Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-25

yard. Il was net an attractive dwelling
but it wsS very cheap, ard the rent o
tneir former hou was now out OF tn
question. To d:lrsS the various ireyits
BE EXPENSES clnnec'ed with tbs removal
they sold s)me OF their furniture and {
few ether things.
MNjory > jswelry had sll gone lorg sg :
One day, 10 walking westward slonI
Flset-stTeet, Carol met an old fsllow-Cl RI
by name Archie Lyle.
"HAllo, CarTol!' Ly ls exclsimed, grasp
ing the formers hand heartily and turnir
to walk slongs:ds. How are you? Haven
seen you for q month of Sundays. Why
you look down in the mouth, old man
what's up, eh?'
Nothing particular. )" replied the othel
colely enough, except that 1 bavs beer
ont CT situation s nee left D)rnton &
Cox. Inspecting public b1ildings-wher
you have q wife and ciild to keep or
nothiDg-is not 3 particularly exhilsIat
ing or lively occupation" he continued,
bitterly.
BY Joye, no." sill the other in seriou;
TOMS. BE was good-naturej, easy going
fellow, who had rarely known the want Of
a iye.pound note, and WHO, as q rule, had
only to sit still and let things come to him.
I'm sWfuly sorry, old fellow" hs
went on aWk wsrdly. You know I'll never
forget the lift You give me two years ego.
] I'm awfully sorry." he continued, with
| IS tsCt than 9 Iod natur5; upon my
5 Dul, don't kLoG when l was 50 hard up
as I SIN this month. Until I gtt my
reIt-"
'Copfound you! What are you tall i g
sbout?" Interrupted Carol baughtily.
''Do YOU take me for beggaf?'
L7le murmu ID some confused apology.
l don't want yOur money" Carol
went on IN bEusque tones. Can you tell
me OF snything can set to do? Anything.
am net proud" with short laugh.
Toe other co2itated, then shcoS his
lead.
by TIE way" he said su ideuly, when
they had crossed several stress in compsr-
alive siierc,, you ara good draughts-
man, are you not? You have coed idea
of plans and that?
Il ough! to have" returned Clrrol
dryly, seeing have been a clerk in an
architects ctic, for the last three years. "
All, yes, to be SUE. We'll, know de-
signs are wanted for new hospital some
where rear Manchester. TIE premium is
q hundred pounds. Now"
For Gods sake, tell me-" interrupted
the other eigTly and hoar3elY, do you
think ta7e aoy chance ?'
We'll, ~" raid Lyle, II was gciug to have
try. Ny father has an idea | ought to
di.tinguish myself in that iiuP, bat Pm an
awful dutf T on plars-always YVES SO if
YOU care t) 90 IN for tits a goo1ish pre-
mium-it might be worth your while.
And, By tae way. Caro-, don't sign your
own name; for 'lieye cid Linton, your
wite's uncle, is to bs cns OF thu judges
He IS still no end down on you. snd-it
might make dife ca Sea? Sign it
%, anything ynu like, and send it under
cover to NE. You can trust me not to
father it." he sdie5, laughing. "rI
send you all tie prsiCul ais tomorrow,
and let you know VIE 1eVtr the things de-
Ciied"
Lyle, I cannot thank you sufficiently"
id Carol unstaadily, though l fesr
tte-e is very little chance for me "
POOH replied the other in airy tones,
'you'ye as gCOi charca as any o: the
rest
How sco1 must it go iL?" asked Caro-!
t,ysrishly.
Al, l.t's see-I think in a fortnight
bot I'll e: you know"
ley were 10 the Strsni By this time,
and L. l. stopped at the hearts: restaurant,
:o- it was paste o'c'cck.
Carol .clined hi, co nVa7ion'S invita-
ton 20 acc )mptuy him, snd with crap
OF tie hand TIE two men "a tad. Jim
turaed down side strett and thence
through the Embaakme1t Gardens t. the
riysy. Ho did no. feel very hopeful, for
When tie body is wesk the spin, ia apt 20
bavc, Z tee: snd Big, sts'wir' 10, king fell
low that ne waS, Carol bad bat Little
s,aui1a; and ne past months Of Cea,sles3
Anxiety and late Y, oEslnosE starvation
had TIL on him terribly. He walked
SOW alorg the EnbankmsLt, ard across
Wsstmiaste Bridge, and 50 hone.
Maj r. me- him with hsr usual CHI cry
smile: lus ne fantiad her 7eit face wss
paler and more worn looking than ever;
and the baby'5 eyes-uunaturally large
aud bright seemed to foll;w him re-
p-Oachfully. His wife clsppsd her little
hands iNyfal,y when he told her Of Lyle's
proposal; and size Tss so merry and hope
tui all the evening that Jim t, II his splits
rise. SIZE prepared mics litsle supper for
him, too; ard Jim did rot notice-fo'
wonder that one or two of their cherished
looks hal Gi&p2,a el. Baby was very
good tonight, she did MT cry at al: snd
the evening was the m lst cheerful they
tai psss d fer SONS t me.
In the evening of the following dey
came the promised Letter ftom Lyle, snd
As seen as it was light next morning Car
TCl began his task. He worked bard and
patiently, bet he suffered terribly from
nervous Re tGsct e'; Re trOS even less fool
than lsud, AZ Il the b4by's consta 1t mo
not nous wall made him sometimes fee
half crazy.
Al last the diaSing was finished. CTrol
signed it 'ISols, care Of A. I've, Eq ,"
as his friend had suggested Ms'jOry
though. it beautiful, aud hal no doabt OF
its beiug successful Bat CTrcl was rot
so sauguine Howev 7, he cent it off at
Cnce and Mai Try already began 10 calcu-
late now long time must elspss before its
fate would be decided.
It va9 weary waiting though; and to
Jin-aye. AID to MaIjo;y too-the enc :
dreaded pawnshop became sadly ard pain
fuly familiar. n awhile their baby
was slo8ly but surely fading away from
them.
Ols afternoon Carol returned somewhat
earlier than usual from the city, viii her
be had been in answer to soma Turing