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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-26
"Snow-Followed By Clearing"
By Rose Meredith
cop,rtoh,, 1922 ov The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

meeting before | go. Good thing
I'm a lawyer who practices in his
own house-if | had an office
down street I would never get
there on time" he laughed good
humoredly as he left the table and
stood by the window looking over
the morning mail. Outside the
world was wrapped in a white
drift OF snow which had fallen
steadily for eighteen hours. How
many time he had shoveled the
paths around the house and then
the broad sidewalk in front OF the
house. Next to the house was de
batable ground" for Anthony's
old sweetheart lived there soil
tary, except for couple of SER
wants. Their break had come on
the very eve of their wedding fif-
teen years ago. and the hurt was
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thoughts, that he did not feel him
self at liberty to invade, TO Vio-
late. II my horror Of curiosity
seems TO you something of an ex-
aggeration, put It down TO the tor
ment OF my days with John Gorth.
THE duties OF bank clerk did
not appeal to me. In my own way
| am an artist. | can best express
myself as a comedian; and, imme-
diately after my mothers death.
I bolted from Hunston. and FOR
some time picked up a living and
learned the elements Of my job as
an actor.
Mind you. ! had three or four
thousand pounds in the bank
money left me by my mother; but
sooner than tackle my stepfather
in that particular l decided TO
struggle on.
Then came CONSUMPTION. ]
was Infatuated by the tyrannies,
the unspeakable brutalities in
flicted by the nations on each
other, and longed with all there
is OF man and beast in me TO do
my bit in this war TO end war.
But | was bound by my promise
to my mother.
About DartmQor I've nothing
to say. was lonely through no
fault Of the fellows there. You
see it's a bitter thing not TO fight
for your convictions. He smiled
and added, And when you do be-
gin to fight and get convicted"
He was now the more whimsical
Teggie of our acquaintance, and
we exchanged chances of relief.
well, mon cnfant, shall VIC
now have tea?" | demanded. "Yor
will perhaps continue your histor-
les this evening when we are back
at Salthaven."
You're tired" said Jean Muir
ray kindly.
In truth felt singular
malaise, not in the least occa-
stoned by the bobbing OF the
Yacht. The exchange Of radiant
glances. the hard-boiled eggs, the
emotions, the stone ginger-beer!
Ask yourself if ! desired my tea
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so deep that neither one had ever
married. Anthony measured The
long, lonely years by the winter
SHOWS that had fallen; in summer
he rarely ever glimpsed Rose Mary
Gray, for she always spent the
summer months with relatives at
the seashorc, whence She returned
in October, looking very brown
and golden-hued, but her eyes
were always sad.
Fools" sharp-tOnCued Aunt
Emmeline said OF the two.
Poor souls" the more gentle
Amanda would murmur. rs she
saw them pass haughtily by each
other. Rose Mary with the slight.
est inclination OF her fair head anC
Anthony with the Stitt removal OF
his hat.
"If they would only look a. each
other lust once" CrOaned Miss
Amanda that March morning as
she shot n glance over toward Rose
Mary's big square whit" house.
which stood between the two big
Harper houses on the main street,
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Teggie said, exhibiting to our
compassion a face that seemed to
peer like II ghost, very white
through the mask of rosy health
fulness. I'll tell you all | can.
It's relief TO tell somebody at
last. but you shall have it in Its
serial clothes, not naked; and l
trust you, NJ. Ferrand. TO see that
I'm not stripped to make a holt
day for the world at large
