Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-28


had daWnsd as I drew rein on the hill and
looked down on Bull Bar, half mile below
me. The river, shrunk by the summer
drought, ran a mere thread with faint muir
muir over rock and rifle. Log cabin and tent
lay there silent in the cool shadow of early
dawn. One mountain top, full thirty miles
away, had caught the suns heralding raw for
the day. But down there, rocker and long
tom, pick and pan, crowbar and shovel were
flung whore last the weary workers left them,
and the five hundred stalwart men. soon to
renew their battle with hill bank and stream,
were still IN the Inconsistencies of slumber
alive, breathing, it is true, but dead to the
world their bodies were in-dead 10 all
koTe or fear or any of the varied emotions
which would so soon be in full play when the
smoke commenced eircliug from those rude
Chimneys
Two or three moving figures were seen on
the river tank-watchers of the night
guarding against any sudden rise OF the
stream liable through the breaking of dams
above and letting down the vast body of
"baCkwateT,' a fluid avalanche which would
sweep before it like chatF mans frail con-
StruCtions.
reused Mr.. Rankin and returned him his
horse, which he put in the stable with the
remark that yesterday was probably his
benevolent day, which woald account for
my return alive. But the next man dies, @" he
added.
BrOener returned late in the day. What
q different man was he to me from yestcr-
day. Despite the uncertainty regarding
Blanche, i Sympathized now with the Mcor'S
ruling passion. Jealous Yes, and Jealous
OF Broener. All Of him that had previously
attracted me were now as so many weapons
turned against me-brilliant weapons, too,
and used by a skilled hand
He noticed the change in me- cannot say
in my manner had rather state it that he
felt a change-SOmethmg between us-com-
ing through those fine interior senses which
feel, and sense thoughts, as the outer ones do
material things
"You seem out Of sorts, he said
/ laid it to a healache-that convenient
beast of burden, which bears so many lies!
Young man, said he that evening, were
you ever in lovef'
Il suppose So" I replied. 'They say its
part Of the programme along with whooping
cough and the measles
We'll" he rejoined, II believe | am. so
far as am capable Of being. At all events,
I've found woman who | think can hold
me-"
May / ask who she Isl"
'-Oh, yes. 1t is the girl you saw last night
playing the wife to Iago'
Silently We pulled our cigars Simultane-
OuSly for few seconds. \ cigar is n great
relief to "throbEing heart" was never
conscious of much action of such character
on the part of that organ, and Use the phras,
as covering good deal of ground applicabie
to these peculiar situations said:
viii YOU think I'm inquiSitiye if | inquire
if You have known her lougf'
Not at all made her acquaintance q
few Years ago in New York bnarling -hou$,.
kept by her aunt, whom She was visiting
met her, strangely enough, on my recent "Trip
to San Francisco She had just come out. 10y
the ISthmUS with thu company You saw. !
recognized her ON the Stage in San Fran
cisco
Il. Brown her real uamrP
"No."
I dared not ask the name. Broener re-
aunsd after paII>e:
That yirl puzzles me. I cant make her
out Probably il | could should not he 50
much attracted 10 her. lind that mine is
uatlre always demanding To iath"uI->'c
thrUugh-&uTneu. and ce;lSiuS I" worship
them when seen through
felt then gleam of comfort. II it was
Blanche SETON. more than hoped that Hroe-
urr hal no shallow ,pth % fathum. Yet
still feared him he WAS 10 me deep, diah"ll-
callv deep. AMI powerful, too.
Perhaps you've met your match at last,
veuturri Co say.
We'll, I hope 7 have. ne"'i-a match
Fxru,e mo he added: II drt,'St punS AMI
puuStcrS. This was an accident. She's a
strong rhaI act,r-S.lt-ro poised. self reliant, I'M
FASHIONED on the outside with boiling depths
below. which mo- one has ever yet brought to
the surfar,,-at least. | iudge 81. She, miles
beyond the people she's travelling with. They
So. AMI know Of her only a. much aS she
chooses 10 Show-a tenth, perhaps only p
twrrtigth-ouIy what THEY'RE ali" Ia see and
apprrriatc. or what Sh,. :.'i,,,S thym To $40.
Good Judgment that No u~e in showing any
more carls than You want To uSts-in any
game
"Do You call hers game, too asked.
AS hook on life AMI pcualc-yeS. Yet
possibly with her, thus far. an mronSct"uS
on, rs tn motive Whit some call nobility
of character. j. - we'll expressed with her
that am cout,ut to :l,lmif, il without too
dcerIy aua'yz,nc it,
'.Nuu fear. then Won might fnl the has"
metal underneath the gliding
NY boy. don't care In put myself on
that train OF thou-ha If pursue an iilu-