Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-02-17

f'ont OF the bay window.
u say, Sar.oris, isn't that Camden, the
tutor, who was turned out of Magdalen a
year or two ago for that atheistical book of
his, and whom you took in, as you do all
the disreputables? All, knew IT.
BY the prieking OF my thumbs
something wicked this way comes.
That's not mine, my dear Miss Bretherlon;
it's Shkespeare's fir.t, Charles Lambs
afterwards. But look st him well he's a
hsretic, real, genuine hereto. Twenty
years sgo it would have been a thrilling
sight; bat, now, alas! it's SO common that
it's not the victim but the prosecutors who
era the curiosity"
81 don't know that" said young Sar-
t0ris. 'We liberals ara by no means the
cocks Of the walk that we were few
years sgo. You see, TOW we have got
nothing to pull against as It were. So
long as we had two or three good grisv-
ances we could keep the party together
and attract all the young men. We
we're Israel going up against the Philis-
tines, who had us in their grip. But now
things are changed; we've got our own
way all round, and it's the church party
who have the grievances and the cry. 1t
is we who are the Philistines and the op-
/ pressoIs in our turn, and, OF course, the
young men, as they grow up, are going
into Oppoition."
"And very gooi thing, too!' said
FORBES. "I,'s the only thing shat pre-
vents Oxford Incoming rs dull as the
rest Of the world. All your picture. ue-
ness, so 10 speak, has been struck out
Of the struggle batwesn the two forces.
Tae church force is the one thst has
given you all your buildings ami your
beauty, while, as for you Liberals, who will
know such q lot of things that you're none
the happier for kroTing-well, l suppose
yOu kesp the place bshitsble for the plain
man who doesn't want 20 be bullisd. Bat
it's very coed thing the other aide are
strong enough to keep you In order"
TIE conversation flowed on vigorously
FORBES Guiding it, now here, now there
while Kendall presently turned away to
talk in an uadertOne to Mrs. Stusr:, who
sat next to him, at the further corner of
| the table from Miss Brethert0n.
Edward has told you of my escaplde, :"
said Mrs. Stuart. yes, I have put my
foot in it dreGdfully. don't know how
it will turn out. an sure. She's so set
upon it, and Edward is 30 worried. l
don't know how l came to tell her. Yo1
see, I've seen so much of her lately it
clipped out when we were talking"
1T was very natural" said Kendall,
glad to rotic9 from Mrs. Siusrt's way of
attacking the subject that she knew moth
ing Of his own share in the matter. 1t
Wo1ld have embarrsfs him to be con-
sciou' of another observer. 'Oi, hun
dIed things may turn up; there are ways
out of these things if one is determined to
fad them"
Mrs. Stuart shook her head. "She is
so curiously bent upon it. She is possessed
with the idea that the play will suit her
bsster tnan aoy she has had yet. Don't
you think her looking very tired? l have
come TO know her much better these last
few weeks and it seems absurd, but get
anxious about her. OF course, she is an
enormous success, IN. fancy the theatri-
cal part Of it has net bstn quite go great as
it was at frs"
So ] hear, too, said Kendall, "the
theatre is quite 80 full, but the temper of
the audisrcs a good deal flatter'
Yes" said Mrs. Stuart; "and then
thsre is TRAIT curious little sister Of hers,
whom yo1 haven't sem, and who counts
for @ good zeal. believe that in reality
size Is very ford of Isabel, and very proud
of her, but she's very jealous of her, too,
and she takes her revenge upon her sister
for her beauty and her celebrity by col
lecting the hostile things people say about
her acting ard pricking them into her
every now sud then, like 20 many pins.
At first Isabel WAS so sure of herself
and the public that she took no
notiCe-.t seemed TO her only
what every actress must expect
But nov it is different. She is not
so strong ss she was when she came over,
norso happy, l think, aud the criticismstell
mora. She is heartily sick Of the White
Lsdy,' and is bent upon a change, and l
believe she thinks this play Of Edwards is
Just what she wants to enable her to
strengthen her hold upon the public"
There never was greater dslusion, 3"
saii Kendall ''i,'s the last part in the
world she ought to attempt. Properly
speaking, unless she puts it in, there's no
posir L in it, none of that graceful atti-
tud,nizing she does 20 well. It's a long,
tragic part-a tremendous strain, ard
would take all the posers of the meet &C.
complished art to give it variety and
CHARM"
"O5, know" sighed Mrs. Stuart. 81
knoT. But what is TO be dO1e?"
Kendall shrugged his shoulders with a
smile. feeling as hopeless as she did. The
paleaess of the beautiful face opposite in
deed had touched bis sympathies very
lyeenly, AMI he was beginning to think the
safety Of Wallace's play not such desper-
ately important matter after al. How
evfr. there was his promise and he must
o., on with il. "But III be hanged" he
said 10 himself eff come within thou
sand miles of hurting her feelings. Wal
lace must dc that for himself if he wants
TO "
I.bsd been arranged that Miss Brother
ton should be allowed two breacheP, and
two only. of the law against sight sseing-
a walk through the schools quadrangle
and a drive down High street. Mr.. Sar-
,oris. who had been an examiner during
the summer term, and 50 crept into the
/ eood graces Of the clerk ofthe schools, was
seut of TO sub1rn the tunctiOnarY for the
l,eys Of the iron gates which on Sunday
shut out the Oxford world from the sleepy
precincts of the Bodleian. The old clerk
was in q lax vacation mood, and the envoy
returned KEY in hand. Mrs. Stuart and
Forbes undertook the guidance of Miss
Brstherlon, while the others started to
nrensre the boats. It was hot Jane day,
and the gray buildings, with their cool
shadows. stood out delicately against q
male blue skv. dappled with white clouds.
Her two guides led Miss Bretherton
through the quadrangle of the schools,
which, fresh az it was from the hands Of
,,o.14.r ,,ss ;nto the cir like some