The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-25

Cool morning Mrs. FlaNman. And
how do YOU tind yourself. this glorious
day
The .andlady Of the Dove and Drum
stick looked round from IN" WORK OF
iidyiur UP her bar parlor as She heard
the pleasant voice sound above the morn
ing stiffness and saw, standing on me
threshold OF III" room. y gent leman III
Gust-sollcd weeds. hrim-tiit"d panama.
boots that told IN" tale OF a long tramp
b! wood aEd field and river path. and
in his hand a bunch uf ferns and wild
flowers, that told the reason why.
We'll. l never. exclaimed she. fairly
bcaminG. II It aren't the London sen
tleman--Mr. Eicadlaud-as used TO come
here for lunch SO often last summer
along OF thai young Mr. pollops. WY!
| 'ar"ilt saw you this dogs age. sir: 'Ow
. do yo'I Go?''
"H.ry we'll. indeed thank YOU. Mrs.
Flaxnan. and no end pleased To ger IL
peep at these snug quarters vi yours
again. l assure you. gave back Geek.
AZ no advanced and held out the bunch
Of flowers IL her. I've done Il goodish
bit OF tramp over a stiftish bit or cuun-
cry and I'm hungry enough 10 ea;,
house. PARDON? N"--l'm alons-QGitn
alon" this time. Young pollops has
something more attractive TO do mis-
walking out with. these days. believe
me---and o'clock in the morning is
rath"T too early for tina. sort OF thing.
Law sir you don't mean IN tell me
tim" DO you now
since 4 HttI" before that time if your
insis. upon eNac,ness. replied CleeH'
with a smile
laid and the table all ready: so II
yuu'1. just sit down and make your
sclt comfortable. I'll have that rashHr
and egg before you in less than no
time. or if you'd prefer 10 ave wash
and n hru$h-up whilst your" waiting.
SIR. ynu'!l fird everything needful at the
end Of the passage. "Which'-hsaming
upon him as she withdrew-"I shan
ave TO point oui the way 70 you. that l
know: for the window looks uut on tho
garden and my beds Of roses-and fond
you are of them. AS very we'll recollect.
SO if you're mindful for waSh-up-..-
"Thanks-I am. I'm biz untidE after
my long tramp. Mrs; tlaxman. 40
roses They should ke 4 picture ut this
tim: 80 ii you don't find m" here when
you return you'll know where 10 look
FOR me-.
But. contrary 10 her expectations
and indeed. TO his-She did find him
there when she returned. and by the OK,
preston vt his countenanc: she could
seq tina, ne was not best pleased.
Look here" he said extending his
hand and letting her see that the some
thing which lay upon II WAS little
SPRAY OF rose leaves that was parchcd
and shriycllcd as II IL had been burned
climbing rose which runs up the back of
III. house: and it's RS plain as day that
i; has bern Shrivelrd By coming IN con-
tact with some chemical substance
wha- | can't d"terttiine tr"tn It's uricu
coalition ard thr utter abS"nc" or any
rnlor-wh:ch has been either spilled or
thrown from thc window OF the r"or'
ever this one. Have you besn lHitin-
,hat ~ some photographer and allowing
hin, 10 empty his developing dishes down
into YOUR garden, you silly woman"
No, that l 'aven't::" declared She. with
.mpaasis, as she set the tray DOWN and
the table. The last person as did stop
in mat was the SnesztnE gentleman as
nut I'd with us last Teek-and m sure
he couldn't Q done no photoEraphlnE TN
beknown 10 us even. II ne Il WlShed:
being a paralytic. sir. as ad lost the use
r. is arms and 'ad TO 'obbIe round on Il
crutch. poor soul. m
The sneezing Sentleman: repeated
Cleek. with an amused smile. as ne
seated himself and prepared to SeSln
breakfast And why the sneeztns gen
tleman. if You please?
was most annoyin'. He'd spend best
part of The day sitting IN MS room WITH
that queer crutch of hlS-whlch was
just a long. thin. shiny stick with a
velvet pad at the top--lEirg across his
knees and him slecplrS as peacetul as
lamb: but. sir. just as soon as IN"
'olSe 'ad been shut VI for III" night
and Flaxman and me was a settun' OF
ourselves down for comfortable sleep,
regular AS clock work he d start sneez-
iug and keep it up. off and on. for three
hours at stretch.
And he did i: every night that he
was with you. eh? Hin: And that was
how long,"
Five days and four night. sir. 'avinG
never once: left his room in all that
tim. except 10 get up first thing in
the morning and walk down &c The end
Of the garden and back again Few min
utes later - looking downhearted and
not best pleased with himself for the
first two mornings but chirking up con-
siderable after that until on the satur-