The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-26


\ few days uf,er my visit 10 the
s.s,:io Waiter was very late for dinner
,nr,,hins quite unusual with him, as
h, meYer worked late /" The Eltefhoon
! II Was nearly } o'clock when lie came
III The dinner uu!:" spoiled.
"Whcre Ia tho world have you been
dr,:"" | ASKED. "Dinncr won't he nj
, ia eat' 1t WAS n glorious night IN
Ma ard had planned 10 motor AFTER
Il nncr.
Il drove Helen home. and 1t was sc
Wonderful | lco'; run INFO the couh'
Try"
"hii uloaH:"
"Cf ,oursc no. took Helen, men
left h"r I, i.oa.r. Tile country is g!or'
;aLG long ride sunday. take our
l,n.kcou ana stay all day. Now, lets
ca! I'm starved.
THIS was WATERS gay inconselueh'
ual way 1t w.:s the natural thing iol
Inn He haI taken someone else riding;
j: had been L lovely night. and he had
lrnr:ned out never thinking that ms
wife WAS waiting: tina; might have
, ,uioycd a ride Then. just as care
,cssly. he planned, Il nice long day VIII"
me. II always iisarmed me when ne
d;a A thing Ike this: he certaln'!
couldn't care ANYTHING for anyone else
and hc 30 quickly Interested IN doihs
something with re. So. although 1e't
re .rntiul. l only SAID
"ront you think would have en-.
joycd being with yoa: i hau piahh'o
for IL ride tonight"
I'm too tired to drive any more 10.
night. E:e"n running tho car since :
@ clock. It's bird
said no moro bu, t,ld Jennie 10
mi dnncY on. SHE had been put GU!
brcause il was la:c. had looked anu
acted dlsagreeablc. Blu: III" moment
Waller spoke ~ her she Frightened
lie had n way no woman seemed aoie
- resist. when h" was undtsturbeo'
The dinner wasn't gord. but he founo
80 fault, and hantercd Jenni" Ht'is
about spelling Ter chance IN go ou.
Nth bcr beau She finished and smiled
and told him 1t didu't matter. she cou!o
20 OUT another evening felt likn shak.
,nr her. Before lie came in she had
! twice reminded me that il was her
! night Off.
claire came IN about . o'clock.
81 had the blues 81 thought I'd run
over and deposit them on your door'
| stcr, or your piano. she said laughing
Go, married. Claire That's tho best
I cure for blues | know OF, Waiter said
at seems 10 work with you two
! rcrhnps I'll try Il some day AFTER nave
| observed you n little longer. now
! l,-nrm sweeps clean. you know. Inat
! , dandy roadster you've bought. Wal
| ;cr. lust built FOR two. 20 don't sup
! nosc III be asked 20 ride In IT,.
why not" Doreen won't mind II !
g,vc you n spin.
NO indeed" FASTENED to say Name
| a day and III mako Walter call for YOU
when he leaves the studio. Then ne
ran bring you home with MIN TOE am
ucr" .'
zine" Walter exclaimed. ANY das
| ynu say. Claire" q.
"Ill cnll you at the studio some
morning next week 81 I may" she re.
! turned.
We Mayed cut throat for an hour
ard then Walter walked home WITH
claire. She lived very near Us. When
he came In, sad:
"You didn't mind my saying you'd
take claire for II ride. did YOU: II"
Was .ns!Iv upse:. very easily displeased
Il, anything that looked like managing
h.m-''bossinr" he called II.
"No. Clnirc's a good sort. although
she's plain"
We shall never agree upon what
makes n woman good looking" I replied
II think Claire's bright. Intelligent race
far more attractive. even though her
ioatures arc irregular. than a GoN-raced
i, lu;y with big eyes and pertcc'
nr+c"
"You are hopclcssiy practical. porcen
s,rc,imcs I wonder how I came to fall
In Ioyc with ynu" Iiis eyes twinkled
Law ~ opposites, my dear" ] re.
turned laughing.
Long after nc slcpr lay awake think
,r- Of him: OF Helen RRlstrom. OF the
lad selected the car. still very sore