Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-02-10

psrlment. Ball stood hesitating- Shouid
lie throw wide TIE cnttnine and make
ccent? To what EN-? They could not be
married on the train. Then ne recalled
the Young cOnpls that 9ere married 10
ballacn 4, coo feet in sir. ard TIE ooz.n
c0uoiry fairs that advertised among tceE
sttrs c.ions the morrings Cf true lovers IN
the presence Of all wAc chose to come.
Yes, aid more to the p int, ne recalled 2
marriage on & moving rain come 6neIe III
the faf Wet He greed round the car
saw no one that looked like clergy man,
and felt relieved. Taen re laughed ct the
absurdit7 of his own immediate apprehen-
siocs. OF course thy would not be mar
lied CT the train, anc @. course ne was on 4
wild-ro0,e cha-e. r. could rot prevent
the marriage. Besitss, he had not seen
Eizlhz.h, and she had tod bim only
mcnta before that the telephone was TO
her an unfethomed mystery. As to John
stone ard the early lore affair, it was the
mersst trihs Of bread aa6-but.er Gays. de
vas fast arguing hims If into philosoph-
icsl STATE of mind When the same sweet
voice came il muffl d tones from the cur
tained compartment, snd all his huspi-
cicns we're confirmed
"Seat, cir" said voice OF his elbow.
eyes; may have Oae here at the end
of the cap"
Nothing lef. but sIool in the smoking
compartment hack, AID q seat on the rear
sofa"
IS ST.. said Bill, f4ariDg to meet
Johnsscne in TIE smoking compartment
No sound r5achad him from
( the farther end If the car but
MS iou'nsy was ole long v'giL Joao-
stone passed t@ioe on his way to and from
the smoking room, bat Bali tur1e1 bis tece
al So and vas not Recognized. at Pniia-
delphia he oscslled hinself behind bag
gegs truck AID avail ed tho coming OF his
sweetheart. Johnstone and MS sister
came together, bar Elizabeth was not ylsI-
BILE Ball rushed back iat0 the car. The
cur.au5d department was empty and
Elizl.e.h was not among tie halt-dozan
passengers in the revolving seats outside
B III vas half mad with disappointment
ald perplexity. His conclusion was t1et
she must have caUga5 glimpse Of him
aud eludsd observation herself by passlug
from the paIlor car to one Of the other
coaches sni thence 10 the platform. But
Why the ticket to Baltimore? He walked
through every car without discovering hsr,
and then fastened out into the street with
vague hope ofovertaking the party there.
OF course this hope Was!vaiu. AS he stood
in front Of the station a soothing bretze
blew ecroes his brow and he felt bis trou-
bled brain clearing With this Hopeful
doubts returned and he persuaded himself
that perhaps the strangely familiar y0lc'
was n dslusion. He would 90 to Mrs
Austin's and ask whether E izibeth la J
arrived If She had, he would sec her and
purchase forgiveness ct any price. He
snaiched himself from the grssp Of dozen
cabmen, leapej into hanson and was
driven to Mrs. Austin's.
Did Miss Elizabeth Rowland come over
from New York to-day ?" he asked of the
maid Who answered his rirg.
''N3, sir" wcs the prompt answer.
''She wac not expected, sir
''Is Miss Austin we'll enough TO receive
me?'' asked Ball, his heart standing st;ll
as he fore5sw the aoswer.
''She's entirely well, sir" answered
the maid with vide eyes" bat she's not
at home"
Ball needed no other p7o2f Elizabeth |
had, indeed, deceived her parents and
eloped. He dismissed the bansom and |
wandered about until he found himself |
ID front of a fashionable restaurant |
He entered and gave orders To- light
meal As he ate, thu name of Harry |
Johnstone fell upon his ear. Looking eau
tiously around he saw two young men IN
evening dress at the table Immediately
/ hobind him Ona uraa 81 wing.
yes; he's b sck and going 10 he mar
ried in B lltimoTe tomorrow.
I'D dot know he visited Baltimore.
Some girl from there whom be net abroad,
suppose"
'|No, New York girl, bslieve. Her
people didn't approve the marriage, 80
she's going 10 relatives in Baltimore.
"Elopement, eh?"
mot q1ite that. think Johrstone
aud his sister came over with tue fancee
this afternoon. The latter went on to
Baltimore aud Johnstone and his sister
stopped here"
"Farcy he must be marrying the girl he
made love to four or five years ago at New
port. What's the name of the fancet?'
blessed if l know. l never heard of The
Newport affair"
'Oh you've forgotten the story. YOu
must have heard it. The Weekly Scandal
gave il half column. 1t Iuns about this
way: Girl less than II; boy about 10, re-
geIdeG SIS children By old folks, but max
ing love like mad for two months. John
stone wa1 little wild and The girls gov
e1nor said that they'd got to part. Girl
said she'd die first. tombstone ditto, but
they both thought better of it, and after a
few years waitirg they're gong to have
their way"
Bail listened eagerly, making mental
corrections where the story was wrong
and wondering how Re ever could have &C
ceptsd the idea that Elizabeth had forgot |
ten Jobnstone. Doubtless they CORE
spou6ed ia secret ard Elizabeth had ridi- !
culed his stai6 ways while cherishing p
ycung and dasbing lover. In mis- bitter
mod this thought gave him SORT of
pleasing torture ana he continually re-
Cured to it, making gleeful comparisons |
Of himself with tombstone to his own dis
advantage. He felt himself dotatd at 30 |
Ths talk il the restaurant settled one
thing for Ball; not that he ehOuld return to
New York, SO was his disposition after Wis
iting Mrs. Austin's, but that he should 90
to Baltimore. h took the earliest ex-
press train be could get and reached the
city about midnight. He sept bat little
and planned his conduct for the morning.
Rsirg esrly re took city directory and
turned to the list Of churches. He felt
sure that Elizabeth would be married in
none but church of hsr own denomiua-
ton, and he determined to visit half
dozen of the better-known Episcopal
churches so es to learn whether in any of
them a msrIisge was to be performed that
day. CslliUg cab Ball drove TO three OF
fou. distant churches. There was we'd
ding to be Performed at one, but the
gro0m's name was not tombstone. Al
tbrae others, nearer the hotel,
weddings were to take place BE-
tween the hours Of 10 and II o'clock Bill
picked ont the most probable one and saw
the bridal party enter Not one of TIE
company was known to him. He hurried
to euother church which ne had visited
before. The sexton recognized him and
said: