Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-25

He stoppes suddenly, aud, turning to
look in the direction OF his glance, found
CYNTHIA standing white ana mOti0nless, in
she doorway behind me, with her eyes fix
ed in horrii,d irgoiry upon her brother 3
enraged ice
"Cyn'hi5. 90 way, 10Y dear" 1 cried.
But she did COZ lt-eup. TO move until
took her cold hand in mine and gently tcrc-
Cd her out c, the room.
"a thitt' size muttered in q low tone,
"a closed the door upon the angry boy.
did be say you called him a thief, Ger
ald?"
"N0. no I answered, more annoyed at
this consequence of tha interview than at
an the other details put together. "Ha
was angry and di1 not know what be was
saving. You mustn give another thou -ht
TO- lido son hear me, Cyuthia?' for she
was lC0k.1g d. ue win y3cent express
sion ir her eyes which convinced me she
bad not gathered the sense of my words.
"Hs was angry, ard, like All other a-gry
pco1ic. sl.l grea, deal mole thsn ne real
ly meant. TT wont forgive me tonight,
though. SD II get away at once. Come
with me, Cynthia. ven go west and have
some dinue- tozetner I've wued 30 moth
er not Co. waL so i shall get nothing al
C.syhi' Cone a0d dine VITA me, and
leave t-s- -- lry boy 60 get cool sgain.'
Cynthia shook her head, end took her
cold hard sway. gently but decidedly.
''l could non leave Dim just now, she
said, "he m -h, think I too believed him
to be tibet s 7 went away and lett him
JUS. now.
tried bond To- persuade her 20 change
her mind, h1. an my .1o5's vere futile
she must s.1p ard comfort Horace, she sAii;
and eas obliged Co give IN 30 iasi. and 20
away iu very disal fed frame of mind,
% dine by myself
am thrru n che night thoUght deeply
over tre rr--.-, end. i1st 0=iors ! at last
dropped OF 20 Sleep. ] hiL decided on my
line of action
was i1s. little surprised when
reached tn cfics t1s rext morning, 70 see
Horce O.. bis desk, looking much as he
usually did. svcep. chat be did aos raise
bis head 90 Join ~ the murmured Good
morning as passed through and I won
derei whether B; was sulky gull. OF indig-
nant virtue chat kept HIM silent
As soor as 1 had got through the morn
ing letters and given directions thereon,
wrote @ iine 90 thema1oger of the bank.
''Daar C5osioy-Wiu YOU let me know
directly my ct-q15 40. 9.O3l i5 presented
for payment Yours faithfully,
"GEEALD QCNrON 80
sent Richards c1 with this. bidding
him hold bis tongue outside, and in less
than @ quarter of an hour the answer came
back.
"Dsar Quin.on-9.c3l was presented
Yesterday and csshed between - and /.
Your inquiry has led 20 the discovery that
the signature is a forgery. We have put
She matter in the hand OF our usual agent,
who viii call on You during the morning
for snv information you can give him on
the sub'ac Yours faithfully.
"MABTIN CROssLEY.n
This was quicker work than I had an
ticipated. The person who bad presented
chsgus bad certainly lost no time, and this
hurry looked like guilty knowledge-as II
The presenter had known Of the doubtful
nature of the chtQus be was Offering, and
was a1xious To- get 10 Of his hands before
lis WOrthiessDess was discovered. Then
the time. too-between ID and /, when the
irst batch of clerks was ont ior dinner
the more 7 thought oft he blscker it look
Cd sgainst Horace, and the more decidedly
I made up my mind that should have TO
lose the amount of the cheQue and the
price OF a good round bride 10 the detect