The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-28
Chapter 10.

Sukpb0E !"
Sunday dawned bright and beaut'fu'
and my spirits rose. We would drive
our long ride together. and with Claire
along Grace would not be so Tree pre-:
haps; not say things !. with my slower
moving wits, found hard TO answer.
Georges car was = sedan. saslly
holding hive people. ~ no Wal TO arrive
himself, there was plenty OF room LOT
another. They had stopped for Claire
then driven UP to our apartment 20 We
could start of together.
walter had taken the largest basket
md como ahead Of me, intending to put
It In Georges car. Just a. ! reached
the curb, laden with boxes, ] heard him
say:
Why not stop for Miss Ralstsom.
Harter? There Is plenty Of room IN
your car, and the more the merrier a.
ways on q picnic"
Just az you say! This IL your
funeral" George answered. and
thought he threw . eovet glance 1T ma.
I lonEed to object, but ! knew Wal.
ters tenacity Of purpose. II opposed
he never gave in. only was the more
determined. 30 with my syes misted
by tears ! dared not lot fall I took my
! seat In the r%unabout. We hurried on.
going out Of the way to get Helen
Ralstrom. 49,
Before anyone else could ofer. Wal.sr
jumped from the car and ran up me
walk. Helen appeared almost Instantly.
She was dressed In q blue costume. her
favorite color, and looked charming.
This 10 awfully good Of you all"
she called. '"I won't keep you waiting
---. 6hA S.ol Atrk hAffAd and
cloaksd almost Immediately. 4 sus-
picion entered my mind. Could Walter
have communicated with her, had Re
| planned to ask George TO invite her.
and did that account for her being Q,
perfectly dressed early Sunday morn
inEf
But even this suspicion WAS ban!sh"d
by walters lively chatter, the easy
riding car. The lovely day. Che couldn't
be. with him, and Il wIs selfish IN me
to begrudge her days outing.
We had = Ions, lazy day In the
woods. George and Walter built a Are
by gathering small stones and heaning
them into . circle. then gathering
dried twlgs TO make . nrs under . thin
FIAT stone placed In the center. We
made coffee. fried bacon and EGGS, and
were ~ noisy and gay a. Z lot Of
children. We had brought many
goodies, but nothing tasted 10 good ~
the bacon and sEEs cooked on 4 stone.
Several times during the day ! had
scolded myself because Of my fears that
Helen would spoil my day. She Va,
rather the ouistsst onS Of the party;
showed n intention Of pushing herself.
and most Of the time kept near Claire.
/ saw she and Grace were unfrisndly.
but both had too much tact 10 allow II
to become too obvious; to let Il spoil
the day.
George Looked on with a lastly cyn!-
cal eye 90 usual. He seemed to watch
Walter. especially every time he .poke
10 Helen, In n peculiar tanner. A. II
he expected something to happen, wa,
ton. We we're having 4 delightful day.
why spoil It by wondering what George
was thinking or
1t Wal 1 o'clock and beginning 10
get chilly before anyone spoke u going
homo. Then we picked up the baakaiI
carefully disposing Of any rubbish.
When I turned from wrapping aoms-
thing. I saw Helen Ralstrom seated be-
SIDE Walter In the roadster. stood
perfectly still for = moment, then said:
Aren't you In the wrong ca. Miss
Ralstrom?"
NO. I am going to ride home with
Walter and give you my place In the
4: sedan" she quickly returned.
I felt the tears coming, I trrmbled
with anger. Then I caught q glimpse
Of George Harter's cyniealiy smiling
lips, the look In hb eyes, md with an
effort I pulled myself together
Come get this basket. Waiter?' I
called, and as no came cleRe SAID:
"Tm so disappointed rot TO ride home
with 1ou."
Helen 10 crazy over the roadster!
Don't be a pig, DorGsn."
I sold nothing moro, and started for
tho sedan. Claire ana Grace were In