Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-30

easily upset, thro' which never could be
q sailor.n
Mr.. Sampson, having at last exhausted
hsrself, went out of the room, and croaked
loudly down the stairs, leaving Brian to
read his telegram. Tearing open the red
marked envelope, 1t turned cut to be from
Msdge, saying that they HAD come back
to town, and asking him down to
dinner that evening. FITZGERALD fold
ed up the telegram, then rising
rom his seat, walked modify up
and down the room with his hands in his
pockets.
$50 he is there" said the young man
aloud: "and shall have to meet him and
shake hands with him, knowing all the
time what he is. If it were not for Madge,
I'd leave this cursed place at once, but
after the way she stood by me In nv
trouble, should be coward If l did 80 "
It was as Madge had predicted-her
father was unable to stay long in one place,
and had came back to Melbourne week
after Brian had arrived. The pleasant
psrty at the station was broken up, and,
like the graves of o household, the guests
were scattered far and wide. Paterson had
left for New Zealand en- route for the won
ders of the Hos LAKES, and the old colonisi
was about to start for England In order to
refresh his boyish memories Mr.. and Mrs
Rollsston had come back to Melbourne,
where the wretched Felix was compelled
once more to plunge into politics, and DR..
Chinston had resumed his usual routine OF
fees and patients.
Msdss was glad to be back in Melbourne
once more, as now that her health was re-
stored she began to have craving for the
excitement Of town life. It ia now more
than three months since the murder, and
the niae days wonder was thing Of the
psst The possibility of war with Russia
vas now the one absorbing topic OF the
hour and the colonies were b1sy pre- ring
for the attack of a posSbl enemy. As the
Spanish kings had drswu their treasures
from Mexico and Peru, so might the White
Car ky violent hands on the golden stores
Of Australia, but here there were no uncut
cured ssv,gss to face, but the sons aud
yrsudaons OF man who had dimmsd the
Iloriss of the Russian arms at Alma and
B.lEl.va 81 10 the midst of stormy ru-
mnrs Of wars ths tragic fate of Oliver
whyte was quits fo,go' ten. Afer
he trial, eve'y Que lnclun-
ing the detective officer, had given
Up the m after, and ment u relegsted it I"
he list of undiscovered crimes. Ia spit"
Of the utmost vigilance, nothing new had
osen discovered, aud it seemed likely that
,he assassin Of Oliver Whyte would re-
main free man. There were only two
osople In Melbourne who It he'd the
contrary opinion, aud they were C'l'oo
aud K,lsip. BIT, these men had sworn t
discover this unknown murderer, whn
struck his cowardly blow 10 the dark, and
though there seemed no possible chsucs Of
,uccsss, vet they worked on. Kilsip sua-
osc,ed Roger Moreland, the boon com
oanion of the dead man, but his suspicious
we're vague aud uncertain, aud there
seemed very little hope of verifying them
The barrister did not ss yet suspect any
particular person. though the desth-bed
confession of Mother Guttersnipe hsd
thrown q new light upon the subject, but
ia thought that when Fitzgerald told him
he secret which Rpsanns Moore had con-
fid-d to his keeping. the real murderer
would soon be discovered, or, at least,
zone clue would be found that would lead
to his detection, So, "a the matter stood
at the time of Mark Ffettlby's return to
Melbourne, Mr.. Cation was wait
ing for Fitzsarald's confession before
mskiug o move, while Kilsip worked
stealthily in the dark, trying to get evil
dencs against Moreland.
On receiving Msdge's telegram Brian
determined to 10 down in the evening, bat
not to dinner, so he sent reply to Msdge
10 that effect. He did not want 90 meet
Mark Frettlby, hut did not, of course, tell
this 10 Madge so shs had dinner by her
aelf, as her father hsd gone in to his club
and the time Of his return was uncertain
After dinner she raped a light cloak
round her aad went ont on to the veran-
iah to wait for her lover. The gar
den looked charming in the moonlight,
with the black, dense cypress trees
standing up against the sky and the
great fountain splashiag cool snd silyery.
There was hsaUly-foliagad OAK just by
the gate, and she strol'ed down t1e pata,
and stood under it in the shadow, listening
20 the whisper and rustls of its muldtudI-
ncu, leaves. 1t is curious the unesrthly
glamour which mooBl ght seems TO throw
over everything, and though Madgs knew
every flower, tree and shrub in the garden,
yet they all looked weird and fantsstosl
IN the cold, white light. She went Up to the
fountain, and seating hersslfon the edge,
amused hsrself by dipping her hand into
the chilly water, and letting it fall, like
silver ram, back into the Basin. While
thus engaged, she heard the iron gate open
and shut with clash, and springing to
her feet, saw a gentleman comiug up the
path in light coat and soft wideawake
hat.
"Oh, it's you at last, Brisn?" she cried,
a. she ran down the psti to meet him.
"Why did you not come before2'
"Not being Brian, can't say" an
swered her fathers voice.
Msdge burst out laughing.
"What su absurd mistake" she cried.
"Why, I thought yon were Brian"
"Indeed"
ayes; in that hat and coat could't tell
the difference in the m ,on}ight."
"Oh," sid her father, with laugh,
pushing bi, hat back. moonlight is
necessary to complies tae spell I sup
pose?"
"Of course answered his daughter.
If there was no moonlight, alas for
Ioverar'
"Al.s, indeedr' echoed her father.
They would become as ex il t "a the mos;
but where are you, eyes, PuI', when ytu
take an cl1 man like me lor your g.y
y,u,g Lpcti vu?"
well, re uy, paps," answered MsdRe,
deprtc t'ngly. ''Y;u do l,ok 80 Ike him
in that coat and hat that C uli not tell
the difference Till you spoke"
"Nonseuse, child" sid Frettlhy, rough
", "ycu sr. fsuci III aud IN III " his
heel, he walked rnri lily toward the house
leaving Msdgs stsriag after him in aston
ishmert I, "a we'll she might, 20 her father
hsd nevsr spoken so IouI oly t, her he.
fore. Wondering at the Cause OF his
sudden anger, she stood spsll-bcu n,
until there came step behind her, and q
s,ft, Low whistle She turned with q
&c cam, and saw Brian smi log at her.
"0b, i's you" she said, with p 'ut, ss
be caught her il his arms and kissed hsr
"0uiy me-" si1 Brian, ungrsmmati-
o.llo std;sann,i "a M isn,t ito,j