Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-09


sigh, eyes, certainly, me dear"
When they had reached the sitting room
and shut thu door she repeated family
David, have something to tell y6u.
hare something to confe;s You will hate
me for having so far deceived you; but
perhaps my telling you Voluntarily will
make you think little better Ut me than
Won would do otherwise"
"Confessiour lie said, awakening ia
interest. Much confession you can have to
make, NEE deer, that have been IN the
world so short time"
She saw that he suspected nothing, and
it made her task the harder. But Oh she
went steadily. 1T is a6out something
that happened before We were married, sac
said.
''Indsedw
'Not a very long time befOrs; a short
time. And it is about lover" she isl
tered.
Il don't .mrch mind that" be said
mildly. SIN SHIRT, wal in hopes twas
more"
stu hopes?"
'Weil, yes"
This screwed her up 10 the necessary eff
fort. II met my old sweetheart. He
scorned me, child me, dared me, and /
went and married him. We were comir G
straight here TO tell you al what we had
done; but he was drowned, and thought
would say nothing about him, and /
married you, David, for the sake Of peace
and quietness. I've tried 70 keep it from
you, but ave found cut l cannot. There;
that's the substance e. it, ard You can
never, never fCrgiva me, am sure"
She spoke desperately. Dut the CID
man, instead of turning black or blue, or
slaying her in his indignation, jdmped no
rom his chair and began to caper around
the room in sn ecststic emotion.
oh happy thing! How well it turns
outn' he exclaimed swapping his fingers
OVER his head, "Ha. Ia! thu knot IS cut; l
see my wsy out of my troub'e-ha, hal"
She looked tixedly at him without utter
ing a sound, till, as he sill continued
smiling joyfulIy, she said: "Oh, what do
you meal? Is it done to torment me?"
"Oo, no! Oh, mes deer, year story hep
me out of the nost hsart-aching quandsry
poor man ever fOund himself In! You
see, it is this: I've got a secret, too; and
miles, You had ons 10 tell, 1 never could
have seen my way to tell mine"
What is yours-what is it?" she
asked, with altogether a new view OF
thirgs.
"Well, it's bouncer; mine is a bounc.
erw said he, looking on the ground and
wiping his eyes.
Not worse than mins?"
'Well, that depends upon how you
look at it. Yours had to dc with the p1st
alone, and I don't mind II. You see, we've
bsen married a month, aud it don't jar
upon me as much as it would, if we'd only
been married day or two. Now, mine
refers to the past, present AMI future, so
that"-
past, present and future!" she muir
INJURED, with misgiyirg. 1T reTer &C.
CURED to me that you had q secret, too f"
"But l have" he said, shaking his
head.
''Then tell it, cried the young woman.
81 will will; but be considerate, l beg
ye, NEE deer. We'll, wasn't a bachelor
when 1 married ye, any more than you
were spinstsr. Just as you was q widow
woman, was widow man."
"Ahn said ste, with some surprife
But is that all? Then We are nicely bal
snced," che ADDED, relieved.
mo, it is net all. There's the point. l
am rot only a widower."
sob, Davidw
81 am a wi6ower with four children
four strsrping girls-the eldest taller thsn
YOU. Don't ZEE look 50 S.TuCS-dumb
like. 1t fell out in this way: answ the
poor woman, their mOther, in PeGz arce
for some!ysari, and, to cut q lor g story shcr:
privately married htr st les, Just before
she died. kept the matter secret, bot ii
Is getting kaown among the pfopls here
by degrees. I've long felt for ihs children
that it IS my dusy to have them here and
20 something for them. l bavs rot had
the courage to break i: to ye, but I've sem
lately that 1t would soon COue to your
ears and that htv worried me-"
Are they educated?" asked the ex-
school mistress.
mo; 1 am sorry 10 say they hare been
much neglected; in truth, very much
And SO l thought by marrying young
school mistress should g9t some one ia
the house who could teacn 'em and briog
EN- into genteel condition, all fer moth
ing. You see, they are grower up too tall
to be sent to school "
"Oh, mercy she elmo,t moaned.
"Four girls to teach the Tudimants to and
have always in the house with me spelling
over their books. And l hste teaching;
il kills ne! l am bitterly pu2il he'd. |
am, ann
You'll get used to 'em, nee dear, and
the balance Of seCrets-mjne sgsinst ylurs
will comfort voug heart with a sense Of
Justice. l CoplA send fOt EN- this week
very well-and wi! In faith, l c1uld
send this vsry day. BapLists, you have
relieved me OF ali my tiicuity."
Thus the interview ended, SO far es this
matter was concerned. Baptista was too
s.upefsd to say more, and when shs went
away to her room ere wept f;om very NOR
LITIGATION at Mr.. Heddegan's dup lefty.
Education, the one thing she sbnoEed
The shame of it to delude young wife SO,
TIE next meal came round. As they
sat, Bapt;sta would rot suffer her ty,s to
turn toward him. He did u1t attempt to
intrude upon her reserve, bat every now
ard then looked under the table AID
chuckled with satisfaction st the 6sosct IF
affairs "RoW very well matched we bew
ne said comfortably.
Mkt day, when the steamer cane 10,
Bsptista saw her husband rush down to
meet il, and soon alter there appeared at
her door four tall, hipless, snouldsrleSs
girls, dwiudled in height and size from
the eldest to the youngest; like row Of
Panpipes, at the hesd of them standing
Heddegan. Ee smiled ple3antiy through
the gray fringe of his Whbkers aud beard,
and tnrning to the girls said: ''NOw