Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-08

den, seen through the glass doors Of the
sdUe-a. mangev, which opened on to 1t,
looked peculiarly cool and refreshing
after the sultry heat of the day; and.
ordering q cup of coffee and cigar, l
went thither, and took my seat at q lit
tie iron topped. table, hidden behind
boquet Of rhododendronsa aud myrtle.
The moon, low down In the violet of
the evening sky, was ut the full, the air
was as still death, and an occasional
muffied note from the little wood which
clothed the swelling rise Of the hull,
whose thick growing clumps OF Leakage
were gilded by the evening beam, was
all that broke the brooding silence Of
tie summer night. The firetiies
wheeled aud dashed and darted in the
myrtle leaves about me; and, overhead,
the stars shone out with deepening
rusire in the infinite depths of the firm
ament. Ii was n time and place for
peaceful dreams, and my thoughts were
happy, But suddenly, bali doing 10
my Geep content, my ear caught rus
tie otthe boughS near at hand, and, as
| turned, form glided into the moon
light before mt, and voice fell Oh my
ear.
- Bon SOlT, MT. OOTuOu.
Isprang to my feet, halfdoubting my
waking state. The voice laughed.
"YOu have forgotten ME, then, aud
your memory is no better than other
peoPIe's% ,
"The same. Are you glad or sorry to
meet ME, Mr.. Gordon"
! did not answer the query In my
trouble, and she laughed again,
Troubled as 1 was by her sudden ap-
partition, thought l detected some,
thing in her laugh which was not Ill
bitterness or selfmockery, thought 1t
was principally prompted by those sor,,
rowlul emotions. was about to appeal
to her, when she spoke again.
"You need have no fear for Inc, Nj.
Gordon. i will not harm the pretty
pair. saw them with you when you
came, and avoided you until l found
this chance Of speaking to you alone"
She took q seat beside me and went
OH calmly:
They are happy and my own sor-
rows have fought me at least this much
that happiness is SO rare thing, ana
lasts 90 short q time, that 1t should be
left TO live out its own brief lite. Trou-
ble will come to them, as to all, soon
enough. You need not think that any
act of mine will hasten it. They are
happy, l hope?"
"ihey are happier" / answered,
ethan, in the old days, never dared to
when do you go?" she asked sud-
denly, after minutes silence.
"By the first train tomorrow morn
ing, 81 answered.
$50 soone Then, will you promise
me one thing, Mr.. Gordon"
"Certainly."
81 have something to show you:
Will you come TO my sitting-room and
zee IT? No, not now," she said, as l
half rose; tomorrow morning, before
YOU start. Do not think it will be too
,ariy ! ehsll be waiting for you. You
promise? Very many thanks"
promised wondering what this
might mean; and she went away a.
She had come, after giving me the mum
her of her room. Her hand, as It touched
mine in parting, was like ice.
When went within my face betray-
ID that something unexpected had hap
pened, suppose, for both Walter an
Mary questioned me as to my ilsturoe
appearance. put them off with SOM
commonplace reply, and soon retired
TO bed, nut not to sleep, passing the
night in think of the strange hazard
which had again thrown me in the
path of this strange woman.
Early in the morning rose and per-
formed my toilet, looking forward to
the coming interview with feeling OF
doubt and wonder. What could it be
that she had to show me? / asked my
self again and again. At last, weary
of asking and finding no answer, left
my room and passed along the corridor
leading to the chamber in which my
rendezvous was appointed. The door
stood half open. knocked lightly and
received no answer, though | repeated
the summons some three or four times.
entered and looked about me. Through
the half closed shutters fell one broad
band Of golden light upon the floor.
The place was empty. There was
faint sickly perfume in the air. which
assuredly was not born OF any OF the
flow ers whose petals trembled In the
morning light. Stay; what was that?
LAY back, shrouded in shadow, on
sofa in the furthest corner of the room.
Scarce daring to recognize the fear
which filed nv Eeart, | advanced TO
ward it. A mass of waving black hair
lay on the pillow and streamed about
the white face, whose moveless eyes
stared through the tangled locks, j
drew the fail covering aside, and saw
MaI.pna NulinpS -TinslayIa MaU1.