Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-06

vet-vet with all his strong man So,
i,eorgs Lumley hoped, as he nau nese'
booaS fof ANYTHING in all his lie eeiorc'
that it was not 80. -, mt IN
They had oil their work cu l,,o ou and u
hold their own against JOCK Al,ie en-
his wife. but they did succeeu n ,tan
ming the set after a five7all' ana .ne e,l
onIv by a single count. 1--WE are WEI
ma,cbed y he said. shut we won sna l u
aiaS Of II. shouldn't have liked 10
lose nv first set with you, Miss Nu-
gent" wsra nm
mistakable' but We're steeled her near
against him although it was oes',ns au
cSmfortably fast, believing that ne was
INIT plaviue with her as he had, accord
ing to repute, played with many WON
ans heart before. She looked up a'
him once but only for moment oo
canse she could not look into their nom
est debtts without betraying the strag-
Gle that was going On in her own heart;
ayes. I'm glad we wor," she saiu
simply. n,ns
She sang to them again that evening
in the cleaning, and Mrs. Jock Judlci-
ousIv effaced herself under pretense-a
real excuse this time-of experimenting
tho arrangement of the dinner-taoie,
which she did with such care and the
need of so much help from. JOCK tnaI
they we're obliged to spend hall an houI
ON the old safa in the corner admirinR
their handiwork. The little woman,
however. Jumped up with guilty
start when she heard the piano stop:
UCome and see nay table, Vere-lsnI
II lovely?' she cried, going to the door
aud inviting the two TO Walk IN.
..Tbere. sir. does that scheme OF color
suit your artistic eye and please your
artistic soul? l hope 1t does Tor IL mas
taken a long time TO do" -.
perfectly charming charming, .
was Lumley's comment. ana Oh
course, the effect came easily by the
help OF the music. l believe In music;
| can always paint better when music l
like is within hearing"
"Street bands and hurdy-gurdlesT
suggested Miss Nugent little scorn-
fully.
the painter quietly.
She flushed little and moved round
the table the better to see her hostess S
handiWork. at is really very lovely.
Mrs. Jock" she said-"these shaded
pink gefadiums are exquisite, and the
iampshade to match, too. DID you
bring II from TOWN."
az made it," said Mrs. jock proudly.
Poor Vere!-there was no getting
away from her fate: That night Lum-
lev took her in TO dinner, and she sat on
the left Of the Squire, who was little
deaf in that ear, and never
wanted to speak to anyone else
II Mrs. Jock was about, she
had not the chance OF speaking to any
one else. And Lumley made the ut
most use of his opportunities; be charm
ed the girl in spite OF herself, and lulled
to rest for awhile that suspicion that
after all he was only amusing himsclf,
that the charm of his voice was but the
charm that he put forth TO all women
he knew, that the story his eyes tod
WAS but the same story that was part OF
his stock-in-trade as a popular man
alike in the glittering world OF rank
and the polished world Of wit: the sus-
picion that he was flirt and nothing put
a flrt. and that when he had succeeded
in tanning her heart like a bird to his
hand, he would ruthlesslv fling 1t
away, not caring whether it broke or
not, not even knowing whether she
lived or died.
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