The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-26
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THERE was supercilious air
about the man as he passed tina.
irritated Albert Kemp almost TO
the point of blows.
HALO. Nelli' he said. pausinE IN
Treat ~ the giri and completely ig-
noring her companion. Sorry you are
niready engaged tonight 1 won't
DC late Tomorrow night. You won't
lorset-seven o'clock: and wen have
caiety.-
II won't forget" murmured the girl
hichard Kerr passed on. as though
ne hadn't care 10 ruffie his soul
Kemp turned TO the girl with anger
naming' In his commonplace face
can't stand that feller. what Is he
70 YOU Neily Why can't he pick up a
Siri Of his own class and leave YOU
aionef I won't have him comm be-
tween US with his fine airs and waysr'
On. and who said you wouldn'.
Albert Kemp. should like TO known
replied the girl with spirit. Ii you
want TO remain friends with me.
you'n let my friends alone. Time
LOT you TO talk like that when rye
promised TO be yours. an not before.
make fool OF yourself. I'm eoinS
straight home. I'm not going 10 have
my evening spoiled. You'd better
thin, think u over before we go any fur
The clerk with the .,mmonpIac.
race. and the easily inflamed .eeiinSs
90 far a. the girl he ioves was eon-
Serned thought AZ over, endeavorinr
naro the while TO keen his natural
resentment In check.
I'm sorry. Nell" he said, contrfteiy.
Ing round after you. It's because I'm
50 fond OF you. suppose. But I'm
NO going to spoil your evening
Come on. jump on this bus and wei
80 TO theatre"
When Nell Withers put her head on
the pillow that night she gave her
SER 10 thinking about her two widely
different admirers
And yet her triumph. such Is femi-
nine nature. caused her pain as she
tossed ana turned In her excitement
she could not forget the look OF
anguish that showed IN Albert
kemp's eyes whenever Ksrr's name
was mentioned And there was an
other thing: Kerr hattsred her. spent
money! great deal of money-on
her. bought her presents. yet never
gave her any Indication that he look
ed upon her In the same way that
Kemp did-as future wife.
-
wari
The flaming. scarlet piacards. car
ried BY screechinG newsboys. niled
the streets The dreaded hour, so
long threatened. had come
Yes. they came. "A mighty host Of
volunteers; and among them were the
clerk Albert Kemp. and the dandy
Richard Kerr.
They had each toid Nell withers
In their vastly different ways. Kemp.
his eyes blazing, and his common
place face red with the strain OF his
- 49, hmT h. uaw,fs
going to let anyone say he was afraid
OF a bit OF lead; the bose had prom
Used 10 keep his Job open. and he
was on"
Kerr had only casually mentioned
IT,
Think OF leaving you for bit.
Nell" he ad~yawned: there ought TO
be a bit OF fun doing over thereF
He waved his hand vaguely south
wards.
Both had written her a farewell
Iine-in Kerr's case a. was a telegram
and then they were gone
Chance led them 10 be shoulder TO
shoulder In the long queue that
waited more or less patiently outside
New Scotland Yard TO pass In for the
doctors scrutiny
when Kemp had seen who his
neighbor was. his eyes opened vide
with astonishment Then he sneeered
openly.
Halo, CoIIar-and-cuffsi You're
getting on the wrong bus. ain't your
Albert Kemp was plebeian: this
much has already been disclosed.
Kerr yawned.
sMy dear fellow. why don't you
keep your mouth shut: you make such
a draughtr'
they had both been passed. And
they had both answered the same
L. A.
and in a different manner. They had
been told that after a month or so
Of drilling. they might have " 20 on
active service.
Thank goodnessF' said the clerk.
by Jove-realiyf" replied the
longing dandy. his tired eyes spark
ling.
In six weeks time they had both
been drafted into a famous regiment
Of the Line engaged on tho French
stained. with n weeks growth on
their chins consolidated and cam
frontier. Both were lean. brown, war
paiRn-Erimed-
STILL THE SAME MEN.
But they were stlli the clerk and
the dandy. No amount Of mire could
level them. Even the fact Of light
ing side ~ side had not bridged the
gulf between them
Their new found comrades. who
had learned 10 respect the dauntlnaa
courage or both-that had changed
ordinary civilians into hrat-ciaaa
nrhting machines. who took the ire
rnsndous hardshipa that came 20 them
without a murmur-knew that some
opic quarrel kept them apart. and
they watched daily and nightly for
the settlement 10 came IN the en-.
fronchnents one night a. they
stfstrhad their weary frames round
the campfire. that had been built out
or the captured gun-carriags OF one
81 the euemy's useless howitzerr.
aFooi y0u want 20 see mother. Col.
far.and -Cuns7" aneered the clerk
NV dear. unmaunered young friends
frawfad the man whom be addreaaad
IN YOU speak 90 me again Or that
tone. I shall be reluctantly compelled
40 buuch your hcadT
aOh. would your" cried the deiirhf-
"a Kemp. who had ionged for the Or.
portunify when hts enemy would BE-
rosdsd out 81 the smiling and con-
fempfuoua Indifference which had
uroroEed him nearly % madness
Come and cry 80 on. Coiiar-and- Cunaf
~Iu knock your head orr