Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-07

a But time comes when one
fleets must be an end of that-that
one ought to find out what means one
has ones disposal, and.-well, if it
comes To that, what settlements one
could make in the eSent of ones being
called upon to make settlements. Sit
uated as l am the process is likely to be
lOngiSh one, aQl | shall have TO
devote all my attention TO it; so that
I'm afraid may pot be able to see
much ofmy frien&1 for some time to
come"
This was the phrase which caused
Lady BelyOiF to prick up her ears.
That is bad news for your friends, 5"
she observed Suavely
All, | wish l could think so. l wish
some of my friends would miss me a
hundredth part as much as | shall miss
them, But what l feel is that it's inev-
liable. I'm awfully particular about
these things. l don't know whether
you'll understand what mean; it's a
sort of-of honorable ScrupulouSneSS.
So long rs one can't say just what one
is worth one is sailing, AS We're, under
false cOlorS; don't you see?'
And when you have found out just
what you are worth" asked Lady Bel
voir with perfect gravity, do YOU pro-
pose TO have the sum engraved upon n
silver plate and TO hang it around your
neck like the label on an old fashioned
decanter? Or will YOU be satisfied with
sending Il paragraph 10 all the news
papers"
4 ...4v. a. IA ffnt | trrf n
TO Swagger. But it isn't that isn't
really, Only events might occur-I
might, Tor instance. be thinking of
marrying that is, if | could dare to
| hope that | had any chance of being
accepted. And then the lady would
naturally wish 10 know what my for
tune amounted to-"
"Oh. quite naturally; should think
ii would be the first question she would
ask"
And nice sort OF fool should look
| If L had 10 answer that | didn't know.
80 have determined 10 go into the mat
ter once for all and a say that will
take rather a long time, and | think
tina. while am occupied in this way |
had better retire from the world, so to
speak.
DO you mean that you will so into Il
sort of retreat in the city?"
''Oh, no; one can't very well diSap-
pear One must see ones horses run:
and then there will be the shooting, and
and. in short, l don't think need cut
myself of from other men. Only per-
/ hapS il would be wiSer-more straight
/ forward. that is 10 avoid the society Of
ladies for the next six months. Lady
Belvoir would YOU think II very odd if
asked You TO take no notice of me-to
behave rs if you didn't know me, in
fact-for the present.
Schneider. as he put forward this re-
mar6able demand, grew very red in the
face. for be could not but be aware Of
the inSufficiency of the reasons which he
had adduced in support Of it. He was
therefore greatly relieved TO hear that
Lady BelvOir would not think it odd
not in the least odd.
when is il that ! am 10 be allowed
10 speak TO YOU again?' She asked.
Did YOU say six months hence2'
Yes: i'm January next | hope 10 be
released from my-er voluntary exile"
All, And do you really imagine, Mr..
Schneider, that l believe one single
word of what YOU have been telling
me?"
The unhappy Schneider hung his
head. and remained silent. OF course
she didn't believe him: yet, since he
could not reveal the truth, what was he
TO say?
She enjoyed his discontinue for few
seconds before she resumed:
Lord GuiSe is TOO clever by half, and
YOU. my dear Mr.. Schneider. are not
quite clever enough How did he con
trive 70 eXtort that promise from you
and Mr. Thorold?"
"Oh," exclaimed Schneider, withjus
| indignation, If Thorold has been be-
/ traying us
But he hasn't; YOU betrayed your
self. Ii was that specified period cot
six months that enlightened me, and my
mentioning Lord GuiSe was only Sho:
which, see, was good one. And.
now, as l know 50 much, yOu NAV as
we'll tell me all.
Don't ask me" pleaded Schneider
piteously: Il have let out great deal
more than l ought TO have done. am
bound by pledge which | raShly took
long before ~ But really have no
business to be saying this.
~ pledge to abstain for six months
from speaking TO the lady who You hard
~ dare 10 hope will accept you, and who
is likely 10 be 80 keen about settle
mentS?"
'.Oh. not any particular lady" began
Schneider, and then checked himself.
Il am afraid | mustn't answer queS-
tions." he said, with an appealing look.
IL is certain. however, that he would
| have been made 10 answer just aS many
Questions as.Lady BelvOir chose to put
/ To him if he had not been saved from
diSgracing himself farther by the en-
trance of EuStace Mo-eton, who was
Iannounced at this moment. The two
men exchanged diStruStful glanceS, and
| Schneider, willing enough 20 be dis
lodged from position which had be-
come almost untenable, fastened to bid
| his hostess goodbye. He accompanied
| hiS farewell by a look full of meaning,
i'm response to which she smiled gra-
ciouSly.
''Good-by, Mr.. Schneider" said she.
Il hope your election will go the right
way, aud If it doesn't hope the next one
will We shall meet again sometime and
somewhere, dare say.
do YOU want 10 meet that-that ami
NAL AGAIN. asked Moreton in Il diSSat-
isfed tone as soon as his partner in mis-
fortune had left the room.
"Oh, I'm simply dying to meet him
again. What else could you expect? He
is so good looking and clever and refined
and generally fascinating, isn't he?
However, l shall have to get on as best
can without him, for he has just been
telling me that mustn't count upon re-
newing the rapture of intercourse with
him before the beginning of next year.
'Oh, he has, has he? And what rea-