The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-13
..By the lord Harryg. ne ened ..lt .

the hermit OF 2alQpdle suouHGilAns :
And so It was, his beard gone, his
hair clumslly hncked, his body CARRIED
in the height of an old and ludicrous
fashion. his face set bravely toward
the cities once more
yes" be said. 81 walked the door
thinking 1t ali over. | knew it would
happen, and IT has The winters are
hard. and the sight OF you-it was too
much. Tie excitement. the talk-it
did for me, did for my oath. SO I'm
going back TO her-back to BrooSlyn
for Christmas 4I r4..ta
"a merry one to you. {" growIed Car
gan
Maybe" replied MT. Peters. Very
likely, II she's feeling that way.
hope so. / amt giving up the hermit
Job. aItogether-I'II come back in the
summers to my postcard business
There's money In IT. If its handled
right But I've spent my last winter
on that lonesome hill"
''As author TO author" asked Afagee
..how about your book p
1There won't be any mention of
that the hermit predicted. 'tin Brook.
lyn- rye packed it away. Maybe l
can work on it summers IL she doesn't
come up here with me and insist on
running my hermit business for me.
hope she won't. 1t would sort OF put a
crfmp in it. but II she wants'to 1 won't
refuse and maybe that bo0k'll never
get done. Sometimes as I've sat in
my shack at night ana read it's come
to me that all the greatest works since
the world began have been those that
never got finished"
The Reuton train roared mp TO them
through the gray morning and paused
impatiently Mt Upper Asqnew an Falls
Aboard it clambered the hermIts. ANA
teur and professional. Mr. Mage
from the platform waved goodby TO
the agent standing forlorn In the sta-
zion door. He watched the building
until ii was only a blur In the dawn
a kindly feeling for it was in his
art After all, It had been IN the
waiting ROOM Then he started for
the smoker. on his way he pa-2cd
at the seat occupied By the ex-hermit
of BaIdpate and Fixed bis eyes on the
pale blue necktte Mr.. Peters had resur-
rected for his return 10 the world of
men.
Pretty. sin't ftp remarked the her
NIT, seeing whittier MIR. Magee's gaze
drifted. she picked it. | didn't ex-
actIy IKE It when sne frst gave It TO
me, bur see my mistake now. I'm
wearing 1t home as sort oe a white
dag OF truce-or almost white. Do
you know. Sir. MaSee. I'm somewhat
nervous about what IN say when
come into her presence again-about
my inaugural address. you might put
It. What would be your conversation
on such an occasion? If you'd been
away frum.a wife for Eve years what
would you say when you drtfted
back?" .s
THAT would depend" replied Magee,
con the amount OF tune she allowed
me for my speech"
You've hit the nail on the head. !" re
piled Mr. Peters admiringly- shes
quick, She's like lightning. She won't
give me any time II she can help It.
That's why I'D like to nave wonder
full speech all ready-something that
would hold her spelIbound and tongue
tied until | finished IL would. take
literary classic to do that"
What Sou want" laughed Magee,
lis speech with the punch
Exactly" agreed Mr. Peters. Il
guess 1 WON'T 10 over TO Brooklyn the
minute ] hit New York. ! guess III
study the lights along the big street
and brush elbows with the world bit
before reveal myself to- her. Maybe
Il I took in a few shows-but don't
think WON'T go to her. NY mind IS
made up. And guess she'll be glad
to see me too. in her way, got. 70
Ok it with her. though, to come back
70 my postcard trade In the summers.
1 wonder what she'll say othat. May
be she could stay at the finn under an
assumed name while ! was hermiting
up at the shack"
He laughed softly.
Then Sir. Magee went forward into
the smoking car. Long rows OF red
plush seats. unoccupied save for the
mayor and Max. greeted bis eye. He
stroIied to where they sat. about half
way down the cur. and lighted an after
breakfast cigar.
Max slouched In the uhresponsive
company Of q cigarette on one side of
the car; across the aisle the MAYOR Of
Reuton leaned heavily above . card
table placed betfEeen two seatR He
was playing SolitHlre.
Mdgee looked on. only hale 1Elts.t-
ed. Then suddenly his interest grew.
ne watched the mayor buid 81 two
hiiss: Be ID & iat tie deek from which
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