Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20

made for rational enjoyment, and that
its rosy measures should not be shrouded
lstn drab-eOior-d gloves. Consequently
they brought up their only son in that
luxury whieh their vast wealth could
] well atf1rd.
WAS aud is member of the
famous Phiiilelphis City Troop. aud il
very popular with the boys" a. he
calls lhem.
His atiahle manners aud amiable dis
position have won him hosts of friend-,
and, Notwithstanding his wealth, he il
considered q Jolly good fellow" always
ready To accommodate friend or assist
brother IN distress.
EuJ there Vas q secret chapter in the
his'C:y OI his apparently uneventful lite
4 witt y hich none of his friends were
fanI.,iar.
G&firg the Centennial Exhibition he
me-, =. charming maiden with whom he
J tell n love with the precipitancy of u
: S1l 4 of twenty.
Sc Was only sixteen, sweet and
pretty. hut stranger i'm the city, aud
was visiting the Exposition with ner
ault.
Percy met her one day while strOlliug
, through Memorial Hail, and being
. smitlen with her beautiful face, deter
4 mined tO make her acquaintance.
For some time he thought over many
plans to secure an introduction when
= Suddenly there happened one OF those
ace dents which seemed fore
acrdained by fate, instead Of the result OF
mischanee.
While tripping lightly down the steps
! of the building the fair girl slipped aud
fell, with u cry Of anguish.
Percy, who was close behind, spraug
a forward, raised her in his arms anu,
with tenderness born Of love, softly
said:
"Are you hurt, Miss?"
n Lifting her beautiful blue eyes, she
q Sszed into the face of the handso he
4 youi. who cl,sped her quiveriug form,
ann iaintiy replied:
al think | have broken my arm"
= He hailed passing carriage and as
sisted the young lady into it. Her aunt
fol.oatd, aud aS she entered he heard
her saw TO the driver:
"rOrhe Continental
A. the carriage rolled away Percy
lift, ii his hat and gazed wlsttuliy aztec
il.
al wonder who she is, he murmur,1,
as H.. hurried home.
He. told no one of his adventure, bl.
a. next day he called at the CONTINUE 1.
tsi, and, in course Of conversation with
the clerk, found out that the young lady
who met with the accident st Memorial
: Hall was a Miss Wood, of New York,
aud that she was suffering from com
mound fracture OF the left arm.
OF course Percy being y stranger, ne
could not presume upon his having reu-
dered Ger some slight assistance ~ an
excuse for sending up his card.
: "lt's always the way" he muttered.
GPm the most unlucky fellow in exist
epce.n
Three wears afterward, while on visit
to New York, he was strolling along
~ Brighton Beach with his best friend,
, Howard Hsles. Howard was about
raising his hat to bow to some ladies
who were approaching when Percy
seized his arm, causing the tile TO drop
and roll into the foam of huge breaker
which bad just broken at their feet.
z Suppressing an ejaculation Of despair,
How ard sXclaimed:
"Thst's nice trick to play on fell
low, isn't itT
me who is that young lady to whom
YOU bowed?'
"WelI, the girl was going to salute
when YOU pushed my arm Is my cousin,
miss Pauline Wood" he replied, rather
savsgely. -, H. AT
have found her at last"
Then he told Howard of his expert
once at the Exposition three years ago,
and how he Mad been almost inconsols-
HE becsuse he thought he should never
again see the girl who had unconscious
Nv won his heart.
$50 you're the chap she's always talk
- inc about" said Howard. Your the
handsome young man, with glorious
dark eyes, sweet smile and all that sort
Of rubbish" ..,a.,
anxiou4y asked Percy. ,,,,,
s-ssn1ark. She's been talking to me
shont won ever since she visited the
( Centennial, and often asked me II ever
met man who might possibly be you"
aWbat old you tell her~
"Wby. what could L tell her? ID
won SUPPOSE ever saw such an AdouiS
"a she described you to be? Pooh; olu
Fellow. I knew you too well 10 nave
thought for one moment that she coulu
have possibly meant you. However,
I'm introduce you. Come along"
THE Young ladies were sooR overtaSen
..5 percy nj last found himself face 10
Ssse with the maiden whom he met
-sihv chance" under such peculiar cir
cnipsiapees. Their embarrassment was
mutual. but after q few commonplace
remarks they became almost a. well &C
.auainted as II they bad known eaeh
other for years.
That was happy summer for Percy.
Nearly every evening be called on Miss
Wood, who had developed into .
charming and cultured young lady.
Before returning home he assured
himself that she certainly cared some,
thing for him, although he dared MOI
tell her Of his love.
p,sssed the hope that they might soon
Pn. fate ordained otherwise.
The next month she went abroad
nth her father, whose business com-
d ,SalIed him to remain about for three
Years, possibly longer.
Jpsscv heard from them occasionally
@brcpsh his friend Howard, VINO coulu
~ ,nform him with any certainty when
Psrcy performed his duties in such q
rerfnnctory manner that his father OF;
Zen ebided him for his apparent lsck OF
interest; but Percy kept his own eouo'
81 and never told his love, put ies S ~,
ssalment. Ike q worm in the buu, ieeo
Aosr.5is damask cheek
CHAPTER III.
when Percy reached home, amer
ss;rs Win his friend on Chestnat-st.,