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

never, indeed, remember, consented in
so many words 10 lat me have 'Elvira.' l
thought l should meet you at Mrs. Stuart's
yesterday, and was disappointed. But l
am sure you will not say me nav. and Won
viii see how grateful l shall be for the
chance your work viii give me -
Yea, that's done with real delicacy.u
said Kendall. Not a word Of the pecu-
mary advantages of her offer, though she
muat know that almost any author would
give his eyes Just now for such a prepOsal.
Well, We shall see. If | can't make the
thing look less attractive to her without
rousing her suspicious, and if YOU can't
screw upyour courage to refuss-why. you
must sigu the agreement, my dear fellow,
and make the best of it; you will find
something else to inspire you before long"
'It's most awkward. - sighed Walass, as
though making up his perplexed mind
with difficulty. THE great chance is
that by Agnes account she is very much
inciaed TO regard your opinion as a sort of
intellectual standard; she hss two or three
times talked Of remarks Of yours ss If they
had struck her. Don't quote me st all, of
curse. Do it as impersoDally as yOu
c3n "
'If Won give me too many instructions, -
said Kendall, returning the letter with &
smile, II shall hunPle It. DON'T make me
uervous. 1 can't promise you to succeed,
snd you mustn't bear me grudgs i l
fail"
"A grudg! No. I should thirk not.
By The wsy, have you heard from Agnes
abolt the trains tomorrow"
Yes, Padding.On. 10 O'Clock, and there
ia an S:15 train back from Cnlham. Mrs.
Stuart says we sre 20 Lunch in Balliol, run
down 70 Nuneham attarWaId, and leave
the boats there, to be brought back "
'Yss, We luuch with that friend Of OUTS
Il think you know him-Hsrbert Sar-
toris. He hes been q BsllioldOn for about
a year only trnst the weather will be
what it is to-day"
The weather was all that the heart Of
man co1ld desire, and the party met on
Pa1dington platform with every prospect
Of smother successful day. FORBES turned
up punc;ual to the moment, and radiant
urdsr the combined influence of the sun
shine and of Miss BrelheTton's p,esence;
Wallace had made all the arrangements
perfectly, and the six friends found them
selves presently iOurneying along to Ok
ford at that moderate spsed which is sll
that a Sunday express can reach. The
talk flowed with zest and gsyeiy: the
Surrey Sunday was a pleasant mem
ory in the background, and all were glad
70 find thems Ives in the same company
again. It seemed to Kendall that Miss
Bretherton was looking rather thin and
pale, but she would not admit it, and
chartered from her corner to Forbes and
himself with tire mirih and abandon Of a
child on i-s holiday. AT last the dream
ing spires" Of Oxford frOse from the green,
river threaded plain, and they were at their
journeys end. A few more minutes saw
Them slghting at the gate Of the new Bal
li0l, where stood Herbert SArtoris looking
out for them. He was young don with
a classical edition on hand which kept him
up working after term, within reach Of
the Libraries, and h led the way 10 some
pleasant rooms overlooking the inner quad
range OF Balliol, showing in his well
brei lCok and manner az abundant Goa
eciousness Of the enormous good fortune
which had sent him Isabel BrethertOn for
a guest. For at that time it was almost a.
difficult to obtain the presence of Mias
Rrethertop st any social festivi.y as it was
10 obtain that Of royalty. Her Sundays
were the Obi acts Of cOnspiracies for weeks
beforehand on the part OF those persons in
London society who were least ACCUSTOMED
70 have their invitations refused, and TO
have and TO hold the famous beauty for
more than Gn hour in bis own rooms, and
then to enjoy the privilege of spending
five or six long holTs on the river with her,
were delights which, as the happy yOhng
msn felt. Would reader him the object Of
envy to all at least OF his fellow dons below
forty.
In STRAINED the party, filing up the
book lined rooms, and starting the two cid
scouts in attendance into Al unwolted
rapidity of action. Miss Bfetherton wan
dsred round, surveyed thu familiar Old
OxOrd luncheon table, grooming under the
time honoIe1 fare the books, the e1grav-
ines. and the sunny, irregular quadrangle
on aide with itJ rich adOrnings OF green,
and tnrew herself down az last on to the
log window seat with s. sigh Of sltis'ac-
t.o1.
Glow quie. you are. how peaceful. how
delightful IL must be to live there. J.
seam s as II one were in another world from
London Tell re what that building Is
ever there. Us TOO new; 1t ought 70 BE
old and gray Ike the colleges We saw com
ing up here. Ia everything gone away
gore down. you eay? / should Ike 10
zee all the learned people walking aoou,
.or once?'
81 could show yOu a good maly ltthere
were time. - said yOurg S2-toris, hardly
knowing, however, whst ne was saying so
lost was be in admiration Of that marvel
ous changing face. The vacation Is The
time thew show themselves; it's like owls
coming cut at night. Ycu see, Miss Beth
er.on. we don't keep many OF them;
they re il the way ia term time. B1t IA
vacation they have tie colleges and the
usrks and the Bodieisn TO themselves, and
you may study their ways, and their spec
taclls. and their umbrellas, under the most
favorable conditions.
oh, yes" said Miss Bretherton, vita q
little scOrn, people always AI"N0 iNH VI
what they are proud Of. Bat mean to
believe that you ere ell LEARNED, and that
everybody here works himself to death,
and that Oxford l. quite, quite pe-'eot!
"Did Won hear what Miss Btetfertcn
was saving, Mrs S:u3ri?" sail Forbes,
when they were seated at luncheon. Ok
ford is perfect, she declares already; 1
don't think quite ike it; it's too hot to
last"
Gam I such Q cAange1ble creature,
thspqr sad Miss Bceteecton, smiling at
him. Do you generally find my en.husi-
asns cool down."
You are as constant as you are kind, %
said Forbes. bowiug to her. II am only
ike q child who signs to see pleasurI5,
nearing its highest point, lest there should
be nothing so good afterwards.
,r>-,tb;,c, q, goodu she said, land