The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-04

studied plan that |, her supposed.
fbrothet should fall IN love with
Mabel sFhe whom ! mustcall the.
blonde, had moved on with the
younger sister Annie.
/ For a few seconds walked along
by the side Of my companion, ut.
terly psFplexed as to what should
say or do. II was evident that !
bad been mistaken for some one
else, the bplher Of the one who.
had so singllafiy talutea me and
in all probability clothes that
] was weating had been the cause
Of the mistake.
But what could I dof II seemed
TO me absurd TO saylO Mabel who
seemed to be unconscious Of my
embarrassment, or if she,sere con.
scious, attributed my silence tothe
experience Of youth sLady, l am
not hs'who you think I a,n-the
brother cf the most beautiful 10.
ing who has so lovingly embraced
me. Itis truo ! wear his clothes
ornamented with fancy buttons;
and a scarf whose pin Of hearts
ttansGxed by arrows had led to
this mistake. But II vas an error
Of him TO whom they belong that
| am wearing them" II would
have been awkward to say the least
TO have volunteered this explana.
ton in crowded, fashionable thor.
oughfare to one 10 whom / ought to
have been an utter stranger and
further, l could not tell how she
might act; it might occasion a scene
Of which | had fear arising from
experience.
Therefore determined to main.
tain a prudent silence and wait de.
velopments. Thesister vas alrca.
dy out of sight, probably in fur
theIance Of the desire SO hurriedly
expressed that her brother should
have the opportunity to win tho
love Of her favorile school friend,
Mabel.
But was / so disposed, had / been
the brother that l vas supposed to
be9
Such might have been the case,
for Mabel was beautiful beyond a
doubt, with eyes tha. seemed to
command rather than WOO ones
admiration, and With figure perfect
in movement as in grace and form.
But | had seen the sister Of the
unknown whose clothes | wore. i
had felt her arms around my neck,
Ihad seen her eyes look into mine,
Iand had felt The pressure Of her
lips, and | was conquered. Ifelt a
new life born within me, new
hopes, new aspirations, and al
quickening impulse rising into
love that made me blind toMabel's
beauty had she been a thousand
times loyelier than she was.
The silence, however, was at las.
broken by my companion, who
said, "Your sister has been uneasy
about you; she was afraid that you
would not be here in time for the
hop this evening"
"Iudeod," l said, scarcely ventur.
ing TO add more.
"Yes," said my fair companion;
"she told me that you had over,
worked yourself, and seemed afraid
that your health was yielding to
the strain, but | think her fears
we're groundless."
To this | scarcely ventured any
reply, for fear Of bungling. / had
my clew, and that was this There
was going to be a shop" at the
Hotel that evening, and my fair
friend evidently intended to attend
in company with the "unknown." +"
Fortunately ] had brought with
me an evening snit for change; l
determined, therefore, to be there,
and hoped, after an explanation
with the unknown, who, | had no
doubt, would be there, to obtain a
proper introduction to the sister,
for whom / had obtained the most
ardent feeling.
AS soon, therefore, as / could do
so with discretion, aud cautiously
weighing every word I said for fear
Of precipila!ing a premature dis.
closure, l escorted my companion
to her hotel, and pleading an earlier
engagement, left her, no doubt
much wondering at my reserve,
which, however, she may have at,
tnbuted to my excess Of application
to my studies.
In the evening, after a careful