Ny voice almost cracked with
the force Of my assurances. But
what will you? 1t was Teggie
himself who commanded me later
to suppress no detail which might
contribute TO amend the fortunes
OF the little Betty. so unhappily
deprived of her proper inheri-
lance.
IL think I have already told
YOU" Teggie began, speaking with
less than his customary insou-
Glance, that my mother was
frightfully religious? Perhaps 1t
would be better to say she was
deeply, joyfully religious. Far
from fearing God. she loved Him.
She believed. rightly or wrongly,
that a universal sense OF humor
and kindness would be OF more
benefit to humanity than the most
lofty repression Of Jealous tyr
amy, whether exercised b y
bureaucrats. Socialists. Tories,
Liberals, Radicals, royalties. or
trade unionists.
she sorrowed equally at indif-
ference TO suffering, however man
Tested, whether by employers or
strikers, by judges or criminals.
When war broke out. she died OF
a broken heart, and implored me
with her last breath to keep out
Of that hcllish whirlpool. where
Leviathan turned himself about
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rWZ/DZDE
Thank you. Tony, Tor Clearing
my walk" she said. Yes, Rose
Mary had spoken to him again
after the bitter years!
For clearing your Walk" he
repeated. That Is very little
that can do" he said humbly, for
he did not understand.
"Tony-there is so much to tell
you-forgiveness to ask-will you
come in and have some lunch with
me-" She was blushing now
as he opened the gate and followed
her up the funny wriggly footpath
she had cleared from the front
door. Amos is sick-and--when I
saw you--you clearing the snow
away from my walk was sure
that the snow on your heart had
melted and that perhaps"-she
turned on the doorstep with out
stretched hands. Coming. Tony?"
she faltered. .....
For always!" he said boldly,
as he followed her into the light
and warmth of her home and her
love.
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FZT-1Zc9g III III ~ |ExT1HWD2ITc1SZ
Emmeline at her end OF the
block saw him finish clearing Rose
Mary's path and come doggedly on
to her house. Land sakes! !
never knew him to do that before
if the ladies hear about 1t the
meeting will be lively!' she
chuckled.
Rose Mary watched him with
shining eyes. and d face kissed by
the north wind into rosy bushes.
"Ah. Tony-Tony, you must care
a little" she whispered, As he
went on toward his aunt's house.
At last he stopped. He thought
he was getting cold, for never had
he been so tired after shoveling off
the two walks. He waved a greet
ing to Aunt Emmeline. and plod-
ded on toward home. AS he
passed Rose Mary's gate a loved
voice-how long since he had
heard it-called him-"Anthony
Tony. stop please"
He whirled about. The watch
ing aunts saw his eager. bewild-
cred face beneath his lifted cap.
Il o.. 80 IseL ,rzEREyRE<ziEI ~
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She was looking 10 see If old black
Amos was clearing the snow from
Rose Mary'S walks. but the level
stretch was unbrokeu. Something
must have happened TO Amos, for
he was most faithful. and it had
always happened that whenever
Anthony r"&chcd the end Of his
own sidewalk. Rose Mary's would
be cleared so he could proceed
straight on TO Aunt Emmeline' $
and clean that OF. lie might have
hired the work done, but he really
liked the exercise.
Anthony, booted and mullled Tor
the work. went out with his snow
shovel. As he @hov"led the hccCy
whitcncsS and the blood went tin.
Cling through his veins. ola
dreams came a-troubling him. II
he and Rose Mary hHd married,
they would have been living in
Rose Mary's house and their chill
drcn might have been playing IN
this vo"y snow, At this moment,
Anthony dug so viciously into the
snow that he caught the shovel
GxscaaS2f.s' - y =
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XI.-The Tale of the
Murders In the Yacht

