The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-02
Chapter So.

William Dalton. the man Cora Baker
loved had been killed. He was hurry
ing home when an explosion blew the
cover from a man-hole and he was ter
rib!v injured by Il piece OF iron. dying
soon a'.erward ~ first Cora was so
dazed She tog!G harry realize her str"ne.
healthy Young over vas eons. I"
Nellie. who had tried - comfort. she
said:
lie had premonl;lon tia, some
thing vas going to happen to MN.
When he was Up the other night he told
me So made him a promise. Nellie.
but never dreamed-of thiS--so soon.
VIVA; did vow promise. Cora
That ! would go and live with ms
mother. look after her. He left !nsuT-
ance-qu!te a lc,--for him. Said he
often had been tempted 10 drop some o.
IT, bacausc OF the strain of keeping up
the payments. the close economy he
had 10 practice 20 meet them. 1t Will
be enough 10 take care Of her. but she
has no one now-ard-I-wil! ke<p my
word
Nellie said not word to dissuade
her. aithugh her face saddeGed 5 she
looked about the lIttlo flat. II would
now have TO be broken up and She go
into some room!ng house again. After
GLADYS marriage she and Cora had dis.
cusSed asking some other girl TO take
her place 50 they might stay on: but
now she would not want 10 stay, even
could she find two girls to take their
places It wouldn't seem like home with
Cora gone But unselfishly she hid her
sorro.. and tried to comfort the girl
She loved.
1T Will be like beginning al over
again" she said 10 herself. "AnG rye
been so happy here" But she helped
Cora pack. saw the agent and gave up
she rooms. did everything she could 10
help the sorrow!Eg girl who said little
~ her GRIEF. but whose pale face and
dark circ!ed eyes told OF suffering.
I'm so glad I am my own boss,
Cora said as she talked OF going. Il
can plan better tor his mother than II
I We're employed. She is crushed. !
shat! be with her FOR a time as much
as I can. Miss Green "a cir! in Cora's
employ can do very we'll now. she real
ly is very capable. hate 70 leave you.
Nellie. but il is my duty. feel just
the same as # William and had been
married" Her lips qu.vcrcd. 1t would
have been sas!c" 10 boar had they, she
;hough;--if she had his name
why don't YOU bring your own
mother on" Nellie asked, knowing Il
would be a comfort 10 Cora.
NO. i wouldn't I've fair 10 mother.
All her friends are at The Corners. She
is more o. less OF IN invalid She and
Mrs Dalton might no; be Congen!aI.
and she would be unhappy--and I never
should know--motErr IS that kind. NO.
she must stay where she has her old
cricnds--i; wouldn't be right" Yet the
!dca had been A pleasant one. would
have made her sorrow easier 70 bear.
But Cora Baker was one Of earth's I'M
selfish ones. poor and insignificant
thougi, she was
"You're the best girl in tho world
Ne.lia exclaimed and she n1pulslvely
kissed her. the very best
40 dear. only try 10 DO what
think IS right make many. very
many mistakes. what shall you DO.
Neilie?'
"Oh. III get along Don't you worry.
rye ~; MY eve teeth now. and no one
can pu; anything over on Tc--not II
!, little NelH" knows i. The agent says
he wont rent until tho first OF the
month. that's ten days I'll find a
piacn after YOU get moved. shall sell
what YOU don't want. DuGgan sa%s he'll
sell g for NE ana we--you. Gladys
and I. Will divide the money between us.
You select what you want, and I'll look
after the rest
1T seems almost as II had died too.
Nellie. As /. u was som. strange girl
doing what ! must de-. 7 hope I can
CO. Fort his mother She - fond 81 me-
hut--h= was her son
u was true that MIS-. Dalton was