Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-29

and cold. There was no hope TO be CLEAN.
ed from that face, but the certainty of
scrutiny and condemnation. What bad
he done to merit lenieucy? Conscience
or remorse-told him that he had tried to
kidnsp his cousins sweetheart, to drag
her down to restitution. while, as regards
his W trust and guardianship, none
knew better than himself the state in
which his accounts would be found.
The words of Mr.. Carnsby reached every
ear. But yet / heard them not, as / sat
looking before me in mere despair. For /
knew not what to hope for, what to adj
wise. or what 10 do.
Then the door was thrown open, and
then theirs WA q trampling of feet which /
regarded not at all, or as only part of this
misery. The feet, / supposed, belonged to
the man who was coming to turn as out.
I buried my face in my hands and burst
into violent weeping. ..
as this some fresh misfortune?" II
is my mother who spraDg to her feet and
spoke. Are yo come. sir, to say that We
owe another E20O? What would you have
with us on such a day. We have nothing
for you, sir, nothing at al, who ever you
are; we are stripped naked"
Madam" this was his worship's voice,
'you know not who this gentleman ia.
Look not for more mi~sfortunes, but for joy
aud happiness"
Joy and happiness! What joy? What
happiness? l began to prick my ears, but
without much hope and with no fear.
ItkIy lord'' this time it wa my father,
who saw before him q splendid stranger,
and concluded in his madness that it wss
some great noblsman come to visit him
my lord, / thank you for the honor Of
this visit. My lady will call the men and
maids. fear you ar fatigued with travel.
You shall take, my lord, q single bowl Of
of turtle soup, as 8 snack, or straightforward,
the finest ever made for the lord mayor,
with q glass or two Of imperial toksy, the
rarest in any cell, before your dinner. Not
q word, my lord, not q word, till you are
refreshed; not q word, l insist"
At these utterahcef | raised my head,
but before l had time to look around me q
hand was laid upon my shoulder, while q
voice whispered in my ear, "Drusy."
Oh, we foolish womenl For when the
thing we most long for is vouchsafe, in
stead OF prayers and praise upon Bonded
knee, we fall to crying and laughing, both
together.
Why, when / recovered q little, they
we're all concerning themselves about me,
when they ought to have been doing honor
to Ralph. The fuglemsn had q glass Of
cold water in his hand; my mother was
bathing my palms; Sailor Nan was burn
ing u feather; my sweetheart was holding
my head, and my father was assuring his
worship that nothing less than the klpg's
own physician could attend his daughter,
unless she presently recovered. He also
whispered with much gravity that he had
long since designed his Drusilla for his
lordship, Just arrived, who, though Of re-
duced fortunes, was q uohleman of excell-
ent qualities, and would make her happy.
We heard later that Ralph brough with
him an attorney from Newcastle, a gentle
man very learned in the law, and the ter
ror of all the rogues or the banks OF the
Tyne. With this gentleman and a clerk,
beside his own servants, he rode first to
the mill.
He found Barbara engaged in her usual
work of knitting with the Bible before her
Opan at SON chapter OF prophetic woe. No
change in her, except that she looked thin
ner, and the crows feet lay about her eyes.
She recognized him, bat showed no emo
ton.
"You are come home again." she said.
81 have expected this. Mathew said the
girl lied, bat he was afraid, and l knew
she did not. Girls do not lie about such
things. You come at q fine time, when
your sweetheart is begging her bread"
''What?" asked Ralph.
81 said she was begging her bread. She
said You were prosperous. If fine clothes
meant aught you may be. Lord grant they
were honestly come by"
II will now, Col. Emblstop," said the
attorney, place my clerk in possession
ana Ssefe IS Mathew" asked Ralph.
"He is in town. You will find him sell
ing their cottage-Drusilla's cottage. By
this time your dainty girl will be in the
road, bag and baggage"
'What?n
"Pride is humble. The girl has begun
10 repent for her stubborpness. OF course
20 fine q gentleman as You would scorn a
beggar wsnch."
With such words did this foolish and
s~piteful woman inflame the heart OF a uisn
whom she should nave ooneiliated with
words of welcome.
He left her and rode into the town with
such speed as the snow, now two feel
deep, would allow.
An hour later, Mathew, pale and trem'
bling. rushed breathless into the mill.
HAS he been here?"
Barbara nodded.
Mathew went hastily to his room. Here
he found the attorney with his clerk.
''These are my papers" he cried, now in
desperation. Everything is mine. Tit
house il mine, the mill is mine, the farm
is NINE"
Gently, gently" said the lawyer. LET
US near"
Mathew played his first card.
"a second will was found" he said; 1T
is in the desk"
owe will wait" said the lawyer" "un-
til the return of Col. Embleton."
When Ralph came back, accompanied
by Mr.. Carnaby, he found Mathew waiting
for him.
Now" said the lawyer, 'let us see
this second will"
He opened the desk and drew forth the
paper which Mathew pointed ont. When
he had unfolded and looked at it for q
moment, he looked ~curiously at Mathew.
''This," he said, lis your second wil?'
1T is" Mathew replied. Found five
years ago, and
"Qoite enough" said the lawyer.
Friend" he had by this time compared
the signature with that of the frst will,
Il make no charge, 1 only inform you as
q fact that this document is yalueless, a
bearing neither date nor witnesses, and II
it did, it would still be valueless, because
the signature is q forgery, and palpable,
Il will hang some one if it is put forward"
Mathew dropped his hands by his side,
This was the fruit Of his labors. He had
forged the will; he had inside it of no use
by neglecting the witnesses; he had
forged it so clumsily that he was at once
detected.
"Any well wishsr of yours, sir" said