The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28
Daily Short Story
The Evening Story.

Ellen was "a double pointed thorn 10
nef family. At "a she studied law and
hlnE out q sAlugl- No clients came.
ana since an indulgeut father kept her
rom starvation or the necessity Of
wearing shabby ClOthe, ~he pleasantly
spent her life looking after poor people
y needed legal services. but coJld0 <
auord 70 pay tor any. They were not
always grateful and sometimes more
eNactiug than they would have dared
"a De- With a lawyer whom they had
20. rtcompense Tor his trouble But
E4lt. persisted In being kind to them
AHu uiltu'll said that -ne did not 10 n
Tor gratitude. Ellen would have been
pretty N She "a worn her thick. wavy
brown hair ia anything but "A Hat. com
pressed knOt that took only three min
iteS 10 arrange-dnd looked h. her
bIothers and sisters commented bit
tcrlN-and discarded her u~nbecomiug
~spectaclcs In favor OF tho smarter eye
glasses, and worn pretty dresses in
stead OF straight up midtown coats
tnu WHY cloth skirts that she affected.
Ellen. when She stopped. found mate
tlal luai WtIldn Z snow dust and didu 2
need much pressing and brushing.
Ellen ignored criticism and went on
her u~nc"ucerued way But when she
sot generous damages for the JimsOus.
VINO were eNlcted hy ID peeNi-h land
lort Tor non-naymyut of rent. and they
old broadcast that they would have
got twlc" as much II they'd had A
man lawyer She was a bit ANNOYED.
ELLEN nsd paid tho cOurt costs ont Of
her own pocket and given intact TO
tlcm fH' amount rendered. Moreover.
10 had been "a great triumph 10 get "A
verdict az an Nh"u tine landlord clear
~ had been within his rights Ellen
had outraged her conscience and eNag
geratcd Mrs limsCn.s slight illness az
the time ~ the eviction tin that lady
mad become seriously alarmed over
her hitherto ~unr,aiized lack ~ health
Iu Ellen f%orCave them for their in
gratitude. rejecting that they were
poor. ignorant souls. dwarfed mental
~ bF poverty and narrow environ
When. however. she got a divorce
Tor Mrs PanSky. whOse husband
tItrFed. beat. sWore 20 and deserted
her periodically SO Mrs. Pausky and
IlI ih" neighbour vOWed-and Mrs.
Pausky sui'e'rd I'm court and the very
next day rcWarrIod that hruwhpatinE
brute. saving to him In ~eXtenuation
thar she'd rsyo thought Of getting .
nlN"rc" ~ W'fIIer- hadn't talked her
INTO 70. why ELLEN was disheartened
she remained no h0w. for 'Vo weeks.
took "a lesson lu cUbr1ii,ring. bought
some novels. and finally allowed her
lister J,u to fix h'r hair very nicely
inr dinner o. ever. ug when Mr.. Vail
ly. friend of Jim. Jsn's nance. was
Mr vaiUy proved TO D., a LAWYER
he looked az Ellen @ tr..'c a-hauCe
"aen Dec learned shat -he also be
asked
she i1nc.ed that 'ha ton. was pat
rol.HilE and u'rfifalIy replied. Not
Just now. lut LeNt week
~" looked az her iuterestodly.
w hat sort Of a ca=nn'
Nui having amy special case. Ellen
murfaIrCd .an iDaUdlbia reply and
changed he subject. Mr. NalIly did
NOT smile but there was "a genial
L.Ham IN his eyes as though he would
llk" 20 smile. Ellen. furious. made M
l"r mind that she would locate "a case
by noon The next lav Z sIp had 10
hirt e private detective 20 seour the
city.
Presently Mr. vanly informed her
Una, h'~ ONO" was .u tho same block
hers Jim had liveu him tho in
-~.iin"lie FIJI drop Ovtr tomorrow
ana We. have O. chat concerning your
HiI "''. poo observed cOolIv
Ellen asscr'od rather shortly. hcp.
~ f.-f Dor. would tH~- O. Their. was
~'u"iNirE about Mr. Nli..y that AN.
uoH't h'r The next morning She
found a .l-. amt 200 ,l. region that
DO would alr. JUDGED '..S- ILel. 90
p" productive. Art. fl. Young gar
eou'r. ... 'IcLiur ar flr side OF th,
P'a|,' HL'H she cam, out inst after
breakfast II. looked uor.a- ELLEN
with her usual Kindness wanted to