The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-03
ETwa MORNING. pECEAEBER 1856

sand see here, sir" the Colonel vi
saying, ~ going to bureau drawer
rumaged there, "Ah, thing5 are rath,
unsIrRnpad In HRmilton's room, but VI
leave our sous' apartments just "a they
Clearly he meant to add, "as they leRy
them, but just then he interrupted hin
self with. "Ah here 1t islN
He held miniature before my eyes.
Isswthe lovsliest oil gtrlish faces, alnol
an angelic CounlenRnce, surrounded an
pressed forward by mistliks arrange
ment Of black Lace that shrouded the sol
brown hair and beautifully moulded CHR
and accumulated the lustroua haz9l eyes
warm cheeks and coral lips. A beauty q
3 pronounced type,
"Miss Alice TyrrelI," the Colonel said
"ths hlncae OF my son Hamilton" AM
iondGng tho miniature, launched forth
recital OF certain adventures OF his Sol
until 1t seemed probable that il tin
Colonel had correctly narrated tho storie
tho lovely girl would lnd considerable t.
do in ameliorating the cheerful proclivltieI
Of her lord and MASTER But the Colone
Sbruptly stopped in the middle OF a tell
lug story, rather hastily replaced the pic
ture in the bureau drawer aud walked Il
the door, casting a last backward look int
the room when We stood on the threshold
as he slowly shut all away.
Ho CrGssa6 the gallery to room di,
reGtly opposite the one we had Just LETT,
Here the door had been removed, a long,
sWsyirg curtain Of blue silk replacing ii.
"Fhe chamber OF my con Hubert" he
said, and held back the curtain. Here
was Madame with Defiance, The neRress
held aloit heavy carved chair over which
her mistress twirled 8 turkey'Wing, As
We catered, Dtllil lowered tho chair
into what evidently had haen Its exact
position before she had elevated 1t TO re-
csive tho ministIRtlous Of the turkey wing,
for the GastoTs were carefully fitted into
grooves they had worn Ia the floor, r..
taed and orderly as q WonRn's closet,
this room held series Of photographs Of
the Italian masters, the only M0dorn pic.
tlve bslng small Turner landscape.
C,oae 10 bed with muslin curtains was q
table piled up with books, poetry, deyo,
tioDGl essays aud several bolGd volumes
OF engrsYingG, and in the center Of the
I've or sig pyramids (oSlsd by these
books Was q small CAGE preserving q tiny
bunca Of dry orange blossoms, But the
maIn obi sCt oil the furnishing was a tall
saae Ut u northern window, holding the
partly hniehed portrait Of lady in the
prime OF lie.
"Uonoidered q fair representation Of
me-" Madame adyentured, "ThouVh
!deali3ad and made Aattsrlng 10 tho orig.
lnsl, the hand Of affection, Mr.. Althrop,
may employ colors which, on the palette
9iarf, would hs denounced as lxlravsgent.
HUBERT began this way in hia boyhood,
before the theology demandsd all his time,
and never gave him sufficient Hlttings to
coGpIele II, pRuyre ils!' and Madame
laid her cheek for an instant up against
tho canvas. We were still Ia this room,
and l did not know that Defiance waa 40
longer with US, when the gong sounded in
the nall below.
"D!nnerW announced tho Colonel.
Madame covered the pc!nreG with fair
white cloth aud took my arm. So We
moved down stairs.
From the stalacd.glasu window could
see that tho plogds wers breaking; in an
honF or two l should so from Paradise
Hall. And must 70 without meeting
the sons Of tho house, who, by this time
strongly interested mo. Their places ut
the tt bic told me that they might b. OK.
peeled any moment, aud yet they did not
present themselves at dinner.
And let 1t be confessed that there Yves
something startling 10 the di1neS-menu-
chicken, wsillYE sweet cakes and pro.
serVe5. Was 1t not barely possible that
the captain aut his brother had been
seized With eUtt9it al tho UNMARRIED deliC-
Iousness OF home'iare and allowed the
storm catering prlVilOGeu in the way Of
OBTAINING them for day or two in q
place Of security2 Tho weather was clear
Ing, however, and all such excuses inuat
loEe their plahHib!lity Throughout din.
ner tried to bring myself to a point Of
lnquiring casually what part Of the Coun.
Try held the two gentlemen, and had
almost accomplished tho feat as helping
Y adame to her wine glanced toward the
COLONEL, my question on my lips. He
was doing 10 his chair, the strong old face
placid In light glumber.
THE Colonel 10 not 10 we'll az usual to.
day" apoloEetically explained his vile,
when one beComes full of years one FREE
luently falls for little while5. Only for
little whites, though, only for little whiles;
then the indispoOtlon is gone, and life Is
complete once more" Tho sunny smile
had faded from her face, there was
pathetic tired look in her eyes that rested
with care.taking affection upon her un.
conscious husband. Did sic assume
cheerful aspect ?-was shO a growing old
woman In prlvateP Doubtless CAPTAIN
Hsmi toms esCapades had their effect
upon hia mother might II not be that he
was In fresh BOrape at the present time,
to extract him from which ale brother had
left home, while the father was to be kept
In Ignorance ofthe affair until matters had
righled themselves? Madame's change OF
countenance appealed 10 ma, upOmGd to
say that had come 10 Paradise Hall
while tho family skeleton was rampant,
and that che would bs gratihad Il l paid
little attention to any manifestation OF
dry bones.
She asked mo to excuse her for a fow
minutes, as there was letter she was
obliged to write, etc., and then she left
me.
(To% Concluded To.morrow.)