The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-17

70 her small circle OF discarded pu-
pills, and felt a astrong desire to
drown herself OF jump out Of the
window, or turn on the gas or take
abox Of matches i1 her tea, aud
she might actually, ii seemed 10
her afterwards, have died Of morti.
fcation, but that the gong at the
front door, pulled violently at this
moment, startled her, and Nora,
running up, wrapped in awater-
proof cloak, for she had been max.
ling preparations to go to bed, an.
nounced;
"Alr. sligerln
"He can't come up,n said Pan.
dora, "at this hour ofthe night.n
"No, miss; he asks for you to
come down." said Nora.
Pandora went down.
Nj sliger was at The door
sThese's telescope 1t Che cor.
ner," be said; something going on
in some star or other, / believe.
Get a bonnet and shawl, and come
and have a peep. II will be a les.
son in astronomy for me. You
can explain IL, you know-same
terms as the other lessons"
Pandora without a word obeyed,
The door closed after the two,
leaving Mrs. Grimm staring OF
Nora.
"That's the capsheaf," said the
lady.
"shall l sit up for thom2" asked
Nora.
NO" said Mrs. Grimm. "I
will"
Meanwhile Miss Pandora and
Mr.. sliger peeped through the tel.
escope and saw the rings of Saturn,
which Mr.. sliger supposed to bo
phenomenal and temporary and
which were explained by Miss
Pandora to be fixtures, and then
adjourned to au ice cream saloon Of
much elegance.
This, indeed, was desperate dis.
sipation, Miss Pandora said to her.
self, as she sat before the cut-glass
goblets on the damask cloth, and
saw the water splash from the lit:
Tie fountain in the centre into the
aquarium aud ovor the glossy
plants, all reflected in the long
mirrors. However, what did it
matter. She was already talked
about" turned out of her lodgings
as a person who had gone wrong.
She would keep this merry mo-
ment to remember when she had
put an end to all by saying to the
neglected pupil that she could no
longer impart instruction to him.
He was ordering every indigesti.
bic luxury in the bill Of fare, the
diamond on his little finger flash.
ing like a small sun, obscquious
walters bObbiug about behind;hom,
lie looked kindly at her, and ask.
ed her if she liked this or that. He
was as simple as an old baby; as
kind as an old lady; aud he was a
nice, pleasant looking man.
"All overl All overl" she said to
herself. 81 might have known
what a wicked world this is, aud
how i'll it thinks Of innocent
things. Why might not / go on
teaching him forever without
harm2"
People were coming in from con.
certs, from the theatres; tables were
filling; but theirs between two col.
umns beyond the fountain, was
very quiet.
The walters wero gone to execute
Mr.. sligor's behests. Suddenly he
IuFheu 10 her, auu LOOK letter
from his pocket.
"Miss Piper" he said, "read
that"
Pandora opened the missive and
perused il.
It was from a firm Of lawyers,
speaking in plain terms terms Of
Mr.. st. Leger as a gentleman, and
a man Of honor and fortune.
u got 'em to give it to me-" he
said, ITO show you"
81 did not need it, indeed" said
Pandora sadly, "And this is the
way your name is really spolt? 81.
LegerI It's a beautiful name"
at sounds a little curious to me-
he said, "Mother wrote it sligor.
l never knew, but, you see, I'm all
right. They never took me with