The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-17

sat on your knee and showed you her
dolls In those old days. questioned
the woman archly. You really look
awfully young to have been cast IN
the elder brother role 10 a beauty
went on the facetious one. not grant
ing him time TO answer.
Cynthia" called his loquacious
nelghbor. 4 bet Mr.. Thorne was in
love with you. That's Why he went
mat he assumed an elderly attitude
too soon 20 awaken your sentimental
love"
The woman laughed shrilly and
Thorne. seeing Cynthia's face grow
white. felt n savage desire TO choke
the woman OF too many words.
No., Cynthia's eyes rested on his TO-
= second ,,i i really wish that he had
something gripped AZ the mans heart
atu clamorous. primitive Impulse 60
TAKE his own In the face % every ODD
made his retort quick and intense.
1t isn't too late yet. e. 10. Clulhia--
lie found himself a little later walking
IN the rose garden with the girl A SOFT
yellow moon hung in the southern sky
" N flowers and the breath 81 mas
nolias. A nightingale. his breast throb-
oing with passion. wooed his mate with
dark cypress trees
What became Of young Mcconnell.
ynthiat Your father thought you
Did father meution IL to YOU
Yes. asked me what thought OF him
How strange, can't understand
mat; Tor Rob Mcconnell never cared FOR
Lets sit here on this old bench. Cyn-
tina I've lots OF things to say 90 you.
You don't mind~' lie lighted "A cigar
with hands that shook.
40 I stflI like gooJ sr,oL. va, ,ra
father taught me that"
What have the years brought you -
kuoWleuge-ot everything
81 wanted to be near you when your
ii ~, died. The thought OF you never
Thank you for that. II was hard
harder. / think. because there was no.
body TO whom I could turn. 10 seemed
50 strange To me rat the sun kent shin
Ing and the little world OF humanity that
daily passed my door went by unheedlng
even though my heart was shrouded In
Erief. IL seemed 80 cruel for the world
70 20 on IN It's usual matter-of-fact way.
! was the only one. 10 appeared. who had
been left out OF the scheme OF things. 10
Il would have come to YOU o. ! had
dared to believe that ! could serve you.
4 tried TO interest myself ia business
travel and books. II kept my heart from
In all this time cynthia. has there
been no man whom you could love and
Cynthia's throat was tight She wait
ed minute before answering.
Yes. there was man. There Is al
WAYS a man. you know"
can you. can you toll me about him 49,
There IL nothing TO tell lie didn't
love me. have measured all tho men I
have known by his standard and finding
them 20 fan short. ! have not accepted
n substitute. You see I have closed my
gate Of Paradise with clean though fol
terirg fingers. ! could not marry r. man
whom did not love In the same foolish
unworldly way TINT loved-that man
You haven't moped about. that's GER
tain. for ! have travelled bit and have
known many women. but I have never
known beauty and brilliance to De as
well blended us ! have found them in
YOU
Don't flattor. please" begged Gym
Chis.
II want to--to know about the man
ne was q TOOL not 10 rnre. How do YOU
know that he didn't Carer'
The look la her eyes at the table when
she had said that she wished he hat,
loved her burned In his brain and he
urged an answer.
How do you know that he didn't
because he never told me"
But perhaps-Oh. cynthia. dear: I ran