The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-01

and rising makes him q graceful inClinA.
ton Of her pretty head, and vAniShes
among the crowd.
When che Is quite gone, MI Bohun
draws himself up with q deep sigh that
has something otimpatienCe Ia II.
what lie" he says. "a should 90
raving mad myself II | saw much more Of
It. wonder how Norman eau stand Il!
That poor pretty creature! it Is the sAddest
thing ever saw. Her beauty! her vain
longngs for freedom! II Is horrible"
With this he, too, leaves his seat, and
makes his way toward Wilding, who IL
standing at little distance, evidently lost
in contemplation OF the elderly prima
donna, who Is discOursing in somewhat
noisy fashion With very mild old gentle.
man.
Reaching Wilding, Dohun comes IN q
| standStill while almost at tue same mo.
InCnt young lady, creeping 10 q tlmld
manner through the throng Of dancers,
gains Dr.. SOTman's side, and with sigh
Of relief slips her hand through his arm.
I BOhnn's back being turned toward her, he
does not see this young lady.
"Well, where have you been all this
time been enjoying YOURSELF" asks Mr..
Wilding.
Hardly" with a shrug. "Itis all loo
mnCh like nightmare for my fancy. You
don't catch me coming to this sort Of q
thing again in hurry. II IL melancholy
to the last degree"
/ at Is interesting" says Mr.. Wilding.
" may be 10 some people. Not to
"What misfortune has beialIen you?"
asks Mr.. Wilding, turning TO regard his
friend curiously. "llas any ono lMolested
yOu,Or made II plnyiu attempt to cut your
throat" You look rather down on your
luck"
~ have been talking to one Of the
prettiest girls ! ever saw" says Bohun.
"And-she was mad
~ faint drawback, certainly. Pretty,
you Say?'
/ Lovely. She had the sweetest eyes in
the world. And the oldest parl Of Il was
she didn't look in the least ont Of her
mind. 1t was only her conversation. She
told me, for instance, she was the queen
Of hearts. -
THAT was very frank Of her" says Mr..
WiIding. Anything else?'
"NOt much.
"Did she ask your nam0?"
Eyes. told her was the King Of the
Cannibal islands"
al didn't think it was in you" said Mr.
WildinE, with calm but ardent admira.
ton "Of course, the poor lady was
gratiied at finding herself in the society
Of one Of her own rank. The idea was
full Of helicacy."
/ 81 talked to her for long time. Then
she left me, somewhat abruptly-but that
| was to he expected you know. by .Iovew
says Mr. Bohun, excitGdly, there she isw
/ where" turning with some faint show
Of interest to gaze exactly in the wrong
direction.
"Sot there, my dear fellow; over there.
Standing close to Norman. Don't you see
her?'
"who?" says Wildinr, betrayinv the
! liveliest CONSERVATION. "DO you mean to
tell me you told that young lady you we're
the king Of the CAnnibal islands2"
"fes, says BOhun, why not?"
swell, says Mr.. Willing, surveying
his friend with growing delight, you've
about done It this time ut all events. That
lovely lunatic Of yours is Miss Norman.
Georges youngest sister"
Mr.. ROhnn is conscious OF cold chill
that seems 10 pervade his entire system,
rendering him almost faint.
I'll this is one Of your jokes, he says to
his friend sICrnly, with last supreme
effort ut conlpOsure, "a must say | con.
slider it rather ill.timed."
"'On this occasion only, my dear feI-
low, you have the joke al! 10 yourself"
replies the friend, with what appears 10
Mr.. BOhun brutal enjoyment OF the situa.
ti0n. II give YOU my honor she is as sane
as you are, aud-uneSs she was married
since last nGht-hcr name is Norman"
"WildIng, remove me. Take me any
where out Of this" murmured Bohnn
feebly, taking his companion by the arm.
I NO place like the supper.room for a
case like yOurs,' says Wilding, preparing
to lead him thithGr.
Meantime, Miss Norman, having, as al
ready related, gained her brothers side,
says in low painting whisper
/ "Oh, George. how glad am to he near
you again. In spite Of all nv efforts TO
the contrary, confess these poor ncOple
brighten INC horribly"
! "GOn are nothing but a little goose, Car.
~" SAYS her brother, patting her hand,
and ! am quite disappOinted | fully
though You would have enjoyed it,"
"WGll, SO ! do, dear, immensely,
have been having quite u lovely time. A
young mana very splendid luna,ic-did
me the honor to converse with Inc for half
an hour, during which time he made vio.
lent love to me-"
81 should like to have seen your face"
says George; who was he?"
81 don'tknOw. That was the funniest
part OF il. thought | knew all your pa.
tients, but suppose he is a new arrival.
lie is young, about %, very handsome, and
doesn't talk the least bit mad
u wonder who it is you mean" saws
George thOughtiully.
lie called himselfth king of the Can.
nihal Islands, explains Miss Carry.
All! That puzzles Inc even more. didn't
think had u king in my establishment"
"slc il tall genilemanly, and, MS / told
you, exceedingly handsome | quite liked
talking to him. Once, indeed, he grew n
little enpreSe, and then was frightened,
but on the whole behaved wonderfully
well. assure YOU rather liked him than
otherwise, and was so sorry for him,
poor fellow"
81 can't think who on earth it is" says
George, hcwilderei by this tlAtlcriug de-
scripIion.
"why, .lhere-thcre he is" cries Garry
cxrltetlly. "lIst going out Of the roou
with Mr. WiIding. Don't you see him?
oh" says George, md then ensucs nm
omlnous pause. GEORGES lips relax
they widen-quivCr-And presently Miss
Norman becomes aware that her brother
is c0nvulsed with laughter.
What is it, she asks little austcruly.
No one likes being laughed at. "WhNt is
amusing you?'
"f0ur says George, still continuing his
hGartlrss mirth, 'and your new patient"
"WCil, isn't he mad"" impa,ientIy,
I'VE are all mad, my dear, no doubt, on
different subjects, but as yet that young
man YOU have Just pointed ont to inc is
loose upon the world"
George, what do You mean" asks Miss
Norman in terrified tone. "WhO is that
young man.
lie is u rising barristcr, OF good family
and small tnrans, and his uaulO IL Robert
hoII'h' IeVI!eS george IN y voice full OF
open amusement.
"oh, George, do say y0u arO not in
earnest" Cntreats his sister, almost in
tears. :" have said the most dreadful
things to him have made myself quite
rIdicnIons-l told him wNs tho queen OF
hearts"
At this, George laughs still moro i'm.
moderately.
What shall | do" says Miss Norman.
l"ar George, coaxingly, 81 think /
should like To gotO my room"
Nonsense, child, come aud have n glass
Of champagne instead. After all, What
does it signify" III find IIohun and In.
trodnco hun to you and you can both
laugh it all over in live minutes"
Introduce him" Indignantly. al won.
der how you can even suggest such a thing
to me. Of course | shall mover 10 able to
look him in tho face again. Myonly hone
sihN hpuul hnyn gt,rn ihn losi II nn,I