Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-28

array of beverages ut for Gsrgantusn
threats. So, after preliminary l;quoring
up, We bagan to play, and the game went
on into the small bOars with ya'ying for
tune, mort of as certainly having more than
was god for us. Luck ran for some time
in my favor, then turned, and / found
mys II, in somewhat hazy conolhon,
scra Wing I o U's. However, TO my
great reli, f it turned sgsiu, and my / o
US ere handed lack, followed by cash.
When the play ended I rose fsir winner,
but individually hslf-sta3 over. How.v.r r,
l got o han ow, paid double fare, end
ON how got up stairs al d toto bed, Writ
Iously receiving the first thing in the
mornirg to redeem my ring.
Bot when morning came q spl thpg
hsadache allowed me only TO send q mes
sage Of excuse t, the ,ffics and lay sroan-
IN : in b ii Till the Afternoon, when, afar
mucu Sd q water, crawled, ssediess OF
wrst ches, to the pawnbroker's.
II want my opal ring" sad ], and felt
in my pocket, but 70 ticket was there.
81 don't wonder you can't find it," said
the smart young man behind the countsr,
sardonically, 'ior it was taken out by 8
young woman this mcroing at nine
O'clocE."
"Wha.," I shrieked, ar d stormed, and
rsved, vowing WIS ROBBED. But fur the
life of me I couldn't re collect when last
saw the ticket, ar d the pawnbIoktr phieS
maticslJy remarked that my only course
was to saver;i or inform ttepcl CO. Both
courses, i6eripg ny position AM
Mabei's iieas, wee ,qu,lly out ef the
q uestion, and cursip G at large went home
Is consider what on earth was tae b S
course to pursue.
That even n E yerton and some fellows
came to my place c,amoripg tor reVer &C.
but wal In no humor for cards and 90 L
p,ny. and gave them 30 inhos pitsble re-
ception that they all Withdrew, excep
Egerton, who pre- S d ne as to tie cfus;
of M bsing 90 down in the mt IN" a.
he expIe sed it But even to him wa
not going to confide so momentous SO
cret, and he, too, took himself of, advls
If o ms 10 taxa a yer pad. Morosely
went to bed sni lay awake, wondering
wha. the deuce Mabel would say. be
gan 10 surmise she (oald say good deal
she chose, and dreamed of paw II hops al
night.
Some days clipped, and I co. into
dreamy state of despair. Forturatly MaDs
staid on in the lie of WiPht and Sd I'M
evil day was POT tponed. was invited u
a garden PARTY at the Bells chsrnlr!
place at Richmond, and I wtn'. In des
D rsti,n flntsd much With Geraldine
and was certainly becoming very demon
trat;ve when Ev. attn lou gsd up, look
ing not particularly pleased. Geraldin,
inn medistly become much colder; l turned
AWAY tom swhst huffsd as the pair entere'
into conversari n. and-found myself fac
TO face with Mabel!
"Ah" Fred" she faid with her mos
charmir sni'e. Il thought this would b
a nice surprise for you, S, wonidn't re
YOU, as d, ard You were 10 be he c. 'ha
aunt ard / were coming to town yester
day"
'It ia indeed a delightful surprise, dar
Iirg" sid with an effort, and pnl ed Of
nv gloves with f,v.rish haste as she too.
my srD. =,
f.why, you look worried, dear" s,id m
charner syppstheticslly; what is il,
The business of the naro1, suppose,
arcbly. s'or may I tbiok it IS wee bi
about my being awaJ?'
THAT'S il, my pet" I said ardently
aud We plunged into the conversatio,
u.u Il under the circumstances, after whicl
81 e said she was hurgry, so l went to IN
reirsshment tent and supplied hsrwith he
favorite dsinties.
"Why don't you take off those new gra.
gloves?' she said. you'll spoil them, Of
extravagant man" nv
bur t into cold Precipitation. L
I-irs s1ch q bother to get them on again,
T stsmmeIed; but Nab was too intent OF
her plate, in Ter usual dainty bat deter
mined fashion, to pay much attention.
Pre- e,tly che SAID: "You muslin
mcnopolizs me, Fred, 20: there are SOM
old friends lee" And,nly too Willingly
I parted company with her for the time
al d strtlled by the river to collect m,
catered thoughts, whtre, in seciudt {
corner, Geraldine sat abse 1tly toy log will
some howeis. Glauti"g at her uoeloveC
hand started as if thunderstruck. On
her finger cleaned my vanished opal ring
V.
I stsrtsd at G.raldine's pretty whit
hards as if they htli Meduss's head. Sh'
looked at me in surprise: What are you
looking at. Mr.. Wilhley?" she said, and
who didn't care explain, murmured tina
was lmiripg the flowers. You ca,
have one if you like" ste said ccquet
THY, AID gave me magnificent rose
bud, which act, by the way, was seen b!
Mah,l, who passed on the arm CT swag
9, ring ligh. cavalry Captain. However
she only smiled Indignantly, as one VIII
was cor fident of her own sclld attractions
as irCesd she might be.
In short time s)me other p e cam
up, an ong the M Dick Evertor, who seeme'
sulky. 'Wtat bora this 10 of thirj
is," he q Rled; 81 wish had pipe ant
a pint Of Bass n the river; that would b
worth AL these giggling girls and irisk.
mat -ons."
you're rot impressionatl', D'cs."
"No," sad he, with urine say earn
es' n So; don't i'm ,gine Pm 10 1--we will
any bod y tr kelly to b. By the way
how drunk You were the other night. OF
nan-you have lever giv4n me my re
ve1ge."
"Hspg the otter nightn ssid bits ly
"I wish I'd never come to your place"
"Well, perhaps I might say that, m
said dry'y, "se.ipg how you cleaned M
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