The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-19

straight AZ neT ~ nc spoke, Win uLS 6A3N'
eyes. ,T73HTg HlAN 81
"Mr. Eyersley! What do you mean
Tdbtl't understand. Has Milly- w N
has done nothing fHnd knows
nothing" said John, With q curious, sor'
rowiul smile. "No,, Il haye, been WRONG
ali the time, I think, I only think
he stopped abruptly and thea resumed
II know you think that letter was only a
ptetext, and that something else sends me
away from Drayford. But it tsn't SO.
AM going solely onidcc0lnt ofithe letter. :
"Then why not come back to usS said
I,I4gaL0H. w
"Perhaps VIC may meet again-ai
RrightCP-yAO knOV9S e sffia 81 IQhPP'
dSot here ~ .ozLlHSHw 4
mo. This letter'mubt be i barrier BE-
tween me and DrayIoFd." E,iGJt .
5ipYou areReTy mysterious" NAri
"BeiieVe me, L cannot help II :. You
will forgive my mySte ty, won't you'll" Z
AYES, !" said BelIG Sand added suddenly
"anEl fespectit" yiIlEnp ted GAY 10 a
o5"Ah,.ttat, Is likeyo I" said John, CRATE.
fully, holding out his hand. He detained
hers Iota moment GIsdon't know how
to thank you for your Kindness" he said.
There Is nothing to thank me fol" said
BelhT The words were tc9l4,T blt'gshe
looked almost wistfIlly into his lace.
john went to tlei %indoWidAd looked
outAs-I tTLda ugg,ID LIA ~. 1i4 =,
"Will you go to Milly now, pleaseE'
said Bella, later q panSeyl "She will won.
der why we don't make our appearance"
And without word he ,wentsaaaoa ri
1twas q crisp, clear October day; there
were but few leaves on the trees, and
every branch stood out sharply against
the pale blue sky. Eversley, as he walk:
ed, looked sadly at the pathetic beauty Of
the autumn scenery. he hardly knew
what he looked at, but he remembered
afterwards. And as,thes went, he said,
halt bewildered, to himself "Good heav!
ems That man saved my brother. Yes
saved him from shame worse than death,
and l was within an ace Of requiting him
by trying to steal NIilly away from him
Here have j been, thinking him :a1lnOlsy
conceited snob, and the generous fellow
has been doing good In thousand secret
ways, no doubt, as he did that once.
God help me .carpihg and cavllltng at
faults OF manner and never able to see
the true and sterling manhood under
meath. Well that good deed OF his has
bone fruit at last Ny sister could not
be deaFer to me, nor more sacred than
AIilIy hencel6rth, nor could j be more
loyal,tO o. brother than ] will beet0 Mat;
thew W arburt6n." ~ ,le,a liaW J..
He walked on d little, vaguely lnysingi
Then his thoughts; though still confused,
flowed on once more. -,.---- !
o "Next post and we might have been too
late! Now. that's what l call proyiden.
tial. I was on the brink Of q deed l
should have Fepented all my lile-nothipg
10 stop mean hour or two more and il
might have been Accomplishment GOD
grant I've not done my harm already
And IsWaS vexed and angry becenss. she
had misunderstood -. (
,He,went on aliItle further, siillllke one
In a dream But when e was butA hun
dred yards from Rivers door he came to
himself with a shock, and summed all up
in q passionate silent cry from Tthe very
bottom 6t his'heart:S4 w = = : u ..
"My.liitle. Mihy-my, little sister! My
brothers. vile! It's bitter, but how mer
ciful! Thank Godr And walked the
brief remainder Of his way bFacingo him,
self for the work be had 10 do. he was
At Mrs. Rivers's door. He had resolved
that i he should not find MIly alone ne
with him, and say what he had 10 say on
The road But Fortune, who had Just
overwhelmed him and laid him low, gave
him this painful little mark Of favor, to
find AIilly waiting for him, and Mrs. RI
VCrs zone ont. Like the little iudtilpen.
lies tIey grant to men condemned 70 die,
thought lie as he crossed the thres6o3d.
She came forward To meet him with
happy shining ewes, ."pm ready tbiS
MI. ETerSley." n VT Th 8
and I am not" said John, abruptly.
mot readyg WHY? Is ANYTHING the
matter? Can't Bella go!" 1sia 4
~ must he In town this afternoon. /
have lind 4 letter. and I'm going a,ga1 IN,
an honr or twn ~ m hurried fhel yVSrTIs
,nt answering her Questions ami yet
's:,mri % IscmeI,nE a ESnt them bt a He
an ~ II, he had kent bis ewes Syerted
rom lie firat ami Vet he knsw that an,
Ssst ySSfd Svi,ile go von ace " X 9vent
m "ilsTe WON'T l,e lima fnF oI,r = M IL M
he, I've come n saw goo5 live" ~
She wSS summed q A nd Won ARD MT
coming baolEf" y .
8 5ot i6 SSSnites s lire A. any ~ ', said
I6h6, With What Reihtended iof { Remark.
lblF cheerful smile. n don't suppose /
Ness Hops again; tyea will
,e a married lady long before / FettFiEEan
| shall como and call Oh You in d digHtfed
manner" % 3. ia 81 l,.'yg ,Tnia5ylI -
Perhaps" said little 8lilly.i se5John,
EyPnSlpV hNil only been startled At haF