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


me. say, Kendall"
"Wel?' .L;.
Wallace besitated, and glanced up al hls
r-;s,d with a most winning expression.
'Do YOU thiok you could earn my e'e'-
nal gratitude and manage the tnlng lot
rne2 You know we're going to OXFORD next
Sunday, and I suppose we snail 90 10 \ aIe-
bam and there will be opportunities io'
wslks. snd so on. Could yOu possibly take
IL ia hand? She has an immense respect
for voa utellectually. il you tell her tnat
Won re sure the part won't suit her; thas
Sire won't DO hers.li ilsice IN IT. II You
could lead the conversation on 10 lt ane
trv 10 pu. her cut Of love for the scoeme
without seeming 10 have S commission rom
me in any way, I should be indeed ever
lastirgly Obliged You wouldn't make
mesa OF il, as I should be sure 10 do. You
keep your hesd cool.
"Weu, - said Kendall, laughing, he .auc-
ing himself 90 the table, fec ng Wa-lsSe,
'T0at's o tempting prospect! but Il 1
don't help y1u out, yOa'H give IN, Know.
You're tue slites: Of men, and 1 con /
want you to give 10.
''Yeg. of course / shall give in, said Wsl-
lace with smiling decision. II you
dol't wasn't me to. suppose you take the
responsibility. I've known you 70 90
ifi,ult things before; you manage to gsl
vo1r own way withOu; offending people.
"Hm.r said kendall; Il don't know
whether tbai's hlttering or not" he BE-
gsn TO walk I'D and down the loom sgalo
c5gitating. Il don't mind trying, " he
said at last in very gi1gariy way. L
cant. Of course, undertake TO be brutal
It would be iDp)ssible 20, any one 20
treat her roughly. But there mighs be
WAYS Of doing H. There's time 20 think
over The hes. wsy Of JOiug it. Surprising,
however, she t,oS cfsuse: Supposng,
ster Sunday next she never spssSs 70
either OF Us ecaiE2'
"Ob" said Wallace, wincing, 81 shCuld
sive MP the play at once il she really took
= 30 heart. Size attaches one TO her. /
fsl towards her ss lhougA eha were sic
+sr-o1iy more interesting, because there's
.r. charm Of novelty"
kendall smiled. Miss BrethertCn hasn't
.-- .9 tra. vet with me. Sisters, 10 my
Bind NE ss interesting as anybody, and
-o-s so. Bat how on earth, Wallsce,
.t,rs --u escaped falling in love with her
s,l ibis uuc.
..0l I hat enough Of thst las. year, "
. said Wulca abtup.ly rising and looking
.- b. ,ys-c1it, while his face darkened;
.5,'. experience I dom take lightly
Kendall was puzzled; then his thoughts
..-...fr put two ard two together He
tsrsd o Young Canadian widow who
.b,i been O good deal 81 Mrs. Stu2rt's
hons, The year before; be recalled certain
suspicious OF bis own about her and his
-isad-her departure from London and
+ Walace's long absence in the country.
Ba he said nothing unless there was SYM
nlthy ia The cordial gVip Of his hand as he
accompanied the other 10 the door,
Ga the threshold Wallace TUNED irreso-
-utsly. ut vii be risk next Sunday,
be- said: "rm determined it shsn't he
anything more. Sac rs not tho woman, l
think, to make quarrel out Of tang
lie that
Ga. no. ssid Kendall: "kee9 yo1r
courage up tbiok it may be managed.
You give me leave 10 handle 'Eyirs' sa /
Ike
oh, heavens, yes.' said Wallace; get
maout Of tbe sc-ape any way you can, and
I'm bless YOU forever. What brute AN
never 90 have asked after your work. Does
B.. get OPP
CAS- much az any work c7n in London
.cs now. I must take it away with me-
somewhere 10 the country next month. IL
DOESN'T like dinner paroles
Like me- said Wallace, with shrug
''Nonseussw sid Kendall; You re made
Tor 10 10. Good night
Good night Itsawfully good Of you."
"Wlai? Wait tll it's well overr'
Wal'ace ran down Che stlirs and was
zone. Ke1dal walked back slowly into
his room and stood meditati1g Itseemed
to him that Wallace did not quite realize
The nsgaifcencs Of his self devotion
s. For. after an, it's an awkward business,
I he said tolimselE shaking his head over
/ bis Own teuerity. how I am 20 come
lrou-d cirl az frank. as direct, AZ uucon-
venti0ua' ss That I don't quite know.
But che ough. rot 70 hava that play; 1t IS
/ one ofths good things that tsye b3en done
1r the Egg. SD stage 70 long tine past.
Irs well pat together the pio. goo1,
three or four strongly marked chalac-
ters. aud some fine Victor HugOish da-
Ioeue. especially To- the LAST Get. Bat tnsre
ID extrsvacarce in it. as there ia m al
.he work OF that tine, and in Label Beth
rtou's hands 81 great DEAL oft would be
rrntesluf. nothing could save 10 bct her
-.-raton ard the get Up, ard that would
e 900 great % shame. No, no; it viii not
io tohavs the real thi1g sTamped By all
9-ts of irrelevant Qualifications IN this
way. like Miss B-etnerton heartily. hu.
T. ike good work, ard i'll can ssve the play
rom her I shall save her. too, teom What
everybody with eyes 10 his head would zee
.c lea allure
Tlwas arss1 determination. Most men
would have p-uiently left the matter 10
rr1.e whom +. Immediately concerned, but
Kendall e1f Q1ixo.ic side 60 him, end al
.hs ansi- Dis life o whole hearted devo-
-.l toca-,.ir intellectual interests, when
decided aacdon on a point ike this. In
eco. bis lie iu society, books and lceas
re-s 20 this moment much more real 10
t.u thsn men and women. He judged life
Ilm tie standpoint Of the student and
man Of letters, in whose eyes con-
deatiors which whould have seem
d abstract and unreal 70 other
people, had become msgli6sd and ell i'm.
p-ranL ia this matter Of Wallace and
Mi.s Bre,hertcn be saw the struggl7 BE-
tween en- ideal interest, so TO speak, and a
. personal interest," and be was heart and
son. for the ideal. Face to face with the
living human creature concerned, his
principles as we have seen, were apt 10
give way q little, lor the self unierr cath
eas warm hearted and Impossible, bat il
/ bis own room aud by himself they were
strong and vigorous, and would allow OF
no compromise
/ lie animated over the matter during
his solitary meal, planning his liue o.
acton. 81. an depends. 30 he sad 70 him
. s.lt ION tlat; If what Wallscs says sbo1;