The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-07
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FOULPLAY.
a N O " IL l..
BY cnAs. READE AND DION DoroIcAULT
CHAPTER NXVI,

| After long silence, Hazel asked ne
in low voice if she could be there il
half an hour. She said yes, in the
same tone, but without turning hel
head. On reaching the graves, sht
| found that Haz ell had spared her sac
| sight; nothing remained but to perform
| the service. When it was over she
went slowly away in deep distress OIL
| more accounts than one. In due course
Hazel came TO her bower, but she was
not there. Then he lighted the fire
and prepared everything for supper
and he was so busy, and her foot 81
light, he did not hear her come. But
bV and by, lifting his head, he saw hel
| looking wistfuIly at him, as ii she
would read his soul in his minutes
actions. He started and frightened al
over with pleasure at the sudden sight
of her, and said eagerly, "Four supper
is quite ready"
"Thank YOU, SIR" said she sadly anC
coldly (she had noted that expression
of joy), 81 have no appetite; do not wal
| for,lne." And soon after strOlled away
again.
Hazel was dumbfoundered. There
was 10 lAistaking her manner. il was
chilly and reserved all OF a sudden.
| wounded him; but lie behaved like &
man: what! l keep her out of her own
house, do l? said he to himself. lie
started up, took n fish out Of the pot
wrapped it in leaf, and stalked oil to
his boat. Then he ate little of the
the fish, threw the rest away, and went
down upon the sands, and paced them
in sad and bitter mood.
But the night Gained him, and some
hours of tranquil thought brought him
f0rtitude, patience, and a clear under
standing. He went to his boat, eIevat-
ed nv generous and delicate resolutions.
Now worthy resolves are tranqulliZIng,
and he slept profoundly.
Not so she, whose sudden but very
natural change OF demeanor mad hurt
him, When she returned and found he
was gone for the night, she began to be
alarmed at having offended him.
For this and other reasons she passed
the night in sore perpleXity, and did
not sleep till morning; and SO she
oversight her usual time. However,
when she was up, she determined 10
lind her own breakfast, she felt it
would not do to be too dependent, and
on IL person of uncertain hunor; such
for the moment she chose to pretend to
herself was Hazel. Accordingly she
went down to the sea to look TOR cray
fish, She found abundance. Ihere
they lay in the water; you had Dut 10
stOOp and pick them up.
But alas they were black, lively,
vipprish she went with no great relish
for the task to take one up, it wriggled
mnliciously, she dropped it, and at that
very moment, by curious coincidence,
remembered she was sick ana tired OF
craYfish; she would breaktaston fruits.
She crossed the sand, took off her shoes,
and padded through the river, and,
having put on her shoes again. was
about TO walk up through some rank
grass TO the big wood, when sue heafu
n voice behind her, and II was MIR.
Hazel. She bit her lip ut was broad
daylight now, and prepared quietly 10
discourage this excessive assiduity. He
came up to her painting nttle, ana
taking OIL his hat, said, with marked
respect, 81 beg your pardon Miss ltol-
lesion, but l know you hate reptiles ;
now there are few snakes III That long
grass; not poisonous ones"
"Snakes! cried Helen; let me gel
home: Ihere,-lHl go without my break
fast"
ooh, hope not" said Hazel, rucGul-
ly; "why, have been rather fortunate
this morning, and 1t is all ready"
"Tpat is Il different thing" said
Helen, graciOusly; "yOu must not have
YOUR trouble for nothing, l suppose"
Directly after break fast, Hazel took
his axe and some rope from the boat,
and went OFF in great hurry to the
Jungle. In half an hour or so he re-
turned, dragging a large COnicAl shrub,
armed with spikes for, leaves, incredi-
bly, dense and prickly.
"There," said he, ''there's vegetable
porcupine for you. This is your best
defence against that roaring BuEbeHr. "
THAT little tree!" said Helen; 1.-The
tiger would soon jump over that"
LAY, but not over this and sixty
more; "A wall of stillettoS. Don't touch
H. Dlease.D
lie worked very hard all day, and
brought twelve of these prlcEIy trees
10 the bower by sunset. He was very
dissatisfied with his day : work; seem
ed quite mortified.
This comes of beginning at the
wrong end" he said; II went to work
Ikea TOOL. I should have begun by
making Il cart"
"But you can't do that" said Helen,
soothingly; mo GentlemOn can make IA
cart"
80, surely anybody can make cart,
by a little thinking" said he.
81 wish,'' said Helen, Aistlessly, "you
would think of something for @e to do:
L begin to be ashamed of not helping"
alum you can pInlt
"N'es, as far as seven strands"
"Then you need never be unlmplny-
ed. We want ropes, and shall want
large mats for the rainy weather"
He went to the place where he had
warned her OF tho snakes, and cut
great bundle of long silky grass, sur
prisingly tough, yet neither harsh nor
juicy; he brought II her, ana Sald ne
should be very glad OF hundred yards
of light cord, three ply ana I'VE ply.
She was charmed with the grass, and
the very next morning she cams to
breakfast with it nicely prepared, ana
good deal of cord made and hanging
round her neck. She found some pre-
parations for carpenters work lying
about.
rs that great log for the cart ?" said