The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-18

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Just made Tor Sands sands must
naNe h@r lie had meter said whether
- would OF Dot but Mr. Calhoun
tholEht D. vcult eventually
Tbs dinner ID cost her consider.
20 the best she ordered Killarney
roses FOR decorations. the la. va 70
D. nodded In forms. and an things
which Cornciia could not successfully
handle we're 10 b. sent In from the
caterers. She wished Il an 20 b.
perfect, for abe cid no; give = dinner
ever day 10 such people a. the kcnts
she had a rev dress for the occa-
slon and - o'clock she tsn d on
II was black. % course-she had al
ways worn black since her hushan1
alec-but n had a touch % mauv-
here and there and Mrs Calhoun vas
ven much pleased with herself a.
cred whether she should wear her
pearl brooch or diamond brooch
Mrs. Kent will wear diamonds SO
perhaps the pearls are better She
she took up the pearl brooch ana
vas beginning 20 fasten Il when the
cooroen rang. Cornelia answered %
and came skipping upstairs ana
knocked At the bedroom door
Well" Mrs. Calhoun said And
then she saw what CorneliA had m
her hands a telegram" she eN-
claimed, she tore Il open and read
Married Helena Bowes yesterday.
Letter 20 follow. sands"
Let me loosen your collar.
Mrs Calhoun looked UP dared at
Oornelia. Who was watching her
You don't look right. missus.
said the Dutch woman.
Mrs. Calhoun. instead OF answering.
turned back into her room and shut
me door There again she read the
telegram. After while her head
cleared and she began TO think con
nectedly. She was conscious al first
OF great despair that gave way
presently 20 anger Sands had known
exactly what he was going 20 do when
ne went away yesterday morning. He
pad every Arrangement made. She
rememb ered that he had not promised
20 be at her dinner party, but she
had commanded him and taken his
smile for assent. He had seemed alb
strseted. she had thought. even then.
hali the time she had felt she was
talking into deaf ears. Then ne had
kissed her hastily and gone He had
taken Helena Bowes with him.
Mrs. Calhoun knew Helena Bowes
by sight and sound merely. Twice
when she had been Obliged 90 seek
her son at the Office she had been
aware OF the girl sitting az her type
writer with her fine hair ha;olng her
head against the big Office window
Six times az least she had heard her
voice over the wire when she had
telephoned to see II Sands was ina
soft. little voice trained TO be useful
and obedient Once. she recalled.
Sands had voluntarily spoken to her
about the girl. Il wish you'd look
after her a bit. mother. n you hnd
time. he had said. Shed appreciate
any kindness. I'm sure. She's so young
and so alone-doesn' know anybody
town OF this kinds hard on little
office girls who don't care TO be com
mon" She had plt him on with some
vague half promise 10 see the girl
never had allowed the thought TO trou-
BILE her again. And Sands had seemed
70 forget. yet he had not forgotten.
He had Deliberately married her
She never would be resigned TO this
wild parriage as long as she lived
And Sands should know it, That girl
should know IL. too There was her
dinner party. II would have 10 go on
She would have to excuse Sands alb
sence. Tomorrow perhaps the story
would be out. but until then nobody
must know II lat herself She must
have time TO think what she would
do.
After all. the dinner was a success:
there was no visible drawbacks. Miss
Kent looked her best and was az her
gayest and her parents supported her
admirably. She was as delightful as
possible and made her hostess feel
how much she had missed in not hay-
ing her for a daughter
Mrs. Calhoun, excited and tired
/ though she was. slept very well THAI
night She awoke early and lay think
Ing things over. Angry as she was
she knew there we're appearances TO
be maintained. and seemed that she
was the only one TO maintain them
Calhoun had overstepped all bounds
but people should not know more
about that than they must II she
could prevent H.
His letter did not clear up matters
any. II was brief and businesslike
He had married Helena Bowes and
/ Lney we're staying for a fortnight a.
the Arlington. Not one repentant
note. not one apology But he did ask
her 20 answer. She decided TO answer
In person.
After her four hours journey taxi
/ took her 10 The hotel Sands had
named. she asked the number OF MS
apartment and went up 10 u in the
elevator. Her hani trembled as she
knocked on the door. Sands opened
u. Re said merely. Mother" and
kissed her through her veil. Then he
led her within