Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-25
NJ MILLION POUNDS.
~ I. wENrrss REID.

BY I. WEMhS' NElD'
.u1STISUEp.I
CHAPTER Ill
pISY.
,,,v r,om at the hotel in a state
WI, which / found it difficult to
80, landing. l had seen the
t" n,r.,I exercised 81 strange iaS-
,,.r m,-but under what circum-
'~ sb.wa, the companion Of man
-.lllr wealth made him a crea-
..,r, am IS little inclined as most
II, worship mere money, but l
..l,I the cynical advice OF Hard
1850. ,b,. bitter truth that in these
.r.,.. is q great gulf fixed between
/ ,,nl ,he pooy. My father had left
sinh of a moderate competence;
a. Z.-H
.,,,-i,,n with the fabulous riches
,...r..r mn little income was shriv-
INF, aothiuzneNS,
,b..rr WAS the bitter fact that
1 .,, know the relationship between
h.. millionaire. Might it not be
/, d. Tint. like many other men who
| ,.r.I the ase when mind and body
.',' mining 10 decay, he cherished
4 '...,r rhat ne might renew hIs youth
.,.,., nj, own lie with that OF a
90. - ,.I vr\rd myself with these
I ....,rI not ,ubduc the JOY | felt ut
4 ~ M, thlt I had at last found a clew
4 .-gn,nn love. and that ut this very
.Iv,- under the roof which also
Z -.rr.r OuthiS point WAS indebted
4 ..,.r, for my knowledge. lie had
E., r,r,yrr,yl from one OF his friends
.rr.rr..,,.r..r hld been accompanied by
I ..... Ily when ne returned To the
4 r-,,g To discover her name and
.,f,r,N;p i'm which she stood to the
4 ..,r.. VA. now Harding's mission.
4 n. n. WIS pursuing this congenIal
4 m.,.r the go>SipS OF the saloon l re-
=, own room and sat there wrap
Il nr,..,y contemplation. by and by
4 r..r,,-l bv tap ut the door, and
4 r, on'v that Harding had brought
information, called him to enter.
4 - q, meet him with an eager queS-
4 hen 10 nav amazemcnt, l saw that
DJmlITrliug. Mauleyercr himself was
IN. h-iurr me.
4 .r,r.prlurr WAS 80 great a surprise
Il AL, only able To face him in silence,
a h, ON his part showed a certain
rt of embarrassment and even shy
Il BE- ,ru,I before me. a withered, pre-
-, N.l.rl man. with pale, wrinkled
bnl Gim ewes that looked out ieebly
IN rH. >prrtarlr, M hIbitually wore.
a difficult % conceive that this for
/, an,.n. creature. who bore all the
Il u. dr.rpitgIe and suffering, was
sn ~ Hpu everybody i'm this gay world
!, rfnuurh WIS cnvying. A. looked
.1rgrt all about his millions, ami
u ma him the feeble valctudinarlan
~ rN.>;cury itself must be pen
(. k,aarat last and when he did 80 my
n lyap,d with JOY. for thought de
ii n the mild sweet accents OF his
something that reminded me OF my
- ion of the railway carriage. There
.1 gr.gr smile on his face, too, that re-
D., rlrrworn uglincSS.
ID will forgive me, sir, for intrudlnS
81 bio. he said, with a shy hesitation,
ID 0 I was surprised and touched. Il
"a snow. when my niece recognized
ID, morning, that YOU had rendered
a gr..r a service rs that which she has
. p. rn me. am very grateful.
81 b. have been there to protect her;
ia Sily for me, | WIS laid mp here
Ia ,houut complaint that ~ constant
ID Ir, noe. | have come To thank You
~ mr and my own
mo, That waS the first thing
NJ Us Dee >pokc. Then at last We were
|maI,, ann afraid that Mauleycrrr
81 .,r Thought my conduct rather pc
a. When hr held ont his hand ut the
I'd .lr little speech have just repeat
Ifl,prl il with trrvor that made
nh. bat found il even more diff
tebu De- hld done To express myself IN
b b.. answered him that any man
81 have hrru ouly too proud to have
% opportunity ct serving his ncice;
I a,,yd eagerly il she had suffered
D ,hpyk co. the encounter at York,
,g4 PIN that thought she had looked
.t u met her on the promenade.
r. fgolrd me steadily for a moment
|AN mlld eyes. Irould see that he did
az gr,hrr relish my comments on her
lsrn,r.
LII yuu very much" he said with
~ .,a.oUrj precision OF speech; Miss
saliN j.I NOT suffer at all from her
'nsf owing To Your kindness; but |
N0s 'n >N she htS been an absolute
'a ever >ruyy then through my illness.
sfn r\wi0ut nurse, and when | am
a to' often am, unfortunately, she
y !" one else 10 wait upon me-. ~
~. pm he explained how it had hap
~ p4t she hNt been travelling without
hort when met her. lie had come
81 Scarborough merely to engage
P'rwlU- tu return tO London for
But % sudden blast OF the
pl> east wind had laid him low,
f,d 90. -ulug hack Ia town to escort
arH.lr What a pretty name. |
!" myself he had been compelled
pa to her to ask her To join him
p art tIyorltr capacity Of nurse.
Z tune We had both of Us recover
i-pr>Sr>>ion, and were chatting
'Ar luuting of old friends. lie
"'ok which was lying on my
Va, % volume Of Wordsworth.
p ioud OF poetry? So is Daisy
N yhr.I.ir. She reads a great deal
often ct the advantage of her
l"u >vr We have very few friends.
l'a-rrN IN England, my niece and
>nppo>r You will have to wait
''"rr yuu will have I'M abundant
.'eAd>, | venture to remark,
Ir.
nyT'! me quite seriously and
Ido moi know. There are 80
- To hc considered. One must
8 ,glni m a place like England
'''a told Sometimes | think
mistake in coming home; we
'crn happier over there.
10 %, again holding out his
me, | said, but with your
l should like to tell YOU w&O