Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-13

generous Of her sax; and the only woman
ever loved In my life. ;"
"Hos dare your" Igssped Indignantly:
swell, il was teue-every word. / said
we we're not engaged. didn't correspond.
and, TO oblige him, promised / Vould
not. / was ready to wait till | got my COM
psny If he liked; aud there thought was
The end of the matter, never dreaming that
the dear blunderipg old donkey would
meet you on the Leas, fud out ell about
you from tbs Livessys, take right fancy
10 you. and think he was doing rs great
thing by giving rs this one chance of meet
ing again. I'll do anything to set things
srraiS that you order me.
WHAT shall IL be- frst2' He folded his
hs1ds suomissivs!y and looked up In my
face. should have liked TO have boxed
biz ears TO begin with. couldn't think of
ANYTHING TO ssy half unpleasant enough
I'VE must first undeceive your unc!e," l
declared sternly, as soon as possible. -
Won't you wait till the end Of the
weekT pleaded the encrosching youth
There's time for tie chieftainess to come
down, and I should be absolutely unpro-
tected then. Can't you give me till Satur-
day. aud then break it Off
'Whs' prerend 10 be in love with son
till ,ben?' i began augrily.
II forgot-I forgot that was involved"
be interrupted hastily, Till to morrow
then AS soon as you ike tomorrow.
Slight my prospects directly after breakfast
If you will, but LEI us have these last hours
unspoilt" -a~
"NoV, Miss Helder, it's my turn" said
Uocle Lau.io's joTisl voice at the window.
I've got Vis-Svis," end off he carried me
without another word from JosceIyn. If
I had not heard his explanation, | must
have cherished secrst doubts Of my
partners srniry. BE was chsrmingly
Iaternsl, full Of jocoss illusions to JOS
csIyn, and of anecdotes of the boy q bright
ness and goodness, and evidently bent on
establishing confidential relations as soop
AS possible. ! couldn't let it go on. I felt
the tsnsle getting thicker with every SEN
teuce.
Did you know I went to st. Johns
Wood to make your scqusin;anceY he
asked Il got the address from Jos, but
the house was shut up and empty"
I'VE live in lodgings in Camden town
COW" Irsplied boldly. 1--WE have, loat ell
our fortuus mother and |. and have only
what my uLcle allows rs"
The old man looked kindly at me.
Does Jos know thstP'
How should heP We are only chance
scqqsiutance-the very slightest acq uaint-
auces," | said meaningly.
Good grill Proper spirit l heard
him muster; then aloud, Joscelyn is good
fellow, Money wouldn't matter to him.
you know; but I made him promise not to
think of wife until he had earned her
When he ge,s his company he may talk
OF marriage"
Il was SO obviously said for my consola-
tion that l was exsspersted into saying:
You seem to think sm interested in Dir.
Arden's future arrangements. There is
some great mistake -"
Sop stop, mY dear Interested
Who WHO else should be2 Unless.
No, you're not thinking of throwing the
boy overl God bless my soul, it will be the
ruin of the lad-he ruiu, the ruin, / tell
you'll I've seen it dozen times. Don't,
my dear, don'tl dare say you have been
annoyed at his not explaining himself, but
you see how it has happened"
II don't want him to explain himself"
persisted in an agony OF Impauience; IL
don't want to be engaged 10 him at all
Is IL The long waiting you are afraid OF,
my dearH / dare say it is trying, natural
Iy. Well. don't fret and if tue hay goes
on we'll something may be settled"
'out | don't want anything settled" /
protested, almost crying. DO let me tell
sou how 1t all arose
MOT nov, desr-not now. Sleep on 1t
before you do anything 6nsl. Tomorrow,
tomorrow
First 'hius in the morning, WheEeT
preserved.
Il walk TO the end of the Less every
morning with my early cigar. There's
nice qpiet corner ADD seats there. Is half
psst .ight too earlyP MOI TAen come,
aud We II have sensible talk. Ali you
young lovers may be glad of sa old foRy's
help now and then in your small Difficult.
| Ies."
Bot We are not lovers," I was wrath
fully eeclsIiOg, whsH the sggravsting cid
gentleman DO we'd and left me. | had
plenty Of psrtners aud dancing fer the rest
Of the evening, though Joseelyn never came
near ms again. 1t came to an end at last,
AID got home and 10 bed, where ] lay
tossing aud trying TO Invent the uost lucid,
torciuIe s'stement OF the case tnat words
could give for the en!ightment Of Uncle
Laurie tomorrow, dropping off TO sleep 10
The middle Of the most telling sentt ees 10
dream of Joscelyn, WHO always knew what
| Wss goiag 10 say next aud would ut tell
Morning came at last Josoelyn's loWers,
which had not the heart 10 throw away
after all greeted me with their :resh frag.
rance from nv dressingisble. l could
cot resist fastening one creamy bad In my
psiu brown coat as dressed Cor the in
reryiew. Molher was safe for another
hour. / knew, SO I slipped down stairs
softly aud aud out into tue fresh. sunny
salt smtitipg morning. had the place TO
myself though for moueot, till / heard
SONS footsteps b. hind overtsking mine.
hurried, so did they, l would not look up
aud felJ provoked to sec the two shadows
preceding us in such close companionship
Tas generals sturdy gray figure advanced
II meet us, radiant in the sunshine.
well, Master Jos, WAC said you might
Gomez
IF a crimioal has any right anywhere
i i9 ct big own trial, said demure voice
at ms elbow. Il have come to plead
guilty"
Twas glad to have bim there after all. |
BE bryan at orcs and told The whole story
Of OR meeting go comically that the gen.
e'al nearly choked with laughter, snd ]
began to sss the fuu of j. FIR the frat time.
He confessed bis dread of the chieftaiuess
and the straits he had heen driven to avoid
her; aud | so!smnly produced the one Ter.
ter had ever received from him, which
set the dear old boy Of again till the tears
rolled down his cheeks.
but what are we to do?' he inquired
snxiously, In the midst Of his hiiarity.
"lv4 gone and told everybody, in strict
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