Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-27

stairs Helen saving. Eleanor, if / come
, to your room after while, will you try to
fix my hair, like the young lady's we saw
this afternoon?"
Certainly, dear; can't you como in
now?''
'.No, will have to get some things to
do it with first. But you just wait for me.
, I'll come back"
GAN right. will read until You como. y
With these words still echoing through
the hall. Helen rushes on, past the door OF
her own room, and down the hack stairs to
the dining room, where Louis awaits her.
Rushing in and closing the door, she be-
gins, in hurried and excited tone,
''LOuis! you remember the time you
asked me for money, and could not give
you any, but gave you mammals ring, and
told YOU to take il somewhere and sell 1t,
OF get the money, you needed, out OF 1t IN
some way?"
Eyes indeed, do Miss Helen"
'sWell, Louis, don't you remember, you
said you would do anything for me after
that?'
Eyes, do, Miss Helen" ...
'sVery well. now listen TO what ] say. l
want to play little joke on Miss Eleanor,
and l want you to help me- Will you
promise?" ..--. ....
iIf it is all right, Miss Helen"
evil you prOmise?" lin a rather chill
ing tone.
II will do it if it is all right" ..
''DO you say, yes or mop still more
chillingy. ....-. ...
Eyes, 1 promise, Miss Helen"
"Ohi that's good boy. Well now listen,
I heard Miss Eleanor reading part OF Il
letter, aloud to-day, in which she says she
| followed by witches. Now | want to make
her believe she truly is and want yOu to
| help me-" Seeing look of CONSERVATION
pass over his face, she says, "Remepber,
| Louis, you have promised, but to 80 Oh
| want YOU, TO frightcn her whenever you
| can. Tint is touch her face, pull her dress,
| throw things at her window during day OF
night And be sure you are never seen.
Keep out of sight, that is the secret
But, Miss Helen, | have other work TO
do, and"
''Ncver mind your other work, Louis,
I'll have that attended to. You just See
that YOU do this. Let's do it So good Louis,
that we will have her scared nearly to
death"
But, Miss Helen"
"Not one word Louis, you must begin
right away, tonight
but Miss Hcen-am | 10 do it all
alone? What are you you going to do?'
Never mind me, and do just what l tell
YOU. Now listen, am going, right now,
to her room. After am in Il little while,
| will 90 TO the window and unl;IStcn the
shutters, pretending to look ut the SNOW.
After am through | will close, but not
t;lSten tho them, and now your fun begins
You get long pole, part the shutters, ana
begin to tap at the window, at even inter
walls Comprehend
Eyes, but Miss Helen"
"Wcll. have heard Miss Helen enough,
and if you have nothing more than that
ediying talk to give me, | will leave you,
until Tomorrow morning-whcn l will
give you further orders"
Just rs you say, but-MiSs llclcn-'
ooh? pshaw. Louis, goodnight. 1T will
he such fun; she looked in again to say, she
saw him with his head in his hands, in tn"
most detected hooking attitude. Say
I.ouiS-what are you laughing about! You
ought to wait until the fun begins before
You laugh" Louis not taking his head
from his hands, she said, We'll good
night" You will wake the whole house
with your loud laughing if you don't soon
quit" Saying which she rushed upstairs,
through the hall and into her room, got
what she wanted, and then to ElcanorH
room. ~ hopeI haven't kept You waiting
too long dear, have ~
mo Helen am not ut all sleepy to-
night" But come let me fix your hair,
a. your papa docs not like You to be up
late
''Oh, Eleanor, are you really, going
down TO that old croncs tomorrow
Eyes, dear must -, as said would
he there
"Oh? Eleanor, | cant see, why you spend
70 much Of your time with that old thing,
for my part am really afraid of her, |
wouldn't dare eat any thing she cooked,
for fear it would contain poison.
Oh! you silly child, what put such an
idea, i'm Your head? she is a simple, kind
hearted old soul, whowould harm noOnc.'
Ey this time Helen is ut the window.
IL lust wanted to look out of the window
a minute, Nora to sec, il there is Il ring
around the NOON want to 90 tomorrow
! if il doesn't rain, and | can soon tell by
! the looks of the MOON Gazing Tor Il
second she closed thcshuttcrs and window,
/ and says-"Wcll o0m6-barhcr, {" y"ut
work and that quickly" They are char
! TIM g,ily the one seated M ~ Ia look Ill
I the mirror, the other standing back ot her,
combing and brushing her hair
Nora. do you think me pretty" just
/ then u rat-tat, at the window made Eleanor
start, bat no notice of il was taken 10y
| Helen,
YES, thin,k you very pretty saying,
/ this, i'm "a steady voice, ~ she could
| command rat-tat-tat-tat is again heard on
the window. Roth girls ipvOluntarlly look
ut each other, In the glass the ono turning
/ a little pale, but seeing no change, III the
face. of the other, (who is watching her in
tentlyl says nothing. Say! Eleanor, don't
Won think it would be lovely, if we could
20 to visit my Aunty this fall. think l
shall coax papa, to let us go'-rat-tat-tat-
tat. Oh! heavens Nora, you stuck that
| hair hin, way in my head Excuse me-
dear hut nay hand is shakcy, ] car-' steady
it." -tat-tat-''What Is that, Helen:
Hear" THE rapping becomes louder,
and continues throughout their CONVEX
Sltion) What is what NOra?'
"Don't you hear anything lIelen?'
| "Eo-iSokIug round she says-Oh! Nora
how pale You look, a4c you ill dear
mo am not i'll, but really don't you
hear something"
why! no! Eleanor what Is the matter
with You-Rat-tat-tat. ooh Nora, but
nv hair, does look lovely'-''Oh | think
| look beautiful with it this way, don't
Won dear? but let us stop now and talk
YOU never said, You would like to 20 to
Aunty's would yOu?"
"Ycs if your papa could spare us would
be delighted to GO" This is said, with
an effort at appearing interested, hut the
watchful ewes of Helen let nothing escape
thoi. notice Rat-tat-tat-tat came in the
same monOfORRts strata, Elfan9F gave Il
uuick start-which Helen noticed
Going up and putting her arms round
Eleanor says-"There is certainly, SOME
thing wrong with You, You must be Ill
dear, tpll ne, and let me see, if l can't ge,