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

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nm of condolences which threatened to
establish the warmest friendship be-
tween the two who had up to this per-
iod professed to hate each other cor
daily.
"Here, Foster''-Captain Curzon
was addressing the butler-'is it ne
cesity to have dinner in the dining
room? It seems such wilderness Of Q
place when there are only Miss Went.
worth and l."
81 had thought of laying in the
morning room, sir, but didn't quite like
to name it. Master and mistress al
ways dine there when they're two"
"Iesgues better. The morning room
then let 1t be-"
Captain Curzon thoroughly enjoyed q
meal, which he could not help con.
trasting with the one they had both
partakel OF the evening before.
Never had the fair Hstty looked
more bewitchiDg. Captain Curzon de-
cided that his friend Cotton must have
been a fool not to have secured her
part, was saying. of I had been
Flora Lyster, I'd have thrown over
fifty Moses Foldings for you"
Already these two people, equally ex-
bert at the game, had begun playing
with the fire. The Question was, which
would get burnt-he, she, both, or
neither?
"Dipner ended,a whole evening was
before them to compare notes and to
examine feelings, so that they might
make surehow exactly constituted alike
they each were. Long ago they had
discovered that of all the people living
they alone possessed hearts which were
capable of being broken. These hearts
were shattered, never to be made whole
again; but the delightful luxury Of dis.
secting the agony they had endured
was there still. "COunJerfeiting sweet
woes, they suffered them again"
The next morning both were down
early, impelled BY certain sympathy,
to taste the freshness of the morning
air. From strolliug round the garden
they came in to breakfast together, and
learnt, with well assumed pleasure, that
Mrs. Rodney was feeling better, aud had
sent down word to say that she hoped
to join them later in the day.
TELL her" said Captain Curzon, to
whom the message seemed principally
addressed, IL shall be delighted to see
her; but DO hope she won't make any
cf'ert that might Try her in any way"
Miss Wentworth wondered If Fanny
would like her to 60 up and sit with
her. "Will you ask her. Davis" she
said.
Eyes, Miss; but I'm sure she'll say
No. lfmistress is down by the after
noon, it's quite as much as she'll be able
to do"
In that case Captain Curzon was
to propose that he and Miss
Wentworth should go as far as AbbOt's
Rest together. 1t was lovely walk,
and with the autumnal tints upon the
great trees around, the ruin would be
worth seeing now. His offer
was accepted; and Davis had the salts,
faction of restraining her mistress well
meant efforts by informing her that the
Captain ard Miss Hatty had gone for a
iOng walk, $50 that unless you feel in
ciined. ma'am, there's no necessity to
curry"
Mrs. Rodney permitted herself to
sink back upon the pillow, aud then
came, and she told herself
That Monty was so kind, no doubt he
considered it due to her to sacrifice him.
self and be amiable to Hatty, and she
would accept the offer, hoping to irrl-
tate him by so doing. Davis, l will
get up" she said; so that when the
truant couple returned they found Mrs.
Rodney waiting to receive them.
Needless to relate the mystlflcation, the
finally the Indignation
which took possession of her. The two
she had left crossing swords had now
taken up arms together, and their
weapons were smiles and signs, which
they practiced regardless of her.
The afternoon seemed very long. 1t
was quite relief when the tea was
brought in, and Mrs. Rodney noticed
that neither Monty nor Hatty made
any opposition when she proposed rest
ing little before dinner in her own
room.
$50 you've had one of your bad head,
aches, Fannym Mrs. Rodney saw it
was her husband speaking; he had re-
turned, had opened the door softly, and
was bending down to her. "Poor darl-
ing" he said tenderly, 'if I'd known it
would not have gone"
"Oh, you could not have done any
thing for me; the pain was worse than
usual; / had just to take draught and
lie quietly CURED up until it was over"
"And the Kilkenny cats, what did
they do? l looked about, but there
wasn't so much as the tip of their tails
below. What's become of themw
"Ob, l don't know-gone out to look
at the moon, shouldn't wonder"
"But not together"
Mrs. Rodney's eyes were fixed on the
fire, her husband stared at her incredul-
ously.
Shaking her head she said, ~ don't
know what people are coming to; at
all events don't understand them"
"Why, what's the natter"
Nothing, only that Pm never going
to mix myself up in anybody's love
affairs any more. When people tell me
they are broken. hearted, l believe them:
and when they say they dislike any
one, think they do. / don't expect
everything to be changed and forgotten
III few hours"
"Whew! calculated Mr.. Rodney; "is
it Curzon and Hatty you are meaning?"
Mrs. Rodney's head gave the reply;
then glancing at her husband, 81 see
YOU" she said; "of course you're laugh
ing, as every one else will do-you cali
me stupid, and suppose / am one"
mo, you are not anything OF the
kind, only you're romantic old goose,
who thinks everybody's heart is as soft
as your own" -,
"When was In love ment It," said
Mrs. Rodney, aggrievedly. III you
/ ad deceived me, or anything had
come between us, should have died,
and l believe you would
have died, too"
"Oh, but we fell in love in very old
fashioned way"
"Well. then, like old-fashioned ways
best, don't you" -.
~ like old fashioned wives best, If
that Is the same;" then seeing that she
was beginning to smile, he added:
Don't you bother your head about
those two; they can look after each
other and take care of themselves the
rule of a good deal of what is called in
the present day"