The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-19
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! Tho girls talked long and cnthvs:as-
t!cally that night. Cora would take her
| old typrwriter down inc IN morning
| and so be ready for work.
"I'll bet you make the first month ;
! rent in tho nine days you have the
! office free" Nellie said.
! II probably won't do that. but may
make enough to help" Cora repiel
, William had come up to spend tho
evening, and after he had been told OF
all Mr.. F'allons kinduess-which ne
considered only Coras due-they talked
| OF WAYS and means OF getting her WORK
to do.
The entrance OF Della Black. looking
pale and wan, interrupted them Tor
| time. But she didn't stay long They de-
/ cided upon getting out some caros l"
! be left in the different offices in the
building, and in one or two large othce
| buildings near. And William offered -
help In the distribution.
| The girls received few letters. SO
| when one addressed in a strange hand
was found in their box. they were
| bit curious It was for Cora. and az
she opened Il. ellie said:
More good 'urk'" but Cora's white
face halted her. what is it?"
IT'S from Della Black" Cora SAID
slowly. I'm afraid she is desperate
! poor thing" She then told Nellie what
/ she and Gladys knew Of Della's pittful
/ love affair. Then she read:
Dear Cora: Try not TO think too
! bafly. If me. but can't live without
him. You know who ! mean. | WISH
| I was good and strong like you. and th'
| Girls with you, but I'm not. l can !
work. I can't do anything but think or
! him-and want him. shant see You
again. so goodbye. and thank you Tor
being 80 good TO me-for trying TO help
| mc.-Della."
Poor thing. she's gone back 10 him"
Gladys said. breaking the silence. How
she must care. knowing he has a ~ite
and all"
IT'S very sad" Cora said. She IS
running her Iifr--nerhaps his WIGS
and ono never knows. his also. he IS
very selfish 10 take advantage Of her
! love. She told me che refused always
( 10 touch his money: that flowers. tickets
for the thcater. and things like That
were all she ever accepted from him
that she loved him for himself. not FOR
| what he was"
'Or wasu't: Nellie interrupted. "rt
| seems TO me he wasn't much or he'd
have married her instead Of the other
! woman-"
! she wasn't In his class" Gladys said
. And when II comes to marrying
! guess men like the kind or girls they
! havs been used 10. not girls their
I friends won't know. I can't help being
/ sorry for the wives Of such men. i"ey
! are probably doing their best 10 be good
| wives. but II one believes what the pa
| pers say. men with money are hard To
! hold Poor Della
! y shall hunt her up in day or
: two Cora said. she had been reading
tile nnte again. Il wish VIC might heIr
! hcr-help her 10 sec what she Is do!rc
: She isn't bad. but fear hcr love vii.
ruin her just the same
But girls who have their living -
! earn. girls whose. time Is SO fully occu-
pied. have little tine 10 think OF Others
; unless they happen to be near them. So
| IN their work Della was quite forgotten
! for a day or two although Cora deter
! mined to spend pert Of Sunday In ar
attempt 70 locate her. Shc would ash
William to help her.
! Saturday afternoon Nellie came In
with a paper In her hand. She looked
: excited. and before sho removed her
/ hat said:
Read this. Cora" AMI handed her
the PAPER, pointing to big black head
! lines:
GIRL SUICIDE IN MADISON
SQUARE PARK