The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-26

over, the fellow had such execrRble taste
that | had 10 ride over every day myself
10 have them look decently.
"Why not ?" l asked in some surprise
"WhY not? Is this jest, or is il pos
sible you do not knowS But you must
I and Il is neither courteous nor kind IN
you to ask"
! I L leaned over and let my hand touch
hers. "Luln"-l got this out with con,
siderable dilllculty-"I implOre you to tell
me what is the mystery in your life. You
shudder to hear your own name You
\ live In continual state OF rcstlesslesS, as
Il though YOU feared some evil was about
10 fail and crush you. Surely have q
right to ask this, and i: you have any re-
gard for me beseech you to tell Inc what
1 Il is that so haunts you"
"Sir"-her face flushed, but her voice
was stCady-"this is the extremity OF
rudeness. had thought that at least you
re-re- respected me. oh oh OH" and
TO my horror she put her little head down
and began to cry bitterly, 49,
Zulu Lulu" ! cried. ! was utterly
unconscious then Of what l was doing.
i Now, by JOVe, IrecollGct every little cir
cumslance. "YOu must not weep, dear
est"
"Leave me, sir, instantly" she stood up
and looked me full in the face. "lnstant-
4 lyl" she repeated,
/ remember now that did not notice
any OF that reduess Of the eyes which Is
the usual result oil weeping It escaped
my observation at tho time. mot" !
answered, until know what have
done to deserve your unkindness" Now
thought, or rather | think now, that
this remark, accompanied OF course by an
earnest look in the eyes, was rather effect.
i've. But 1t failed. In fact II failed out
and out. For she quietly arose, and re.
piled, "Then shall be forced to go 10 my
aunt !" and before ! could utter word
she was gone,
The whole thing was hOrrld failure
/ had held all the cards and played them
like q juvenile plowbOy in hay loft. ! had
a cheCkmate in certain view, and a single
false move had lost 1t. ...al.yr
But what could this something" be !?
Was she engaged? lmpossiblel Besides,
that would have made no difference.
Perhaps she was awfully in debt Perhaps
II was some family trouble-cra2y moth
or or disreputable father. But what did
l care for that would marry her whole
family, even II they were professional pol.
iticians. Yes was that far gone. l
had got to the stage Of thinking about 60
ing home at night 10 cosy little dinner
in a tiny little house, and having soft
little hand slid into mine, and one fair
arm slipped round my neck, and rosy lips
kissing nc, and beautiful head rested
gently on my breast; and when man
gets into that train OF thought with refer
GnCe to a particular woman, its bad
lookout for his Club-ConIoundcd bad. As
I sat there thinking over these things, and
wondering what 1t could be that troubled
her so, suddenly | thought l understood
It. had been very polite during the
previous winter TO a certain young lady,
and felt sure that Miss Denvcrs had
said that was engaged to her.
went over to where she was and ask
cd her 10 come forward with me. Then,
when we got 10 the bow Of the boat, !
said in tragedy tones, Miss DenveIs. is II
a possible thing that you told Miss May
nard that was engaged TO that stupid
Miss So-and-So?" WV g 5gg a
"Why, Dir. Smith, how can you talk SOL
l dare soy l did. certainly thought you
were, and everybody says co."
ut is not SO. ldetCst the woman. She
can't tell valse from o gslopi besides,
she's horribly" =
erich y said Miss Denvcrs quietly.
"And you think care for her money.
That is quito enough, Miss DenVers, and
as you are a lady can't ask you TO apol-
ogizG. But II you care 70 have my poor
regard, you will be good enough 10 cor
rect the false impression you have created
among your acquaintance Then took
her back.
When 1got back TO my own quarters l
thought it all over, and determined to
make the plunge next night. Let me tell
YOU that this sort Of thing, especially the
first time, Is hard work, and not 10 be
laughed at.
made an estimate, and found should
have 10 give up my horses, but ] resolved
10 do il; and l felt like old Cranmer with
his rcdLhot right hand, or one Of those 70.
nous gentlemen who committed suicide
by obstinscy. l played billiards all the
next morning, and felt like asking every
man l knew whether he was aware Of my
intentions. dinGd alone, smoked alone
all the afternoon, and when night came l
went to the cottage.
She was very kind. The old gentleman
had not returned, the old lady was asleep,
and Miss DenYers, who was tribe irigid
after the yesterdays affair, begged me TO
excuse her as she was forced to pay call
upon q departing friend. l managed to
survive the blow, and in acttound ithard
to prevent myself from saying "God bless
YOU - TO the man who came to take her.
Luck was with me, | felt, and yet Tor
some reason did not feel able TO take ad.
vantage of ii and say what wanted to, l
leaned on the mantCl and looked at her
until was ashamed of myself. Something
was the matter with my voice. 1t was
husky as that Of an old and asthmRtic "a.
ven. At last ! proposed we should walk
on the beach. She consented, and we
strolled down toward the lighthouse. Its
quite astonishing, the effect Of tho ocean
and moonlight on bronchial affections. My
throat recovered at once, and l talked us
Auently as Ralph Waldo Emerson. What
did we talk aboutH Books, men, poetry,
music-everything, in 0 circle that was
ever narrowing down TO ourselves. And
| think both were conscious of the inGVl.
table ending our talk was TO have. AT last
l began: ~
Miss Maynard" land this time she did
not start at the sound Of her nSme) ~
have made q resolve so startling that /
am sure you would like to hear what 1t
Is.
"Yesw --.-
"Then you know l would like to hear
1t, even were It not startling" 400 4
/. '4ThRnk Won Il Is this: am tired