Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-13

that they considered him unworthy Of
confidence on the great subject OF the Goa
dition Of the people. Aud yet the COun-
tess did not seem TO think him unworthy
o.. attention and kindness. Indeed, HAmp-
stead, after it's manner, soon "began to
talk, and to foretell-the good -nstured a
match, and the iu-natured an esclandre.
Oae evening in July he had been asked
70 one of the well-known Hampstead
Drawing Room Meetings held to consider
Socialism" Unkind Philistines have said
that st these meetings ttecs is more firta-
ton than Socialism; but Dobbs, at any
rate, went gingle-heartedly and with that
consciousness of extreme virtue which is
one Of the compsnsatioIs Of these who at
tend discussions on political economy.
H. WAS there early, and when the arrival
Of the next guests drew his hostess from
his side he stood leaning against the man.
telpieca, watching the door and amusing
himself with speculations and criticisms
on those who entered There were ONLY
three or four accredited Socialists, AMI
the-e was atoat most of the Others an air
of premeli,aied good bUmOr-the kind of
Expression which guests wear at de sert
when the children are brought IN.
He rather started 70 ind himself looking
up with increased interest when Miss En-
Gen cane Into the room, ard re was still
more sstonished to fnd that disappoint-
ment was not quite the feeling with which
be noticed that the Countess was not with
her.
lie went forward TO greet her, and sat
By her during the meeting. /. was inter
es.ing TO him 10 see every point made by
the Socialist lecturer met by a flash Of ap.
prevail from her dark eyes. She looked
very haudsOme he thought, when her
face lit up like this. The greater part of
the audience listened with tbs tolerance
which enc shOss % sehO.lb0y exhibiting
his stamp sl6un or bis collection Of birds
eye.
Wen Socialism had been considered"
fo5 q couple OF hours the meeting broke
up. and Dobbs found himself walking
sicng hes De Miss Eudsn under the pale
july saIs
She walked alorg quickly, only replying
by rather snappish mOnosyllables to his
conventional commonplace about the
meeting
'Tm afraid somsthing's vexed you, he
said presently.
She turned her eyes on him quickly.
Have I bsen disagrseGble? l didD't
mean to be. But this scrt Of thing does
annoy ne featuly-mOre than l can
say"
This sort Of thing2'
"Yes-I mean-Oa, it's tco much to
hss- IN Sc snug, Sinking people. in their
comfortable drawing rooms takicg about
tie poveity they are causing, and prOfti9g
by-iust as they wOuld discuss Ctelsea
china OF the last new novel"
You sce they don't realize it."
Then they should hold theie silly
f tongues. When one knows what poverty
| means one can hardly keep still ard hear
them talk. One wants 10 jump up and
knock their empty heads together
OF didn't know you felt so strongly
about this Have yen ever looked into
the condition Of the pcOI?'
She kicked a psbblealong the pavement.
"Thars. chats another Of the phrases
that d-ivs me- nearly Grey. Looked late?
I've been I'm the condition
OH beg your pardon" and lie
stopped short confused.
'Oh, there's no reason Why yen should
beg my p3rlo1. I AN not IN the least
.lia SKINNED, thank Co! about having
been poor And silca we are on this sub
iecf. / was pennies when the
Counte. took her to live with her. 1 owe
everything to heg-eyerything-my very
life
The vehsmeaca of this astouishei
Dlbts still more. He hardly knew what
CD SAY.
Isuppose then it was from you that the
Countess got her knowledge Of-of that
sort OF thIg?'
yes"
"What o remarkable woman she is,-she
mus. have wonderfully subtle ard symIa-
thstic miad 90 trsn-mu.e all this-into
those beautiful p,ems.'
She smiled, f5ownsd, and was silent.
"D0 Won know she interests me pro
-ountly. Her brain scen8 to be in water
tight compartments. Tee poet is so com
pletely spart from the woman"
Perhaps not so completely apart as you
thilb."
Trey walked slong in silence for G few
moments. Then, suddenly, without
knowing bow. E7erard DOh0s found him-
self making ID Mss Emden the confession
he had meant % make to the Countess
He tod her bow he had believed-and not
had the courage of his faith hoF he he'd
rainl7 tried t) satisfy bis soul with the
husEs of co1yenti0na,ism; aud how,
though Dee YVES still starving, ne had nos
the Strength 20 SEX noble food She lis
taued aS-01be5ly: now ard then THO wing
in a word or a question.
ard when I resd that hook I said to
r0yseit tat -1e woman wEO wrote 1t was
ihs0n,y human being who could help me.
-hs- th5 r0-t OF strength there IS IN that
book Was iurt Che rort Of strength 1 want
cd That was why I wrote and asked
her 90 -e. me come and see be-. Miss En-
den, i lel- I loved the writer Of that
book
And nows"
% 'Wel, I feel I haven yet found her.
O. b1- ho-e 10 ird her. hsve failed TO un-
p dsrstlnd Madamaie Villermsy, but mean
90 understand her yet"
y "lou shall, - she said earnestly.
. You VIII h.lp mt?'
wIl-co1d night
Well but this is not the house
NO; but I feel must run the rest OF
the way"
Aud without q hanl-shake she left him.
BE was a fashdious man, snd had cuiti-
waited TIE ftstidious side Of his nature
somehow Naloms d. YilleTmay was little
big, q tr;1e too fac; her laugh was little 'oo
.Cud-har eai0aD0nt q little too pro
rcuncei. Why hadn' the book been whit
ten by some quiet. refined, spirtUel'e dainty
it.ie woman, hke-Well, even like Miss
Euden?
Madame de Villermay at that moment
was sitting alone; on her lap little bun
die OF bis notes-hsrmless, nece sary notes
about dinners and at homes, and IN her