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

hay' drawing away from him, and
gazing az him ia astonishnent and
ldislleasure.
"Aeanl1 retoried Paul wrath.
Etully Don't you drive with him,
row Fithhiin. write Is him have
l.him hanging about you half The
time 1.-The while youar engaged
me' Doyonsuppose 1 like that2
Nov you refuse 70 60 Swhpte you
thlnk you cannot see him. be
said his temper fairly running
away with.him.
May turned very white. She
slowly drew other ring; aud asIhe
Misunderstanding shesaid quietly.
hat syour opinion q me, ii
Hisas vellsthas We part aud she
handed himthe ring.
"Yerywell, Saddle. @you are
free, ApFfy Tom lyon vill.p
heAalktd rapidly away with.
out a glance behind him.
May slowly walked home, her
one wislfto be entirely alone some.
where with her grief, away from
all prying eyes, She entered the
sideNgate intending to steal unno.
ticed up the kitchen stairs to her
own room, when her mother called
hsrfroth the yeranda.
aMay, is that youS Please battle
my head, dear;it aches SO dreadful.
Ily.1
So poor May was obliged to sit
down and listen to her mothers
praises Of Paul and regrets for his
necessary trip, until 1t setied as II
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 vas
the most troublesome Of all. She
was a tall, stout woman, about. fifty
five years Of age, and possessed
CT a very sharp tongue.
"What is this | hear2a 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 ola #Ordy battle. "Papl
Everson has Tilted you, has he2 No
more than ! expected. lie is too
proud and aristocratic to marry in
this little place. He will bring a
noble, titled wife home with him.
Oh, / tell you those Eyersons are
proud Dreadfully high-tempered
folks too. A nice life you would
lead with theml You may he
thankful you are rid of them. He
would not quaracl with you, just
as hs,isgoing away, ifhe loved you.
Mark my Words, he will bring
home q wife. | wouldn't cry away
all my beauty for himl"
Mrs. Elton glanced contemptu.
ously at Mays pale face and red
eyelids. Bat May would hear no
more.
"Aunt Harriet, l would thank
you to let my affairs alone. You
are always interfering" she said,
chokingly, and fed from the room.
"such a temperl" 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.
"ob, whatdidI say2' sobbed May
as she locked herself into her room
and laid her throbbing head on the
pillows. clam Away importinont
to Aunt Harriet, and it grieves
mamma. But she Is so dlsagreea-
BILE, and is constantly meddling.
| hate meddlers!"
But her aunt talked and the Cos.
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" All, how hard II wasl
Whereas Paul was fur from all an.
noying questions, so busily ehgag-
ed with his Troublesome estate as
to have scarcely a thought beside,
Memories Of May would float
through his mind occasionally, but
would soonvanish in the press Of
business. He had not forgotten.
He felt the separation as bitterly
as May but a man cannot spare
the time for sentiment or vain re.
grets. The busy world comes in
between.
A year passed, Paul was still