The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-12
Daily Short Story
ELLEN'S ~ELONCIN

We can afford a car. OF course
said Vernon quietly. but Ne couldn't
AFFORD anything else while Ne run it
clothes. theatres. not eTen doctor bills
and, l must say. 7 don't think the
pleasure we'd get would balance what
we'd have 70 give up"
want a car. said his young wife
deianty. As for theatres I don't
give cents Tor the best Play on earth.
And elothes"it doesn't make n ar.
ference what you wear In an automo-
bils-lust a dust coat and a vefl
Come home early { night, 50 we can
look over the Catalogues. want Id
a green body. with black trinmins-
on. say. interrupted Vernon Cal
oron, pulling a card out OF his pocket.
met Al Bateson yesterday. Rsmem.
per himF He married that girl you
rsed e. 20 TO school with = Ellen
Il remember" said Stella. She had
three cars. And the way she dressed
lie asked me 10 ask you 70 run over
n see her. She isn't feeling we'll.
lie acted queerly. Here's the ad.
stella caldon contemplativeiy looked
across the breakfast table before Ss
nurred away, Remember Ellen; Wa
mere any girl who had gone TO school
Win Ellen who would ever forget her
Elens clothes always had been IN. new
est. daintiest and most modish 81.
nnsn " Palrs ~ shoes 20 the others
tstions Of Enen's. She was respon sibis
Tor more eartburning and bitter envy
NAN stella liked to remember. Gradu-
alton day had been n nightmare. because
El!en's dress. "A hand embroidered white
CHIFFON. threw all Others IN the shade
/ Sorxo, Sould laugh nov; but she had
over her own cheap organdie. nor how
Ethel Jackson stormily refused 70 at
tend. and the whole class had 70 coax
Ter and assure her that her plain white
AVN was not unsiEhtly. Then Fiien
had married thN cashier OF the FIrs,
National bank Of another city and lef,
In n glory OF imported travelling Cow
and more expensive wedding presents
thtn me other girls could ever hope 10
get ~ All their weddings combined.
That rad been hve years ago. Shs
wondered how ~ happened that Ellen
and her husband We're living here in
stead or nc eastern town where they
had gone to live. She would be glad 10
sec Ellen. who was a pretty. amiable
girl IN spite Of her belongings and her
snob5ery 20 those less fortunate. While
she dressed she forgot the car which she
had pestered Vernon about FOR so many
months. But when she started she had
one small chic shod foot on the step OF
the street car she remembered Vii
rememherance came temper. She almosi
turned hack. Go to Eilen's on a street
or. Ana Ellen had written back lust
after her wedding that She hsd ,Sree
cars-an electric brougham, a limousine
ard a racer.
The ride was long. calling FOR TWO
transfers Nv the time sire reached the
clean asphalt and big shade trees OF line
boulevard where Ellen lived she was fu-
Llous at Vernon. For six months she
had pleaded for the car that his salary
could very well AFFORD. som. ecorop,y
alons other lines would be necessary OF
course but she had patiently ar a,
tlmcs inpatieutly-cNDlaiued to him that
she was more than willing to eronomiya
along any and all other lines. But ne
was 80 "ptg-headed. BY this time Stella
was so angry that she really didn't
know how she had endured Vernon "a
long And n he didn't buy a car that
Neek-But a little aDroued maid mad
opened the door and a moment LAYER she
was ushered into a brown and yellow re.
ceptlon room Presently Ellen came in
nIetty. well dressed and not cooking very
much older. At least 40 SfelIa tTovCb,
IN the dim light Of the silk curtained
room. Later, when Ellen tool ncr on
TO the coo4ness or a side piazza. she de.