Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-30
WHY GWYNNE LEFT.

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Il know what made it all come back so WV
idly. unless it were the CHILD this evening
Yos beard her, did sou nOtI'
No. did not; at least don't know that
| beard her say any thing particular re-
Piled. by the Way-yes! DO you mean
what she said Of her mothers voice: Was
thatit Gwynner
As spoke saw q look Of pain aud sor-
row pass over my dear chum's face. We
had been together to theatre with his 1t
tie l6-yesr-old dsughter, May. and the child
tired out with excitement, had fallen asleep
as we drove home When the servant
opened the broughsm door, G~ynne had
checked him, saying: Mind. the child 10
sleeping" A voice outside repeated the
words. adding, in hoarse, weary
voice: "Don'I wake her, poor child; waking
and grief will come soon enough" As We
stepped from the carriage noticed woman
draw quickly back into the shadow.
Gwyune and May never saw her, bu. the
child had, while hRif sleeping, caught her
words, for when We went inside. and she
said goodnight on the landing to her father
and myself, she alluded lsughingly to her
sleep in the broughsm, adding that just as
she woke she was dresmingoi her mother,
who said something about waking and grief.
Consequence Ct dissipating at French
melodrsma, child" smiled her father, as be
kissed her, befme farming with me into the
smoking-rOOm for 8 final pipe and chat.
ayes. YOU ara right, old fellow" said
Gwynne, in reply to nv question; 1t was
that set me thinking. God help the child
Poor, happy bright little May! She has
been taught to believe her mother dead, and
may she never know otherwisel Yet when
think finer. and Of what and where her
mother may be--unless, which God grant
she be under the sod feel like 3 devil
Forgive me, dear old fellow; bear with me,
and Let me ease nv heart and then never
again. You were in Canada whep ] mar,
ried, and don't think YOU ever saw Glare
my wife. To me she was the lOvs'iast
woman on earth, aud was simply mall'
in love with her. MSdly is the only word.
/ could think ofnothing but her, could EV,
for nothing but her. poured all had
name, honor, life and fortune-iuto her lap
wishing them ten-fold more valuable for her
sake. and rejoicing to think how safely she
would keep then all. Alb, well She
seemed to return it; she WAS tender, gentle
eoaxing, and apparently quite happy
This lasted tor two years; still, / had
never been q careful fellow, and every whim
Of my little ladys must he grsti6ed. So the
increase OF pay WAS welcome, aud as Clare
seemed to like the notion OF India and the
doctors all said the heat would suit her, We
went The life did suit her. and she was
tho brightest and prettiest Of q bright set
Then the child came She did not get over
that well, and dreaded the plains for her
in the hot season; 80 ! settled she aud the
child should go to the hills. where secured
the prettiest house could hear Of for her
and promised TO follow ssquickly as could
She was rather annoyed at having to On
alone, hinting that IL was more want OF will
than want Of power to go with her She
said, too, that l was growing stingy and
didn't want the expense. for, OF course, dear.
she said in her pretty, childish voice (hov
painfully like II Mays is some6mesD, if
you don't come shall be q quiet, solemn
grass widow" Besides, shall have no
borsesr This referred to q difference we
bad bad about pair Of Arabs she had
wished for, but Of whose temper | had not
felt certain, and whose price was sufficiently
long to stsgger even my loving folly.
Il saw her Of. and returned to my empty
home to dream Of our meeting IN q month.
At the door l met the horse dealer TO whom
the Arabs belonged He came TO offer them
to me once more before selling them to a
rich native. Mrs. GWynne seemed to wish
them 50, si-, that | thought L give you the
last chance. Thought Of Clare's face if
she got those coveted ponies (she dearly
loved horSesl and il flashed across nv mind
that Geofreys an official at the station, hs
offered me Q round sum to take his work
and let him have nv leave. This / had re-.
fused. but nov thought, If take it, goo /
BY to the hills for me, b1tthe child will have
her toy; and. after al, poor little woman,
she win be the happier and stronger; as for
me, Of course shall feel il, but then that's
not much matter You see, even then
bad hslfsti6ed, balkunconscious feeling
that the coveted plsything would more than
make up to Clare for my absence. Well, /
had my reward. Ihanded over chsque to
the dealer, who despatched the horses that
same day TO the hills. and I sent or the
note 10 Geofreys which bound me to the
plains for sIfths long hot summer. In 9
short time got an ecststc letter from
Clare. thanking me for my kindness for the
horses--in short for everything. ThsSply
hing that stung me was that in her Joy 81