Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-01-08

IL 1--WE ilS uHGtI~, lfuHtN ""CN / NO
chair.
III you choose TO take this note TO my
man, ne may give it another show Mind,
don't -ay that he will He's going 20
Sacramento tonight, hut you could 90
down there ard fiud him before he starts
He's got "a room there, ! believe. While
you're waiting toy hjLl, you might keep
your eyes open to satisfy yourself
"Ay, az, sir" said the sailor, eagerly
endeayoring to catch the eye OF his en-
p'oyer. But Mr.. Sleight looked straight
before him. and he turned to 90.
The Sacramento boat goes at g. said
Mr. Sleight quietly.
This time their glauces met, and the
Lascar's eye glistened with subtle intelli-
gpuce. The next moment he was gone,
and Mr.. Sleight again become absorbed in
his papers.
Meanwhile Renshaw was making his
way back to the Pontiac with that light
hearted optimism that had characterized
mis- parting with Slcight. 1t was this
quality Of his nature, fOstered perhaps by
The easy civilization in which he moved,
that had originally drawn him into re-
ldtious with the mau he had Just quilted;
3 quality that had been troubled and
daTkeued by those relations, yet, when
they were broken, at once returned. 1t
consequently did not occur to him that he
had only seltshly compromised with the
difficulty; 1t seemed to him enough that
he had withdrawn from a compact he
thought ~dishouOrablei he WAS not called
upon t. betray lis partner in that COM
pact merely 10 benefit Others. lie had
3ceu willing 10 incur suspicion and loss 10
rytustate himself in his self respect, mGre
ne could net do without justify ug that
suspicion. The view taken by S!eight
was. after all, that which most bust
ness men would ~take-which even the
unhusineSs like Mott would take-which
the giIl herself might be tempted 10 listen
TO-. Clearly he could do nothing but aban-
don the Pontiac and her owner to the fate
he could not in honor avert. And even
that late was p~rOhlematical. Il did rO;
follow that the treasure was still concealed
in the Pontiac. nor that Mott would he
willing to sell her. lie would make some
excuse to NOtt-he smiled to think he
would probably he classed in the long line
OF a~hsconding tenauts-he would say good
by to kosey, and leave Tor Sacramento that
night. lie assembled the stairs to the gang
way with q freer breast than when he first
entered the ship.
Mr.. Mott was evidently absent, aud after
a quick glance at the half open cabin door,
Rrushaw turned towards the galley. But
Hiss Rosey was not in her accustomed
haunt, and with . feeling Of disappoint.
. ment, which seemed inconsistent with SO
slight a cause, ne crossed the deck impa.
tigntly, and entered his room. lie was
about to close the door when the prolonged
ruStle OF a trailing skirt in the passage az
tracted his attention. The sound was so
unlike that made by any garment worn
by Rvsev that he remained m~OtiOnleSs,
With his hand on the door. The
sound approached nearer, and the
next moment a white yelled figure with a
trailing skirt slowly swept past the room.
Reushuw's pulses halted for an instant in
half suaerstitious awe. As the apparitiOu
g,i5el on and vanished in the cabin door
ne could only SCI that i; was the form Of a
beautiful and graceful womau-but moth
ing more. Bewildered and curious, he
forgot himself entered the cabin. The
figure turned, uttered q little cry, threw
/ the veil aside, and showed the halftroubled,
halt bluehiug face OF Rosey.
"I-bcg-your pardon, - stammercd
! Renshaw; Il didn't know it was you
Il was trying on some things" said
| Rosey. recovering her COmpOsuTe and
pointing TO an open trunk that seemed to
contain a theatrical wardrobe" some
things father gave me long ago. l wanted
20 see if there was anything ] could use.
I though l was all alone in the ship, hut
tdncyIug l heard q noise forward l came
ont 20 see what it WAS. | suppose 1t must
have been you
She raised her clear eyes to his, with Il
/ Slight touch Of woman.y reserve that was
50 Incompatible with any vulgar vanity or
sir'jsh coquetIr that he became the more
embarrassed. Her dress, too, ota slightly
antique -hgpe. rich hut simple, seemed to
rrysll sud accent q certain Tcpnse for gen
t~IcwOwauliu,ss. that he wa o wishing
ta believe he had always noticed. Con
s.iurs Of % superiority in her that now
I &. ca,I to change their relations entirely,
he alone remained silent, awkward aud
embarrassed before the girl who had taken
are of h:s room. and who cooked in the
.al..y' WAT lie mad thoughtleSSly con
. ,,Gerri R merely vulgar business intrigue
. ara,u.t hcr stupid father, now to his eN-
/ .usva..ut 'ducy assumed the proportions
ni q slcrj'ygn to herself.
'Nou'yc had your revenge, Miss Mott,
Tor the fright | once gave YOU he said a
little uLcaay, for you quite startled me