Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-05

.sWell. I am not I'm glad I've found it
ont / find l can make great mistakes and
do very foolish things Perhaps I've dons
one lately"
"Howf' asked
an believing all heard o. you, in Addi-
ton to what saw"
'1Sawl What did you seer
ssNy first sight Of VOC in Calf0Tu was In
Chinese Camp yoDder, Waiting IN dar'eS
mouse, your arm around the waist OF a Next
can girl
Heavens and earth! The fandango hall
was open to the street t might almost have
been in it so fer as privacy was concerned-
and this was the manner in which / had
been put on frse exhibition to Blanche while
on her way that evening from the hotel to
the Chinese Camp "opera house"
"And for that reason you did not recognize
me in the box at the theatref'
at is not my business on the stage to rec
ognize any one in the audience. People do
not pay their money to see an actress nod and
smile at her friends
'.How did you hear Of the charge against
mei' l asked
at was the talk at the hotel table, in that
camp where we played. There | first learned
what did they say Of me-"
'In substance, that your life and actions
were suspicious; that YOU loafer good
deal, as they expressed it, always had plenty
Of money, and that no one knew how you
came by it think, however, should not
have judged YOU so quickly as l did had l
not seen you in the dance house"
''Why did that so set YOU against meP
"That's a strange question for you TO ask
Perhaps it was because Of jealOusy-perhaIs
contempt" she replied
I was silent. She continued: "Neyer mind
that now Ny fault is the greater. | want
10 see it all, and you must help me- Did not
my manner toward YOU at the store the
other day excite more prejudice than ever
against you among the minersf
II think it did"
81 thought So" said she. 81 began to $40
and feel it very soon Well, it shows
woman's power for good or Hin this case
FOR nl-and men call Us the weaker sex.
What caused the quarrel between you and
my unceF
He intruded himself on ground belonging
to me and Bruener.'
Il gather from nav uncle's rambling, de-
lirious talk that he iIHagines the ground in
NurNllNu lllN " - PNAA9 seoAAy' -
1T is"
"Then why did you oppose him."
Because thought the circumstances jus
titled il Il is ground for which no legal
provision il yet made for holdings"
"Theu how can you hold itF
''Only by the unwrittsn law OF this land
at preSent-the law of might
''The same law by which your recently dis
g.. l.. al
was her answer.
''You would make good lawyer" I said
81 think should But have you not placed
yourself in an awkward pOsitionP
''Yes, either have or fate has for me-
''What do You think my fault has been in
this NATTER she asked
II don't know that there is any. think,
had You known the temper of Bull Bar, you
would not unconSciouSly have brought the
prejudice against me 10 the boiling point by
cutting me as YOU did mt the store before so
many people That, on Jour part, was caused
by Ignorance | think, though, that you
might first have sought me out and heard
my story before Judging me-" 1 said
II should have done 50. 1t was great
mistake. Any more" she asked
"Well, YOU may have made a similar mis-
Judgment in another direction, as TO seeing
me aS YOU did i'm the-:ha dance house"
'Indced! think | understand. You were
simply enjoying mans privileges in this
very free country
That's your way Of putting itF'
''What is your way Of putting itP
WAS silent She continued: Suppose we
reverse the case and YOU had seen ME in that
place, whirling in the arms Of O brawny
miners"
Its not suppoSable case answered.
THANK YOU. In other words you would
say that no lady would visit such placer
IF say So then l suppose YOU will ask
me why should gentleman visit itp
'Y~sn said she. That was my intention.
On second Thought take the question back
may want possibly to reserve for myself
some time or other some Of the privileges Of
you gentlemen
We were silent for some minutes
"Why did you not inquire OF Broener with
4 regard 10 the AFFAIR." 1 asked.
Il had reaSOnS-perhapS right, perhaps
wrong-for not doing So. / knew that as
your partner, and an interested party, his
sympathieS would be in your behalf
wanted to find out for myself and place my
self under as little obligation as possible to
any one in doing what had TO do. Perhaps
in that, made a mistake
"You mean, then. that had YOU been
guided by Broener You might not have been
miSled as You were regarding msf'
Guided is rather too strong a word
Still, think now his Judgment in the mat
ter would have been better than mine she
replied
This phase OF the subject was not agree
able to me. avoided present further men
ton OF it; but that dreadful dance house
picture of myself before Blanche now took
full possession of me. could not help talk
ing Of it. said:
'As we are talking very plainly to each
other tonight, may l ask Of you exactly
your Judgment Of me from seeing me at the
Y fandangoF
my Judgment regarding it is one thing;
my emotion may be quite another As to
Judgment or Judging YOU in the matter,
own am not able to do it You are man
living among men, influenced possibly by
other men You live in the mans kingdom
and in that kingdom are laws, customs
uSages, privileges, perhaps temperaments,
which don't appertain 20 Us women You
may have waltzed with the Mexican girl for
& the mere pleasure Of the moment; YOU nav.
again, be her lover; YOU may like those low
revelS and persist in them; you may drop in
for a moments curiosity and amusement and
satiated, perhaps disguised, soon come out
again How do I knOvf'
9 II think your last conjecture the right
one said somewhat eagerly.
II hope il is, she answered, adding, 'sfor
your own sake"
"For my sake aloneFr
'For the sake Of all or any one whose hap
piness depends on your welfare" she replied
docs yours now depend at all on that
welfaref' asked
do you mean to ask If love you stiIll
+ Is my act tonight one Of love or hatefs was
her reply.
Perhaps you might have 80 done for any
3 man.
She paused and then said slowly: 'fSince
B you are so kind as to suggest the idea, well,
perhaps might"
Twas neither eomfOrted nor satisfied Talk