The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-27
THHCHIDRSTBRB BROTHERS.

"Haye you seen the Chichester brotl
ers?" she asked, never giving me
chance to answer,
"oh, Jennie, they are too splendid ic
anything. They are as handsome 9
they can be-"
"Who are they2" l asked.
"0h, they have, been in town about
week, They are at Tomlinson,s an
they drive beautiful pair Of blacks In
light wagon.
"But Who are they? 1 declare, Mollls
say anything" T
Mollie laughed, She has the sweetes
temper-and did stop a moment.
"rhey are"-she said slowly-"oh,
don't know who they are, except jus
the Chichester brothers; nor what the
are, eXCept-dentists."
"Denlistsl" | exclaimed.
eyes, dentists, They are travelling
from place to place In their own carriagl
and practicing as they 60. They EMO,
travelling, and like 10 study the countrl
and the people, you know, They hayii
two offices at TOmlinson's, but they driyI
out into the country and call, and theN
will go to any one who sends for them
II Is very convenient, now isn't it?"
mo, don't like strangers, anyway
but when II comes 10 strangers, you
don't know"
"But, Jennie, they are SO pleasant ant
so handsome, aud really quite like gen.
tlemen," mildly demonstrated Susi,
Brown, who was calling.
"Likel But want the men | know Il
DO gentlemen, and don't believe a gen
tleman would think Of peddling either
teeth or tooth.brushes, One Is OF nc
higher grade Of business than Is the
otherl
~ think you arc right" observed Mr.
Heming, Susie's escort, and the very
quiet assistant OF Mr., Brown, our drug
gist.
Mr.. Heming had been stranger
year before this, but he had come Ia
Meadowside well recommended. De.
sides, he was so very plain, 1t would
never have paid him to be anything
but "eminently respectable"
"Of course am right" l cried.
"Why, these men may be part OF a gang
Of burglars, instead Of gentlemen or men
Of honest aAd honorable calling"
~ should think you would feel timid
as 1t Il" remarked Susie, with a glance
round the room. We were eating fruit
in the dining room, where the sideboard
and buffet was crowded with silver and
pretty things.
"Where do you keep all theseHn ask.
ed Mr.. Heming, "YOu surely do not
leave them exposed in this way during
the nlghtsm
ooh, no, indeed. They are all carried
up into mothers room. Mine Is next to
1t. 1t Is q terrible nuisance, and II they
were mine should Just leave them here.
The House Is saie enough. The boys arc
in the nursery and the servants In the
attic. But like to be alone. Dear me,
/ don't think / could stand 1t without a
few hours to myself. Listen! Thatsthe
way 1t is from morning until night. Just
excuse me while IBettle them"
ran up stairs, and when came down
Susie and Mr.. Heming were ready TO
take leave and waiting under the hall
lamp.
III believe this will be a MATCH" I
thought, as kissed Susie. "And real
| ly,n carrying on the same thought as I
went slowly up stairs again, 81 don'tsee
why it would not be good thing. Susie
Is certainly a quiet, pretty little thing /!
And he Is not half such fright as /
thought him. There was quite a glow
in his eyes tonight. Usually he Is as
dull as ditchwater. So much like those
everlasting Chichester brothers"
Two weeks later party OF the young
people came out to spend the last even
Ing Of my loneliness with me. Father
and mother were coming home the next
day, and ! was heartily glad Of 1t. Jim
was in Boston finishing his trip with
some ollegeiriends. Among myguests
OF the evening were Susie Brown and
Mr.. Heming, Mollie Hayes and one oil
the Chidester brothers.
They all stayed late. Mr.. Heming and
Susie were the first TO leave, and Mollie
and the Chichester the last After they
had crossed the doorstep l saw him
pause and glance back at the hall and
tne stairway. ~ mIs peuuit ILL iii.
searching glance, ana gave me Gull!
sensation q iear ana qFeau: -. -.
Under me eueGt Oh tnnt last glance
up most carefully and packed In severa
baskets, aud concluded 70 sleep II
Moreover, opened the doors between
the nursery and our rooms; was NO
at oil mindful oil the delights Of ute
loneliness. went Dack ana l9fth sew Y,
eral times 70 tue tumOleu Deus IN tnl
nursery, enyylng the rosy sleopers, ant
II was late indeed, before joined them
Almost instantly, II seemed 70 me,
was broad awake again, anu looking
straight before me at the terrible, terri
bic sight.
There was light IN the room-a pale
uncertain, iiickerlng light whlch stream
ed upward from the iioor Of the loot 9
the bed and cast strange shadows on til
ceiling
"BurRlafs beat my frightened hear
THE Chichester brothers " came chokin
into my ughtened throat.
l had 100 much sense 70 move Q
scream. lay SUI as death, only draw
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