The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-07-22

sleep so long! But theA dio no.
fall asleep until i. was getting light,
Come in, mamma Elsie I have
shameful!y oyerslept myself this
morning"
"I am glad, dearie. Il was good
for yor to sleep said the old lady,
entering. "But hurry nos, let me
help you dress; there is visitor be
low, whom you must see before you
breakfast.
"P-uy who has called at thisearly
hour~
"Dr. Reed; and he bade me say
that urgent business must be his ex-
cuse.7
20, Elsie! cannot go to him this
morning. l do not want him to sus-
pect I am going away thisafternoon. p"
AT can do no harm to see him a
few minutes: you need not tell him
all you. secrets in that time"
"Well, get my wrapper. I believe
l am ready for it."
She finished coiling the heavy
byaids around her shapcly head, and
taking the snowy wrapper from El-
sie's hand, hurriedly finished her
plain toilet and went below.
The parlor doo. stood open, and a
manly figure was resslessly pacing
the eaoor as sybil descended thestairs
aud crossed the hall.
"Good morning, doctor; l feay ]
have kept you waiting"
'Not very long my darling and
he eagerly advanced to her side, anc
taking both her hands in his, gazec
with anxious love into aec up:aise(
face, u fear yon are. not well this
morning, my pet; perhaps nay call i
opportune; you are looking pale"
Give yourself no uneasiness; an
very welI,7 she answered, as he lee
her to seat.
"sybil, my love, will'come to the
point az once. My business with
yop tl.is morning is TO relieve you ot
a certain embarrassment which !
have lately learned you have been
under for long time. There, darl-
ing, is the cause Of all your trouble" /"
And he drew from his pocket = bun
die Of old letters, yellow with age,
and laid them in her lap.
20 Tom! How came these IN your
possession? Have you read them?'
And with burning bushes she lifted
her head'to examine them closely.
aNo, sybil, to the last question. l
can not say that l came by these let
ters in an honest way. I learned Of
their existence, and the annoyance
they were giving you, a short time
ago, and determined to possess them,
that 1 might give them to you.
With this intention, Ned Bowers and
myself played hiSh-waymen this
morning, and when the gentiemanly
Clifton rode tc-station, we called
or him to deliver over his valuables
to US, which he made haste to 90, in
the shape of his purse and watch.
When | babe him show the bulky OBJ
iect which he carried in his side
pocket, he tried to evade me- but Of
course I would not be put Of. Ashe
gave into my hands that precious
bundle we pulled of our dsguises
and returned his property; You
should have seen his face when he
recognized us; it was perfec: pic
ture Of batlled villainy, rage and
hate"
sybil shuddered..
20, Toni How can ! thank you?"
'By giving me kiss before ! 60,
which mus. do at once, have a
ride of some miles to accomplish be-
fore noon"
''But, Tom,- Dr.. Reed-you do
not know"-she stammered and then
.blushed painfully.
q Go not wish to know anything
about it. know you aye my own
darling; soon to be my own wife, and
that you hare already been too
severely punished by your 0wa con-
science a2t-by the base oonduct 81