The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-08
Continued from yesterday.)


Ups were quIyering.
How can you carer" she asked,
when he only stood and looked at
her. 1--WE been such a-such self
ish beastI"
"Hush!" He leaned toward her, and
I held my breath. you are every.
thing that is best IN, the world and
I-what cah-I offer YOU? 4 .hdye thotR
ing, mssa mot ,8 Sy ,g1la this sqPataTiuni Nai
%oh, sthstR she Interrupted. gPa
stood waltipB Well yeu-yyous could
e - 1sss5 s0sSs s ase
She went right over to him and
lIput hey BANDS On. sis3shoulderse 3q
And II you won't" she said, "Tn
offer myself instead"
His arms went around her like q
Hash at that, and he kissed her.
Then, without releasing her, he
raised his head, with such a, look OF
victory in his face that still see it
sometimes in my sleep, and his eye
caught mine through the crack.
But If I'd looked to see him drop.
her was mistaken. He drew her
up and kissed her again, but. this time
on the forehead. And when he'd let
her go and she had dropped into a
chair and hid her shining face against
the back, as il she was ashamed.
which she might well be, he stood
laughing over her bent head at me.
Come out, Minnie!" he called.
"Come out and hear the good news!p
Heart" said, i've seen all the
news want
"Gracious!" Miss Patty said, and
buried her head again. But he had
reached the shameless stage; a man
who is really in love always seems to
get to that point sooner or later. He
stopped and kissed the back % her.
neck, and II his hand shook when he
pushed in one of her shell hairpins II
was excitement and not fright.
4 hardly realize it, Minnie" he
said. Il don't deserve her for min,
ute.
Certainly not" l said.
He does" Miss Patty's voice
smothered. Then she got up and
came over to me.
There is going to be an awful fuss,
Minnie" she said. Think of Aunt
Honoria-and oskar!"
Let them fuss!" said grandIy. III
the worst ccshes, you can spend your
honeymoon in the shelter-house. I'm
so used to carrying meals there now
that it's second nature"
And at that they both made for me,
and as Mr.. Pierce kissed me Doctor.
Barnes opened the door. He stood for
a moment, looking queer and wild,
and then he slammed the door and we
heard him stamping down the steps,
Mr.. Pierce had to bring him back.
.
Well. that's all there is to it. The
place filled up and stayed filed, but
not under Mr.. Pierce. Mr.. Jennings
said ability OF, his kind was wasted
there. once the place was running. and
set him to building a railroad some
where or other, with him and Miss
Patty living in private car. and he
carrying a portable telephone with
him so he can talk to her every hour
or 50. Mr.. Dick and. his wife are run.
ming the sanatorium, or think itb9GI
are. Doctor Barnes is the whole
place, really. Mr.. Jennings was SO
glad to have Miss Patty give up the
prince and send him back home,
after he'd been week in the hotel
at Finleyville looking as il his face
would collapse If you stuck a pin In
it-Mr. Jennings was so happy, not to
mention having worked off his govt at
the woodpile, that he forgave the
Dlckys without any trouble, and even
went out and had a meal with them
in the shelter.house before they moved
IN, with Mr.. Dick making the coffee.
] miss the spring, as said at the
beginning. 1t is hard to teach an old
dog new tricks, but with Miss Patty /
happy. and with Doctor Barnes
around 4t.5
Thoburn came ont the stteISoon Be.
fore he left. just after the rest hour
and showed me how much too looDe
his waistcoat had become .rIfh al
I've lost Minnie" he confessed
Lost fifteen pounds and the dream
Of my life. But I've found something,
too"
"What?" Gft III III
Ny waist line!" he said, and threE
his chest out. faltl3t <5lr9SfI{.
You look fifteen years younger" Il
said, and at that he came over to mel,
and took my hand. ST UT,
Minnie" he said, maybe YOU adj
haven't always agreed, but always
liked you, Minnie-always.@ u
Thanks" l said. taking my hand
away.
You've got all kinds of spirit" he
said. You've saved the place, e.,