The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-20
Chapter 81.

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| All the rest ofihe afternoon ana even
| jng the girls talked Of the suicide cora
couldn't help feeling that II might DC
! Della She wished now she hau asheu
the name OF the man who han mace
| her love him. the man who wanted nef
las plaything. But she had no sign
est cue as 10 who lie might be- Sne
had felt delicate about asking. ana Dei'a
had volunteered no information
| Az soon as breakfast was over, how
| ever she said
! "Cirls. | am going to the morgue.
| couldn't sleep last night thinking u
uirh, be Della. Her note might mean
maj az she couldn't be happy without
him. had determined not to be WIN
inin,. and had decided 10 take her ne:
RS ,errible-but l can't get II OUT Oh
, my mind
| "Ncu all go" Nellie declared.
Az soon as breakfast was over. Win
ort waiting to Gear away. the three
girls started for the morgue. hnu'ns
where II WAS from a nearby telepho"o
! station The two older girls looked
H. erious all were very quiet. But on
! EnIIic.s face was look of horror,
loci, in her wide-opened eyes th~t
| .hnvcd how terribly touched she WIS
! nv the thought that perhaps TINS 'ras
| .iv mad come to one they knew
They told the keeper Of the morsue
why they had come.
! The suicide was Della.
: The girls gasped in horror. yet sue
! ,ooked so peaceful. that as Cora alter
- soid: zone couldn't be sorry she
| s gone" She and Gladys wept ireeis
! hut Nellie. shocked, gazed orF-e!e.
,'nor The face Of the CIR! they mao
known. rs know
!, ,s DELLA" Gladys whispered 10 cp ,,'
| ~ whose hand Nellie chung pathe,''@..y ~,
| "I don't know" Cora answered.
,,.,,i no terrible 10 have her put IN inc
f@ H.r, - &c For the hrst TINS
via TIEe with convulsive shi'ef
,a' . Im, we can't" the practical Gladys
''' "im ind a way! I'll tell Mr. fa"'"'
<o,,;, draggcd at Cora's hama,
..Ir ho..-ir no ono comes 10 claim ne ',
ain hurry her decently. Cor" So
,I,a man in charge. as they s'o" -
found their way out.
"Damn him" It was Nellie VINO
sroLe Damn that man. Would any
girl who knew about her, she nodueo
,oward tho morguc. ever want 10 DC
awning but good: Seeing girl lay
ING IN one Of them slabs would laNe
,lI ,h, had out o anyone, ! guess Jus'
Think of Della having nerve enough to
nm hcrsclf-becsusc she loved mar
r'r, had no right to make her love
Inn, and then married someone else
7 wtsh could find him, and see MN
i,i,r ON a slab right next to her. Inc
son,,ndrsl, If ! ever do he'll hear
,.,,, ,b,nrs about himself. Hes the
It,,nd ,b,m travelling men 1T Miss Car
,ar.s us.d To talk about-think they
rse cutc because they fooled some poor
rtrI mon loft them. Damn him-ano
all men like him"
"Dont. Nellie. You will make your
self sick" Cora begged, But Nellie
never spoke again until they reached
home.
| Il was a trying day for all. and they
welcomed William when he came. Bu'
lhe could not help th"m. even though
he Eel, as they did that II was terrIh'f
10 hay. tho city bury Della Finally
he took cora out for walk. ieaFini
Nellie and GLADYS alone
"Ncllic. l-almosi-Wcnt mat way
once almost gave up everything 10
man I--Carcd for"
"YoU. Gladys--'
Yes dear. wasr't getting on very
we'll. was sick and tired Of wnrkinG-"
t,ciny alone. That's Il. Nclllc--oein'
alone. lie was kind-Said he woul'
rrlr my people. and -all--everythins
don, know yc; how 1t happened
atdn't--do what he wanted me io-bu