Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-27
in voice which brings teams 10 tho ewes Of

in voice which brings tears TO tho eyes o
the most hard hearted among them.
Orders given for the execution of Loui.
the next day. Mons Dupont leaves for hi:
home. The moment he is in his room,
Helen rushes in and throws herself at his
feet, Just as Louis had done.
She sobs-''0h! papa, papa, Louis asked
me to marry him, and when l told him
that he had insulted me, he said he was
going to tell you that i was the cause ofall
this trouble. Papa, papa, save me, save
me, am innocent, ! was only in fun,
ehl papa, and with this she faints Mons.
Dupont, who is nearly beside himself, with
all this trouble, lifts her tendcrly and
places her on the safL In little while,
she opens her eyes, looks at him, then
says, Papa, do You forgive mo? know
Eleanor would if she could" ''Forgiyeyo
dear, for whatyn why, papa, didn't he
tell yOu?"
''Ics, child, he told me all he had done.
But me, papa. Sitting upright) did he not
tell on me?''
mo, dear. he would not dare 20 tell a
lie about you, and lie will soon be beyond
the telling of lies altogether.
''Oh, papa getting up and throwing
her arms round his neck, oh. papa. | am
as guilty As he; 1.-The is 10 be killed must
too. oh! papa" and then she tells him all
without one word omitted.
After she has finished he takes her by
the hand into Eleanors room and says:
Look. Helen. look nj your victim; take
n good look. and then ask her 10 forgive
YOU
The girl throws herself on the bed, cry
ing: MORA. Nora, Oh. how You did
brighten me, Helen. Helen, where are
you?'
Here she is, dear" said Mon. Dupont,
do YOU wish 10 speak IL herr"
YES, sir, want 10 tell her wrote IN
guardy, and that he will sO0n bc here. |
wrote, Mon, Dupnnt, ! WAS followed by
witches; knew that would bring him
gucSS he ought to bc here But why am
i'll bell? Oh, Yes, | remember oG i.iing
dEowsy after taking that ,gsI, feel better
now. "
Mon, Dupont had len the loom
by this time, not wishing e. en-
hlrraSs his daughter, knowing
that she wishes To confess all.
BY this time Helen liilS her head from
the the bed, and Eleanor again shrickrd:
''Oh, Helen"
But Helen interrupted her cry by taking
her hand aud telling all hut the crucl,icS
which were inflicted upon the old woman
Eleanor laughed and said:
why! You dear girl, ot cOurS2 forgive
Won anything Will You help me to get
up Helen? / am expecting Gaurly to-day
and don't want him To find he this way.
l!ut, dcaric, y"u mustn't get up just yet
Wait until after | have COTTON You Som2
tea
LcaVing the rnam she goes down
and orders some tel and toast, then
comes upstairs again. ''Ilclrn, hear a
startled. faring Eleanor WAS ghing oil
again, hut the next nliIu!e she rushcS 10
the window, aud seeing her iithcr coming
mp with three strangers, she tells Eleanor,
''Dh! who are they" "Do y"u think anr
IS guaniy? oh, Helen, who mc thew"
While Helen is ont to~'c Eleanor makes
1 desperate effort 10 dress hrrScli, when
Helen returns, with Il look Of surprise and
pleasure saying:
"Oh! Eleanor, pIpa wants ne to bring
You 10 the rarlor, il YOU feel able,
"WIW, certainly, I'll hc glad 10
so-thc gentlemen are not IN.
No. dear, the gentlemen are not 50
leading Eleanor down the hall 10 the par
Tor door, she opens il and says: step IN
lear, the gentlemen are not in At that
moment Il gentleman coming towards her.
md with cry. ooh. Lard Hampton,
Pm" she is caught III his arms.
Helen go,4 10 the piazza, where her
'athcr and Mr.. Blake arr, the latter telling
Mon Dupont how he and Lord Hampton
met on the way, and how Lord Hampton
laughed about the letter his ward had writ
Ten him, saying Of course he couldn't re-
siSt coming after that. Then Mon
Dupont tells the wlmlc story. Mr.. Blake,
h0ugh. does not seem 10 blame Helen
very much. saving il had MOI hccn ~ had
" it might have been. Mon. Dnpont's
heart is Very heavy, but hr does not Siy
much about the matter, makes up his
mind. however, that something shall bc
lone for the poor woman and the boy who
had been ~ considerable of his daughter IN
making his confession. At the cottage out
side the park gates mother and -on ~"
talking about leaving the home, when the
lO0r opens and Helen enters, falling AT the
feet Of Mrs. MaiSnn. she beg forgiveness,
which, the old woman hring touched at
seeing that lIaughty girl 50 humble. freely
grants, saying, What is done, IL past and
lear dont let us think Of il again"
Rising, liclcn extends her hand Ia
I.oniS, saying. 'lOuis, will yon forgive
mc?" Louis takes the offered hand, but
remains silent. Helen leaves the cottage
md is met hy Mr. Blake, who had followed
her down. They walk home together, and
ire in the hest of spirits when they reach
here. Eleanor, who Is sitting
with Lord Hampton AMI Mon.
Dupont. on tic piazza, on
,ccing Helen, calls, Where have youbo"n
have hccn looking for you,"
"And have N0u b,cn looking for me-
loo, Mis-, Eleanor" said Mr Blake, laugh
ing.
"Ycs, have, but I thought il found
hr one would tho other too. Then they
Ill laugh and 90 into dinner.
Papa, | have asked forgiveness 0i Mrs.
Maison and her son, now may marry Mr..
Blake next SPRING.
You may kissing her.
Lord Hampton makes preparations la
leave st. Malo" with her ward, Mrs.
Maison and the valet.
Aitcrward ii il decided that they
all should take trip through Italy. Mrs.
Maisan remaining nj home 10 keep the
housr in order until their return in the
carly spring, when Helen Dupont is be
coming Mrs. Rlakc and Eleanor Markham
Mrs. Hampton.
AZ the carriagc containing Mrs. Nell,
the sister of Lord Hampton, who had come
on especially Ia take this trip, Mis- Mark
ham, Miss Dupont, Mr.. Blake, Mr.. Du-
pont and Lord Hampton, Is leaving the
homestead, Lord Hampton looks out aud
saws To Mra. MaisOn:
~ will have Ia take my waI1 with me
this time Ia keep he; from, writing letters,
which reached thrir destination only after
they have caused trouble, IL you blame
met
Good-hy,"
Amid the well wishes Of the servants the