Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30

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| ing and her nose was red. DO" k'i"SA
and immature she was, he thougnt.,
"You are very, very late, " ne saia.
"Didn't l say would be?" ne askeu'
He stalked upstairs. She did not iol,
low. After some minutes he looked
over the banister. Camilla sat on Tue
lower stair weeping, the wick OF .no
candle fiaring in little pool OF grease
in the candle-stick.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"You never kissed me when you came
in," sobbed Camilla. Its the-tne-
first time you ever forgot to do IL:
Come up and be KISSED" SAID ZEN
dexter. Camilla slowly CLIMBED sne
stairs. Carresses were exchanged
"Her Kenny Penny didn't mean not
to kiss his Cammy." Thus Camilla.
"Cammy doesn't know what business
bothers are" said Mr.. Pendexte,.
Kenny Penny is tired and worried Win
them; his Cammy must not be cross.
"No, no; but Cammy wants to snare
all Henry Penny's troubles" SAID MIS-
Pendexter "Tell her all about It.
Just then the street door-bell rang
vlolently-not once, bIt sixteen times.
"Oh, dear, dear, l believe it's dear
MAJ" cried Camilla.
Pendexter glared at the picture over
the chimney-piece.
"Just like her," he muttered, as he
went downstairs to open the door. a
telegraph boy was just about to ring
again. Pendexter snatched the enve-
lope he offered and signed as hidden.
His Cammy was rushing about the room
wringing her hands.
"a telegram" she cried. something
has happened to mai"
Mr.. Pendexter assumed serious as
pect.
"Be calm, Cammy," he said. eff 1t
is the will of providence that something
has happened TO her you mustn't rebel
and all that, you know. BE calm.
s'I can't until / know what 1t Isl"
Mr.. PendeXter opened the envelope
and read the message he had sent to his
wife from the hotel.
"Bother!" he said. "Oh, it's nothing,
Cammy; only message sent you when
l knew l should be detained. That
wretched boy should have brought 1t at
Z o'clock"
''Oh, Kenny Penny" cried Cammy,
show relieved l ami" Then she sud-
denly threw herself into his arms.
"Cammy did not know her Kenny Pen
ny had sent her word" she said.
"Oh. that's why you were fright
ened?" said Kenny Penny.
EYES," sighed Cammy, ''oh. so fright
ened And that man you. had to see
gave you all the bother?"
eyes, Of course" said Pendexter;
"yes, certainly"
what was his naughty name?" asked
Cammy.
"Hs name?" queried the guilty Peu-
dexter. Oh, his name was-er-Miller.
"Cammy hates him for bothering her
Kenny Penny" said Mrs. Pendexter.
Then she turned the gas out and slept
the sleep OF innocence.
Mr.. Pendexter's conscience, however,
kept him awake some little while. He
tossed about uneasily and sighed several
times. He was thinking Of the charm
ing Mrs. Miller. He slept late next
day. When he awoke sound Of tink-
ling teacups met his ears. The house
was small and the DINING room was just
below his sleeping room. Camilla was
taking breakfast. Some one was with
her.
"Oh, my prophetic soul, my mother
in-lawl" he gasped: Getting softly out
r4ecOu,s.. -
"Do have another biscuit, ma" he
heard Camilla say.
mo, really, dear" responded another
female voice. "That husband OF yours
sleeps this morning"
"He was out quite late last night"
said Cammy, lawfully bothered"
"What about?" asked the mother-in-
law.
ooh. business" said Cammy. 'Noth-
ing hut business could keep him, from
me. Some dreadful man named Miller
bothered him-I don't know how. lie
wasn't like himself when he got home;
oh, not a Bit And the telegram he sent
came after that, and | was terrified"
"You are too nervous, my child"
said the mother-in-law. ION, dear me,
to think Of you being married, and I've
so much to tell you. Last night had
the greatest fun. You know used to
sec great many people when l had
share in that business in San Francisco,
and there was one very nice little man
bald. but not so bad looklng-that i
fIrted with dreadfully. Well, yester-
day, as | was on my way up to the
HOTEL walked because was so tired
of sitting-whom should meet but that
very man! Why, l hadn't seen him for
ten years: and he was just delighted; he
Is really smitten, Gamma. You know |
look fifteen years younger than really
am when / am dressed and touched up a
bit. and actually he called on me at the
hotel and took me to the opera-it was
fun"
"Oh, mai" cried Cammy.
"Oh. knew the man to be respect
able" said the elder lady. "But I'd for
gotten his name-couldn't think OF II
and can't yet. He dealt with the firm
for long while--I saw him twice a
week, but his name was. Well, no
matter. AfterI got home l laughed
and laughed. When / get into gale /
can't stop. We went home slowly, like
a couple of lovers, and he really said
the tenderest things"
"Why, mai" said Camilla again.
"If you should cut up such dreadful
caper I'd disown you" said Camilla's
mother. "But what is the use OF being
six-and-forty II you can't enjoy your
self as you please? Besides, he'll never
see me again, you know. Oh, / could
have married twenty times, Camilla, but
| never-I own i'll never came so near
really liking any one since your poor
step-father, Mr.. Miller died, as l did
that man long ago in San Francisco.
suppose he is much younger than /, but
/ should have said yes II he had asked
me then"