The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-06
HE DAILY
SHORT STORY
The Accusing Eye
BY cLARiesi, M-.UNIe.

ny SLHhl2Sf' '""'S
,Yvrtght. 1890, BY the Mcclure
Newspaper Syudlcate.)
miss Jarvis twisted tho e9tt.
IM Iaire diamond around on 80 -;
4N4 thisd finger OF her ielt A :1,.s
nntti the gHttering STONE MA Wa 80
led in her SOFT PAIN pam rsne6trnsIit
II iter lovely eyeE-the plain soi95
$snI Al the inner circ!et IoohEH
m n wedding ring. Win SOL,
Tff,if.gs gesture she tore y from
~ finger and sent II 6plEnAAs
tcToss the room
From a dark corner OF the I ,ISsl
carpet the Jewel gio%ca at ner M ne
an angry accusing eye-a CUES .4a t ac'tt
ing ave! why it seened 70 ASK,
Si5SstSy did YOU lead James MGaGe
nm IL YOU did not love MN! Way
I'D Won accept thiS s;a% rom nliA
and promise TO marry MN? Was
i, F5FrnlIse he IL rich and tntluen-
5tIai and you were afraid 20 Wa4s
for PauI-paui with his fearle9S
courage during the waE--aia me. ihsIl.
sis az honor--hls crippled foot
n lsi,I coming homo from war with
iovous heart to lind fallen ioEtunea
sand to learn chat his PROMISED %ile
mod changed her mind and was
s'goine 10 marry an older man-on@
safe and sound, rich WITH the max
{ng OF wartime pToiitsE'
Mono no" Whispered Elsie,
ering her sliamed eyes win nec
giess fingers; put eoa!G NO. no,
4tdper PAU with my support ~heih
SFne had TO begin an owe. aS'.a1lL
The eye Wlnkcd deFlselS. ieh
that 10 the marines-bQt not 20
Paul Browning" it secnal 70 sa8.
~ 4Ifsfe reGarled the jeWu! With re
tIeIIioiis oyes, The door pusnea
open and man entered, ouS
TioEiIsr said you We're II mere ne
snih cheerfui!y, US ne leaansN ,. G;e'
fFind Kissed her Unwilling ups ."
look awfilly In the blues, Gear.
Game and drive with mel want
"a show you house In Westches'
GlT don't like Westchester, James.
I,opg Island Is much smarter, at,s
9tbesides there are some lovely otd
places there"
~ love old places she said de-
YtantlV. .f.ittia old-tashtoned houa.
81 hugging the water, with lualn!:
GARDENS and giant lUcustS--ana-T;
t'You are describing the o!d
Il Browning place, Elsie" he sal"
colby. .,.,, .+o,,
5for q moment until his glance round
the glittering ring in the corner.
stYour ring?" no asked with liit-
ed broWs as he brought It 10 her. =.
stIt clipped off--no--I threw !:
there James. l am soTry---but !
AM cross this morning-forgiEs
she cried peniteptly. Ho Emil
and kissed her, but his eyes
we're troubled as he put 1t on heT
Finger. -,,,,,, oi,,,,
the Westchester roads under a glor,
ions summer sky Elsie admired
fhe beautiful house her lover NAG
3chosen; 1t was so perfect III every
detail that only n Carptng spirit
could find fault with It, ana Elsie
was aore-Ienrted, not mean
'Now we are gong TO look at d
" &c on Long Island he SAID as
Nned the car toward the city:
we will have a bite to eat.
was surprised when they
ed before Il modest restaurant
crowded thoroughlare. James
~t4eGde usually petronized the best
hotels and when they ldncNeh II
as either in some tea room o.
Se's choice or a fashionable no.
You viii find the food particu.
&fly good here" he apologized as
Ssfhey entered, aud the service is
unsurpassed - we won't have 70
This proved to be the case, bur
Elsie ate little beyond the EIESt
spoonfuts OF soup; her eyes eats 4,
M sight OF familiar figure across inc
* fooul--a straight young form GARD
al as a waiter, but with palmetto
~ linn The Accusing Eye wlnkeu
Il her again as she dropped her
rs spoon with a sickeaing reGilIaElcA
hat Paul, her splendid young loV'
sr, had come TO this!
Fortunately, lie did not see theI:i
y and later when they were again II
Ehe car she turned to Meade with
blasinE eyes. "You did 1t intention
sIiy, James; how could your she
demanded.
at is better that you should Know
land SOC things just us they. are,
he said gravely, but tho glrl only
u. smiled bitterly uEd turned away
4 her head. She did not speak to him
Threaded the city streets, crosseH
the bridge and finally emerged
mon the MerriclZ road. Then she
closed her eyes to keep back the
tenrs that wanted to come. AT one
moment she yearned to SiTa Meade
his ring and hasten back TO Paul
Pnul Browning, walter In res
Is her as he had for thousands of 9th
ers like her-she wanted TO snatch
him away and work Tor him; She
wanted to do some monial labor fol
him
"TIere we are" cried Meade
cheerily as he stopped the car, bu1
when Elsie opened her eyes She
tyeoRId not see until the tears hal
brimmed over. Meade pressed his
handkerchief to her face and al
last she smiled waveringly at him
At am such a goose" she said.
"a dear delightful goose" he
agreed as he lifted her down unt
pushed open q white painted gate
5.And what do you think of this
lIsie?" He stood apart with fold
ed arms and watched her face
change from sweet gravity to won
F6 der, and then Joy. The joy quick
" faded to resentment.
mot this place., James-not
Paul's old home"
- 'sYou love it," he asked.
'tE'or his sake" she said bravely
al would have my own luxurious
home-I would give you up, with
All that means-only to be with him
= IL 81,