The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-01

"But I saw" said Morley Smith 70
the woman Cora. ITS jolly to 50
you again."
1T L. good to see you again. MOT
ley" she answered. in tho same hed-
Eating way. "Cora-you were read
ing?"
"Oh, Mother!" the girl cried, rec
ognizing tn hint. And We were
Just having such q nice talk!" But
she took up her book and went out
II say, but you look top-holel"
said Morley Smith, when the young
talking had been thus d
fenced. In a minute, he thought,
this Cora would begin talking. too.
"Do /? Thank you. But I am
tired, Morley" she said. Il am
afraid I will never be quite rested
again. It is a year and a half since
my husband died"
IT say. But of course, she's your
daughter, what? You would be
married, what? Tutterville. or some
thing"
"Tullerville," she supplied. You
did not know him, Morley"
"Right-o!" said Morley Smith
cheerfully. Il never knew the Old
chap. Nice chap, dare say, or you
would not have married him, Cora
But the girl. what? She does not
take after him much7 Living image
Of you, Cora"
"Of me-" she exclaimed. "Coraf
Oh, you mean in looks! have
always thought she was exactly like
her father. She Is such talker,
Morley. She makes my head ache,
sometimes. Her father was q won
derful talker."
by Jove, what" said Morley
Smith.
Cora Tullerville clasped her hands
in her lap.
Il have never said It before. Nor
ley, for there was no one I could
ever say II TO-" she said. but 1t was
often more than I could bear. when
both OF them were talking. You
have seen how Cora talks-such IN
endless stream. overpowerinG one.
Her father was like that. And Cora
would begin when he stopped.
Sometimes they would both talk at
once. think there were years when
said nothing but yes or no for
days and weeks and months at 4
time"
II say" said Morley Smith with
exceeding cheerfulness.
1T think something in me broke
during those years." she said slowly.
Il do not know what 1t was-sone
bit Of my spirit"
II sayI" he exclaimed gayly.
Talk! Nothing but talk" said
Mrs. Tullerville. Think Of years
Of it,"
She was very beautiful. very
queenly.
I'm afraid, II you see much Of
me-" she said, you will think mo a
poor thing, after all the brilliant New
York women you have met. dread
society, for I feel as II must say
word now and then, and I have
been silent so long that to talk is
painful"
Gin that tasted like gasoline! The
colorless, unwifed life I'm the silly
chair at the club window!
II say, Cora, you dear old thing!"
exclaimed Morley Smith. "The Per
son that let me in said you were
expecting some chappie."
"Only a man who is to sen me
tickets to some affair" she smiled.
"RIght-o!" said Morley Smith
cheerfully. $50 how about run
around to a roof-garden or some
where? I've a taxi waiting"
1T will be NICE" she said.
Luckily, a man can sometimes
borrow ten dollars from a chauffeur.
When the door closed on them, sit
ting together in the taxicab, Cora
TullervilIe breathed a deep sigh.
Il love Cora most dearly" she
said, but it is relief to get away
from her now and then. Morley. Let
us not talk. Let me just sit here
and enjoy it in silence-enjoy the
silence!"
The silence was all the noise Of
New York rushings. clangings.
bangings. rinGings and shriekings-
but not talk.
1t was not until they were return
ing to the brownstone house that
Morley Smith ended the last Of his
amateur adventures. It was
beautiful night and he had ordered
the taxi driver to return by tho
shortest way home-the longest way
round. They had driven up River
side Drive and were coming home
through the Park. Morley Smith put
his hand on Cora's.
II say. old dear" he said softly.
ITS jolly good to be with you again.
what?
II 10 nice, Morley" she said.
love, yes!" he said. II say. We
ought to keep It up. what7 See each
other a bit now and then. never
cared for any girl but you. whatf
We might get married. what?"
She did not say q word. She did
not utter q syllable. But Morley
Smith knew 1t was satisfactory. He
put his arm behind her. to keep tho
deep upholstering from bruising her.
no doubt.
"Right-o!" he said, and the last
mile OF his last and greatest adven.
,ure ended in utter silence.
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