The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-02

, through ;hcm. hn came presently TO ono
from Ebert tarstairS. arrived only that
morning:
Words are feeble things at their
best. and | know OF none HAT would
convey to VOW my great joy al the news
that you arc out OF danger. BY III"
same mail, | have learned that my other
dear sick one IN Ilunston is quite her
self again. and say I" God IN gratitude
upon my knees that my cup is full"
a pause in tn" reading here. tn"
, long hand Of tn" nurses clock on the
window sill had rrawlrI hall around The
=, adj h"fnr" Narnry raised the lcttc.
again from his hlankctcd lap.
"rhcrc is much in my heart I" toll
you, much tn beg your forgiveness for.
but | shall keep il Ia say 10 you lace
t" face" Just nnw the kc"n"&t point in
my grief is that all this suffering |
hayc brought upon you has been worse
thau unnecessary. Light has come TO
now that there WIS much better way
To seek what | sought, far happier
l;.th.'
; The letter slipped down uron tho
swaihrd knees again. and he lay staring
al the blown and sunny IrrctopS. Pres
entity the door ut his side opened; Il man
started T." come through u. stopped
short. and stood m"tionlr%S "n IN"
Threshold
V;,rncy slowly turned his head In
tn" doorway. to his dim surprise. stood
Mr.. Starh"rrS man. Henry. bowling. I'M
nhtrUsIvc. ap"l"cctlC. ready To cftacc
himself ~ n gesture like the w7l!-lrain-
ed Srrvan, h" was.
"Why--iS that ynu. Henry
"lIaskin' your pardon for the intrti-
sion. sir" said Henry with 4 wooden
face = didn't Eunw YOU Wcr" ere. sir.
'npiu' you ar" feeling improved to-day.
sir-if YOU please lii'l! withdraw
"ll"nry," said Narncy. THAT is no way
n n sneak The way
YOU stood UP for me that night. Come
here"
And he diScuGaEod from his covers
and held out rather Misunderstanding
hand.
Then ho saw tho soul nf tho man whip
through tn" livery Of the mental like a
knife. and Henry. stumbling forward
with 4 working face. "laSpcd that hand
proudly In his strong white one: only
he dropped on one iiuc" I" do il. rs II
To show that. though gentlemen might
lie pleased 10 show him kindness now
aud then. he perfectly understood that
h" WAS not as they.
!! lilo. sir" Ii" brnk" nur In 4 time very
different from his wcll-rontrnllcd voice
"c Servire. II never seen rluckicr
thing done. nor game" fight put up.
You max" mo To" proud, sir with Your
'aUd--mIn I" m9n | was Shamcd
I sir. till couldn't hear II when ! ramn
To and learned mat 'ad not stayed
with you. sir. /" III" end. Thrc" Of them
closed in on m" sir. ana harSktn' your
pardon sir. ! was whirrin h"' "n 10
S,and$iill when OF" of them tripHcd
IN" from hc'!ud sir
stand up. li"nry" said Varn"y. rath-
Or aEitaicd. like tn" uiau YOU Hr".'
Henry st""d ZIP. with 4 '"fI.y Thank
YOU. sir striving with m"mcutary ILL
success tn get Il la"hy& mash back unnn
that QuIN"riUS face.
"Ill always rsiu"mhcr yoH." said Var
n"y with S"nin difficulty, ''aS good md
hraN" man. ! don't thInk I'll ever Cor
! get how YOU Gisoh"y"d AN ordrr--tn try
10 save me. Aud unw tell me---what
became" 81 y"ur mast"r":'
"'t:S iu III" village. sir" said Henry
rather bothered by his threat. Tin rX-
r"riine i'm in any mom"nt. sir
surprised. Mr.. Stanh"rc is In Huns
ton
Mr. Stanhorc.' said Horny with an
insuf;crah!" cnn,rmp'u"usn"Ss for
which h" A. ono" ap"l"ciz"d. "lTarskin'
Your pardon. sir thought YOU in
prrrd for my master. Mr.. Sta,,h"r". I
'a," card. sir. has sailed for Eurnpc."
We'll, who's Your maS'"r. then"
Mr.. MnVinmiS * my master. sir"
N:lrnry d"lihHrai"d on This. aud slow
J." smiled. "Wrll y"'I'vc got 4 good one.
Henry"
"rhank Won. ST. That's i'm NOW. sir
ear is motor in IN" road. II y"m1'
rXr,IS" M" .sir. I'll go and l"' i'm in"
Mud u" bowed Hnd went away. only
pauSirC In ;lIH entry tn attend - moment
:" his BLURRED eyes with til" ha''k Of n
$unil" hand
I',irr stepped on into tho porch with
= "h""ry greeting and dropped Irt" i
r"rklN- rilH,r. looking V"rH auh tired
'Th" instant E;S heavy am>iriy over Var
n"v Was r"Ij'yod II" had thrown him
self hl'.i. imip The eight f"r reform with
cri!r>"h all his previous efforts.
"NTll " h. said In answer 20 Var