The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-26

"FlAttefy, thy name Is man. what can
Q ] tell you about myself that you don't
know already? You know my fayorite
I poets and novels, my religious views, my
u slender accomplishments; you know |
Q live In the country, and aiIi just now keep.
Q ing house In the city for my brother and
sister, who are abroad. Do you like boys,
Mr.. Elphinstone?'
|, "What a depression! l can tolerate
them. By.the.by, speaking Of boys re.
J, minds me Of correspondence I've had
: with an anxious mother on the subject.
l rather think have one Of the precious
epistles about me; they'resuCh sweet tenn.
b pered specimens, you ought TO see them.
Listen, here's one OF them. as he struck q
match and read:
"Mr. ThuStOn;
"'SlR-I can implicitly rely upon our
! divers word. Andif Ifail 10 Ireorganixe
4 the manners OF our boy, 1t must be be.
cause your own furnishes him with such
evil examples. II. BRowNE.'
"ThereI Don't pity Mr.. Drowned Isn't
she Xantippe? Think OF marrying
woman Of that kind! Ye godSn
"But-but you arc not Mr.. ThustonP"
gasped Nora.
"Not exactly. was his amanuensis on
this interestingoccasion. Grandpa Thurs.
ton has mischieVous grandson, besides
myself, who had come to tistiCutIs with
said Master Browne. Grandpa ThurStOn
Is paralYzed, and can neither walk nor
write, therefore the burden fell upon your
humble servant"
eyes, think the wind has changed,
Mr.. Elphinstone, said Nora, after pause.
~ must 90 below"
Nora"
.Thanks; but it is growing late. The
others have already gone; really must
follow. We get in tomorrow"
Eyes. Remember this Is our last night
at sea. Let US make the most OF it."
~ have enjoyed the voyage. 1t Is only
the end that Is unpleasant. Goodnight"
"0h, what q foolw thought Nora, as she
lay upon her pillow, "ever TO have writ
ten that silly, bad.tempered note TO
Mr.. Thurstonl It did sound spiteful. |,
confess. Perhaps ought to have told
him / was the author; perhaps he already
suspects 1t. Isn'tshe Nantppe? Think
OF marrying woman OF that Eindv" she
quoted. "Who wants him 10? He needn't
have taken pains to assure me OF his in.
difference" she groaned, inconsequently,
as II ] didn't know the difference be.
tween Irritation and love. making. Well,
We get home tomorrow, thank goodness!
But, oh dear! 1t might have been all SO
niCew
When they parted next day Miss Nora
was cordial in her thanks, but omitted to
ask Mr.. Elphinstone to call and see her.
Nobody but himself noticed the omis.
sion.
$50 you don't wish me to CALF" he
asked, deliberately. "Does our aCQuaint-
ance end here?"
"lf you ever happen to come to Axmin-
ster,. shall BIO glad to see you"-with
blush.
"And why may not see you here%
u am going homo to Administer" she
evaded.
there"
The Elphinstones went to some fashion
able springs directly, and Nora lost sight
OF them for the nonce. She had dreaded
least Lucius should inquire her residence,
and in calling establish her identity with
Nantippe, and she was greatly relieved
when Mr.. and Mrs. Warner returned from
Europe, and she could pack up and start
off for Administer. But fate had not de-
signed that the affair should end here.
The Administer train was thrown from the
track, and when Nora came to her senses,
she was lying in cool room, with Nell
Elphinstone bathing her brow, and araCk.
ing pain in her head.
"What is it? Where am l? Where
how did you come here, Nell?" she cried.
Hush, dear! II was SO lucky that the
train came to grief just in the midst OF
your friends, so to speak. Now 60 10 sleep,
that's a dear. The doctor says you are in
no danger, but you'll have to stay here a
long time; and nothing could be nicer
than to have you here. And your sister
has sent up nurse, as she's not well her
self; so don't get excited"
Nora had, indeed, fractured an arm, and
sustained bruises that would detain her at
the Bitter Springs for some weeks; but as
she began to mend she found that her
lines had fallen in pleasant places, after
all. Lucius Elphinstone made it his bust
ness to entertain and beguile her invalid
hours; brought in tho latest books, the
choicest flowers, amused her with the
fashionable follies at tho springs with
scraps from the operas and titbits from
burlesQues Of the day.
"You see, we had picnic in the neigh.
borhood at the time OF the accident"
Nell Conllded to Nora one day, land in
sisted upon going with Lucins to view the
wreck, and do what could for tho iniur.
ed, and you were the first victim we
stumbled upon. wish you could have
seen LuCius' face, it looked so white and
strange, as il tho iron had entered his
SOUL"
ale was very good to care" said Nora.
dear me, how Coolly you take it!n
~ am very grateful" Had LuCius re-
ally cared for her, or was hC only
shocked?
~ am almost sorry that you mend so
rapidly" Lucius said 10 her on the fol.
lowing day. 81 hear that you will take
wings tomorrow, and shall have no ono
to listen to my nonsense"
"rhere are plenty Of listeners Mr.. e.
phinstone."
"But none exactly like yourself"
Thanks. Who is that coming up the
lawn? 1t looks like-why, it is Oliver!"
"Oliver~ repeated Lucius, aghast, Sec
ing the color that trembled on her
cheek, the light shining in her eyes.
But before she could reply, the door OPEN
cd and Oliver was in her arms,
"Why, Oliver, did you rain down?'
~ amt pollywog, aunty. No, play
cd hockey just to come down to see you.
Motherdo know-.-and JackiThurston he
lent me tho money"
Jack ThurstonW
"0h yes. Jack and mes all made up;
We amt going to whip each other no more.
Oh, say turning to Mr., Elphinstone,
"you're Jacks cousin, amt you"
"Dil you ever see Mr.. Elphinstonc be.
fore, 0liver?"
"Iots Of times. over at Jack Thurston's.
Jack thinks there's nobody like him, you
see. Jack and me got mad the first thing
about you and him, Jack said he was tho
best fellow in the world, and said you
was, and | made his nose bleed, and he