The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-17

body on the sidewalk. ald the horses, re-.
spending to an acutely painful lash from.
the strong arm on the bi;x. sprang forward
al the gallop.
varney stood in the lark alley, looking
after the vanishing carriage with minglea :
admiration and amazeme;,t Swift footsteps.
sounded near him; and tie next moment a
strong hand seized him a;,,d pulled him back
into the shadow OF the wall. :.
"sh.h: It's mel ANYBODY sec III H.
-Hsllol Not soul bt; me-" :
Peter leaned against tas wall and drsW
a deep breath /"
He can never prove IL on ne-not. 60 q.
save his southland I NOD his meeting In
tho hollow of my hand !: Do you see that
lighted window at tbs By k there! That's
my las. bridge waiting in there are the;;
chairman OF the meetint and the mayor I
who's the orator OF the icy ening. I'm going
in and make EN- take me on as one OF the
platform speakers I'll lIss out Few 70
marks and call on Hare
But no Will you mak> them
They tarent refuse ne anything" said
Peter swiftly and tapped his breast pocket .
I've papers here that mean stripes Tor
them both: Mind your eye. Larry, and DO
good! "
He disappeared through the little gate
toward the dressing roorr. where the Off:
Gals of the meeting waItad vainly for last
instructions from their lord varney looked
after him with "A sigh. I'm Hunston only
,wenty.four hours. and a;ready to be run =
ming the town:
He emerged from the s*lcy feeling rather
gloomy, and halted on 1.-The sidewalk in
front of the theater, 10y watching the -
people as they poured II. The spectacle
Of this steady stream ma' IL n fitting back
ground for his medltatDns for he was
thinking nbsenuy. Of tie extreme bold
ness of Peters course. ). Certainly. there
WIS little here to susgsst the quiet on.
locker. But all at once something hap
pened which checked tip current OF his
thought as effec,ually as. slap upon tho
cheek.
In that shifting waste. OF strange faces
his vagrant eye suddcnr< fell upon ia"
mnar one-two. three 4mIliar ones-and T.
his tagging interest sprasng to lfe There
approached, side by s!de.::J. Pinkney Hare.
who. though few knew It. might prove
the brilliant hero OF tn, nights proceed
ings; the child little Jenrs- Something. who
had spent yesterday nj ire Carstairs house.
leading strangers TO think that she was.
somebody else and Miss: Cars,airs herselfst
fair flower in that .aoving tangs Of
weeds. =.
Hare saw Varney and bowed in his sttff, :
affected way. But Varneys eyes had al
ready gone on 10 Miss carstairs and heF'
did not return that GREETING. Seeing tho !
little candidate lift his .tat her look fol- !;
lowed his. and so her eye met Varneyh
When this happened Ter expression did
rot change except that - he thought she !,
family colored. Varney awaited her bow; no. !,
half bowed himself stiI' smile was ready :
on his lips But h. ne Ter save It Her
eyes rested full upon II m for second" :
moved away: and the Pext moment shsN
swept past him into the u!eater. -.
There was no shadow. OF doubt about
i. She who only last sight had treated
him with such marked kindness had un-
m!stakably cut him. It tstrdly, seemed pos
Sib!e. why. they had pared like friends! :.
But he understood inhtanuy what had,
happened To her he wa! Ferris stanhope;'.
he himself had given her <he right to think
that. Since they had pnScd. some OF that
Unpleasant gossip about SS,nhope-of which -
she had known nothing last n!Ght-had
made its way TO her; and sho had believed
il as 10 him. Laurence Narney. Yes, she -
had believed 1t as to him Peter was right,
liter Hi - seiA-leTlH''',b o. ''~ - W
herself 1t seemed, not y recognize him,
Curtously. 90 strong was{lh!s sense Of tho
personal meaning OF III. insult that its -
more practical aspects for"The moment. alto
gether escaped him 3 80
But that was only for tho moment ln'-'
the next breath It rusheI over him that.
with that cool glance tho luncheon engage
ment upon which his whole mission de- >.
pended stood cancelled; sand with that,
thought he felt his will ha} den'ns into from:
What she thought OF hin. personally. was
OF course nothing, but 80 power should
keep him from carrying +; trough bis plans
precisely as he had ARA ,ged Il EN- He
elbowed his way into t1-s lobby to ind
Uncle Elbert'a daughter a7id make her ~
tract that look >.
But 1t gradually Oecare evident that
| nce Elbert's daughter vas not IN the
,chhy. the most systematic Elaboration failed