Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-06

medical course aud went 10 what was then
Considered the far west, Indiana, 10 prac
tce. Patients came slowly, but | expected
goo1 luck, as bad learned to do, and had
patience, If no patients.
1 was beginning to he a little known
~hen l fell IN love. The young lady VIII,
n1d ELECTED this state of my emotions Was
Miss Alma Adams She was very hand.
some. She had the dark eyes sm so foDd
OF, and placid, unemotional manner
mat l greatly admired. She was NOT
ricn' but l was rather glad Of il. because |
wanted to win her and DO everything for
her myself. l think every man who Is 4
man ought to think that way. was ysrv
mucn Ia love with her, aud I thought
tnat shs felt more than kindly 10 me. b.
l wasn't sure. She was a queer girl. Oae
could never tell Of Whist the was thinking
1 pat OF learning the actual stste of her
heart uaul saw my way clear 10 a decent
practice. In short, till I put some money
in my purse.
Mss Adams parents had in the family a
niece about Alma's age, plain little BODY
VINO was tonewhat deaf and, therefore
someWhst OF a bore 10 a selfish young fool
ike me, who had only eyes snd ears for the
glrl re a1ored. Bat Laura, this cousin. was
GOOD II she was exceedingly plain, and the
girls were very fond Of each other.
At last my unspoken love bscame AL
most burden. / thought but little else
than Alma. Rivals had, to be sure. but
none whom | really feared. Young viii
cox, son Of the richest mau in the growing
young town, hung around her constantly:
snd George Carey, a middle-aeei swell
from "the east, =" was also devoted 10 bsr.
But l was not afraid.
Qae evening as / parted fion her my
manner betrayed more tenderness than !
had meant to express, though not NOR,
than felt. In thinking of It afterwarl,
was happy in remembering tina
Alma had not seemed surprise,
or annoyed at my expression O.
feeling. And she must have under
stood l said to myself. Ash walked Il
my lodgings determined to tell her ont
right that loved her, and ask her 70 mar
~ me the very next month. The mex
day | was called away to the bedside q
my dying father, and did not return 70
two months. Then / was a comparativel
rich man, with my share Of mis- estats
That is, rich for that time, not for ID
present.
/ returned 20 Crestfeli on New Year
day. l lost no time in going 10 az
Aims. Visions Of this moment Of happi
ness had filed my mind for days
| met Laura just coming out &
the house. Full of childish delight a
being once more so near the little home Gil
Gle which held my happiness rushed q
to her aud held out both hoy hands, sayin
Il am 80 glad to see you. | shall b
grateful if you are helfas glad to see ma.
Her eyes opened wide, with a look tina
was part pleasure and part establishment
blended with depreciation. She had ID
appealing eyes which so often belong to IN
young who are afflicted with deafness
Something in her look told me that sh
had not really understood my words, bu
was honestly glad 10 see me- SO rattle,
on telling her how much had thought O
all of them while | had been away, still
holding both her hands in a hearty clasp
81 wish you Happy New Year an,
many Happy New Years, " l said finally
Your welcome makes me very, yer,
happy. Now, let Us 10 and find Alma.
'DO you really mean it, DR.. Mason p
and she looked up at me with a strange
yeaming expression on her plain face
which was flushing with red, ike an earl,
morning sky.
Mean il? Mean it every word, will
all my heart,n and held her hand
tighter than ever in my enthusiasm. NOV
let Us find Alma, for whom / haYO what
hope may be glad tidingsn
She smiled, and her smile was yer,
sweet, although she was 80 plain. notice,
that her eyes had strange light in then
which made them resemble the eyes w
sometimes see in dreams, which speal
80 much more meaniDgly than those VI
see in Our waking hours. This light wa
the light Of joy and nothing else. o.
does not see it often in woman's eyes
Sometimes only once in life time.
she slipped her arm in mine and W
walked into the house down the wide, oil
fashioned hall to the sitting room.
"Alma, dear" said Laura, as we opsne,
the door and the tall, dark eye1 GOODIES
of my heart arose and came towards ~
"Dr. Mason says have made him yer
happy, and be wants to tell you Of il q
once, and 30 do |"
The goddess glanced at both of as,
faint pink color coming into her whit
cheek, and smiled az us az she would hay
smiled at two children, while was Ions
/ ing TO take her in my arms and tell he
that adored her. Instead of greetis
ne, or giving me chance 10 greet her, sh
bent and kissed Laura, and then turnt
TO me, saying:
you have won the sweetest heart
the world, DIR. Mason. | congratulate
you / know that you will return a
equal amount of good wishes when / te
you that l have promised to marry Nj
Carey. We will be married next mont
and % 20 New York to live at once"
/ stood, as the nOvelists say, "rooled
/ the spot The whole scene seemed NJ
real. /, who a few moments before wa
full of joyful anticipation, now found my
self engaged 20 marry a woman whom
did not love, and hearing the wOma
whom did love tell me that she was 500
to marry one Of my rivals. AT first
could not understand Whist Alma meant
thought that she and Laura we're enjoyiD
some Joke too obscure for me. At last "a
beaming look in Laurs's eyes enlightene
me. She, being somewhat deaf, had mi
taken my warm greeting for declsratio
of love, and responded aflirmstively.
With Laura's arm still within mire
walked TO a sofa and sat down, she by N
side had not uttered a word since
met Alma. Speech had utterly forsake
me. Aud. indeed, wha, could / cay
Could tell the trusting creature by m
side that it was all a mistake; that she hs
misunderstood me; that did not love he
that loved her beautiful cousin? NJ
was TOO shocked and dszsd to do an.
thing but sit there in silence, with the pc
SEPARATION standing in cold drops on m
face and ny eyes staring yacantly ahead