The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-20
CHAPTER IS


! Failous private secretary quietly ana
! efficiently All day long che sat close
! ia him I'm the sane room. She was
. happier than she had dreamed Il pos
/ ~inl,. TO he when she had Thought nt
. her hjpeIeEE love for MINI. Her III
! c,ea snd salary enabled her to do ava
with many Utrc frctting economies
and che delighted in the fact that shh
could make herself more attractive,
wear hcitcr c,Oihe Not that she Tor
go, ,'ora'S aud Miss Jones counsel, bh:
| she could have better materials, more
lrhanGcS And the little details OF Nor
to:Iri. like SHOES. collars. cuffs and 40
On. She could now buy more frequently.
She also gave up laundering her things
herself. which vas great relief; and
also kent her hands in better condition.
Snc. too. had more time for reading and
studying.
: Donald Horne noticed the return 10
/ her old gay malN1cr with delight. What
ever II was that had heen worrying hcr
: 90 had evidently adjusted itself He
Rugged thr thought that Il could no:
have been any sort Of love affair or sic
would not have recovered her spirits
SO soon.
She now accepted many OF hts :nvt-
. tationS in the old way--that OF good
{ cuinradr Yet nothing in her ai;itT!s
! encouraged him ~ think she would ever
: hc more than that. He had BOUNDED Mrs.
Roberts with whom no was favort'e.
said with half laugh.
DO YOU think she'll ever look at 4
poor struggling fellow like me-
Il don't know. Donald. ! wish sha
would 7 am 50 fond of both OF you [
shou;d Ike to see YOU belong 10 each
,n'hor Eut th"sc things arc IN the
knees Of tho gods. my dear boy 81"
uic4g you--of that am certain. Whc:h-
or Il ever Will develop into warmer
feeling may depend upon you-and Cir
un,Stamrcs Pr"pingu!ty Is a great
asset. and you arc situated 50 y0u set
great deal Of each other. Don't loso
heart. my dear boy. but DON'T I've TOO
nasiy. Have patiencc. Go on as Won
arc until YOU feel you have gained her
/ affections"
THAT isn't as easy as 1t might be-
% have patience" Horne returned She's
81 attractive Someone else ma" sep
in aud steal her" 4
Il don't think there is anyone-1io "NH
YOU need fear" Mrs. Roberts had he
own ideas abou, this Mr.. George Ne
lie ia lkcd OF So often. But She was old
fashioned, did not believe IN marrying
on, of ones own sphere; did not mink
y man Of Mr.. FRllOn's type in that l!gh:.
Nellie had a sort ot Aaro worship Ter
him. perhaps. BIZ. she W2S-vsrY Young
and that would pass. So she said nnt!-
ing TO discourage Donald: crea- promised
/" help him all she could.
: Occasionally she asked them n spend
tie evening in her little sitting room.
; sn'rct!meS with ono or two others. huS
t,,C bn fl.-a Of hr, a
chat. or read aloud. Donald Was quite
n musician IN an amateur way and
Wuul bring his violin and play for 4
while. And Mrs. Roberts would pro
GuCe sandwiches and ihcv would make
lemonade. as = Finish tn tho evening.
Rut even with Mrs. R6berts's kind
and tacifUl help. Donald often felt he
was chasing the unattaInable-that
Nellie never would he more 20 him
than good friend. At times he was
vcr% unhappy. hut when with her he
vas invariably bright and entertaining.
Several times when Nellie had been
bit more chummy than usual he had
almost lost tho eeif-control that Mrs.
Roberts had advised. Then some l.ttlc
hing Nellie would say proved his time
had not vet come. And 20 lose her
lrow would mean losing her altogether
70 feared.
Mrs. Roberts sounded her cautiously:
Donald Is a fine Young man. she
remarked when she and Nellie were
chatting together.
you bet he is. The best ever N"i'
10 returned And one can be so COM
Portable with him. He never gets silly
and tries 10 get fresh like so many
fellows do You don't know what
comfort II is 10 &" out with him