Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-28

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What are you going to do rih that
man.
fire. There. clad in white and thrown by
the blaze in full relief against the dark back
ground Of foliage, stood a female figure.
Ny own first thought was, 4 ghost! A
similar thought prevailed with the party.
Not a word was spoken for some seconts
They stood there silent ami staring
What are You going 10 do with that
mann again demanded the apparition.
"Who-who art yorf asked one. He bad
forgotten his assumed voice. II Was Bill
Setter.
No matter who am, now, Mr.. Setter |
demand your release Of that man" WAS the
reply.
Its the gal at Pratts" said a voice,
which recognized rs Long Macs
The ghost was laid The committee felt
somewhat easier Still this was serious in
tcrruption Ia business"
Miss, Wa niut agning To do the young
man any hurt" said one Of the COMMITTEES"
the radir,t nj recovering his wits. We're
only here for "A sociahle little time and
That's lie" came from BlancheS lips
with "A vigor which savored of her piraucal
uncle
Miss. now you'd better 60 home said
Long Mac, in the tone he would have nS
sumed toward a child This Is no place for
YOU. | wonder You darp resk yourself III
these wnndS, whore there's bears AMI Cab
forny lions
Bears" answered Blanche contempt
uouSly "All bears ara moi grizzlies!
know YOU mean that man some mischief
Now. rcleas' him"
"Shan't do 1t. roarei grutf voice. eco
home yourself IF YOU was my wife or
darter Id start ye blamed quick where ye
belong. Go about yer bizness"
That's Just what | am doing" rcpn"l
Blanche
She hal weapon from tho folds OF her
dress in twinking. it's shining barrel flash
ing by the freight before tho eyes Of the n
tonishei party below.
The first man of you that moves his hnnd
for his weapon and Ill fire into the crowd,
said shl II think | can handle this pistol
we'll enough for that They called mo g""'
shot nj the gallery in New York, and hal
smaller targets and much farther OIL than
those have now
BY - she's got the drop on us, an She
do aS she SAYS" muttcrcd one OF the com
m,tee, who now sr"msl to fccl uncomfort-
able; tits in her eye
As the yarty stood with the fire burning
behind them, their figures were thrown IL
bold relief against It's light, and tho least
I'D. 20
Now, gentlemen" she continued. "hnS
ness. you know. ! suppose YOU think this Is
all very wrong for n woman. But ns hcr'
-4r.ms no mam hers IL take n defens"lc'-
mans part, why. "A woman hal tn do II
Whatever John Holder hns DONE whether he
b. guilty or not II the charges against him,
j, not tu b" found out hy taking him from:
his ~ at night and carrying him into th"s"
woods 10 maltrcat and torture him Tia. +.
neither justice, fairness, nor d"cencS
and You gentlemen know II nov
that yun tnko n moment 20 think /
over Would YOU DO what YOU pr"I"H'
to do Ia him befors has mother
Would you 10 it before your own mothers
You have forgotten Yourselves. gentlemen
Kick over That kettle III tar and ~ hpu".
The committees were irrc,ulut" Rlanch"
stood there rigid, her eye upon them nnd her
pistol ready.
tn" tension was becoming painful. No
jurys verdict was ever mors eagerly
awaited.
Come, gentlemen. you will take tho ga.
from that mans mouth nah then leave him,
she said. in ncccuts more winning than ibDs
in which She had first spoken You will, I'm
surcr
Let the gal have her own way" said ono.
This expression Of opinion was as ths first
crack in the dam to b. undermined
Don't believe in bein' humLuggcd by u
woman" was the remark from the commit
teeman, who had previously Lrnached hi
rigorous views rs 10 marital and family Ill.
cipline.
Wont she rouse the whole Bar whether
We go or noti Anyway, I've got enough for
one night" was the reply.
She dill not stir from hcr post or unco.k
her pistol. Evidently she held herself In
readiness either for war or persuasion.
Some one pulled the gag from my mouth
The committee flied slowly out Of the hpl-
low One hastily returned, rrmarking ~ H.
glanced up at Blanche, Scuse mo, miss, but
We forgot this Hs ssizsI tbs demi John
and lore II of.
"Mr Sefterl Mr.. Sefterr" called out
Blanche,
Setter forgot his disguise and stopped
WHY ~ 70 -n~Uy -, Ar Safs--,~ .-.I,i
Blanche Setter pulleI himself up for an
other start, as IL he was anxious % get away
from the locality Of 20 many numbering self-
revelations Mr.. Setter, when next voc
organize a conspiracy remember that the
walls OF cloth houses near together have very
large ears-th1t L. when n woman's inside
one Of them was Branches parting remark
"Yes'm,' answered. Setter, in the tone Of q
corrected child, a. hs went stumbling oil
with the demij john.
They were gone. Blanche and myself stood
facing each other. The situation was enliar-
raising Perhaps some lingering fsBd Of like
spirit with the committees popped into my
had the thought: Should I now exclaim in
the g1lsh Of me old -fashionsd novel, My prs-
server! How can thank your etc was
irritated now at being saved" by Blanche
SETON
But had soon 10 do something nOticei
that Blanche was unsteady on her fest She
caught at a sapling, stood there q nomsut
and then sat down
She was suffering from the ordeal she had
Undergone and the nervous relaxation that
must follow such extreme tendon
] gained the cliff summit She was weak
almost unable 70 stand, and said on my proher
Of assistance: You m1st sse me home, /
helisysH
TO BE CONTINUED.
a HAPPY Thought
An Irishman employed by firm under the
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