Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-23

Ing, "Wbatt Captain Dacres! Well L
never! Why-who'd y thought OF see-
ing Your
Certainly Il was not Captain Dacres
who had anticipated that pleasure, for
while responding with the best grace he
could command TO the chaff and banter
which began to be darted at him, he
was consigniDg Miss Fisher, and more
especially the elusive Deadly, TO every
depth between this world and the one
below.
The announcement Of luncheon OPEN
ed q more cheerful vista. "Here L am,
and / mist make the best Of it,"
thought Rowley, following, in company
with Doady, Nick WalcOt and Miss
Fisher. but il ever anything Of the
sort happens again may be tsrred and
kathertd. TOthink ever thought this
woman pretty, and to fancy that to this
day Nina is jealous OF her."
The luncheon took q long time get
ting through. Then it was discovered
that every body was going the same
way, and il ended with two hanSOms
being called. Miss Fisher and Nick
Wa!cOt got into one, Capt. ROwley and
Deadly Dome occupied the other.
elbow tir, some the sun is; let me put
up Your parssolw said our friend Row
ley, with evident anxiety TO screen her;
but DOady begged he wouldn't trouble.
II don't mind the sun q bit," she
said. "And Pm not in the least afraid
of any one seeing ME, because evidently
since you've married you've grown 50
very respectable"
"COnfound her." calculated Rowley
Nall he af1nl
self on the emptiness Of London, re-
solving TO keep his head well back and
sit 3 little on one side Is they went
through Piecaailly. "Hang the fellow,
he's run into another handSOm
"Why, II it amt Teddy We're. Oh
myw calculated one feminine voice
shrilly, while from under red parasol,
still open, another groaned, "Rowley
it can't be! Oh, what will become of
me%
Selfpreservation Is the first law OF
nature; the woman who hesitates is lost.
Before another minute had passed Nina
was out Of one cab and into another
close by.
Drive of as fast "a you can-never
mind where! I'll tell you when we get
further On,n and five minutes later she
gave CaOluan lnc auuISSS VI SAAo. NASS
wOde's house.
Bursting into the room she cried,
"Ob, Bella, such u horrible thing has
Uccurrsdl De help me-" And she told
her the whole story.
Mrs. CheIwoIe said something by
way OF calming her, and then she rang
tie bell.
Tell Martin to go to Mr.. Dacres', and
say she will will not return to dinner.
I've prevailed on her to stop with me.
Now, my dear, We must trust to Provi-
dence to help us through"
But suppose he saw me"
"Oh, no, we'll suppose he didn't see
you; and think you may trust Teddy
he's got his head screwed on the
rip hit way"
Nina WIPED away the tears which
| had flowed over.
al didn't care for Teddy. What could
/ boy like that possibly be TO me:
| Who, Of course love Rowley dearly
! more than | could tell you. And to
think | should risk it all in this stupid
way. Oh! it's my abominable vanity,
that's what it is, Aunt Jane always
/ laid it would be my ruin, and so it will
be-after this, you see, Rowley will be-
lieve anything of me. Oh, Bella, what
hall lido? l shall de-"
"Well, my dear, it's the best thing
that could happen to you if you are go
ing 70 behave in this absurd manner. Ii
am to help you it's not by letting you
cit there and cry"
"Wh. at do you wish me 10 dO?"
''To dry your eyes and come down
with NE To dinner aud chat away as
We always do. If your husband WAS
going home Martin will bring back
word that he Is there, or else he will
come here and fetch you"
you took the message?" Mrs.
ChetwOde asked as the two ladies de-
>ceLded to dinner.
"Ies, ma'am."
Really, Nina, ought to have order
d better dinner for you"
"Oh, I'm not bit hungry"
"But you ought to be after going
about 50 much rs we have to-day. BY
The bye, how did you decide about that
tat saw? DO you think it Will suIt you?
Describe 1t to me-"
Forced 10 answer, Nina was trOtted
by her friend from one subject Of toilet
10 the other, until there came a thun-
derirg knock AT the door.
Dear bless me! What late visitor,
Who can it be? Martin, just go out aud
,oOk-never mind the door," and Mrs.
CnetwOde jumped up and stood so that
she could hear the inquiry: rs Mrs.
DaCres here"
"les, sir; the ladies are at dinner"
"Oh! All -
Captain Dacres, is that your Bella
had run out to meet him. "What a
surprise-Nina, fancy, here's your hus-
band, dear" and she preceded Rowley
tack into the dining rOUm.
"Rowley" For herlife Nina couldn't
-sy more every atom Of color had for
ID ken her.
'Mysdesr child, have / frightened
,tu? I'm so sorry, but found after ali
had To come to town. Carue has made
urh all ~ful mess about the gun he
Mas 20 get for me, and 81 didut write.
I thought | would surprise YOU"
Mia laughed cut like u bOisterouS
ch.d ~ nut silly thing | am," she
aid. ~ Was afraid something had hap
,tLtu.
ROwiey put his arm around her, for
Il cugh She was laughing, her voice
=, uud, Il like crying all the time.
Under other circumstances he might
nave been more struck with the little
| embarrassment which she could not
| perfectly control, but at the moment he
VAS not quite himself either. That inn
pudent DOady Dome had played
-hametul hoax on him-had actually
had the audaClty to declare that she
tad seen his wIie-Nina, Mrs. DAcres
IN Teddy Nere's hanson! Tue bare
action made him furious, and-thOugh
telling himself all the while he didn't
believe until he had found Nina
-tated with hos friend it was impossible
to feel any security.
"'pOn my lite, it's too bad :" he WAS
saying mentally.
While these reflections occupied his
mind he was giving scraps of news to
Nina, and answering Mrs. Cnetwode,
who WAS frankly saying that she hadn't
a morsel of dinner to give him.
But don't want any; I've only just
had most enormous luncheon"
Luncheon! Where~
why, my dear, at the station ham,
beef, beer-yOu knOw-veal pie-that
suEt o. thing"