The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-04-11

the sleigh with Miss Dunton, aud made
up bis mind that be would carry this bril-.
liant prize to New York. But with law.
yer.like caution, be thought ho would put
Of the commit,al as long as possible. II
bis heart bad been in bis at.ententious the
caution would not have been worth
much. Caution is q good breakWater
against vanity, but il isn't worth much
sgainst the sFring tide Of love, as John
Harlow soon found.
For toward the end OF the week he be.
gan to feel warmer feeling for Miss Jan
ct. do not think that John was serious.
y 10 love with Miss Duuton. Il he had
been he would have found some means Of
communicating With her. A thousand
spies, with sleepless eyes oil around then
heads, cannot keep man from telling bis
love somehow, ifhe really bad any love to
tell
lie observed often during tho week
tha. Huldah was depressed He could
not exactly account for It, until he noticed
something in his sisters behavior toward
her that awakened bis suspicion. AS
soon as an opportunity offered be inquired
Of Huldah, affecting at the same time to
know something about IT,
II don't want to complain Of your sis.
ter to you. Mr. Harlow" !"
"Pbew call me John. and as for my
sister, | know her faults better than you
do"
"Wall, it is only that she told me that
Miss Duuton wasn't used to eating at the
same table with servants, aud, when one
of,he boys told your father he was mad,
and came to me aud said: "Haldab you
must eat when the rest do. II you stay
away from the table on account Of these
city snobs, I'll make o fuss on tho sput."
So. to avoid fuss, I've KEEP. going to the
table"
John was greatly vexed at this. Ho
was chivalrous fellow, and ho knew how
much such q remark must wound person
who had never learned that domestic SER
vice had anything degrading il. And The
result was just the opposite Of what his
sister hoped. John paid more attention
to Huldah Manners because she was the
victim ofoppressiou.
But, sitting in the old chest room" in
the dark, while the ladies were getting
ready, and trying to devise way BY
which he might get an opportunity to
speak with Miss Dunton alone. it occurred
to him that she was at that time 10 the
sitting.room. waiting for bis sister. TO
step out to where she was and present the
case would not hs difficult, and II might
be all settled before tha sister came down
@hei iilss wsfs against him. how:
ever. for, .just'ss he. Has .atoutsd 70 act upoo
bis thoughts. de- heard Amanda Holmes
abundant t'drcss sweeping down the stair
way.
He could not help hearing the copver.
sation that followed
"You.sec. Jauet. | got up this trip to.
night to keep John from spending tha
evening 10 the kitchen. lie hasn't Bit
Of dignity. and would spend the evening
rompins With the children and talking
with Huldah, il he took it into bis head y
"Well," said Janets zone can overlook
everything iu a man Of your brothers. cul-
ture. But what queer way your coun.
try servants hayo Of pushing themselves.
Wouldn't | make them know their place
And oil this was said With the kitchen
door open, with the intention Of wounding
Huldah..
Johns castle irembled, The erudite
vile alongside the silver tea urn faded
out Of sight rapidly. knowledge could
not give touch Of humane regard for The
feelings Of poor girl, toiliug dutifully
aud self.denying to support her family, o.
what accnnnt vas IN
Two minutes before be was about e
give bis life TO Janet Dunton. Now there
was gulf wider than the world between
them He slipped out Of the best room By
the outside door, and came in through tht
KITCHEN. The neigbbor's sleigh that VA
TO call for them was at the door. and Johr
begged them to excuse him He had sci
bis heart on helping Huldah make mince
pies, as be used to help bis mother, whel
boy. Ills sister was iu despair, but sh'
did not say much. She told John il wa
time be vas getting over bis queer freaks
Aud the sleigh drove Of
For an hour af,erward John rompet
with bic sisters children. and told storie
to the boys, and talked With bis father..-
When man haS barely escaped goial
over a precipice he does not like to thlui
too much about il. John did not.
AT last the little children went to bed
The old gentleman grew sleepy aud reiir
ed. The boys went into the sitting room
and went to sleep, on the floor Hui
dab was il.t ready 10 heain her MES Shl