The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-29

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BY LILY WANDEL.
sHCE outside OF the fussy little
t1sparlor4 Shiela leaned her pale
cheek against the hall wall
bee "A man doesn'i borrow
pm the woman he loves. It was
adeadenings Of the last little ray
Hope. II, NJ
She rushed up stairss to her bed.
pm with Its great four-poster and
|atSovalIrag rugs her grandm oth-
3kd made, and thrust her flut.
6 ~ fingers in the back of the
&ureau drawer for the ten
0SbtIl Rodney needed: He had
snfMe8ob that Mr. Eddington had
tatned for him, walked out OF
esofficeebecause. he couldn't stand
End Mr.. Ed dington had said
iata live wire would make gooh
ere: She had pinned her hopes
tnats ito tell herself that it
SONY matter of dollars that
feYented Rodney from asking her
&naarrys him She had told her
Elksyiths happy tears that he was
|sNXas@ n.y. TIL at he would make
|ys,Sd .5 ~
w fhe Rfussy3 little parlor Rodney
shedSinSt the old davenport. his
is dug in shfs pockets, deep
onE his forehead, his eyes
Eed Eseantlys on the little three
bgnersa Scabfnet ,with its shelves
|l1Spfimages and vases and knick-
|Shiela entered softly. ".Dont
|oEry odney. at least this will
kysyour room rent and! the post
h1storysof Bucks coun-
Ands-perhaps, If I spoke to
Eddington he might see that
ESsfdang Mr.. Ed dington!"
Se0h 3 dney, he has, been SO
sIsdon,t slike that money air about
|l1rsandShe's here all the time.
80 he's coming tonight. eh ?"
BNShtela,s heartia song sang dis
Il you cared enough you'd
Sagain, be. a live wire and keep
Eddington from marrying
Ro&ney stared viciously at the
2cluttered up three cornered
valves. He looks so darn pros
srolis, 4 100. What's his business.
lyway2sIs bet he's a crook, that's
EHe,s spoken OF his offices in
Isscfty, answered Shiela quietly.
less very well hammered man
idyeTy3 well nformed, too, Rod
sys Last night he was telling me
bout cities in Persia and. z
~ Wsrats Who wants to know
SouE that ?,'
s.ssWescan't all be Just interested
ItheA htstory of our own coun-
ss'murmured Shielah testify.
Eou know very well the last
agazfneS wrote you that the in
restSof syour history was confined
locality !"
.Shlelas watched him go; the, dis
droop Of his shoulders.
es shiny back of his serge coat
abbed her young, tender heat.
sewisEed that she did not love
desperately And there hao
pnRastime when he ha dbeeE swriI
&Sea history of Bucks County
idatNtthe great white lilac bush
Iatssgfe was sure he loved her,
Is. She coul d Esmen sthe sweet
;ents OF theywt lilacs, hear the
bins and see Rodney's enthusi
Sic smile, but 1t was nothing
& memory, an empty dream
1eScould not wait forever, espec-
IIySwhen she had sold the last
md but grandmother did not
low that.
Poor, ear old grandmother,
ith amemory that did tricks.
fcBS%banked her hopes on Rou-
sao = GU are both so young'I
would counsel gently. Just
- there's no hurry and We two
we enough to live on; we can
sShieIa ghed; her heart was
saYy8s from worry. 1t would have
sans so#nfces il Rodney had been
slfVe&wire ;sSlife would have been
orthsliYing LAS it was, there was
o#aiternatiYe; she must accept
who had been so
nd Iie had been calling on her
,rthe past three months; his in
ntions were obvious. Several
mes he had commenced to ask
rs all fmportant question, bu.
&feIa. panic stricken had, by a,
ever. twist IN the conversation,
.ayentAds him. But he had an
5nncfA that this evening he was
In1fng on an important mission.
6hads been hint to have Rodney
of8 thesway S9nd Shiela realized
.at she could not foresta1l the
iestfon any longer; besides her
Nm financial affairs cried for
E5nders The Isort yellow glow Of.
ses abadedsS1am shade. Shiela, in
sfadeSs lavender dress. ruffles
-imIys fInted, sat in the corner of
Her hands We're
dded loosely 81 he:r :a:, she,
,uld ontrol thin, but her
were less governable. She
ooin1fdered where Rodney was-he
asE discouraged desperat defect
III and he had no one to turn to;
sSwas alone In This miserable
rnished room or trotting the
reefs.
her on a straight
,acked chair Mr.. Eddington
|oughed lightly to draw her wan
sring attention. He was immaos1-
Ite1y az ssed, from the bri1llan-
ned. q Enty locks brushed care
lily over his bald head to the
swwnscoIored spats on his patent