The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-04-16

-i''T ~ l'A itfN"Nt atHluuut'
May, drawing away fromhim, AMI
gazing AZ himinastonishmen an,
ldislirasure
"Neanlp retotted Paul, wrath
fully Don't You dive with him
row Fithhims wriieto him, hayl
fhim hanging abont yca half thi
time all The while youate engages
tom'2 Do ycasapposs | likesthatl
Nov yonfefuse to 60 where yat
think yca cannot see him. hl
said his temper fairly running
away wiLh!him.
May turned very white, sh,
slowly drew of ring, and as Ii,
fnished speaking she said quietly.
"ll lhat Is your opinion Of INC, il
isas velltthstwe pari,a aud Eli,
banded him Tie ring
aNefy wen said he. aYou arl
free larry Tom if you will.p
le.&aiksd rapidly away with
out glance behind him.
May slowly walked home, he,
one wish 70 beentirely alone some.
where with her grief, away from
all prying eyes, She entered The
side gate intending to steal unno
ticed up the kitchen stairs to hel
own room, when her mother called
her froth the yeranda.
"May, is that youS Please battle
my head, dear; il aches so dreadful
lly."
50 poor May was obliged to sit
down and listen to her mother,
praises Of Paul and regrets for hi,
necessary trip, until IL set1ed as Il
she should go quite wild.
oh, the torture of those first few
days, with everybody asking ques.
tionS as to the why and wherefore
Of the QUARREL Aunt Elton wa,
the most troublesome of all. sht
was tall, stout woman, about. fifty.
Eve years Of age, and possessed
CT a very sharp tongue.
"Nhat is this | heart" she said
walking into the parlor the next
evening, tossing her shawl in one
chair, her gloves in another and
untying her bonnet string, infalli.
bic signs ofa wOrdy battle. "Papl
EyerFon has Tilted you, has he2 Nc
more than ! expected. He is toe
proud and aristocratic to marry in
this little place. He will bring q
noble, titled wife home with him
oh, | tell you those Eversons are
proud Dreadfully hlgh.tenpered
folks too A nice life you would
lead with theml You may be
thankful you are rid Of them. Hi
would not quarael with you, just
as he,is going away, ifhe loved you.
Mark MY Words, he will bring
home a wife. | wouldn'tcry away
all my beauty for himI"
Mrs. Elton glanced contemptu.
ously at Mays pale face and red
eyelids. But May would hear no
more,
"Aunt Harriet, 1 would thank
you to let my affairs alone, You
are always interfering" she said
chokingly, and fled from the room
"Such atemperI" remarked Aunt
Harriet, severely, Lucy, l won.
der at your allowing such behavior
to pass unrebuked,"
"You tried her too far, Harriet
Remember how nervous she is,'
said gentle Mrs. Brooks, mildly.
"0h, whaEdid Isay9' sobbed May
as she locked herself into her room
and laid her throbbing head on the
pillows. clam alway impertinont
to Aunt Harriet, and it grieves
mamma. But she is SO disagreed.
ble, and is constantly meddling.
| hate meddlers!p
But her aunt talked and the gos.
sips talked; and May, being a
woman, was forced to stay quietly
at home in the very midst Of The
gossip, and entertain curious
guests, conscious of their close
scrutiny, to see if"she took it much
to heart" F." All, how hard it was
Whereas Paul was fur from all an,
noying questions, so busily engag,
ed with his troublesome estate as
to have scarcely a thought beside
Memories Of May would float
through his mind occasionally, bul
would soon vanish in the press o.
business. He had not forgotten
He felt the separation as bitterly
as May but u man cannot spare
the time for sentiment or vain re.
gre's. The busy world comes in
between.
A year passed. Paul was still