The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-05
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Mre Roberts waited some time after
MIR Fail"n left. and then went up TO
Ncllie's room. she Was worried ABOUT
the ch,Id. felt a certain responsibility.
She bent over the bed and raised the
rear-stained face talking gently. Then
she sat in the little rocker. Nellie on
nor lar. and comt"rt"d her as only
women Of her Kind know how.
Gradually the sobs ceased and Nellie
with lIltie smile said:
IT'S nice To he bah!ed."
"Now. tell mc--that Is II You feel
you care to-"
"Tucrc isn't much to toll. He was
awfully nice about Il, very gentle any
kind He seemed sorry. too. But
guess ! made MIN see how felt about
Il; ana he knew was In earnest. He
made me keep the ring Just TO re-
member friend by he said. I'm
Nellie the working girl again now: not
Nellie going 10 be married. It's queer
how | feel--when loved him So" her
in qu!vcrcd. Il feel as II weight
rad hecn lifted of my hea:t--l've wor-
ricd 50 lately
Il told you dear. {, would AL come
on, right. believe It has. Now 7
have some good news FOR you. hope
, O., IS good news. had planned-as
soon as You were married." spend a
month IN tho country with an old
friend. | shal! take you along 20 look
after me. win Won GO"
will u" Nellie threw her arms
around the old lady's neck. I'll take
| the best care Of you--ihe best ever.
But can you AFFORD II? Mo money is
| almost gone"
II couldn't afford It shouldn I
have asked you, dear. You will earn
! all YOU get A fussy old woman I'm
getting % be. Looking after me will
| be no sincCure.'
Nellie laughed sayly.
"Yon fuSsy, I'd like anyone else 10
| say that" Then sohcrly: You nre
- good 10 mc--anl need someone TO
| he just now
Tactfully Mrs Roberts Ie, the board
| Crs know Nellie had broken eff her
, engaCcmcn; and that she and her for
mer Gance were s;i!l friends. Naturally
J it caused bit o: gossip but Nellie
! heard little OF It.
Miss Pitt declared:
81 expect she thought over what
! said and tina: Influenced her. I knew
/ from the beginning they never would
! be happy. She isn't IN his class.
/ expect Il Will DC nara hOI HeE 10 20
! 10 work again after expecting 10 be
! the wife Of n rich man"
| Donald Horne came IN In time 70
hear what Miss Pitt said. He replied:
/ Miss Riley probably knows her own
I business hest: md perhaps she won't
! nave to 20 10 work"
You mean ne has given her-a!i-
! money? SAME as ~ she was married
. 10 him? That would be d!sgracerul, IN
! my opinion"
| Il mean whatever you want u
. think" Donald replied. running up
| stairs two a: time. a .igh;on MS
/ :uro that hadn't been there ror weeks.
. Nellie wasn't going 10 marry Fall0n
! after all II. could think no further.
! Nellie was free.
! MISC Pitts cEot!stIcal remark had
| been III" hrst !nt'mat,0n lie had ~
what had happened. Then he heard
shc was going away. llut Il would he
! only FOR month. And sh" was going
! with Mrs Roberts
/ "pn yuu thlnk she may !et me- have
a chance SOME time" he asked the
!, old lady. the day before they left Il
/ can wait II | have Ia, wait long time.
| II | have anything like Il bit Of hope
:o I" on
"She likes l"G. Donald, Thars all /
! know, Give her time IT, recover nv
! boy Re patient. Show !"1 rrc her
/ fr:'mi, bat nothing more. When We
! Cumu back perhaps SHE Wi! let you
sin hack INTO thn aid pleasant ways"
S"nsh!y Donald took her advice.
IT, eLW them "'f on their trip. saw
| they were supplied with fruit AND road
/ ing matter f"r rh- journey |: Ia held
/ Ncllie's hand T." b. l"nger than that Of
/ Mrs Roberts she seemed not to notice.
Hut Donald left The station whistling,