Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-07
WITNESSED BY TWO.

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hands With hin.
"Tomonoz, Certainly. l have kept
il for you Anne. always said l should
be answered. There Ess = slight tooch Of
rsproach N hs ;ors-
She lifted her syss Tor half 8 second 10
his face a. if she Eou!d have said more.
But afs- aI Il vas only the SoEds Coed
bye. then. MI to-morroe that were uttered
quietly and Amos, oolily, a A'jor Ora
ban len he room.
Il cant quite make Anne out some
times. be saii 70 himself She - surely
vsrv cold Aud YET I know she has real
affection for us-ssssrly affection, / SIP
pose. Ab. well 50 much he better. But
.6n, rhen a fsIlozs o. for Heaven knO"'
how long Acknowledgements II does
,ssm 4 E.tls oversEained. She can oot
know what nigh. have come 10 Pass had
We no, been separated :or so long-Or had
been richer. and I don't think that abe
oould have been exactly in love With Med
way. though By ell accounts ne wa 8 very
deeeu, sor Of fellow. She Is 90 Ineonsls-
tspt too-shs seemed really disappointed
~hsn I said I coaldnt stay 70 day. But l
Am a fool % think go much about her. l
a. boo a. ever, and she IS rich. 4 ts;AI
barrier It's a good hing that she Il cold
and TIA. I have plenty Of other matters to
think aboC:
And thus eougratalaung himself he dis
missed or believed ;ha, he dismissed Tor
The tine 5s.py al tlo1ght 0! Anne Med,
vav from his mind. Il was TUE tbs: be
had u.sl-7 Of 0,Ee. things 70 occupy II
VIII. for The DAY ai.ss:0-noroS Wa 20 see
bis departure from England toc an lndsh-
rite period
Ma Nsdus7 meantime sa: sadly and
s~len,ly IN the library where Major Graham
had lei; her. Her sweet: gray eyes were
6xsd on the FIRE burning brightly and
cheerful in ths waning afternoon hght-oui
sbs sag nothing about her. Her thoughts
we're busil7 travelling along a road which
had yrovn very familiar 20 them Of late-
sbs va recalling al her pas: intercourse
Nth Kenneth Graham since the une when
"A nov and yirl they had scarcely remem.
Nod .sss thew we're not real brother and
si,,sr, al through the pleasant years OF
frexasa, meeting and GuconstraIned com
psuiCnsL.o % tbs melancholy day Enen
KsD1s,h vas ordered tO-Ildla aud ihey
ba5s each other a long tarssell. IRat was
tan years ayo a0g and they had no! me!
again nil lat spring. whsn Major Graham
Tsturp.d 10 lad dis old plsytelloTa widow,
vogng rch and lovely, On; lonely Ia 8
Gone that she had tEO CalIdren-
g. abs Eas wirhgu. near relations AID vas
no, the r9ya o. woman 20 make qaIck or
nDns-9us .Gsrdshiys The EsusRal OF
,bs ola relations had osen very pleasant
only too plzassG', Anne had OF ia'e begun
20 thi'k. Eor the nessot kenneth nay'
inc decided 10 20 abroad again had made
bsT realize 81 be had become 10 her, aud
r6a discover 0roGgh; With Il sharp mis-
yiyicz snd even humiliation
h does Lot care Tor me-not a. DO
tor him sds was saying - herself al she
"a. bv ,hs Fre. There would have been
no p~ecgsi,v for bis leaving England again
bs5 h. dora 40. Il cannot be that am
-;rb and be vo3r. surely? He is no. the
sort OF man 70 let such 8 mere accident %
tina, stand 10 the way Il ne really cared
for me eGcep: a. 8 sort OF sisier, Out stuI
he said be had KEEP, his las: evening tor
-. least he ca-es for no q else more,
and ,ba. l. something. Who knOT5-Per-
~. ,o.morroR-Shen /, comes 70 really
.aq ~go,d.b7e,-' and q faint tush OF re-
Tsvssd hone rose 20 her cheeks and q brighter
CLEAN 20 her eyes.
TIE door opened and a graT-aasred nan
servan. came 10 gently.
Il beg your pardon, IN ne ssia'
ap~ologsucaiIy; Il was no. sure II Major
Graham had gore. WI ne be here 10
diuusr. If you please
Not tonight, Ambrose. shall Dc quite
sJons. Bat Msjo- Graham will line here
to-morow-as does not leave uA thurs
day morning.
"Vsry vel. maam, SAID Ambrose, %
he discresrly retired.
He had been many years IN me Med
usv household. He had respected his ate
mss,e,. but for bis young mistress he mad
actual affection, and OsIUg OF q someSna;
continental turn, he mad constructed Tor
her benefit q very pretty h.tle romance OF
which MAJOR Graham Tas the hero. IL mad
been a real 5lO0 70 poor Ambrose 70 learn
ri me gentleman in question Wa on the
80 =, bis departure without any sign OF a
sat;sEr-orV third volume, and he Tss
H.L--.,,or.s5 70 sea tia! Mrs. Midway
seemed this evening IN better spirits than
for sometime past.
niIs may5s understood bslSeen them
.al,ssn he reflected, a. he made his way
hack 10 his Own quarters. 1 am sure l
hone so, for he's q real gentleman q she
"a sweet a lady 90 ever stepped, Wnica l
sbonld knew # any one shouid-haUng
s.sn her pa,isnce with poor master, as Was
TssIlv called for through his lOsg illness.
Sbs Sessryss a happy ending, and I'm sure
I hone she may have II, poor lady
"TomorroE at the usual time, mean
49,, 6vs o'clock or ~thsreabout brought
Ksnnssb for his last visit. Anne mad been
synac,ipg him with an anxiety she was
49, sshaued % own 70 herself, yet her
manner was so calm and and collected
that no one could nave SuSss-4
A. bope and fear, Of Wild grist at his leav-
inc Of intense longing for sny ~o7d-|sEe
ii but a word-to prove that all vas not on
her side only.
81 could bear his being swaJ-tor years
sven ifhs thought it must bel could
but LOOK for~Grd-if 1 had the night 10
Iook forward to bis rstuIE, she said to her
self. u-
without a VOID or look more than might
nave been between real brother and sister.
Kenneth talked Eindly-tenderly even
of tbs past; repeated more q once the
nlsssars it had been 10 him 10 Ind again
bis Old friend so little changed, so COM
nistsIy his old friend still. The boys came
IN 10 a QoOdn nigh and "Goodbye, alas!
nv Isds. added their tall friend with q
siSh. Don't forget me quite. Ha! and
Charlie. and don't let your mother forget
ns either. ehH' To which the httle fellows
r,nlIsd solsmenly, though hardly under
standing why he pstted their curly heads
-i,b lingering hand this evening, or Why