The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-10

lts ol tne tnTee poyei VINO one Anu
ali idolized Aunt Adele and
would even commit the sacritice d
keeping still for FIVE consecutive
minutes to oblige herl
So the lessons went on, for two
or three weeks, and one night, Ger.
aid selwyn, walking home by the
dusky twilight, checked himself
suddenly in the middle Of the
street,
sIt's dangerous he muttered be.
tween histeeth. i,By Joye, it's as
dangerous as playing with a powd.
er magazinel I'm in love with her
now desperately, madly in love
|, the poor tutor. Well, good.by
TO the lessons. 1 had better starye
than forget my manly honor and
honesty"
So, the next day, when lessons
we're over and done, Tom, Harold
and Raymond had considerably
taken themselves of to base BALI
Gerald spoke to Miss Warren.
"hIiss Adele" he said, faltering
a little, in spite ofhimself, II am
afraid this must beou last lesson" /"
@our last lessonn She turned
as white asi the mantle.piece.
"Why, have we said or done any.
thing to offend you9"
eBy no means our intercourse
has been pleasant beyond my fond.
est hopes; in fact, too pleassnt2"
Adele's cheeks crimsoned again.
She looked earnestly at the young
man.
"You mean
"Imean,e he broke forth, passion
ately, "that 1have been mad.fool
enough not to see you without los
ing my hearA l mean that l love
you-that l can not longer remain
here, without expressing my love
that you are a favorite Of fortune,
and l only a poor, half-starved tu-
tori Good-by, Adele-let me call
you Adele just onceI"
81 am a favorite Of fortune, in.
deed" she said, gently, off 1 have
been able to win the affection Of so
true and noble a heart. Gerald, |
love you, too-stayl'
And she hid her blushing face
upon his shoulder.
Half an hour af!ward, she insist.
ed upon leading him into the par
lor, to confde in Mrs. Audley.
"For | want Susie to know all
about it," she said, with a pretty,
ooaxing smile, which it was impos
sible to resist Susie alEaysliked
you SO much."
Mrs. Audley was in the parlor,
but Mrs. Audley was not alone, two
elderly gentlemen were sitting
with her.
"This is my Unolo Berkeley, Mr..
selwyn," Adele said, introducing
Gerald to the older, "and this Is
Mr.. Abbott"
Gerald" cried the adopted faith,
er, seizing both his hands with a
grip that made them ache.
"sirl' echoed the sstonished
young man.
"How is this2" exclaimed Mr..
Abbot, looking from Adele to Ger.
aid, and back again. "surely you
have never"
"But 1 have, sir" said Gerald, re-
solutely. "Ilove this young lady,
and | would marry her il forty
heiresses stood in the way"
dts the very onel-it's Berke.
ley's nice, and my little pet, Addie
Warren" roared Mr.. Abbott, in an
ecstacy of delight. ITO say that
you have gone aud picked her out,
and fallen in love with her your.
self, after all your protestationsl
Adele, this young villain whose
arm you are leaning on is my
adopted son, Gerald Abbott
Berkeley, fate has declared in our
favor most signally,"
Yes, it was true. Gerald had
walked into the very complication
he had schemed so desperately to
avoid, and Adele's blue eyes had
been the load.stars TO attract him
thither. But she had been 40 un.
conscious as himself, that she was
stealing away the heart of Gerald
Abbott instead Of Mr.. selwyn the
obscure tutor.
Great was the rejoicing Of Mr..
Abbott when his adopted son, once
more received into the highest ia,
vor, was married to the very heir.
ess he had selected for him.