You see now" said Jean rather
timidly, that we are incapable OF
such a thing. don't you, Mr.. Ire
genna?"
She seemed so much distressed
that l hurled myself into the
breach and said TO Teggie: You
must put us all in one basket, mon
ami. If | have saved your life,
as from the depths of my heart l
hope | have, it was"
Not for me-" he said, very low
"but because you wanted to know.
II it weren't for Betty"
Father" Jean Murray's eyes
were more now than dew-washed
yiolets-they were drowned, those
ravishing flowers of spring. Il
think II NJ. Ferrand will be so
kind as to put us ashore
NO, no. 4eS6it S'o"'SN' S''
a new pans assailed me at his hor-
ror. You don't understand. I'm
a beast. but not 4 mean beast. -
His voice dropped. Have any OF
you ever killed mana rat.
frightened man? A hearinG,
short-windod IN an? Perhaps
you're like me; you've never pur-
posely hurt anything in your life.
You've been brought up by the
best mother God ever made, 10
know it's an impossible thing TO
do: then you kill a man"
The threw his arms wide, with
a gesture, infinitely tragic.
Its not like being lost in the
open--in q big place. y fellow
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on the pickets of the iron fence
and split it badly. His first
thought was TO 90 back for the
other shovel, then after he had
gone dozen places he retraCed his
step and went on Shovelins, and
that moment of INDIGESTION changed
his whole life.
Driven by the anguished men,
cries and bitter remorse that he
had not humbled himself 10 the
ground TO keep his beautiful love.
the man worked furiously, half
blinded by the mist before his
eyes; for an hour he shoveled, for
getting that he had not crossed the
stretch between his house and
Rose Mary's.
Three women watched him
breathlcssly.
Miss Amanda saw him when he
retraCed his steps on the cleared
walk and fell to shOveling again.
He is CraZy-he thinks he has
passed Rose M%ry's house-and he
believes he's shOveling Emmcline's
walk Oh. my"
, hit NMFZ
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Nv YE were now once more at
" sea. sailing our best. in
the most favoring Of cir
cumstances, with the intention to
anchor near little cove which
lies between Salthaven and the
magnificent rugged promontory OF
Calf Head. II was day 10 ex-
hilarate the most respondent OF
mortals; and, heaven knows it, l
had cause enough for anxiety!
The dinghy was making what
Teggie terms happy burble in
our wake. when he touched ME on
the shoulder. crying: Look, sir.
the waves remind one OF the par
lormaids at Babine House. all in
their best white caps with flying
streamcrs. By Jove. aren't We
moving. We shall be there too
soon"
had reluctantly yielded to his
pe-suasions. united with those Of
Jean Murray. 10 lunch ashore in
the nearest secluded spot we could
find. and behold. We were facing
j.. The cove itself was for the
moment empty of all tenants save
TIE cults and cormorants that
scattered at our approach. and
wheeled above us, utter!ng the
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The silver moon of my discom-
future, brilliant stars and hurry
ing shrcds OF cloud made silent,
a wonderful testimony TO those
forces which are greater than
man. as TegGie resumed his story:
When released from Dartmoor.
soon after the armistice. did my
best TO get a job on the stage
scene-shifter. limeliGht man. TO
walk n-anything. 1t was hope
less. The returned heroes wer"
given preference everywhere.
Quite right, too. God knows |
didn't grudge EN- their berths.
We'll, when the theatres turned
me down, one after another, there
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CHARACTERS IN THE STORY.

