The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-12-04

good man IN spGie OF an temptations.
But then he had never known the
real force of temptation until he dis
covered that the passion afrainst which
he had silently battlei ff,l. wears was
returned. Ho could scarecl,y remember
the time when he had not loved VIOLA
Desanpes. but he was a man of honor.
and he knew that She was married
Latterly she had been more miseral,le
Than usual. and then one memorable
night each had guessed the secret Of
the other, and the knowledge had
brought bitter sweet rapture that
was more like pain than gladneSs.
Viola was the stronger now. since q
lutte golden haired teacller had
taught her sweet lessons of patience
and forgiveness. She vvas learning la
be brave IN her resignation. Buts
Hugh Efrington had grown harder
and more reckless since he knew the
truth. and now. ON the first NIGHT al
Passion FlowersF'--cminous name
he was forgetting honor. Forgetting
pride, and forsasing the right ratli.
In his hand he now held the seal.
ed letter that implored Viola De
sanges to leave London. to leave the
world with him. A bouquet Law be-
side him, and he carefully fastened
tho note among the roses which con
cealed it. Half an hour latel. he was
with two or three other Inan in a
small high box at the Partdenon n
all seemed like a confused. idle dream,
He bowed and snliletlst to his acouaints
ances. and talked al,stract,siIv to those
who were with him. This time 10.
morrow his place would he vacant
his. story the talk of the town AMI,
honest men would have nc, mart on. Iot
with him. The play proceeded aud
as Viola Desanpes had foreseen n
was received yss;tb e-,.,,,,;,,ot f..,..,.
TIE tr cr;t;cs a@read ,I'nt iaioli i'oi
SURPASSED barssif arJ e,,,,, III. -.
ErrSnoton was consc;o,,s Of ~, ;,s.sS. ~.
nI;cob7e chance l., No..
Little Syb;fts entra,,,, ,.o,,s,,,l l,;,,,
from a rcycr;e and he faiIoSsed 4i,el. Le1.
every 1noxernent wifi, fi,-ad otto,,4;1,,,
She brouoht bncly to he ,Sa,,,e,,,
a nictl1re that lad b,,na. o[e,. L;s '.i,s I,eI
in the old hall Tvhe,, l,o ,,,os . 49,.
tba ,,;,t,,re Of a cI,;ld a,,sso1 ,,.;ti' ~,
while IiIv in its hand H. ,.o,,,",,si,a,. ~. .
ed how la I;l,ed ~, f,,,,,,,- !, = S..r.si
io,, Sni,.it y,ho,, ,o ,II .e.,I.s,, =
What had srcb tbo,ai,ts t,g aS 81 ,tnss l ~. ~
do with The @ nresentS Hs ss haJ S .ess apoea,.. -
II. was too lafe No not yat ' tS,e Ss-".sia Iet,
The flowers Law beside I,;n v;o1o -..Sss ~.
ON the STAGE tI1eIy we've st;l1 a,,a,.t -.
the barrier was So not s brolsen ken apsFs as Il
should be broken before another Ilov
dawned. BE did NOT follow the acf;on
of the play very closely. but its con.
structiou was sirnple. Was II merely n
coincidence that il seemed to have been he q
written especially for him9 .sYo1
say you viii give me everything heart
-, SSl.:... t. 0Ie Sc .
with you. you can never give me back
u woInan's greatest treasure. INV good
name" With what thrilling cxpres
sion Viola Desanges spoke these
words, and what depth of meaning
lay in her great wistful eyesi
There was not sound in the the.
atre. The great actress had arisen to
am unimagined height of power, and
the audience was riyeted. And the
child When the flushed face on the
pillow was revealed by the lamp there
was moisture in the eyes of many
but little used to feel emotions such as
tlla2A falI gyr-l,S