The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-29

Cora also was recipient Of Nellie's
anN!crics regarding her lack Of ease OF
knowing the nicet!es. the little enten'-
ties Of society. But to Cora, always
working girl. they seemed trihing-too
triang 10 worry about.
IFS what We are tha, counts, Nellie,
she said.
"Nvha, one does counts with thos"
prople-hs kind. Cora. And II isn't
;hc hir things either, Just mcasly. lit-
tie things that make one so uncomfort-
able never thought much about
being born. only 10 wish 7 hadn't been
when was at Miss rartcr's-hut In
beginning 20 think II makes lot OF
difference who your folks are. You
uci something born in you. something
from them Miss Dorothy was N the
office" wanting George 20 help her look
zap Y"methng Connected WIKI fheiN
family ,rcc-shc's a Daue htrr Of the
Revolution. and a lot Of other danes.
! guess nay family tree was a weed. not
a tree ut all Oh. | do wish ! was
somebody.
"Yuu never used T." talk Xix" that.
Nellie You used To say you'd show
people yuu were somebody in spite OF
haudlcaps. Watts come over YOU"
"Wcli you see. Cora. ] never knew
people IKE Miss Dorothy and the other
M,m,u George knows. | thought So
r.riy pcoplr were real proud and
Iaughiy. had lots Of money. and that's
MI | thought about them. But 1t isn't
all Som" 81; them a. real kind. ana
simple. and they all have a way of
doing things that shows what they are.
way that makes one. who docsn
! know how. uncomfortable. even when
they are kind"
. you'll soon get into those little
ways after YOU are married. If II was
some big thiAg. something To worry
about. you'd have my sympathy. But
I'm aston!shed at you. worrying about
such triiles."
"TLev're not trifeS-not II one is
with them. going to be with them hl-
ways It's just like our work. Cora
Its the difference in doing It almost
right. and doing Il perfectly. Being
almost right doesn't get girl what
! she wants in business; and being Al
most right won't make her II success
I with those people"
I Don't think about Il any more. You
/ are too sensible to talk like this HOW
| Is your sewing coming or"
"ph, pretty we'll! I've got some real
pretty things" But there was no en-
! ,huslasm in III" E!rIs voice. and Cora
wondered What had come over Nellie
to fuss ~ about noa-csseutialS'
! EVEN Cora doesn't understand. Nell
/ lie said To- herself as she turned away
"uniy Mrs Roberts seems :" know now
/ feel. and that's because shes on" 81
| them herself even If she Is poor now
II MAS only slx weeks until the day
! she had promised 10 marry George RAJ
| ion. and as the days passed Nellie un-
i.aa,ncss increased Summouing up All
| he courage she spoke 10 him OF her
! f.,rs: her lack of inbred understanding.
! IL. laughed her fears away for The time
! b,iDp. telling her she was \Onderiul'
! that once she got away from tho Oh
! Iit. the new one would look differently
/ TO her. But away from him her fears
returned and. as she worked over hcr
! simple trousscau. or was being ht'eH
| 10y the cheap drcssmakcr. the! damp
! cncd lcr JOY in her future. :.
III ne were ever ashamed OF me II
would XIII me-" she said often. Ana
won't he be? III make blunderS' JOBS
! Of them"
| During this time she had seen very
lutilr ~ Donald Horne. lie purposely
kept "ut "l the way h"' W.
! thry would meet in the dining room
| or ON the stairs. He was invariably
pheasant. but he had strained look on
lbs face Nellie never had noticed no
| fore. a sad look In his eyes. lie never
smoke Of his own affairs now. and she
feared something had gone wrong with
! him. One day meeting him uneNpect-
| rlIy in the hall. she spoke Of II.
'.Yuu don't look WELL Donald is every
lining going all right"
Right as a trtv"t' h" replied Snl'-