The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-20
Daily Short Story
CHANGING AN OPINION.
% Dorothy oeuslas.

CHANGING AN OPINION.
D. oorothy Douglas
Thornton smiled reniniscentiv A.
announcing the biz costume lam
party that vas % b. Eiven IN the in
.'I"-t OF woman = suffrage The pa
4, gtrr we're generous In the space de
voted 20 The festivities
Ny son. he said Elanclng AZ the
tanng out OF the window. If ever
you Tall m love-try 10 find a girl
Who L. Interested 10 something out
side Of her home and husband
iol mean suffragist-i cup
pose laughed Henry
Exactly replied Thornton. a tn
ne seriously. Those women are the
salt OF the earth-take IL from me
lhey do more good with one little
nnger than an the milk and water
variety IN existence
! thought you we're more or less
opposed 70 the advanced type. Henry
salc. LOOKING down AZ his handsome
well-poised father What has chang
ed your opinion"
Marrying a girl who was not one"
The elder Thornton admitted frankly.
Your mother and ! were very happy.
oui We could have been FAR more 50
had she been less content TO darn
socks and bake pies she never
could discuss anything with me. be
cause she was not sufficiently inter
ested m what was happening outside
her own home"
"still. argued Henry. Il don't see
now fellow can pick out the type Of
girl he wants and then proceed 10 fan
IN love with her. 10 seems TO me you
90 the falling FIRST and then find out
what her opinions are afterWard
Ah-h-thst 'afterward sighed
Thornton. Il loved a girl with all my
heart 30 years ago. but after We had
confessed our love FOR one another we
toolishly began discussing opinions
and-we quarcled over the most triv-
ial difference OF opinion"
say, dad. I think YOU were rather
hard hit on Polly sid Henry. with a
strange glance al his father.
First love is always the best and
most desirable. Thornton told his
son Come. what do you say TO tax
ing In this costume ball9"
II We can find the FIVE bucks for
a ticket for me suggested Henry.
II would do me more good
Accordingly. Thornton and his son
arrived at Windyheath. the country
nome OF Mrs. Leonard. shortly after
the half hour OF eight The lawns
were eNquisitcly decorated. and Jan
anese lanterns, hammocks. tea houses
ana wonderful assortment OF oddly
them
~ am glad we came" admitted
Thornton the younger.
thornton. being a man OF success
and well known. was soon the center
OF a congenial crowd His son went
OF In search Of a pretty suffragist to
whom he had been introduced
A little Eray-eyed figure fitted about
taking and laughing with all the
guests. She was gCwned in a quaint
costume or thirty years ago. Her slim
lines seemed fashioned for the soft
-
SKIRT OF numerous plaits. Her har
was bound around her head in two
bralds that were as softly gray as was
her gown.
Thornton. upon catching sight of
her. stopped in the middle OF an espe-
clally good yarn he was telling His
neGt gave swift bound and his
knees We're not as steady as he would
have liked them TO be.
thornton unCercmOniousiy left the
group OF persons 10 whom he had been
talking and made his way toward Mrs.
Leonard
When he approached her with ex-
! tended hand. Mrs. Leonard cast a
quick. Interested glance al him. then
drew a swift breath
jimmy, Jimmy Thornton" she
crieI in an unbelieying voice. and put
her hand into his Il would know Won
" only one year instead of thirty had
passed over your head"
She was speaking quickly TO try 10
conceal the great tide OF emotion that
( mad swept her almost from her feet
And YOU Thornton said under his
breath. you have not even changed
me sown-in which proposed to you,
as YOU were them"
Jim! eNpostulated Mrs. Leonard
Win a rich color sprinCing into her
tHeehs- nave daughter twice as
Thornton checked the speech that
would have left his lips. He had ouite
forgotten that his Polly OF long ago
was the wife OF another man.
Forgive me. Polly have failed 10
realize the fiigdt OF time and the
ponds that You have assumed sins,
me old DAYS. " seems Ike Yesterday
mat ] told you ] loved you"
And We CIarreled because ! was
so ioolish Ps 20 prediCt-this'" She
waved hand that trembled slightly
toward the mass Of humanity that
huu gathered together In the interest
or me advancement OF women. She
laughed quickly and glanced into Jim
thornton eyes. She wondered lust
how u had happened that she had
permitted anything TO separate her
from re, this fine type OF man. 4 sigh
Are YOU happy. Polly? think &
have the right TO ask that one ques-
ton Thornton said.
Yes. am happy but" she
paused. II have only my work 10 in
terest me now Ms husband lived
only year or two after We were mar
RED ] am very lonesome-at times.
sylvia is away so much"
Mother NINE called a merry
voice. and Thornton turned 20 look
into another uair Of blue ewes wonder
fully Ike Polly's own. L want YOU