The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-17

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censInued from our Last Issue,
CayIey asked us to bring ai1et-
along. Bill explained to Betty
..Yous9:will tell him, won't you.
howad readfmIy5 sorry am about
has happ ened 1t seems
$50 hopeless to say anything; SO
to believe it. II It is
true5what we've heard
Billsrepeate the outline OF tbs
EeYentEg of yesterday
Yes. And Mr. Albeit hasn't
bs i found yet Z"
hesshook her head in distress.
80 tsstill seems to have happened tc.
sssknows.a a1l.D Then, with sud
dem grave smile which included
haof Them, .ButSyo must come
land kaye some tea.
IT'S awfully decent of YOU said
bill sWkwardly, but we--er-' '8
on will, won't you 2" she said
to Antony.
Thank you very much
81 frs. Nor bury was delighted to
asee them, as she always was to see
any man in her house who came
up TO the necessary standard of eli
gfbility. When her life work was
Z and summed up in thoss
Sbeaut ifuls words: "a marriage has
m been arranged, and will shortly
intake place, between Angela, daugh-
ter Of the late John Nor bury ! ~
en- She would utter a grateful
@ENuncs d imfttis and depart in peace
to better world,.sif Heaven in
SISTED, but preferably to her new
more dignified estab-
g Hshment.
But twas not as "eltgtbles" that
Sthe visitors from the Red House
werereeetvedA with such eagerness
and even il her special smile
possi bles' was there, it was in
8stfnc tipe rather than reasoned. All
#Ithat she5wanted at this momenI
;sEwas newS-news OF Mark. For She
twas bringing it off at last; and.
sssif encouragement columns OF the
t.Morning.Post'',~ preceded, as,
- In the case of its obituary columns
aby a{premonitory bulletin, the an
of yesterday would
cried triumphantly to the
gsWorld Ior to such part OF the world
"a marriage has very
been arranged (by Mrs. Nor
will certainly take place
angela, only daughter OF
gst the late John Norbury, and Mark
sAblett sof the Red House.
The girl was often amused by
herm6ther's ways; sometimes ash
them; sometimes distress
ed by them The Mark Albeit af-
sfairshad seemed to her particular
s ~ distressing, for Mark was SO OBJ
:5vfouslysin league with her mother
her. 1t was a pleasure! to
:. turn tes Cayley, that hopeless in
81 ell Bile. Z
But alas! Capley had misunder-
stood her She could not imagine
IsCayley in 1oye-untiI she saw it,
sand tried too late, to stop it. That
lsswas four days ago She had not
&seens him since and now here was
khis letter. She dreaded opening
twas relief to feel that at
she had an excuse for not do
s1nE So hi1e her guests were in the
Mrs. Norbury recognized at once
hat Antony was likely to be the
8 more sympathetic listener: and
4. wi hen tea was over and Bill and
Angela had been dispatched to the
gard en-. ear Mr.. Dillingham; found
himself on the sofa beside her, lis
teningSto many things which were
s of even greater interest to him than
she could possibly have hoped.
is terrible. TERRIBLE" she said.
land to suggest that dear Mr.. ABB
tt
Antony made suitable noises.
= ou've seen Mr.. Albeit for your
Z self As kinder. more warmhearted
IMAM
Antony explained that he had
mot seen Mr.. Albeit.
or course, yes. was forgetting
But, believe me. Mr.. Gillingham.
trust a woman s intuition in
these matters.
ntony said that he was sure OF
fhis.ss
OF my feelings as a
mother.'..
Antony was thinking of Mis-
Norbury's feeling as a daughter,
X and wond ering if she guessed that
her affairs were now being discuss
ed&Wfths a stranger. Mark engaged
or: about to be engaged, Had that
amy bearing on the events OF yes
aterday?@What. for instance, would
Mrs. Norbury have thought of bro
s. Their Robert, that family skeletons
Was this another reason for want
1ng brother Robert out of the way .
ss4ssSss..I never liked him, never!''
81 Never liked" said Antony,
sS bewildered!
That cousin Of his-Mr. Cay
did Miss Norbury got on
with him ?''s Antony asked cautious
There was nothing in that ALL"
satd Miss Norbury's mother EN-
phatically Nothing. I would say
ssos.to anybody.
OIL beg your pardon. ] never
meant---- ~
.tsNothing: can say that for dear
81 Angela4with perfect confidence.
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