The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-07-18
man, and not for worlds would he
have waited for the at,s@ar

Perhaps he thought more of hi
neighbor's wife that night thar
\ was quitein accordance with Ii,
letter Of the commandments, but /
,Ehe did, II hurt no OnsAMarie
Halsteadleast of an. 4 .l-'.''. 4 .
She stood in the porch as he pas
sed Cnlhls way downto the olIic,
next morning 'groNsd In pnt,
white, and fitted 70 her shape
Philip psemetnbe Tennysonisper
fleet picture Of the Gardener,I
Daughter and nude the quota
Itioh inyoluntarily
Morningafter morninghe watch
led ior her as the one glimpse d
lbeauty chat was 10 brighten hi
ldalI das, and nigls afiss night 5bt
Listened for the clear, sweet voice
that had won him at first
He, a boating man himself, con.
tinually metthe Halsteads upon
the river, and in course Of time q
sort Of halfway acquaintance
sprung up between them. Once
ortwice he had been in a position
to offerMuriel some slight assist.
anceas she got in or out of tho
boat Occasionally he had given
up his seat in the car which they
entered andleft together. After a
week or two it seemed to justify a
bow on his part, and it being re.
turned by a gracious though reser-
we'd salutation from her, he was
emboldened to stop one morning
and offer her a little helpin tying
up a refractory honeysuckle.
"Thank you," she said, shyly.
"Mark promised to attend to this,
but he for got. lam very much
obliged"
sit is Iwho am your debtor" +"
replied Philip, making the most Of
his OpportunitS "You cannot i'm.
agine how much pleasure your
music has given to your neighbors
across the way"
y an glad you likeit," she said,
very simply, though a little flush
ofpleasureor embarrassment noun.
ted toher temples.
"Whocould help it2" returned
Mr. Van Patten, enthusiastically.
"ThcpghI am not sure it isn't
even mcre delightful on the water.
You gcuplthe river rquite Oftenisas
Eyoa nosg 81 = z,.-9l
eYes aaswered Muriet, sana
Eyouare there always, hut l nevsr
see Mrs. Van Patten."
eve have never been able ia
persuade her to see dny pleasure ip
boating. Alice doesn't know vdat
she misses"
sand 1 enjoy i. so much. 1t
seems selfish to spoad so many
evenings away from home, but my
sister insists upon my doidg what
will give mS most pleasure"
"ofcourse yor-@ih not miss the
moonlight tonight"
"Noyshe answered, "Mark is to
ImepS me at the Seventh street cor.
rsr'
I Whether it was by accident or
design that Philip Van Patten
took the same car that Muriel Hal.
stead rode down in, he alone could
tell, Certain tits, that when Mark
Halstead joined them, the morn
ing's acquaintance had riponed in.
to something nearly approaching
intimacy; nor did it seem alIogeth.
er out Of the question to accept
when Mr.. Van Patten profered
the courtesies Of the boat house,
instead of letting them take their
chances at Pasano's.
"How | shall look back to these
evenings when l am at home
againI' exclaimed MuRel.
Philip looked up quickly.
81 thought your home was ii
Washington" he said.
"oh, no" replied the girl, 81 wisl
it were; butmy visit is almost over
Mark is just the best brother il
the world, and Annie is the dear
est little sister that ever lived
They've made me SO happy that
don't know how | shall come dow
to the level of everyday living"
Mark laughed.
~ don't know how Annie vii
do without YOU" he said; "and a
for the baby, you have spoiled tn,
young man until you can't in con
, science do anything but stay an,
trke care Of him!"
Philip stared blankly durin.
these little domestic revelations.
What a fool he had been to tax
: things for granted as he hadl