The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-01-12
WY. WEST VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY Y JANUARY IL 1881.

Then Frank took up the eudgel in
his quiet, unimpassiohate way.
Z u don't think my wife should in
sinpste anything, Uncle Tom. She
simply kno9sfittohe a fact, as l do,
and ans. ono else who cares TO think
al alliaBoatit, that Miss vane is
past forty years old. But then, of
course, no one ever troubles ones
selfabeut it,
.Past foftyl Frank, i always
thought you had uncommon good
sense and judgmsnt and perception,
hut past forty2 But perhaps you
don't happen 10 know how delicate
and laTolE;lif eomnls how sofk
and luxuriant her haif IS hoy NJ.
ish and charming, yet dignifsa, Is
her manner.n
He spoke as if in great triumph.
"That goes for nothing, Uncle
Tom," Lottie said, more mildly than
Frank had expected of her. "com-
plexion and hair can both be bought
nowadays"
81 am perfectly aware of that fact,
my dear; although l must admit l
had not thought you capable Of such
-such-well, the less said, the bet
ter, perhaps. But / assure you l
have satisfied myself that Aura is one
of those rarely-preserved women who
at thirty-for have it from her own
lips that her last birthday was her
thirtieth-are more charming and
mature, and every way suitable to a
discerning mans taste, than when
young and girlish."
And he looked straightly, defantly
into Lottie's eyes.
"0h, WE'LL" she retorted; stubborn
ly, you'll find out some day."
eyes," he answered, 81 expect to
find out that the woman who will
honor me by being my wife is just
what l have said she is in all re-
respects. Frank, don't you want
tickets for the opera tonight? I've
a couple to spare, if you want to take
Lottie to hear Patti. Miss Vane and
I are going"
OF course Frank accepted the tick
cts; and after dinner, when Lottie
went up to the nursery with him for
their usual half honr of baby worship,
she declared 6she never. sywonld call
Ehifii By IS slioue uame.again.
\ q a shall be mamma a'sfdsrling lit,
de Roland. how,. she said, holding
himtih Ier arms and ,showering kiss
es OF, his, sweet, laughing face and
bouay dark eyes.
Frank laughed. :
you'd better wait a little longer,
Lottie. Thirty thousand pounds is
worth being called a worse name
than Tom. Perhaps the old mans
disenchantment may come even yet"
"lt's disgusting" she said.
Then she said good night to her
year-old boy, with dozens of kisses
and hugs, and gave him to the nurse.
II want you to go on an errand,
please, Frank. she said suddenly, as
they went into their own room, "up
to Blandford's for an invisible net
and hairpins. viii you, Frank?"
Gan invisible net! What on earth
Is that? Can you see it? How shall
l know when pve got it?"
She gave him little push tow
ards the door.
"Never mind, Mr., Impudence.-
You simply ask for what l tell you,
pay what they charge, and bring it
home to me-"
So good'natured Frank put on his
hat and started off to Blandford's the
famous hair dresser's, where he was
to buy the "invisible net" and met
Uncle Tom on the door step impa.
tiently waiting for the carriage that
was to take him to his beloved.
"There's plenty of time," Frank
said, as he stopped minute. "Get
your cane, Uncle Tom, and walk up
to Blandford's with me-"
Uncle Tom looked at his watch.
"Well, l will. shouldn't like to
keep Aura waiting, though"
"Theres no need to-" Frank an,
swered.
And they started of; every bit of
Franks determination and tact kept