The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-11-13


wires disconsolately; but never
thought you would be married in such
way. Why, you haven't even told
mo who she is
She's all right. Mother-good fam
lily and ell. really must hurry"
But what is her name. Tryon?"
Say. Mother. really must go. Ask
Mrs. Parker Bowman what she thinks
OF her. Good-by! Cheer up. it'll be all
right"
But, Tryon. her name"
The receiver was hung up with a
click. and Durham looked at his watch
neryously In two minutes his half
hour would be up. yet he must let
Judge blackwell know. Perhaps he
could still catch him at the Office. He
sometimes stayed downtown late. Dun
ham rang up the office. The Judge was
still there, and in moment his
CHEEKY voice was heard ringing out,
"Hcllo!"
Hello. Judgel Is that you? &.
This Is Durham. Chicago. Yes,
the business is all done. and I'm ready
10 come home, but want to give you
n bit of news. Do you remember the
| young woman who dined with us at
Mrs. Bowman's and played the piano
so we'll? =. Yes, the night / met you.
Well you half guessed that night
| how II was with us, think. And now
/ she is here, and we are TO be married
at once, before l return. am just
about to go to the church, but l want
! ed your blessing first
"n1pScinuc CONGRATULATIONS
/ you both" came in a hearty voice
over the phone. Tell her she shall
be at once taken into the firm as chief
consultant on condition that she plays
/ for me whenever l ask her"
! A great gladness entered the young
mans heart as he again hung up the
receiver, at this glimpse into the bright
vista Of future possibilities. He hur-
ried into the street, forgetful Of en-
! gravers. The half-hour was up and
one minute over
In the meantime, the girl had slipped
| into her own garments once more with
a relief and JOY she could scarcely be-
lieve were her own. Had it all been
an ugly dream, this life she had been
| living for the past few months, and
/
| peace and real life? Nay, not going
back. but going forward
A knock at the door brought her
| back to realities again Her heart
! throbhed wildly. Had he come back
to her already? Or had her enemy
found her out at last?
Tryon Durham hurried up the steps
/ of the Y. w. c. A. building, nearly
knocking over a baggy individual in
! rubbers, who was lurking in the en-
/ trance. The young man had seen
! boy in uniform, laden with two enor-
nous boxes, run up the steps as he
| turned the last corner. Hastily writ
| Ing few lines on one of his cards
and slipping it into the largest box, he
/ sent them both up to the girls room.
! Then he sauntered to the door to see
if the carriage had come 1t was there.
! He glanced inside to see II his orders
| about flowers had been fulfilled, and
| spoke few words of direction to the
driver. Turning back to the door he
found the small, red eyes Of the baggy
! Irishman fixed upon him. Something
in the SLOUGH of the figure reminded
| Durham strongly now Of the man he
| had noticed the night before, and as
he went back into the building he
| looked the man over well and deter
mined to watch him. As he sat in the
Office waiting, twice he saw the bleary
eyes of the baggy man applied to the
/ glass panes IN the front door and as
suddenly withdrawn. 1t irritated him,
and finally he strobe to the door and
asked the man IL he were looking for
some one.
Just waitin' fer me sweetheart"
whined the man, with a cringing atu-
tude. she has room in here, an l
saw her 90 in a while back"
We'll. you'd better move on. They
don't care to have people hanging
around here"
Upstairs the girl had dared to open
her door and had been relieved to find
the elevator boy there with the two
boxes.
The gentleman's below, an he says
| he'll walt, an he sent these up" said
the boy, depositing his burden and
hurrying away.
She locked her door once more, for
| somehow great fear had stolen over
/ her now that she was again dressed in
her own garments and could be easily
recognized.
She opened the large box and read
the card lying on the top:
These arc my wedding gifts 10 you,
dear Put them on and come as soon as
possible 10 the one who loves you better
than anything else in life.
Her eyes shone brightly and her
checks grew rosy red as she lifted out
from IT'S tissue paper wrappings a
long. rich coat OF Alaska seal, with
exquisite brocade lining She put 1t
on and stood a moment looking at
herself in the glass. She felt like one
who had for a time lost her identity,
and has suddenly had II restored Such
garments had been ordinary comforts
of her former life. she had not been
warm enough IN the coarse black
coat
The other box contained O beautiful
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