The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-11


Carton restaurant % order some sun
per, f0r he5 began to feeI the need ot
100 lie had NOT lime ID drink big
vine and partake Of the cold pheasant
before he saw that opposite him the.
two people who had taken their table
were Lefty Lane and Poniotowsky.
The woman's slender back was turned
to Blair. and his heart gave a leap Of
pain at the sight Of the man with her.
and the cruel suffering began again.
Dan gave up. the idea Of eating:
drank whole bottle Of champagne,
then pushed 1t away from him VIC.
tently. "Ho1d up, he told himself.
you're getting dangerous; this drink.
tnE wont do" So he sat drumming
on The table looking into the air.
When those two got up to go, how.
ever, he would 60 with them; that was
sure. He could never see them 30
out together again: no-no-no! As
his brain grew bit clearer he saw
that they were having heated dis
cussion between them, and as the
room emptied finally, save for them.
selves, Dan, though, he could not hear
what Poniotowsky said. understood
that he was urging something which
the girl did not wish to grant. When
they left he rose as well. and at the
door Of the restaurant the actress and
nor comnanion nausea. and Dan saw
her face, deadly pale. There were
tears in her eyes.
For Gods sakei" he heard her
murmur, and she impatiently drew
hcr cloak around her shoulders. Pc.
ni6towsky put out his hand to help
her. but she drew back from him, ex
claiming violently: "oh. no-no!" Be
fore he was aware what he was doing,
Dan vas holding his hand out to Miss
Lane.
How she turned to him! God Of
dreams! How she took in one cold
hand his hand; just the grasp a man
needs to lead him TO offer the scrr.
ice Of his life. Her hand was icy-it
thrilled him to his marrow.
"oh-you-" she breathed. "Helio!"
No words could have been more
I commonplace, less in the category Of
dramatic or poetic welcome, but they
were music to the, boy, and when the
actress looked at him with a ghost Of
smile on her trembling lips, Dan was
sure there was some kind Of blessing
in the greeting.
81 am going to see you home" no
said with determination, and she
caught at it:
yes, yes, do! VIII you?"
The third member of the party had
not spoken. A servant fetched him
light to which he bent, touching his
cigar. Then he lifted his head-a
handsome one-with its cold and in.
! different eyes, 10 Lefty Lane. o.
Good night, Miss Lane A deep
color crept under his dark skin.
Come said the actress eagerly;
"come along; my motor is out there
and am crazy tired. That is all
There is about it. Come along"
Snatched from marriage contract,
still bitter from his jealous anger, this
Ito be alone with her-by the side Of
/ this white, fragrant, wonderful crea-
ture-to have been turned 10 by her,
TO be alone with her, the duchess OF
Breakwater out of his horizon, Ponio:
towsky gone-Oh, 1t was sweet to
him! They had rolled out from the
Carlton down toward the square and
he nut his arm around her waist, his
voice shook:
"You are dead tired! And when /
saw that brute with you tonight l
could have shot him."
Take your arm away, please"
Why"
TAKE it away. don't like it. Let
my hand igo. What's the matter with
you? / thought I could trust you"
He said humbly: you can-certain'
ly you can"
Il am tired-tired-tired!"
Under his breath he said: Put
your head on my shoulder, Lefty, dar-
ling"
And she turned on him nearly as
violently as she had on Poniotowsky,
and burst into tears, crouching almost
Tin the corner of the mosor away from
Thin, both her hands upon her breast
"oh, can't you see how you bother
me? Can't you see want to rest and
be all alone? You ere like them all
like them all. Can't rest anywhere"
The very words she used were those
he rad thought of when he saw her
Gance at the theater, and his heart
troke within him.
You can" he stammered, rest
right here. God knows want you to
rest more than anything. won't
touch you or breathe again or do any
thing you don't want me to-"
She covered her face with her
hands and sat SO without speaking to
him. The light in her motor shone
over her like kindly star, as,
wrapped in her fllmy things, she lay
a white rose blown into a sheltered
nook. After little she wiped her
eyes and said more naturally:
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