CHARACTERS IN THE STORY.
DR.. WALTER JENNINGS. mid
dle-aged doctor in Strengthened
circumstances.
EILEEN. his young wife.
BETTY. their little daughter.
RICHARD JENNINGS. the doc
tors rich brother.
PAUL FERRAND. famous French
detective. now telling the story.
STEPHEN TREGENNA. called
Tesgis by Betty. who adores him.
and the Man Behind the Tinted
Glasses because in all OF his dis
ruises he wears big tinted spec
tacles He Is suspected of the muir
der Of John Gorth. bank manager
and Abel Rudd. detective. who
disguised as a nurse, visited Ire
gonna when he boarded with DR..
Jennings in the country and who
MAS found dead in Tregenna's room
arterward. while Treseana had es-
capped in the nurses clothes. In
neither case has violence been used
and nc weapon has been found.
Then he kidnapped Betty. and dis
cdised as Mrs. Jennings. went to
see Ferrand. who was on his trail
AMI who recognized him; and later
Tcsgie himself. disguised rs Fer
rand. returned Betty to her
mother. Later, mysterious.
spectG,cled woman. Miss Walk
ever. has gone t. Richard Jennings
rs his houseNeepe" and has per-
xuaded him 10 gree TO change his
Will in favor OF his niece Betty
And after an automobile ride with
this Miss Walkover. Jennings has
been found dead. and Tregenna.
found In the neighborhood. has been
unprecedented FOR the crime. Haunted
by visions OF the past. especially
hv those 81 Eetty. Trecenna longs
FOR escape and when Ferrand. dis
Evised rs priest, comes TO visit
him in Jail. Trege. ma escapes in
the priests clothes. leaving the
priest apparently knocked out on
tie floor 0, the cell. Later the
two me7 join each other at the
Cathav Hotel. where they meet
Donald Grandslam OF California
and his daughter Queen!e. Fer
rand. with Tegsie disguised as his
daughter. starts out in little
Yacht 10 escape detection. and tells
TeSgie tina; the Grandslams are
really detectives IN search OF Ire
senna. To while away the time
Terg;e tells Ferrand something
about his various DISCUSSES and
capades. An excursion boat passes
near them and a boy falls over
loard. and is rescued by Teggie.
His mother jumps after him to
save him and is also rescued by
Teggie. and the two are taken
aboard the little yacht. Ferrand
discovers that they are the Grand
slams in disguise.
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most horrid screams as our dinghy
grounded,
We pulled her up and settled
ourselyes-two detectives, a muir
derer, and an innocent young girl
to the simple festivity OF your
English picnic. which you may tg-
ure to yourselves as the last word
OF discomfort. For myself, / was
not at ease even when we were
once more aboard the yacht. after
an extraordinary meal OF choco-
late made with condensed milk.
shrimps, hard boiled eggs, bis
cults, bulls-eyes, stone gingerbeer'
and a curious cheese EMBODIED in
silver paper.
Specks OF black danced before my
eyes, and my thoughts traversed
an infinite distance. l saw
table, u marvel Of exquisite SIM
plicity. | savored an enhancing
olive fSrcie filled as only my chefs
knew how to I'LL olives; a Whit OF
consomme blew across my nos
,rils. Truly one sacrifices more
than a little for Ae's Teggies!
The rest appeared to be con-
tent. Jean Murray sat nursing
Jetsam, who sounded continuous
rumble of happiness, not unlike
that OF a cat; her father smoked
q peaceful pipe, Teggie lay on his
back. staring at the white scud OF
clouds that chased each other
across the blue.
1t was reserved for me TO break
up the tranquility. Addressing
myself to Haviland Murray,
said:
You will not. I trust, find this
an unfavorable moment, monsieur,
for telling us your precise object
in Joining our party? Time
presses. and glad as we are
Teggie sat up and frowned; but
Murray, bowling TO me. responded
with the most unimpeachable
courtesy:
Certainly. NJ. Ferrand, you are
perfectly right. but I hardly know
how to confess to you and your
friend without doing that which /
am extremely DESTROYS to avoid.
fear TO lower myself and my
daughter in your estimation"
"Impossible!" I cried; and was
brought Immediately to a sense
Of the infelicitous nature Of my
disclaimer by the laughter OF Jean
and Teggle.
BE that as II may" Haviland
Murray continued. unmoved, Il
must now admit without reserva-
ton or extenuation that after the
trial OF the Man Behind the Tinted
Glasses my daughter and were
animated by no more noble motive
than the single-hearted wish to
learn the true story from the lips
of the accused man himself.
What did you say, Mr.. Ire
gonna? Curiosity? Precisely;
but it was a curiosity which led
us 10 the formulation OF most
elaborate plans for your escape.
We called in vain at the prison,
representing ourselves to the
warder as your father and sister.
You would not see us"
Good Lord" Teggie exclaimed.
Why. YOU came every day. didn't
you?"
I'VE did, and successfully
bribed the warder to keep the
fact from the newspapers. And
then. when we had finally aban-
doned all hope, the Conte di
Noyelle astoria met the Grand
slams in the lounge OF the Hotel
Cathay to be joined later by this
chief OF aristocrats, the inimitable
Prince de Blague."
"Of course I wouldn't see you"
Teggie said. I'm not bit In
uuisitive: and as l don't happen
to possess any relatives, I natur-
ally thought you were journalists
out for a good story; and, il I may
say so. cursed you heartily for the
lack OF fundamental sense OF
decency in hunting a man even to
the death cell"
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wouldn't mind that so much; it's
what the big places are for. No
it's-well, it's as if you couldn't
find your way out Of an unClean
meat-safe. You're shut in with
the blow-hies. That's what it feels
like to have killed John GOrth. "
We sat motiOnlcss, respecting
his misery. Only the throbbinS
beatitude OF Jetsam and The
chuckles Of the gossiping dinghy
broke the silence.
Look here, sir, and all OF YOU, y
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ktrNON--;OllUwcd by clearing
rising temperature
ncrtbu-ast galec " road Miss


