The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-11-12

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Earnossed. riC;cf cars wee ordered
back into their garagcs. and We went
Up in The day coaches of q railroad
special with Z flJrry of STOW driving
against the wlIG0ws.
We were rae- 1T the Little station
shld by row OF closed carriages,
ioitod of to a village church and pack
ed into light Hide pews. There, If
enc were really sp old and dear friend
&c tho family end had Known the bride
sircc sic YVES .1w.headed little sirl
IN fufsy frocks, Q bcrcted old Gen
oral Crvgcr rs ,h Ugh Lo were 4 pick
rociot, y;iicoI Glaiiy ool damned the
institution 90 marriage. Then we We're
NhisECG away IN TIC sCoW-covcred car.
RACES To CiiIcoart ana luncheon. But,
hrst, we piled Gu. rubEbr5 in an ante
room by tho pcr e-eochere. passed in
review before tho Cd general. kissed
tho tips OF EE Us g.oycd fingers,
quoted = tao groom tho appropriate
ycma9i, OF Solomon. and then girded
cur loirs to trat for q place by the
Generals fieshEcts.
Fortune sat NJ down at luncheon
opposite n man 4 whom Z was very
glad 10 have - look. Vague whisper
inS5 had linked lis name with Emily
CruScr's for MANI long dag. lie he'd
proceeded with is plans TO win her
with the de!iher4tion o. & Japanese
Geld :aGcehaL
But women nc not TO ba taken with
> chain OF for5
The man WIS carrying on his face
q courteous urcc-. corn, hat the enamel
:. l. W@5 set ofo. savage lines.
Gossip had :; mat his plans fer thc
housing Of tEia y..o were already ca
ilcd out; the lSlI Coz nile farther
up the Hudson hat become the sp,cn-
did, formal gardens o. i French CO
tate. the r.siny .G,ls CT the chateau
lccned q limo CT gray, on to t.ro
above the river. The great Clt.t...i
WIS making rc-1r vhilo 10 w.t,,t
had 10 O. ;c.. unity TO al,.t .-l...
Liz. a.rs. Cheney C.ycor w.t- e
niece On the HEX. had lin q. Hoc
right. rho prot cal old GcT&ge. Was
in every slGvc.Corket.
Any mother would kavo feared so
dangerous q ana, but not so Nrs.
CEorlcy GayU,-. This fretboo.e,. wa
TIE riono2: On Us soac, 10 had cacis
Q? Gcuh.coas 9cci>cd 10 Tho 3Uawalc
CT his brig. \F&,t EG.taged e II TIC
dearest illu9iol cf . maid walked The
I.0uE with TIC Goid pieces bound
tiC,'t cyo- is e-clldc, provided .:
oct ocUItry c"latC, town ECUso
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t'c ,.'" 81 ,rio was rC:cr g.tc...-
o. Gn . joult. t. man lowered
a bit about he 11}ltrnte, DrGis.ng
her charms. b., - d.d 2ot want her,
that WEE c,ea.. 10 nugscd hur.
with his hand o. his cutlass.
was glad t,Ai the old general was
Independent a1I ,he man Emily Cru
ger had chosen yell enough to do.
This brown Cii would be- a fearful
beast, proving It ono's door.
We depleted to lardor TO it's last
pate, Sot into our rubbcrs and pro
cecded to eE.i2ri; In our covered car
riages. We tToG upon one another's
toes. jammed our elbows into our
re'ghhorg, and arologizod sweetly for
it; but undcrI cath, fear, we we're ra-
vcning wolves. THO tragedy OF a coun-
Try wedding IL a Nay blizzard, twenty
r2iloa from Now York!
The women ell had been carted
away, and I wos entering a carriage
after tho last man when q servant ron
ont md said tie general greatly wish
81 nc to remain.
The servant tOC; mo 10 guest cham
Der whore I found glass Of whisky,
hot bath and a dinner jacket. Mean
while night 6oscendsd and l joined
the old scnc-al below stairs. We
Cined in rather desolets splondor I'M
Ger tho lamps; s.ter that we smoked
by liitle 0m1lderiog twig IRE in the
library overlooking the river. Then &c
wac that I discovered why he wished
mo to remain.
"Ccurtlandt" no began. you sat op-
posito a curious person today at
luncheon. What do you think Of
him?"
Wen" I said, "if one were lacking
names, I think he might DO safely
called wolf"
lie took my an9wer with a slow nod
ding OF the head then be walked over
TO the window rnd stood looking out
at tic snow Criy ng up the dim river
"E@ily loves this place" he said
II am glad saved II TO her; but it
was like the s.ory in the Russian fairy
book, I tossed the wolf everything
else for It,"
Then lie came back to the fire and
sat down in his leather chair with
his feet stretched out 70 the fender.
- VIII keep ycrr name wolf Court.
landt," he said; II like it better than
the ono his father gave him. I am
glad Emily Is yell out OF his way,
God bless her Lusod TO shudder when
/ saw the beast at hor heels It does
not matter SO much when a man IS
dcroCrcd. lie takes that chance i'm the
forest; but tho nursery tale of little
Rcd Riding Hood is full OF heart.
aches. I used 70 sec in fancy this
WOLF IT, my stocking jacket by the fire
in this chair hero. / have barred him
orr from my littlo Red Riding Hood;
ou. ] await the destiny OF tho HELPLESS
old grandmother"
lie reached OFT his arm. moved
some papers on tho library table. un-
covering a letal document in It's blue.
stiR wrapper.
Il have got g. sign this for him"