The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-23

window display.
Like enc in a happy dream Miss
Adriaaa put on the shoes, the perfect
fitting costume, the hat, the flowers.
Presently Deinar came in wearing his
evening clothes.
Would she go with him to see tho
play the young people Of The town
were gty:cS, "a Rose Of Old Dide2"
With me- face like the dawn Miss
Adrfana watched the players Iva
Ellsworth vas the Dixie Rose, a witch
ing heroine; Paul Nelson. her Lover.
Iva pIayel her part with brilltancy. but
Paufs neeTt prompted his acting. 1t
1Sas fersent, real
DeImar's mind was torn with indie
cision. But near the end OF the play
he looked at the little lonely woman
beside him, for the time pathetically
happy, and quite suddenly his mind
was made up.
"Auntie,' he said abruptly to her
when they were again in her living
room, will you let me come live you?
Mother doesn't need me she's going
to be m=rireG scoon to DR.. Ashley Wy
att We'd be company for each other.
II youI! let me. I'll move my desk and
other things over tomorrow"
Miss Ad1isr's happiness Of the even
ing compared with this rev Joy, was
as drop IT water to the ocean
That evening Iva Ellsworth re-
ceived bouquet of pink carnations
and a note that asked her to pardon
the writer for breaking his promise to
call. and begged her to accept his con.
gratuTations GA the success of the play.
didn't get what wanted for
Christmas.' the note ended. 81 didn't
dare. in the face OF things, to ask for
The sirl slipped away from, Paul
Nelson. who had been at tie BarfroG
house fo= cjrner, and went to her room.
Oh. that miserable play! Why did
people misunderstood? And to-mor-
row morning she was going home.
Fer several months the world held
no happier creature than Miss Adriana
Then she observed that Delmar had
ossasional fits Of abstractedneSs un.
natural 10 him. Gradually 1t dawned
upon her that he was troubled over
something.
Where is that pretty Ellsworth girl
now. Del. do you know" she asked
him tentatively one morning early in
December
He stared at her question, and she
noticed with sinking heart that the
paper he held shook little
Bryce Garth told me yesterday Paul
Nelson was married. he answered her.
land though Bryce didn't know to
whom, IL think it must be to Miss
Ellsworth, auntie-"
Later in the day, searching for lost
cuff button Of DeImar's. she came upon
picture Of the girl. She looked into
the clear pictured eyes nd felt her
heart sti3en.
He loved her-he gave up asking
her to marry him." her troubled mind
reasoned, 'to make a home for me. And
now he is grieying for her!"
AS the weeks passed Miss Adriana
paIed Under the weight Of her secret
trouble. Eelmar became uneasy for
her, and afew days before Christmas
sent her to the nearby sity to see one
OF his friecds, fine young physician
there.
That afternoon while crossing the
street to tie railroad station Miss Ad-
ria1a Eelt herself caught and pulled
back just IN time to escape being run
over by a heavy truck that came
around the corner The girl who saved
her helped her to the ladiets' sitting
room Of the statoion. but when her
train caraa few minutes later she
was too shaken and nervous to at
tempt 10 board it.
"Oh. what will DeImar think when
don't Gomez she exclaimed.
"Delmar:" The pretty girls cheeks
grew a deeper pink, and Miss Adriana
knew her to be Iva Ellsworth.
my nephew, Delmar Halstead. with
whom I live in Review" she explained.
why Review is only twenty-five
miles, cried the girl. 'I'n telephone
him and he can come for you in an au-
tomobi1e."
when she came back Miss Adrianas
lips trenb!cd over question:
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