Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-21


worlds. There were few sapphires-
one of considerable size, but uncut
and some handsome turquoises, but not
of perfect color. He turned them over
with evident admiration.
''They will look lovely set in gold, as
bracelet on her arm" he said, softly.
He was very much in love, poor fellow.
And them he added, humbly: But
dare say they are nothing to yours"
l chuckled to myself at the thought of
his establishment when he should actual
ly behold them; but only said
"Would you like to see them, and
Judge for yourself?"
"Oh, if it is not giving you too much
trouble" he exclaimed, gratefully, with
shining eyes. cts very kind of you. |
did not like to ask Have you got them
with you?"
nodded, and proceeded to unbutton
my coat.
At that moment voice was heard
shouting down the companion ladder:
Carr! say, Carr, you are wantedn'
and ia mother moment some one was
hammering on the door
Carr sprang to his feet, looking posi-
lively savage.
Carr shouted the voice again.
Come out, say; you are wanted!'
Button up your coat, he whispered,
scowling suddenly, and with an oath he
opened the door.
Poor Carr. He was quite put out, |
could see, though he recovered himself
i'm a moment and went off laughing with
the man, who had been sent for him to
take his part in the rehearsal which had
been suddenly resolved on, for the thea
tricals had been brewing for some time
and he had promised to act in them.
had not been asked to join, so l saw no
more of him that night. The following
morning, as / was taking an early turn
on deck, he joined me, and said, with a
smile, as he linked his arm in mine: IL
was put out last night, wasn't I?''
But you got over it in moment" l
replied. II quite admired you; and,
after all, you know-some other time. -
NO" he said, smiling still, mot some
other time l don't think | will see
them-thanks all the same. They might
put me out of conceit with what | have
picked up for my little girl, which are
| the best | can afford"
He seemed to have lost all interest in
the subject. for he began TO talk of
| England. and of London, about which
! he appeared TO have that kind of a
vague, half and half knowledge which
often proves misleading to young men
newly launched into town life. When
| he found out. as he soon did, that | was
To Il certain extent familiar with the me-
tropoliS. he began 10 question me mi
nutely and ended by making me promise
| TO dine with him at the Criterion, OF
which he had actually never heard, and
90 with him aftcrward TO the best of
the theatres the day after We arrived in
London
He wanted me to go with him the very
evening we arrived, but on that point
was firm. My sister Jane, who was liy-
ing with hen canary called Bob, after
me. before its sex was known in a small
house in KenSington. would naturally
be hurt if l did not spend my first even
ing i'm England with her, after an alb
Sence of so many years.
Carr was much interested to hear that
| had a sister, and asked innumerablC
questions about her. Was she young
and lovely, or was she getting on? Did
she live all by herself. and was | going
TO stay with her for long? Was moi
Kensington-waS that the name of the
Street?-rather out Of the world, ETC.
was pleased with the interest he took
i'm any particulars about myself and my
relations. People SO seldom care TO hear
about the concerns of others. Indeed,
have noticed. as advance i'm life, such
a general want of interest on the part OF
my acquaintance in the minute of my
personal affairs that of late | have al
most ceased TO speak of them at any
length. Carr. however. who was OF
what / should call truly domestic turn
OF character. showed such genuine pleas
ure i'm hearing about myself and my rela-
tives that | asked him TO call i'm Lon
don i'm order 10 make James acquaint-
ance. and accordingly gave him her adj
dress. which he took do IN at once in a
note book with evident Satifaction.
Our passage was long. but it proved
most evcntful, and except for an occa-
sional dance and the theatricaS before
mentioned il would have been Dublin the
extreme The theatricalS certainly were
great success. mainly owing TO the
splendid acting Of young Carr, who be-
came afterwards a more special object
of favor even than he was before. IT
was bitterly cold when We landed early
in January at southampton, and my
native land seemed TO have retired from
view behind a thick veil of fog.
We had a wretchcd journey up to
London, packed as tight as sardines in a
tin. much TO the disgust of Carr, who
accompanied me to town, and who, with
his usual thOughtfunesS. had in vain
endeayored TO keep the carriage TO our
selves by liberal tips TO guards and por-
tiers. When we at last arrived in Lon
don he insisted on getting me cab and
seeing my luggage onto it before he
looked after his own AT all. 1t was only
when had given the cabman my Sis
tcr's address that he finally took his
leave. and disappeared among the
throng of people who were joStling each
other near the luggage vans
CuriOuSy enough, when ! arrived at
my destination an odd thing happened.
| got out at the green door OF % Sub
urban residences, aud when the maid
opened it walked straight past her into
the drawing room.
"Wcll, Jane?' | cried.
A pale, middle aged woman rose as l
came i'm. and ! stood aghaSt 1t was not
NV sister. 1t was soon explained. She
was a little pettsh about it, poor wom-
am, Ii seemed my sister had quite re-
Gently changed her house. and the pres
ent occupant had been put to some
slight Inconvenience before by people
calling and leaving parcels after her de-