Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-05
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breath, But for her determination to
bring about this marriage my aunt
would have left her money TO Phyllis.
The only thing can do for her now is
10 marry her before l. O'Clock to-mOr-
row. and God only knows how it's TO be
managed That cursed accident" His
ewes were filled with yearning pain.
The doctor smiled cheerily and looked
M his watch. Don't fret, he said; it's
bad for you. The marriage is the main
thing. and we can secure that. I'll take
that $3.50 train and 90 after the young
lady, and you can be married at once.
The conditions, whatever they may be,
must be put up with. Its case of half
q leaf or no bread. BY the way. what
are the conditiOnS?" lie rose as he put
the question.
That neither Phyllis nor myself shall
touch one cent of the money for ten
years, dating from midday tomorrow.
The dewitt
you may well eNcIaim,'-Speaking
fast and bitterly. The marriage be-
fore l2 o'clock tomorrow would leave
nv poor girl comfortable and cared for;
after -. rs good a> 4 pauper. And she's
helpless helpless His voice broke
and he turned his head away.
Roval felt something hot and singing
rush into his own eyes; his heart ached
for the pain he could not mitigate.
The head on the pillow turned again;
the ewes sought Royals appealingly.
coerciyely:
MAN, have YOU no help for me-
Haven't YOU science or skill enough to
nut vitality into this miserable carcass
sufficient 10 enable me 10 drag it few
miles further? Can't you do anything
for me?" The sense of impotence was
strong upon him; his voice was hoarSe
and feeble, his eyes showed that he
knew beforehand what the answer
must be-
ROYAL put out his hand TO him Diti-
fully, but shook his head.
My poor fellow, God himself couldnt
help YOU that way. Stop minute and
let me think. There ought TO be way
out of it-there must be way out OF IT.,
if were only smart enough TO see it,
Don't fret, please. Ii eXhauStS vitality
and does no good. Try to rest
The closing phrases were born OF pro-
fessional instinct and delivered mechan-
icauv. His mind was busy with the
problem he had set himself To solve.
lie was a man quick 10 trust his own
Judgment and to form new plans. En-
uhatically man Of action, prompt IN
conception, prompt also and untiring in
execution. DR.. Royals mind worked
habitually along positive lines. To rush
AT difficulty and carry it by assault
was the method which most recon-
mended itself 20 him, and the active,
practical life Of the frontier had foster
ed his natural prOcliyitieS. There was
little of the ''Shivering and shaking on
the bank" 50 condemned of the English
wit about Hart Royal. To "jumpin and
scramble through" a. well he could
might be reckOned his rule of conduct.
The plan he elaborated within the
next half hour might, a legal meas
ure. be open 20 question, but IL possessed
the merit of tangibility and could be
put into immediate execution. 1t was,
i'm brief. that John Royal, Hat on his
back on that which might well be his
diving bed, i'm Matoacca, should at the
appointed hour on the following day
marry his cousin. on the other side Of
the mountains, by proxy.
Il don't know how the law stands, -
the originator OF the scheme admitted,
land there isn't time 10 look it up.
never heard of marriage by proxy out
side of a novel. 10 DE sure: but If man
can marry by telephone don't see why
he can't be married by proxy. To me II
looks As though il would give fighting
chance for immediate possession OF the
money. You can have the marriage re-
celebrated if the lady should prefer IT,.
She will Join you at once. of course.
The sick man caught at the plan. His
own knowledge OF the laws of the COM
morwealth i'm regard 20 marriage was
nebulouS. but % him also the scheme
proposed seemed 90 offer fighting
chance. aud even that appeared OF price
less value His eagerncSS was pitiful,
his iusistcnce most aggressive. The
poor fellow. drifting into the shadow Of
the inevitable. Vet holding back with
terrible earneStneSS. with yearning ten
derness. not for his own sake, but for
that of the woman left 10 his care, the
pathos Of il dimmed Royals gray eyes
more than once, and acted As a spur 10
his helpful. sympathetic nature.
There was no question in the mind of
either man aS 70 who should be the rep
resentative. The bond of the order had
done away with all StraugeneSS or sense
of obligation between them, even before
the recognition Of the deeper human
brotherhood had come. Royal made the
necessary arrangements for the care OF
the sick man during his absence, and
also provided himself with the wedding
ring which he found in his nameSake'S
pocket. The license would be waiting
al the other end Of the line, John Royal
said: he had written about it from the
hospital 10 the gentleman in whose fam
ily his cousin had lived since their auntS
death.
In the urgent need of haste it occurred
70 neither man that DR.. Royal, being a
stranger. should have some sort of Gre
dentials or that IL might be necessary
for a proxy 70 have written power OF
representation, as il were, from his prin-
cipal. Nor did the thought that the
similarity Of name might cause cont
plieatiOu suggest itself. The sick man
was unaware Of the coincidence, and the
mind OF the other was filled with weight
Ter matters. There was little time for
detail.
CHAPTER III.
Whether or not maleyOIent spirits
have power of Interference in human az
fairs is an open question; but certain II
| is that. 10 prima facia view, events can
/ - .. -ror,a -bau,salVpS with a