Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-09-01

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Come here at once"-It ran. Don't
be frightened; bat something has happened
to deter the wedding"
do not think I was really surprised.
I had been expecting something Of this
sort all the morning. TUNED and hailed
the first passing hanson and went of at
once.
Jem came running down the stairs and
hurried me up to Cynthia's pretty sitting
room, where my mother was quietly sit
ting, with panied, anxious look on her
gentle faca.
my poor, dear old boy, she has gone, "
cried Jem he moment I was safely inside
gone and left you"
"Gone? Where
"To Australia with Horace. Read
thatr'
I seizsd the letter she held ont and
read:
"Jem dear, forgive me! 1 know it will
be a hard thing to 90, for you would far
sooner forgive an injury to yourself than
one to Gerald: still ! ask you not only to
forgive me yourself, but never rest until
you have made him forgive me too. Per
maps you will fud this easier when tell
you that should do him a far greater
wrong by marrying him, as things are at
present, than by running away from him
as am doing. Ii you want to know what
mean, ask him; he wishes you to know
he vii tell you. Your most unhappy
friend CYNTHIA DEBENHAM.
sEow do vou know she has gone with
Horace?n l asked, looking despondently
round the room where I had been so hap
DIV with her, and noting the absence OF
many things Of value-a portrait OF her
mother by a celebrated painter, her
"Broadwood" aod other things-soid
doubtless to raise her fare.
"Bscause the man down stairs helped
Horace with the luggage last night, and
saw the labels.
I sat down, hid my face in my hands
AID gro7ned aloud-tOr her mora than my
self. What would her life bs in a strange
country, utterly dependent for companion
ship and comfort On one unreliable lad,
without even the sympathy aad support
of few friends shs had had in London?
The thought was uncomfortable! She might
repUlse me if she choose, but I would
make Ons effort 10 save her.
81 shall % down by the mail tonight,
to, Plymouth" 1 said resolutely, standing
up, and pulling myself together. 'I may
20 on as far es Naples by the boat; but in
any case 1 shall have the satisfaction Of
bidding her good. by. See to thu ware
housing of all these things, Jem, or send
Leyens up from the city see it, and find
oat if there are any outstanding bills, and
settle them. Send me mp small bag to
WeieIlOo at half past 8 tonight mother"
The next night Cynthia and sat in her
cabin together By the use OF my name
Horace had secured her . cabin TO herself
not a very difficult matter at that time
Ct the yesr-so We had these last few min
utes free from interruption.
81 vas afraid you would do this, Ger
aid, " che said with her sad eyes fixed on
nov face. Il told Horace not to put the
labels on the luggage until he got 1t to
the railway station, but l suppose he for
got. l. was not wise to come, dear-it is
only prolonging our sorrow to Its utmost
limitsw
Gerald, " she said solemnly, laying her
cold hand on mine, "let me try to con-
vince you that in the present circumstan-
ces nothing IN the world would induce me
70 marry you, and shall not be sorry you
have come Though Your loyal love blinds
YOU to horror OF the this crime now, it would
not be so always. Can you imagine any
thing-any earthly Misunderstanding
that which I should suffer when your pres
emit blindness cleared away, and you saw
me and sin as they really are! Can you un-
derstsnd what my anguish would be day
after day, when | SAVIOR fancied cav
your manner to me growing cooler and
more reserved2 How could l be able to
help thinking the change WAS due to your
memory of that shameful act? The thought
would be an intolerable torture; could
not live under it; should 60 mad or kill
myself The bare idea is so terrible that,
if Won were to tell me now l must either
20 back and marry you or throw myself
over the side of the ship this instant, I
would rather a thousand times drown my
selfln
She spoke without excitement, but with
a calm solemni.y which carried conviction
70 nv sorrOWful heart. 1 had nothing 10
say. What answer could 1 give to such q
declaration as she had made?
She. zoo, sat quiet for a few minutes,
with that vacenI look in her eyes of which
Jem had spoken; and then she began to
speak in low, dreamy voice that made