Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22

~ can't tell, Miss I'm sure. that was
the message given to me; and II you
please, sir, Mrs. Rodney Is very Ill, not
able to raise her head from the pillow,
she told me to say"
"Where,s Miss Carrier" was asked
in dismay.
She went by the early train, Miss, to
see Lady Maudsley. Master drove her
so far as Hatheriey, or she wouldn't
have starred SO soon.n
"Then isn't Mr.. Rodney here?"
stNo, sir! he has gone bunting TO-
day; Groves took the horses over on
Monday"
Davis disappeared-two faces were
left staring blankiy at one another.
"Breakfast is on the table, II you
please" said voice At the open door
'tI wont ring the bell because of dis
turbing mistress.
"Really, don't know what I am ex-
pected to do" said Miss Wentworth,
who did not choose to remember that
this was the first morning she had ever
bet n down so early.
"Mistress did not know that you'GS
be up yet, MissH-Ine putIef at once
Crashed the situatiOn-"Davis is gone
to tell her now" and he stood waiting
while Captain Curzon assumed the ex-
pectant air, that Miss Wentworth
would lead so that he might follow:
"Coffee or tea do you takew Miss
Wentworth was. seated behind the
urn; the servant had LETT them TO-
gether. :,
Thanks. Tea, if 1 may trouble
you.n
"MIlk"
IA little"
"Sugarw
"NOt any"
"Wbst may give your" 1t was
Captain Curzon's turn to make the
offer.
"A piece of dry toast"
"Nolhing more2"
"Ees, q small piece of butter"
And then silence, except for the tick
ing of the clock aud the purring of the
big cat curled up In front of the fire.
Five minutes passed; long enough,
they both thought, to seem an hour.
VeXed as she was, Hatty felt an ire
sistible desire to laugh-the effort to con-
troll herself was almost painful. Cap.
tain CurZon, who was so seated that he
could get q perfect view OF herself In an
opposite glass, was saying to himself.
There is no denying that this girl Is
remarkably good looking" SAidenly
she turned around, struck with the GER
tainty that he was watching her. Yes,
she had caught his eyes fixed in that di-
rectiOn; but, equal TO the emergency,
Captain CurzOn, although inwarlIy
veXed, showed no sign OF chagrin. 81
wasthinking," he said, cOutemplative-
ly, show very different face looks i'll
a glass to the same face reflected in au
urn.n And Hattie, turning her eyes
straight before her, saw countenance
depressed and its cheeks spread out uu-
til they seemed to cover the whole CIR
Gle of silver. Try as she might, her
mouth would culver. and in another IN
slant she had burst into an irresistible
fit of laughter.
TIE ice once broken, thaw seemed
to set in, and neither of the two showed
any disposition to move, until Foster
desired the young footman to go in AMI
attend to the fire, and bring out WORD
what on earth they could be after.
Having first expressed much salts
faction that the morning was so fine,
and that it would be pleasant to sit un.
disturbed in the garden, Hatty went up
TO her room.
Staring her in the face was the de-
sparirgly dowdy hat she had during
her visit adopted; bat, instead OF put.
ting it on, and, as hitherto, without
glance at herself walking away, shs
cOntemptuously flung it aside, and. div
ing into drawer set apart for that pur-
pose, she produced a most coquettish
arrangement Of straw, which, having
placed on her head, she surveyed with
unfeigned satisfaction. Then she drew
over chair, laid book on her knee,
and, oddly enough, opened a big rose
lined parasol.
The effect was perfect; a pretty morn
ing gown, from underneath which a
foot neatly chausse was pointed-the
country straw hat-the becoming shade
from the parasol the picture left moth
ing TO be desired. And thus armed for
CONQUEST, Miss Wentworth strolled
down into the garden.
Although standing close near the
window, it is barely presumable that
CAPTAIN CurZOn caught sight of her, for
he was busy DOMINIC another coat-the
one he wOre was brute. Everything
but velvet was Objectionable. Those
rough tweed things gave such a ruff
anly look to fellow. He could not
think why he had brought one there.
At that moment he had forgotten that
he had said anything would do; what
could it matter what he had on?
II beg your pardon; hadn'tlan idea
that l should find yoI here. hope 1
haven't disturbed your
Captain CurZon had unearthed the
contemplative fair one, who had be-
taken herself to small, snugly ar
ranged, out-of-sight bower.
Surely, some knowledge Of the habits
of the animal must have guided his in
stincts there.
"Oh, no; not at all"-having heard
his footsteps, the start she gave was
most being; "only seem to be driving
you away"
"That is very little matter. / was
but looking for seat where one might
sit undisturbed and quiet" and he
sighed heavily.
II don't think, except this one, there
is another to be found here; that Is why
l chose it," and the sigh he had heaved
was schOtd back by her. sit is so un-
fortunate that Fanny should have q
headache" she continued, noticing
that he seemed disposed to linger; "she
had looked forward to devoting every
minute of the day to YOU"
"Poor Fanny; she's dear, good Gre
allure, and Pm awfully fond Of her, but
| YOU know, Miss Wentworth, she, doesn't
| in the least Understand one."
Miss Wentworth smiled.
"Ah, yes he continued; ~ see you
| don't believe me-"
"On the contrary l was just thinking
that that was exactly my experience OF
her. don't blame her; she does not
know what it is to suffer. Fanny has
been always happy"
"Just so, and because of that, she
thinks one can forget at pleasure-that
ones feelings and affections are in ones
power"
Miss wentworth's pretty little head
wagged itself in sympathy.
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