Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-05
CHAPTER XIX.
TARpY REPENrANCE.

OF course, so soon as alone | regretted Bit
terly my manner ut parting toward Blanche
and spent a large portion OF the night IN
imaginary interviews with her, in which
acted more r.tionally and smoothed over all
NV roughne,s. resolved to see her as early
as possible next day and acknowledge to her
nv error. But the doors Of our to-morrowS
ara not always those of our tO-days, and may
op-u on far different scenes and events, on
which or in which, despite all our effort or
inclination, We mus either gaze or partlcl-
pate.
Broener arrived early that morning L
knew that a surprise was in store for him
and wondered how he would take it knew
that n, hal been disappointed at not finding
Blanche NJ Marysville, AMI least OF all eN-
pected 10 find her at Bull Bar. He showed
no signs Of chagrin, however. This was
characteristic os him IL was his philosophy
that care, vexation, trouble Of any sort or
from any cause. were all foes to be fought of
and beaten off "a speedily rs possible. "The
actnal event" he said, was quite enough All
dwelling in thought upon it afterward was in
substance a recreation and repetition OF it
Switch the mind off on some other track and
mt the trouble out Of sight 1t can be done
by training"
OF Blanches presence I said nothing. He
vouIl visit Pratt and find out for himself.
Concerning my capture and the events o.
the night told him in the briefest possible
terms OF the manner of my release | said
simnIy II cot away That left a large
field for conjecture. He saw that preferred
10 remain reticeut and did not question me-
Uncertain rs were our social relations toward
each other we hal reached that fortunate
condition where each knew to hairs
breadth where the other desired to stop at
self revelationS, and acted accordingly.
Soon after breakfast he went over TO
Pratt'S. Despite my misery l was half
amused at a thought thus shaping itself:
We'll. the drama progresses wonder
what figure will he disclosed by the next
turn Of the kaleidoscope" | had uncon-
sciouSly absorbed something of Broeners
philosophy. NO matter what happened,
he said, "a man who had brain enough could
ALWAYS find something of interest in noting
that no two Of life'S pictures were exactly
alike, and that, a. regards incident, event or
situation, every day for such man had Sone'
new shade Of color"
down awhile, pared his nails carefully, and
finally remarked: This world Is all fleet
ing show; but, nevertheless, a very interest
ing one. l wonder which way the cat will
lump next. At the same time how monot-
onous it would be if the cat jumped the same
way every time"
l .csnId not help laughing in spite of all
"Yes,p he said, aS if in reply 10 a remark Of
mine, Il agree with you Holder Out of the
nettle trouble we will find flowers OF recrea-
ton, il not OF resignation
/ wondered for whom he meant the term
resignation" The man had sometimes two
and even three meanings for some of his seu-
fences, which it might take days, even weeks,
to make out
How is Pratty" asked
40 the ordinary beef eating mind of Bull
Bar he replied, the professional pill-ped
der, who practices the solemn scientific over
him included, he is no better. To ons like
myself, a few degrees hiSherthan they in the
plane of intelligent animal development he
win eventually mend and recover the small
fragment Of mind youchSafed him by-well,
the Infinite: oh, woman, in her hours Of
ease, etc.
A horSeman rode up to the cabin door and
called out: docs John Holder live hereg'
Il am John Holder, replied, coming out
This was a deputy sheriff with warrant
for my arrest on a charge of assault with in
tent TO kill Jedediah Pratt
gave myself up and asked Of the officer
as a favor that he would make no parade Of
me as his prisoner on the Bar. desired
above all things not to make any semi-dram-
attic departure in this situation before
Blanche, or give her any notice of it what
ever Il have friends, said to him, ''hv-
ING near by, and don't wish they should
see me-
II viii be responsible for Mr.. Holder, said
Broener.
''An right said the deputy. ''You want
to get away Quietly, / know III wait for
you up yonder, where the trail turns up thu
mountain
al viii 60 With you and give hail tar your
appearance" said Brosner.
No said; Pm going to Jail"
Il wouldn't do that, = he replied First
there isn't the least necessity for it Second,
it will hurt your case. Appearances so a
long way here, and to go to Jail is TO put
yourself in the position before the community
Of man without money and without friends. "
"Well,T | asked, what matters that so
long as | am innocentr'
cit matters a great deal he answered,
'from the point of view that law is dealt out
-here-OSelsewhere Plate sin with oro,' you
know, and the lance Of justice harmless
breaks Ciothe it in rags, pigmy's straw
doth pierce it, How William s did write
for posterity, with big Pi Come, Holder.
don't make what's hard any harder than il
need be"
It was not 50 easy now to resist him as
had imagined There was shade OF tender
ness and feeling in his tones, and in his look
also. Some change had come over him.