The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

ts suppose, never reach their destina.
lion The message Is unspoken, or,
father spoken, Tut unheard. The young
lazy gFleyes d the apparent neglect,
ana then, in her pride, resentS Il, She
dos not write and he knows not Why.
tIhe mlsiakemay be discovered too late,
and al because q basket Of flowers has
been inisseht'
VOW Blair, said Waters, ~ any,
thing tanimake you do the square thing
sure that appeal will .
shall moi 50 far forget what Is dre
70 myselt and The dignity Of this table
asto repy to our err6tic friend. Here
= what propose TO DO first catch our
hare SteEar can you find out for
me q what table and At what seat Miss
Mcmillan isi
While the steward was CONS on hiI
Grand Mr Blair procee ed.
= VIII become acquainted with het
Mcmillan Is a good scotch name aud
Blair i sanoiber. ON that as q basis !
think We can speedily form an acqualn.
tanee shallithen In a casual manner
ask her u she knoWsa . young man BY
ihq name otfdwin j., aud I shan ton
you what effect the mention Of the
nameihas on her"
Now, as part owner in the flowers
upto date, protest against that. |
insist that Miss Mcmillan be brought
to this table and that we all hear OK.
aetly what Is said to her." put in Mr..
Walters.
Nevertheless we all agreed that Mr..
Blair s proposal was q good ono and the
majority sanctioned 1t.
Meanwhile our sentimental lady had
been looking among the crowd for the
unconscious Mss Nc i'lan.
" think have found her," she
whispered 10 me. 80 you sec that
handsome girl at the CAPTAINS table.
Really the handsomest girl Oh board.
Il thought that distinction rested
with our own table. y
Now please pay attention. Do you
see how pcnsive she Is, with her cheek
resting on her handl / am sure she Is
thinking ofEdwiu."
II wouldn't bet on that, :" / replied.
There is considerable motion Just now
and there are indications Of storm.
The pensiveneSs may have other
causes"
Here the steward returned and re-
ported that Miss Mcmillan has not vet
appeared at the table. but had her
meals brought to her room By the stew.
ardess.
Blair called to Mrs. Kay, the good.
natured, portly stewarless Of the Ber.
lin, who at that moment was passing
through the saloon.
rs Miss Mcmillan illf' he asked.
mo, not Ill, replied Mrs, 4 ny, "but
she seems very much depressed at
leaving home, and she has not lett her
room since We started.n
THERE said our sentimental lady
triumphantly.
y would like very much to see her,
said Mr.. Blair 81 have some good news
for her,"
- will ask her to come out. It will
do her good" said the stewardess as
she went away.
In few moments she appeared, and
following her came an old woman with
white bair and her eyes concealed BY q
pair Of spectacles.
"Miss Mo- Nillan, said tho stewardess,
this Is Nj. Blair, who wanted to speak
to you.n
Although Mr.. Blair was, as we all
were, astonished 10 SEQ our mythical
young lady changed into a real old
woman, he did not lose his equanimity,
nor did his kindly face show any sur.
prise, but he evidently forgot the part
he had intended to play.
"You will pardon me for troubling
you, Miss Mcmillan, y he said "but this
basket Of flowers was evidently in.
tended for you and was sent to my room
by mistake" )"
MissMcSIillan did not look at the
flowers, but gazed long at the card with
tho writing on it, AMI as she did so one
tear and then another stole down the
Srinkled face from behind the glasses.
There is no mistake, Is stherOin asked
III. Blair. ''You know the writer"
There Is no mistake" replied Miss
Mcmillan in q low voice. he is a very
dear and kind friend" Then, as if un.
able to trust herself further, she too<
the flowers and hurriedly said; Thank
you," and left US.
"There," ] said 10 the lady on my left,
your romance turns out to be nothing
after all"
NO, sir," she cried with emphasis;
'the romance is there, and very much
more Of a romance than il Miss McNIil.
Ian was a young and silly girl Of 90"
Rerhaps she was right