The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-05

parently eager
But Myra's letter vas a complete
disappointment L simply cant
come. she wrote. The more think
know | won't like him | don't want
10 meet him. So | have left home
where YOU can't even motor to see
me have gone 10 Aunt Neilie's
and ! had 10 break a dentists en-
gagement 10 do ii. And my tooth
aches as result. so YOU may know
how | feel"
That night. when Mrs. Toms eyes
still smarted with the tears OF disap-
pointment shed on Toms shoulder.
DE Foe arriced. genial but battered
81 Andrew : cross OF court plaster
covered his aristocratic nose and
drew up one eide OF his mouth in
foolish Smile. Over one We he wore
a binder. and in place of a collar he
wore white surgical gauze. Yet he
was cheerful. even hilarious. and un-
mistakably eager. I'm just trine
scratched he told Tom Il can wear
collar tomorrow. and III try TO live
down my facial defects. They will Re
al fright in week hut when ne
came In and found Mrs. Tom alone
his geniality took a decided slump.
and when Mrs. Tom casually remark
ed mat Miss Dale was not coming
no did not hide his disappointment.
Det go over TO Ayra's anyway.
SAID MIS-. Tom to her husband Sat
urday afternoon when their guest
proposed spin in his motor. II have
queer sort of feeling that she didn't
go To her aunt's after all"
As they approached they saw Nyra
stretched. lanCuidly in the hammock
al the side OF the country house. and
AZ Mrs. Dale's suggestion the two men
LETT the car and went with her TO
jumped up with start. tried to beat
a retreat and then tried 10 cover her
face with her hands.
But such Myra, The "deuced
pretty face' Of which Tom had told
De Foe was sWathed in a sling OF
white bandages. The one cheek that
showed was nodded In generous
puff over the Spanish eve.
Mrs. Tom looked appealingly at her
husband. lntroductions followed and
then Myra explained
1t was wisdom touch. a doesn't
hurt now. and | had 10 come home
from Aunt Nellie's 70 have II attended
10 He has fixed IL. but / am afraid IL
sun shows little. Please don't lock
AZ me. she begged and De Foe
smiled back sympathetically under his
bIack hlinde- and cross patches In
spite OF herself and IN spite OF Mrs
] ON. who didn't think Myra was in
'cliH.il'll 10 impress lie Foe. she
was induced 10 rack up and 20 back
WIN the BatesOns for Sunday. and as
theN motor IA home with De Foe aud
MAra sitting on the front seat people
turned 10 stare hack at the damaged
crew
ne wcck-c marty Ia Stef through the
.'Nt N'rh uerlunlu" and De Zoe and
l'u lt7teson mutually agreed that tho
m"' ht'"i world Corid spare them TIN
TUESDAY The "fcu-e1 prettv" Nyra stfIl
"a AN boo "a FsA
-" and 'e Foes features were sim hid
zen un"ef patch and hlinder Mvra had
remained In unpTetent iDuS slirtwaiStS
hut l'" Foe had found her fascinating
" "r" was something intangible IN hor
NtIs"nahtN something apart from her
It. Sl'A presence. that rrert in upon MIN
and took posses .'nu Of him Rtit u IN
was difficult t. propose from under b1ir-
Der and court plaster. ~ would probably
70 dlri'Hlt anyway. unused lie Foe Hav-
ing never eNc IN thought about IL before
i- dldnt know. In mis- present state ~
mind . was Inevitable
~ to clos" OF tine afternoon Tom and
alone tu stroll Boo ca nearby iare Tom
had decided on THIS lane a. the most
suitable setting for DE climax
HN" asking you Co marry me
with q H'.sk on. sad 10 Zoe rather an
iiptN. y couldn't expect yuu to give
me bone when looked liFa this"
MNr1 !s.ched until her swollen cheek
a!moet covered the brown depths OF her
III ruu ,griS ike mo when look like
tiiN. when ] brighten my-rif BOO the mir
f'T .l' stood -t|Il am held TFfu ay,s.,
from Doc Iu' knew when the real
'I--E came 'Ntrrn1ls wouldn't count