Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30
CUR SUNDAY NOVELETTE,.
PEARL SYlVESTER'S RISK;
Tie Love that Led a Girl to Snatch .
Man From Ruin.

"On, 1atner!"
Pearl Sylvester's usually silvery voice
was hoarse with emotion, as she gazed
after the retreating figure of her parent.
Theodore Sylvester was man of the
world, strong of will, and not to be
shaken in the execution of a purpose
when he believed himself to be right.
He was rich, moved in the most ex-
elusive circle of society, and dotted upon
his only child. To do that which caus.
ed her joy seemed the chief ambition of
his life. Pearl was beautiful maiden,
verging upon the full development of
lovely womanhood. Her eyes were
black, and shone like two diamonds
from beneath the canopy of coal black
hair that crowned her intellectual fore
head. She loved her father very dear.
~, but, unlike him, there was another
for whom her heart was brimful OF de-
vUlioI. From her earliest school-days
she had treasured in her bosom but one
thought OF Rudolph Burglar. AS the
years few by her early love developed
into maddeDing passion that fairly
racked her brain. She had not, like
most women concealed, from her lover
the full extent OF her unselfish devotion.
1t was unfortunate, perh tps, that she
had not been more reserved. Never
theless, Pearl was true-hearted, high
spirited and noble girl, aud esteemed
too highly the respect of the man she
loved TO forget the duty she owed to her
fathers name.
Rudolph Burglar was young man of
the town, good looking, witty in con-
versation and unreserved in manner
Among the companions at Delmonico's
and the club he was esteemed good
fellow, and could always be counted
upon for rubber of whist or game
OF billiards. Left an orphan in early
youth he had never known the rein,
and as the means at his command were
ample his training had been, in most
part, acquired from companionship
with the fast young men of the day.
Once he had presided at the banquets
of a motley gathering, and the brillian-
cy of his after dinner speech won for
him the admiration and friendship of
famous political boss who happened
TO be present. The insidious politician
soon wormed himself into the young
mans good graces, pointed out to him
the advantage to be gained from q
political career, and finally induced
him to espouse the cause of one of the
great political parties.
From the time forth Rudolph was a
politician. The refining influences of
Fifth. ave, seemed suddenly to lose their
charm for him, and day by day the girl
TO whom he had thousand times pro.
tested the wealth and endurance of his
affection seemed further removed from
his thoughts.
at used to be-" unused Pearl, as she
gazed sadly out of her parlor window
one beautiful moonlight evening in
October, "that Rudolph would not
think of letting an evening pass with
out coming to see me, but now he rare
ly visits me. Can it be that this man
TO whom have pledged my b 81 and
purest love has-BuI no! | will never
b, lieve it. Rudolph is too pure aud no.
bic to play me false! He must be i'll. i
dreamt last night that | saw him look.
ing at me in his melancholy way,p!ead.
ing with me to come to him. Father
JAS ltlI Tie MUSE III q paSSiOu. llC haS
forbidden me to receive Rudolph again.
There must surely be something wrong
or be would not have been so cruel to
NE. 1t is the first time he ever spoke
to me so harshly. And yet am going
to disobey him! ! wonder if am 60
ing right? Still, Rudolph may be dy-
ing. l can resist the impulse no lon
germ
AS she thus soliloquized, Pearl drew
Shawl over her shoulders, pinned her
;reity little hat to her hair, and hasten
cd into the street. The noise of the
closing door behind her reminded her
of the fact that she had forgotten her
night-key. She heaitatedfor a moment
for she feared her fathers angel. Then
she hurried on and was SOON one of the
many fantastic shadows that grow out
of the electric light on Madison Square.