The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26

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Five minutes more called Warren
Ali right. IN be ready Heien nm
irhed her hair with clumsy haste. know
ing she could do IL over on the train.
-Brushed Il best could. ms'am." Anna
came In with her coat.
-oh. hath do" hastily slipping "a on.
Now IN leave you this" taking a doll
lar from her purse, that waist may
come from the cleaners. IL any one
phones. say I've gone to PHILADELPHIA for
the day. And be sure to
hall
Ring for the slevatOr-rn be right
The elevator was waiting. and Warren
was tapping his cane with frowning i'm
ming out.
srimly. We nave " 10 wait fo 1rn = car
We won't make IT,"
As they left the elevator Helen. who
stopped with . horrifisd.
-Oh-oh. they're both for one hand,''
Huh. that's like you. Well. you'll not
have time TO 40 back"
Il won't be a second excitedIy. Then
To tho boy. Take me up again-quick.r
I'm not going to wait. 1 tell you
And without n backward glance Warren
swung out the door and down the sters.
Mono. let me OUT as the boy start
ID the elevator. Mr.. Curtis won't wait"
Warren was halfway down the block
before shescsught up with him.
You see. Ia have had plenty OF time.
when they reached the corner with no
car In sight. Dear. believe there
still time"
suit yourself" with q shrug. but /
take the irst car"
risk II. After all she could get n pair OF
gloves as soon az they got to Philadel-
phia- The next moment a green car came
Even after they boarded the car War
rem glanced frowningly at his watch. IL
they missed the I o'clock train. they
With tense anxiety Helen watched
every shop-window clock. Twenty
minutes OF seven. Twenty-three- twenty.
would they make it2
Fortunately. as there we're Few pAs-
eengers. the car made Few stops. and
they reached the station with three
ing hush OF the great depot. their foot
steps echoed strangely as they hurried
Warren made straight for the dining
car Helen, who always took childish
delight IN meal on a ttan. revealed
In the atmosphere OF the red plush.
cleaning woodwork. mirrors and white
coated porters.
The darkness OF the underground
train shed gave the impression OF night,
and a red-shaded light glowed on ever =
table The train was too early for wo-
They were hardly seated when the
wsre s on thr5rs RAr ths sa }Jt and They hey
Helen smoothed her hair by the mir
rored panel. and leaned back with a re-
axing sigh. while Warren took up the
sflver-handled breakfast card.
Hello there's sausage and griddie
No-no, for she loathed sausage.
I'd rather have just soft boiled egs
Grapefruit or Granger"
orange knowing II would be
The breakfast ordered. Warren showed
over one OF the papers he had bought at
the station and buried himself In the
other.
II was not the black-lettered head
lines OF the war news. or the double
murder. or the last sensational divorce
case that held Helen's gaze. IL was the
small unpretentious date line-April ga
Yesterday when Warren had said sho
would go with him. she had hoped he
was determined not TO speak OF IL. STE
wanted him to remember.
The train rolled out OF the tunnel now,
ana the slaring spring sunlight Hooded
"Oh. dear. we're on the sunny side.
can't we mover glancing at an empty
'.Nonsensel Sun won't hurt you"
But It's right In my eyes Then as
Walter. draw down that shade"
&C., hoid on there, growled Warren.
Let that shade alone. l want to SEQ
The waiter started. and Helen. her
face afiame. bent over her orange
ran s.I rs never satisfied, rdSped War
some blooming thing. How about a
footStool7 Haven't set ~ yoIr usual
"oh. dear. don't-don't let's begin the
gay that way. Don't you know what day
"confound it, a. his spoon sIipped
and the grapsiuice sDlashed on his shirt
front "Hh. what's THAR angriIy. dip
ping his napkin In the finger bowl and
what A"o"
';Nothins. just let's try to have this
trip without any discords.''
more discords-"
The. rest was lost a. another train
rushed by cutting the air with a shrek.
she must not let his ill-humor spoil
her day--not THIS day-Helen told her
ssI ps,sssionately. as she gazed out at a
by a ramshackle barn n man was
htching up "a bony droop-headed horse.
\ woman beat clouds OF dust from "a
Sarpet over line. Two squalid children
play "a on an unkept porch 4 dog rush
ed out and barked a. the train.
Bring some more butter" ordered
Warren. as he spread the small sauars
OF butter between the three streaming
With his second cup Of coffee his
frown relaxed. Even Helen feIt tbc
soothing restfui effect Of her break
Her glance fell upon the paper b. her
plate.
Golden ana silver wedding.
Mr.. ana Mrs. 4. r. Darcy cale-
brated their nftieth anniversary a.
the home OF their daughter. Mrs. w
X. Reeves, whose tWenty-fifth ami
veraary fell on the same day Manv
appropriate gifts were
oh. do read this" pointing 10 the
Warren.
"Darcy-Darcy7 don't know any
DarcyH. Who are thfyT"
oh. no. we don't know them. But
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