ri sing temperature
~ northwest gales" read Miss
Amanda Harper 10 her nephew
that March morning. Anthony
looked out OF the window and
grunted; My experience has been
that snow is always followed by
clearing-sidewalks,"
Gracious Sakes. Anthony, when
was young | didn't mind clean
ing off sidewalks-keeps the blood
in circulation, and anyway, the
Ladies' Aid Society's meeting
down at Emmeline's. and you will
have 10 clear OF her walk. too"
"Of course. auntie. III get at it
at once-I've an important en-
gagement at this afternoon. and
I'll have everything ready for the
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WE were now once more at
" sea. sailing our best. in
w the most fayoring Of cir
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-01-06
BUFFALO REINSTATES
SUSPENDED TEACHERS

An organization of teachers of Buff
falo known as the Teachers Educa-
tional League issued a pamphlet
claiming credit for "all the improve
ments of real worth obtained in the
Buffalo schools in 10 years" and con-
demning the "bourbonism" of the
school officials and the 'flunkeyism
of the timid and mean-spirited'
teachers who refused to join in de-
handing reforms. The Buffalo
board suspended several of the lead
ers of the League. These leaders ap-
pealed to the state authorities. who or
dered them reinstated, but with loss
of pay. The decision says that while
teachers are at liberty to CORN asso-
citations from mutual benefit and for
the betterment of the schools, they
must not abuse or coerce those who
do not wish to join.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-01-06
HELP WANTED!

Round and round the rugged rocks
The stubborn farmer plowed.
He dragged a bit and seeded it
And then, by jinks," he vowed.
I've done a pile of work round here,
But now l guess I'll stop;
And if the weather holds out good
I'll bet make a crop"
And then it rained, and then it blew,
And then dried mp spell.
The bugs came in and took their
share,
And smut and rust as well.
When harvest time came boiling
round,
He put the grain in sacks,
And found that there was just enough
to pay his income tax.
Country Gentleman
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-01-06
FLIVVERUs DEMOCRATS

William Jennings Bryan speaking
in Washington recently was discuss
ing some of the great achievements of
man. Just take the gasoline en-
CINE" he said. Look at tn emillions
of autos, trucks, tractors, motorboats,
airplanes and other things run by the
gasoline engine, and yet the gasoline
engine was developed since began
to run for president. l know that
well, for in my first campaign dele
cations of Democrats in the various
towns / visited would meet me at the
station with hack. They would ex-
plain that not Democrat in town
had an. automobile. Only Republic
cans could afford them then. Some
times they would borrow an automo-
bile from Republican to take me to
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-01-06
POMONA MAYORS WIT
KEEPS PEOPLE HAPPY

Pomona, Cal, Dec. 31.-Pomona
all but lost citizen recently, but
the quick wit and ever-present good
nature OF Mayor Thomas r. Owing
ton saved the day.
The mayors telephone tingled
sharply.
81 live out on West Pearl Street,
snapped an irritated female voice
land IL my street isn't cleaned i'm
mediately I'm going to move to New
York. This street hasn't been clean
ed in four years"
Realizing the need Of the utmost
in diplomatic speech, Mayor Owing
ton Immediately entered into dis
course on the bad weather Of New
York at this time of year.
And besides" continued the may
or, I'm just going to instruct the
engineer to clean up that street to-
morrow. The wind has made him
terribly busy, but he'll do your job
first. as we can't lose you
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Children Cry
FOR FLETCHFR'S
9 q 8 7 Q FRI a.
NEW .PEACE DOLLAR" Is COINED

For the first time in more than 80
years the design OF the silver dollar
has been changed and about 100000
have already been placed in circula-
tom. The new coin, which is known
as the peace dollar" was designed
by Anthony De Francisco, New York
sculptor, whose design was selected
by the fine arts commission from
eight submitted designs.
On the back of the coin is an eagle
standing on mountain top. Near by
is a broken sword signifying disar-
mament, and an olive branch OF
peace. Back of the mountain are
seen the first rays of a bursting sun
of a new era. On the front is new
head of the Goddess of Liberty and
the words Liberty" and I'm God We
Trust