Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-13
BOOK AK.
LADY BEAUTYS JOY.
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CHAPTER v

LADY RIVALS WIN tHs SEAS HNt"sES THEM
After thess fssS transports we're over
sophia noticed tb.s her l3ys: spoke IN 8
voice OF saJness, al 30: With too eXuIta'
ton which 50 j,yCui nesting might be
supposed to inspire Sophia at once re-
membered what she had Oeen tod OF his
i'll fortune, and made TO -olbt that be ~Ss
detected BY The thought OF it She could
not uuders and Whist dejsoiion meant Just
then. being in so happy mood that her
spirits flew far above every care.
She had a kind of feeling that sil would
be we'll somehow, bu; she asked her lover
tenderly if any anxiety Psessed uPoa him,
and be at oues told her the truth.
II have not psospsEei," be said sadly
Complaint always comes With bad grace
from one wao is unsuccessful, but | assure
vou hove net bad fair chance. The
man with whom 1 was whrking promised
10 tax, me into partnership, ana all seem
ed to 90 we'll for while, but We had
"Aoout whatY' Supdia asked, with keen
interest. Was Bessie Warren IN the quar-
relY' sha saws 70 herself She losses her
head with little of the triumph of the
woman who has woa the man. Perclysl
IA So unconscious OF il as Miss Bessie War
rem herself can be.
ooh. as to what We qaarreled about thai
is no, OF any gceat Importance, Perciyal
repli+d, with iir,le hesitation. "A short
time after his dsughser--
So Sophis thought, Il was rather ex,
pectiug her 10 come IN some|here here.
His daughter" continued PescIvsl, got
engaged 10 another man
ITO another man" exclaimed Sophia
Had she an affair W,h anyone before?
"How sharp you girls are in love mat
tersf' SAYS plain PssciVsl, lot seeing her
drift, however.
at was not exactly al affair; think
she took liking 10 man who would no.
take liking 20 her.
NOV lust tell me, Sophia said, stopping
him here, was she g-ettJ?
How quick YOU girls are to ask about
each Others faces cries plain PercivsI
again. she is in Australia, and you here.
Pretty or plain, what is it to YOUR
Il want to know" Sophia said, "snd
know | shall. Was she pretty
Very pretty indeed" Percivsl answers
"And you say she took liking to 3 man
who did not take liking 70 herr
Yes; he did not care for her.
All through his lie Pereiyal ueyar IN
perstood why Just at this moment Sophia
got a little closer to him and pressed his
hand so kinds.
Go on, Percy" she said: tell me
more
well, she engaged herself to another
man. and he and | never got on; aud then
the old man became rather dissgrsesble,
aud nothing went right aud it eud-d In
my throwing the thing up aud here sm,
Sophia, quite painless. Indeed, dear, If
it had NOT been for what you hid in that
poke, book / should not have been here
to-day"
He stoned and shook his head sadly.
"Never mind, Percy! sophia slid gayly
"You are here in safety. Something will
turn up for you. Archibald makes d pet
of me"
mol cries pE0uI PerClYai, Il nave co.
the promise OF situation in SyGney-s
capital situation too, and out there | shall
go and work my way"
Az this Sophjs's face fell, and she wss
about to speak with Qress eagsrusss, when
the maid csms IN announced that Gold
more wished to see Sophia 10 the library
Perclval was for going away, but she would
not hesr of it
at ia nv house noE," Sue said, with O
sad smile; you must stGy wttS me little
longer Wait until come back
With o doubling and fearful heart she
descended to the horary She vas fully
prepared for the worst as regarded Der
mother sfAirs, and, alas, money had never
seemed so precious in her eyes before
Had she bu; a fortune now, how happy she
and Percy might be! She braced herself,
however, for the shock which she felt sure
was coming, and opeaed the library door
Seated at q table, all covered with papers,
were her hrotheriu.lsw ard her mothers
solicitor. and by the candlelight their faces,
halt shaded and half seen, looked very
ominous. To Sophia, at least, everything
seemed gloomy Goldmors rose from his
seat solsmnly and set a chair for her OF the
table. and then vita his usualtlrse syllable
ceremony began to speak.