The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-11
Daily Short Story
BOB'S WISDOM.


her aunts csrriase TUNED the cor,
ner 81 th- village stree Then she
N@nt hack into the house she NAs
nov sole mistress % a.
. wonder n IT. unrratefui IN m,
70 Tel such JOY over nv new lndc-
p"n1ence- she Nondered as shs
Wandered from room 20 RON. Aunt
Alice vas a darling 10 cone here aft.
" mothers death and stay here -
,onE really DO appreciate hat
she really could not repre-s the
happiness that surred through her
A. the realization that she vas Al
last supreme manager % herself and
.he house. There had been times
VEIN Aunt Alice seemed to FORGET
that she had reached her tWentics
girl Of twenty one was more thar
capable OF running a house n had
been blessing that Aunt Alic,, sud.
denly decided 10 marry.
Out % sheer JOY. she rent up the
broad staircase. and danced into the
large trout bedroom. This vas the
room that Aunt Alice had had Now
7 II helonEed 20 the new mistress In
fever OF happiness. sbe flew into
the small back room which she had
occupied. and began taking the things
I out OF her bureau drawer In prepara-
ion for moving them.
! 4 declare. It's like a piece % fic.
} ton she thought as She worked
Now all that's lacking h the hero .
Ihen her brow clouded For In
her heart she knew that the hero was
. not AZ all lacking No. induced There
: was a hero-hut-"
He's not the kind Of hero I
want! murmured stormily
raven Just escaped from one
reign OF tyranny Does he suppose
m going To step into anotherf No.
SIR. Bob Hartly has nature even
more domineering than Aunt Ahce's.
Why; he's noted for his pugnacity."
indeed, Bob Hartly was not for his
nghting blood. In business. in poll.
tics. in club life. he was distinguished
Tor his ruthless acts
II And that's the man who has done
everything in his power 20 make me
fall in love with him said Geraldine.
lresenttuly. Well. he can't do it
and his flowers and books and candy.
I'd like him II IL weren't for that ia
nous pugnaCity. Does he actually
think ! haven't heard about n? Does
he think any girl would have him
with such nature as that"
] That afternoon. when he called. she
Heated down the stairs a little more
coolly than usual
How do you do. Mr.. Hartlyi" she
smiled indigerently.
boo idIllA ldc> tell lie had
rather expected TO find her I'm a less
formal mood after the excitement of
her aunts departure and the realiza.
ton OF becoming sole mistress OF the
large house. He had come TO take
advantage OF this moment OF excite
ment.
well. how do you like being mis-.
tress OF this big place." he asked
studying her as he seated himself be
| hind the green vines OF the porch II
wonder II you order the servants
around haughtily-the way did when
returned from college? ! wonder II
] you're experiencing the same sort OF
thing I experienced then-the realiza
ton that | was my own boss?"
i guess | am" she cried happily
Isn't IL a wonderful feeling? 1 sup
pose most men have an opportunity
TO experience that, but some women
never do. IL Aunt Alice hadn't mar
ried. | might never have. It's Just a
wonderful glow OF independence tina,
you'll never let go of when you've once
! experienced IT,"
Bob Hartly sat up. lie looked al
her keenly. What he.saw in her face
made his own eyes narrow a little. a
slight smile passed his lips
n No he answered swiftly: that's
right. ont let 20 of it, You Just hang
on TO that independence BE careful
IN forming any new alliances with rela
tons. Don't put yourself in close com
pany with anv one who'll try to man
age you. tell you. the state OF singl,
blessedness is the best one"
Shortly after this he left As Geral
dine watched him disappear down IN,
street IL seemed 10 her that his stet
had an eager quality. as though n,
had FORGOTTEN something and had rush
Cd OF To attend to IL. When sh,
thought n over IL came back IN no
that he lad left rather abruptly In
deed. he had never before made 5,
short a call
Later that evening. however. sh,
was not so lofty in her thoughts abou
Bob. Hartly. As she walked i'm ne
garden, after dinner, she said to he
Did you get Miss Devon's trunk Of
on time. Tom"
Yes, Miss Geraldine" he answered
ana ] can tell you sne's married ;
good man, your auntie has. VIVA
dld ne do but help me lift IL on IN,
standing right there. miss. but h. h,
!, didn't offer. He was just calm,
proud-like TO know II the train would
, Mr.. Hartly there" GeraIdIn.
knitted her brows. DO you moar
. mat Mr.. Hartly was there TO see then
on she asked the man
The answer was rather a shock
No. Miss Geraldine He was thor,
! waitln' for some girl that was comm
on the train. heard him ask IN,
station agent II she got off F"
All. yes" said Geraldine disfntcr
estedly. turning back 10 the house.
but when she found herself in IN,
privacy OF the great front room. Oh.
no longer affected disinterest. In ner
down
suddenly the memory Of his hast,
departure came over her. and an,
I know why he had left 50 hurrcdiIv.
The four-twcnty train. I rcrreu1
bsr nearing the whistlct" she said
Then she started. Her evoe az,
themselves on something through IN,
front windows. There. PASSING IA,
house. was Bob Hartly-with a gIrl
or course, she was the prcttiost cir
Feraldine had ever seen. and. q
course. she was smiling up into hi
face with n con fdonCe that hr-r.s.t-,