The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-08

etedlheu IN the new sun all the after
noon: sparrcws were sweeping up 10
the caves. trailing strings and long
straws after them; from the back
porches OF the fats we're loud. awak.
ing. tinny sounds, breaking the long
silence. The clank OF the cable-cars
was borne over the roofs. clearly now
In the damp. heavy atmosphere: from
somewhere came the jingle OF street
plano. Floating down the mild after
noon came the deep. mellow note OF
some big propeller, loosing her winter
moorings at last and rousing to greet
the tug that would tow her out OF the
narrow river Kelley, the policeman.
strolled along the sidewalk. with his
hands locked behind him. his nose in
the air. smiling eagrely and pIeasuf-
ably. He had left on his skirted over
coat, and changed his clumsy cap for
his helmet.
Annie had sat at her window all the
afternoon. but. as the spring day wore
toward its close. she began TO realize
mat only the melancholy. and none of
sne promise OF this first spring day
had touched her. She had thrown
open the window to test the quality
OF the air. Now and then a warm
breath came wandering in of the
prairies. though when IL met the cold
persistent wind from the lake. il hest
tated. and umidly turned back. But
Annie would not let herself doubt that
IN tfne the prairie wind would WOO
mrs way until IL would be playing with
the waves or the lake itself. the little
waves that danced all DAY. blue and
white. In the sunshine. And then the
summer would come. and on Sunday
afternoons Jimmy would take her out
10 Lincoln Park and they would have
their supper At Fishers Garden
Leadam street was duh enough on
week days; on Sundays IT was wholly
Once Annie saw a woman. with n
shawl over her head and tin bucket
In her hand. go into Englehardt's
place, down the street. The woman
Went in furtively. and brushed hastily
through the Family Entrance"
though why could not be told She
went there nearly every hour OF every
DAY. Then Annie was left alone. She
uld not turn inward 10 the fiat: that
was too still and lonesome. and It was
growing. dark now. as the shadows
gathered. She heard the strenuous
gongs OF the cable-cars over i'm state
street. and she could imagine the
crowds, gay from their Sunday holt
day. that filled them. clinging even TO
the running boards. She might have
gone out and been with them. as ev-
cry one else in the street seemed 20
have done. but she would not for
worlds have been away from horne
Mhen Jimmy came. She heard the
jingle or the street piano. too. she
wished 1t would come down that way.
purse for the DagO
u was not unusual for Annie to be
lett alone. and she has grown use 20
it-almOst: as used as a woman eau
even the wife OF a politician.
Jimmy has told her that she must not
worry at any of his absences. an
alderman could never tell what might
oetaln him. She had but a vague no
lion of the things that might deta'n
an alderman. though she had no doubt
or their importance. \; times she
thought she felt an intimate little
charm in the importance that thus re-
iected itself upon her. but. neverthe-
less. her heart was never 0uit.- easy
until she heard Jimmy's step on Ia"
starr and ais key in tho latch. ard
tnen-ioy came TO the l.ttle aat. aud
stayed there. trembling and fearful.
until he went away again. she had
Grown TO be 80 dependent on Jimmy
Ever since sne had been graduated
from the convent his great. strou
personality. had stood .-.---ss- -. -
.nt tho world. so that. as her glrlnoOd
had merged into WOWaltr,t. .... "a. D.
hardly recognized the change. and SHE.
remained girl still. alone but FOR
him: he was ner whole : f- - Do had
doubted his entrance INTO politic= ~
first. just as she had doubled his ~.
1Eg into the saloon business. though
She scarcely understood either .u
their various siguifcarce-. Father
DaugheTty had told her she was for
1unate girl 10 have Jimmy Tor "a nus
band. and that had been enou 90. Her
only objection Was tIal politics Fcetn-
90 10 keep Jimmy away from HON"
citener than The old work ir tuo pack
1nghOuse used 10. she had treUblrd 81
s. at times and az times had grown
little frightened. His success Boz u0.i.
tics had pleased her. OF COurso. ard
made her proud. bur DO could not have
made her urOuder % him than 4h"
bad been. BE was aIl efficient for
her. no change could make any i.f.
ference without Jimmy. what
could she have done9 ile had never
been gone 20 long before here b. was
Sunday evening. be- had lcf' a. eleven
o'clock Saturday morning. there was
20 be an extra session OF fhr council
Saturday night. on unusual fIirg. and
che had not beor surprised neu'ei
avoke 20 find that 20 Was SUNDAY
mOrning-and that Jimmy had not
come.
The uorriry vorr away. srF she
had made an tho arrangement FOR
the dinner she would IaVo awaiting
lin. She had gone about lilufs. hap
ply. ~ the DAY. singing io Hrr.r.t.
thc giadnees Of The nru SPRING 900 her
Put. one by all. all the fa f- fre
could think ~ were perform ND. even
20 drawing me Wrfrr Tor hss bath ana
laying out bis clean linen Ard flsu.
When there WaE uOfNIr. ID .T fn Hl.
but vau. and nothing vHU 'rf fp
heruiln her waiting. fnr had fHfrn Irr
post ~ the rIn1ov FOB watch iHr DOS
cab
The Car nanod. fI- Sunday drer
YEARLY toward rf r'u.n. a. IF DO eIIn-
ed for Monday, ald thH resumption
81 activr ifl Tho street. Er .fIl'.r
and fuller -re beard fIa tuI.e 20, l