE carayan?" Nell
asked by way of spswer to his ques
tians Of g moment later. \ 81 4 ~,