The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-24

in favor OF the strangers from New
York.
This part OF the evenings pleasures
Narmcy did not see. lie roSr with many
others when the iublls he'd tlGinES OF re-
fresaments gave notice that the Sp"c"n-
making WAS over md turned his ihce
toward the door against stream al
ushers entering with uluriue trays. Al
ready III sense OF tie caring brillaHc"
OF Peters stroke had faded and dropped
from his mind. His own concerns crowd
I'd instantly upon his attention. An" ~
mis- thought WAS or finding Mary G"r-
stairs Immediately ana compelling her
To recognizes him Tor the man hr was.
She to. had risen to leave the hall
While he listened to the fierce philiipiG
or j. Pinkney Hare Narncy'$ eye mad
Carefully marked her seat: II was empty
now. once, as hc pushed his way S;pW'E
toward the dn"- ia caught hrtt-
glimpse r. her over IN the "th1r hlS,S'
SOM. distance ahead ui him. bur he hard
LILY saw her before shu WAS lost TO hiHl
again, swallowed up in til" JoStltAS
throng Tho theut2r was IN nm upr"'tr
AL Wa nuIse and hustle ami movement l.
And the wide lobby. when a. length ht
scarcely more promising TO his quest
Than the traditional haySNck 10 Tue
Searcher OF needles.
MKnca pdan,mut hTt5 dcsrccosdch RI
Here we're set the Ice cream ir"eH'rS
and the other paruphrrnniia OF d"hEh''
ana abuu, them was struggling iil""'
Eurucy ctrcled the throng' with u rowing
eye. OF the lady he saw II" siKn an!
where, Rut presently. on the outer
trin1-. of the cohorts which Sto!ned the
rrreZers he c;Lruc upon tn" child Jenny
and knew that he had found guide ac-
curdinG 70 his hearts desire.
He touched her on tho elboT: 10
you want to get some ice cream
She turned her homcly little face up
toward him and said shyly:
Yes. sir But they wont let me get
near. And they say the chocolate Is go
iuE fast"
They'll lc, me got near" said Earury
heartily '.thuculntc is ii. then" Lemon
AIDE. OF course. And a thought OF tho
cake with icing. shall We say: Iood'
Eut you're nos here alone, are you
NO. sir. I'm hero with Miss Mary
over thcr" in that corner.
well you JUS run over there with
her and wait Trusting everything here
To- me-
He emerged from tho ruck Il few mo-
m"ntS later. diShchVelcd hut triumph
ant Hat under his arm and both hands
heavily laden. he made Il ginKcrly pro-
gr"sS 10 ;hc rlac" of his 'rySt. ii com
paraliv"ly appropriated corner near IN"
door. And there she stood. her corncly
SURROUNDINGS side by side with the Nv
ing hunger and thirst Of Jenny. whose
warming eyes summoned the young man
like Il beacon
Miss rars;airs happened 20 h. look
ing in another direction. EarnNT stand
ing before her. calmly took NJ their a.
Giiaintauca where h. had left it last
night al hcr mothers gate.
Good evening. Miss CarSlairS. ! bear
rcfrc Shm"ntS for Your little friend. What
a magnificent evening Tor Hare and re-
form. isn't IT,
She turned started at the sound Of
his voice. looked 1t him. and looked al
once away.
% yes. indeed. Am wait.
ing for Mr.. Har" NOW. Jenny. are YOU
sure You haven't seen him come oUl 2
''YcSsum." said Jenny. her eyes all for
the tall stranger. Unable to resist their
implorins appeal. hc turned at once and
delivered his burden.
Ice crcam-lcmonadc--." he made in
ycntory-"cake with icing--tin spoon
paper napkin in my pocket. is there
anything else?''
Il think." said Jenny. c0nSCicntlouS!E
there's figs"
You d" not wish any figs tonight
Jenny" declared Miss car$ta!rs. rather
more severely than mere figs seemed d
"Nom:. :! thought maybe he might
n doub. if 1u take any Gss tonight
get something For you. Miss cars,airs.
In happy to say that tn" choc"lat" is
holding ont better than "" tHtr''d.
addressing the child. II don't believe
wish anything"
Jenny here produced and HANDED
around n small. rather dangerous look
ing paper bag. which proved. upon In.