Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-25

more than have done. Was it Mrs. Cav
thorn who lead you to study Herbert
Spencer"
She blushed, and said, "No, that was an
idea of my own"
"And are you going to stop long in Eng
land?" yentured to inquire of her.
'Oh, yes; have you not heard? My I'M
Gle has bought house in Yorkshire. He
means foreman here, hardly know why. "
She glanced round and saw that the mil
liouaire was slumbering gently. With a
loving hand she drew the light Oyercoat
across his chest, and placed handkerchief
round his throat. The day was not hot
enough, no doubt, but Mauleverer was still
an invalid.
II was saying she continued, that
we hre going to live here, and that hard
" know why. am sure we were happier
in Australia. But / think he was over
persuaded"
She seemed as though she had something
more to say; but whatever ii was it remain
ed unsaid.
And where is the house that your I'M
Gle has bOught?' asked with interest.
at is at Great LOrton, about thirty
miles from here, believe among the wolds.
| have never seen it, but he has, and he
says'it is very old and beautiful"
/ had heard of the house rs one of the
finest relics of domestic architecture left in
Yorkshire, which is rich in such remains;
but had not even the faintest conception
of its whereabouts in 1.-THE broad country"
And so our talk ran on until all at once
the band ceased to play, and to our amaze
ment we discovered that the luncheon hour
had arrived, and that the stream of lOuDg-
ers was already pouring toward the gates.
| offered Mr. Mauleverer my arm, for he
looked very worn and frail. He accepted
it with thanks that were out Of proportion
to the favor But even if he had been even
more exubriant in his expressions Of graft
tude | should have counted them rs moth
ING compared with the look OF pleasure |
detected on the face of his niece. Never,
surely, was simple act OF every day
courtesy more richly repaid.
This is not, alas! love story. 1t deals
with other things besides love, and 50 |
shall not dwell upon the happy days that
followed-by far the happieSt | had ever
known in my placid, uneventful life. Day
after day found me by. DaiSy's side, and
was the recognized attendant OF her and
the millionaire whenever they appeared in
the saloon grounds. Once or twice | nc
complained them on drives to neighbOring
places of interest, and by and by, when
Mr.. Mauleyerer's health improved, VT
went for long walks together. never saw
Daisy during the whole of this time by
herself. When her uncle could not leave
the hotel she invariably remained with
him. Many days OF delightful companion
ship passed before had my first chance o
speaking to her alone.
Even then the chance was brought abOu
in q somewhat ludicrOus fashion. Thu
society papers" were now full OF MIR
! Mauleyerer and his millions. l could mo-
| take up one of them in which l could no
| find his name. Now it was some wonder
| full story that was told about the magniii
cence with which Great LOrtOn Hall wa
/ being furnished and otherwise prepared tOI
his residence; now it was yacht which hi
had bought from the executors of Il deccaS
/ ed duke. and which was being rcdccOratcC
| for his use in accordance with the traditions
of the arabian Nights, rather than any
more sober or prOSaic presidents; and now
| il was an elaborate calculation of the num-
Der of guineaS per hour which by day and
night were being poured into the pockets
| OF my friend.
When read these tales found it very
| difficult to connect them with the plain
almost stability dressed gentleman, who
/ although he had secured the best suite al
| rooms ut the hotel still lived i'll perfect
simplicity of style, and gave no evidence
either of the possession OF wealth or thl
taste for extraNagant expenditure which, i
| these tales were true, he undoubtedly had
! | never, of course, made any reference tC
! these newspaper paragraphs when | Wa
with Maulevercr and his niece. Daisy,
was certain knew nothing of them, amt
wouldihave been revOlted ut their vulgarity
while | was strongly induced to suspect
| that the millionaire himself was equally
| ignorant.
But if put all this gossip aside rs beins
| probably nothing more than connection
| of imaginative penny-a-linerS, it was takcI
| very seriously by not few of the peOpl,
around us The more Maulevercr and hi.
millions were talked about i'll the news
papers, indeed, the more wild most persons
| became to secure his acquaintanceship
There was II lady staying at the Crane
hotel for whom had conceived strOn!
aversion from the first, and who apparently
regarded me with Just ~ little favor us
showed her. Yet had rs it turned out
| great reason to be grateful to her.
Mrs DOmville, the lady in question, Wa:
very big very stout, with flaming scarlet
| face, the color of which in its richness
matched the ribbons and dresses she habtu
ally wore She was constant attendant
ut those balls of which | have spoken
which are perhaps the most Objectionable,
of all the features Of life ut Scarborough
! during the season. On these occasions sh,
was invariably accompanied by her son ant
daughter, the former weedy-lookins
youth of twenty, and the latter big anC
bouncing like her mother, and handsome
/ into the bargain, which is more than cOulC
have been said of Mrs. DOmyillc herself
1t happened that | had danced on on,
occasion with the daughter 1t WAS when
| a ball was held in our own hotel, and haC
been pressed into the service by an agOnizeo
master of the ceremonies, who found thai
the demand for dancing men far exceeded
the supply. Miss Domvillc was not u per
son who cared to encourage the attention,
of an unknown swain. Goodness knows
that she had no reason to Snub me on thi,
account, for after our first dance | wa,
quite ready to drop the acquaintance; but
Snub me she did, and her mother evidently
encouraged her in doing so.
WAS not little surprised, therefore,
when, CHANGING to meet Mrs. DOmville one
day in the hall of the hotel, was Saluted
by her with a warmth that was more than
usually friendly.
''Oh, my dear Mr.. FentOn, ! am SO
pleased to see you again. What time il
has been since we met! Are you to be ut
the hall tonight? Pray,'cOme and ask Ara
bella for the first waltz Shall tell her
TO engage herself for it? Now know how
goOd-natured you are. You will never
say no, | am sure
Thus the magnificent creature ran on i'll
a style which almost took my breath away.
| did say Mo- however, and rather
bluntly, too. She was in no wise diScOn-
certed.