Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-17

ing the stage road and its dangerous tele-
graphic stations, he pushed southwark to
Denver over the army trail in company with
q half-breed packer, crossing the Missouri be-
fore Thatcher had reached JuleSburg. When
Thatcher was at Omaha Wiles was already
in st. Louis; and as tho Pullman car contain
ing tho hero Of the "Bluo Mass mine rolled
into Chicago Wiles was already walking the
streets Of tho national capital. Eeverthe-
less he had time en- route to sink in the waters
of the North Platte, with many expressions
of disgust, the little black portemanteau be-
longing to Thatcher, containing his dressing
case, a few unimportant letters and an extra
shirt, to wonder why simple mon did not
travel with their important documents and
yaluables and to set OH foot some prudent
and cautious inquiries regarding his own lost
carpet bag and its important contents.
But for these trihes 10 had every reason to
be satisfied with tho progress of his plans.
ats all right" Said Mrs. Horkinson, mer-
rily: while you and GaShwilr have been
working with you1' stock, and treating the
whole world as il it could be bribed, I've done
more with that earnest, self believing, self
dcceiving and perfectly pathetic Roscommon
than all you fellows put together. Why, I've
told his pitifUl story, and drawn tears from
the ewes of senators and cabinet Minister
More than that, I've introduced him into So
ciety, put him in a dress coat such a
fgure!-and you knew how the best folk wor-
ship everything that is outre as the sincere
thing. I've made him a complete success.
Why, only the other night, when Senator
Misnaucy and Judge Fitzwaddle wero here,
after making him tell h'9 story-whieh You
know, l think he really believes-l sang:
There Came to the Beach a Poor Exile Of
Erin and my husband told me afterward it
was worth, at least, a dozen votes"
"But about this rival Of y~our-this niece
Of Garcia'Si'
another Of your blunders; you men know
nothing Of women. Firstly, she's n swarthy
little brunette, with dots FOR eyes; and strides
like q man, dresses like a dowdy, don't wear
stays, and has no style. Then, sho's n single
woman, and alone; and, although she affects
to be an artist, and has Bohemian ways,
don't you see she can't go into society with
out a chaperon or somebody to go with her.
Nonsense"
But" persisted WileS, "she must have
some power; there's Judge Mason and SEN
ator Peabody, who are constantly talking
about her; and Din~iddie, Of Virginia, es-
corted her through the Capitol the other
day
Mistress Hopkinson laughed.
mason and Peabody aspire to be thought
literary and artistic, and Dinwiddie wanted
to plque me! !"
But Thatcher is no fool"
us Thatcher a lady's manT queried the
lady, suddenly.
Hardly, l should say" responded Wiles.
"He pretends to DO absorbed in his swindle
and devoted 10 his mine; and ! don't think
that even you" he stopped with a slight
sneer.
There, you are misunderstanding me
again, and, what is worse, you are misunder-
standing your case. Thatcher is pleased with
her because he has probably seen no one else.
Wait till he comes TO Washington and has an
opportunity for comparison" and she cast a
frank glance at her mirror, where Wiles,
with q Sardonic bow, left her standing.
MIR. Gashwiler was quite as confident Of his
own success with congress 1--WE are within
O few days Of the end Of the session. We
will manage to have it taken up and rushed
through before that fellow Thatcher knows
what he is about"
If it could be done before he gets here"
said Wiles, its a reasonably sure thing. He
is delayed two days; he might have been de-
layed longer" Here Mr.. Wles sighed. II
tho accident had happened on a mountain
road, and the stage had been precipitatAd over
the abyss, what valuable time would have
been saved, and success become a suretyi But
Mr.. Wiles' functions as an advocate did not
include murder; at least, he was doubtful il it
could be taxed as costs.
1--WE need have no fears, sir, /" resumed Mr..
Gashwiler; @the matter Is now in the hands of
the highest tribunal of appeal in the country.
1t will meet, sir, with inflexible justice. I
have already prepared some remarks"
&By the way" interrupted Wiles intellect
ously, where's your young man-your pi-
vate secretary-DobbsFz
Tho Congressman for a moment looked con-
fused HE Is not here. And ! must correct
your error in applying that term to him !