The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-17
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splendid Have you made Ray retract
on the woman hating question yct'
Not vet, but soon" smiled In my
superior way. felt decidedly above
this sort OF thing, almost Ike ratroniZ-
ing ,hc kind hearted li,Nc creature VINO
! Ind brought about my Cinderella
change.
Another lure tina. made me careless
RI what might lie mt the end Of the tran
was the musical ciink Of gold against
gold.
My own family were and always had
, been thrifty. \ dollar N.th th"m was q
dollar. something TO hr treated WIN
spcct. Unnecessary expenditure. CN-
! trayaganC>r, WIS out OF the question in
our horne. our fortune was TOO Ilmlt'o
! for such Indulgence. and II 1t had been
: otherwise. hahu and Il natural bent 20
! ward cann,ncss would have curhcd the
! open hand.
! Against such 4 background the rock
less manner in which Ray Williams dis
, posed Of nancy was as n dazzling red
: light against 4 curtain or draH gray.
! century note seemed to mean no moro 10
! him than n one dollar bill. He went 10
/ the most expensive places. ate inc cost
: ltest food covered theatres from Stnge
| boxes, whirlcd here and there and every
! where regardless Of what he might have
! TO pay the p!r"r.
%tLS % opNAN@Ab'
For the first time I knew what Y
meant never 10 have 20 ask the price of
ANYTHING. not 10 he concerned about dol
, lars and cents. I contracted the spend
! ing fever. What glorious. expansive
| feeling il is-while the fever lasts.
Alas, II dies out. as do all f"Ters-
unless they gray the chart and run riot.
| In hat cGS" you are tn" flame that IS
| CNtinCu;Shcd.
This spending fever. once It has run
J I.,Nr nc
! dry. as tastcl"ss and rs in'apahi" 81 cN-
! porienCinE taste as squeezed lemon
: cast asorc on stony beach.
. Exciting wenks-thosc first few OF
friendship. ;. =,
cared for Ray Williams. Now ana tnrn
had 1ualms Of conscience concerning
n certain young chap who had pranSH
me TO most Of my Juvenile parties inc
iris who knew said ne was awfully cut
80 ,hout nv throwing him over"
was sorry, hut know now there was.a
major admxture Of sclfshncss ana van
I ity in my sorrow.
, r,nSt of my friends. 1t was pleasant
irsn rational feeling. positive urge u
ambition. u,,,,r
: Mother was as happy "a mom-ron'h
IN the act Of transmitting large. juicy
nnclcworm from her own hoax |" the
yov.ninr caycrns Of her birdllnEs.
"A I look back now. it was the sport
;nI, spiri, which SpurrCd nj" on. | was
..rt,inc something other EirlS had 'r!C"
for and failed. was "utwlttnG Tel
low human stronger than mNS'r /
vas the lucky li'tlC kitten which Sncak"n
in and Tapped up the saucer oil cream
! while the ether cats and kittens WCr"
I clawing and scratching and purrIne l"r
nlacc. I was a parsonage OF lmportHhC"
IN the heart OF my own family. Th"E
annroycd Of me, even apnlaudcd nc ana
IN
+ II only the trail might hav" "ndca
there. nj tho milestone Of friendship.
i Proposal In Sight.
.1yarv" srid RAY ono evening when
we were driving in from gay dinner
nv n country inn. Il want To So" you
alone tomorrow. There IS something
important I must tell you" lie had
been quiet for a long time. rather tense
. l thought.
Natural instinct OF woman warned me
what that something was. Hero, th"n.
was the logical place 10 end the jour.
nov 70 turn. back and seek the open ROAD
I disc 10 nrenare to 20 on down inc cnd
Of The trail with this fellow traveller.
why did Iack the courage. the spine,
m, will to wheel about and sock unset
ash happincsS? Why did som" on"
,uhn had suffered not come forward ana
chow me how the ncshpots arc nlHd
viii call and he rsscnrc OF wormwood
Tomorrow, 1t should have been the
wonder day Of my wCmans world. Ict
here. on the brink. thu thought or TO-
morrow brought only n strange sinking
sensation. a fcvcrish desire to forget,