The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-07
For PHYS sake don't tribe with me

K FOR PHYS sake don't trif1e with me.
Does she love him ?"
La, James, how can tsllP She
maynt love him quite as much as
could love AMMAN that took my fancyF
4 here She cast q langdIshInE glance on
Seatop)s 4but IAHee no dfifaFence be
| tween her and other young ladies.
MISS Is very fond of her papa, for one
thing; and he favors the match. AS,
ana she likes her partner we'll enough
house, and she reads all her friends
letters to him SO lovingly; and do mo-
tice she leans on him, out walking, a
tribe more than there is any need for.'
AtthA picture James SeRton writhed
IN MS ped like some aR0ntzed creature
uHuer yIYisecttoni but the woman,
spurred by jealousy, and also by ego
ttsticaI passion, had no mercy left for
him.
'.And why not2" continued she; she
is young and handsome, and rich, and
he dotes on her. Ifyou are really her
friend, you ought to be glad she Is so
we'll suted."
Seatonss eyes, and aftern while he got
strength TO say, "I know / ought, I
know it. IL he Is only worthy OF her,
as worthy as any man could be-"
"That he is James. why, I'll be
bound you have heard of him, 1t is
young w
Seaton started up in bed. tFWho?
WardIaw? what WardIaM?"
"What Wardlaw2 why, the great
London merchant, his son, LeastWays
he manages the whole concern now, I
hear; the old gentlemanr he Is retired,
by all accounts
COURSE HIMl CURSE HIMl CURSE HIMI
yelled James Seaton, with his eyes
glRring fearfully, and both hands beat
ing the air.
THAT angel marry hinII'' shrieked
Seaton. Never, while 1 live; I'll
throttle him with these hands first"
What more his ungovernable fury
would have uttered was Interrupted by
a rush OF nurses and attendants, and
Wilson was bundled out of the place
with little ceremony. ~ 59E =
He contrived however to hurl word
after her, accompanied with look of
copceptrated rage and resolution.
NEVER, 1TELL ToU,-wRILEI / LIVE"
Wilson was refused admission by order
of the Head Surgeon. She left her how-
ers daily all the Same. II q ~ -
After a few days she thought the
matter might have cooled, and having
a piece of news to communicate to Sea-
ton, with respect to Arthur Wardlaw,
she asked TO sec that patient.
LEFT the hospital this morning"
was the reply.
"WhAt, cured 2"
"Why NOT !? we have cured worse
"Where has he gone tor Pray tell
80, certainly" And inquiry was
made. But the reply was, Left no ata
sarah Wilson like many other wo-
men of high and low degree, had swift
Of mischief to come. She
was taken with dit of trembling, and
had to sit down in the hall.
And, to tell the TRUTH she had cause
to tremble; for that tongue of hers had |
launched two wild beasts,-Jealousy |
When she got. better she wenthome,
and coward.like, said not word to |
living soul.
That day, Aurlher wardlaw dined |
They were to be alone for a certain
reason; and he came half an hour be-
fore dinner. Helen thought he would
and was ready for him on the lawn.
They walked arm.in arm, talking of
the happiness before them, and regret
ting temporary separation that was to
He was her fathers choice,
and she loved her father devotedly; he
was her male property and young
ladies' like that sort OF property, es-
when they see nothing TO dis |
like in it. He loved her passionately, |
and that was her due, and pleased her |
and drew a gentle affectiont III not a |
passion from her In return. Yes, that
lovely forehead did come very near
Wardl laws shoulder more than once or
vice, as they strolled slowly up and |
down on the soft messy turf.
And, on the other side of the hedge |
that bounded the lawn, man lay
in tho ditch IL all
with cleaning eyes.
just before the affianced ones went |
in, Helen said, 81 have favor to ask |
of you, dear. The poor man, Sc atom, |
who fought the robbers, and was
,-papa says he is a man of
COWtd you find him /
~ think cam" said Wardlaw; "in-
deed, L am sure. A line to White d Co. |
will do 1t; they want a shipping clerk"
so, how good you are ~ said HelenS |
and lifted her face all beRmtng with |
thanks.
The opportunity was temptings the |
lover fond; two faces met for single |
moment, and one OF the TWO burned for |
five minutes after. -.
The basilisk eyes saw the soft COLI
sion; but the owner OF those eyes did
not hear fireworks that earned him
GQaLlOEEuI6 A4G Aa3 SshAA anu blAcu LIE /
time.
General Roilesion' e house stood clear
oi-the town, at the end of a short, but
narrow aud tortuOus lane. This situ-
alton mad tempted the burglars whom
Seaton bsfaed; aand now it tempted
Seaton. az -. - -
Warlla@ must pass that way on
leaving General Rolleston's house,.
At bend of the lane two, twin elms
stood out foot or two from the hedge,
Seaton got behind these at about ten
O'Clock, and watched for him with a
patience and immobility that BODIED Ill.
His preparations for this encounter
were singular. He had elose,shut-
ting fukstaud aud a pen, and one sheet
of paper. at the top of which he had
written 'fSfdney, !" and the day of the
month and year, leaving the rest blank.
Aud he had the revolver. with which he.
had shot the Ioober at Helen ROLES.
TOMS window; and hbarrel of that arm
was loaded with swan shot.
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