Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-20

| was handed note, written nasliy AZ
pencil: .ho ,odr bo
saved from being arrested, this morn
ing. at eleven, at the corner OF LeAlne-
ron avenue and Thirteenth street, sharp
It,s for his good. Gratefully, his irleno,
l. ioi N'' BEss."
Not a little astonished, and at'hrst
daamino il 70 be a foolish womans ell
fort 10 draw him into an acquaintance
and moreover disguised with II; he oe-
termined 70 ignore it. But on renee
ton he thought there was sometnihs
significant In the fact that sne hau
learned his name, and ne lurther re-
marked to himself, engaged as ne was
in such n search, he had no right 10 cast
aside any incident, however silgn1 OF
insignificant or improbable IL mignt ap-
| pear. 100. har &c
reoupsted. As he had slept late, IL was
already near the hour, and so donng ms
lounging Jacket he prepared lor tne
street and set out for the trysting place.
| as he laughingly termed 1t.
The girl was already there, ana ap-
preaching him, said:
Get ms walk up Lexington avenue.
! There is less chance OF me being seen.
I'm takin' chances dom this. You We
crossed my man some way and ne's do"n
"Who is your man?" asked Dorison.
"His name is Langdon."
"Oh!" said Dorison surprised. "What
is he to You?"
Hes my husband" she said quickly.
"Don't YOU believe nothin' else. The
priest didn't marry US, but we were mar
ried all the same, though he does try TO
act and say we weren't. But we was all
| the same"
"Well, what have done, and II ne IS
down on me, what can he do|'
II dunno what you've done TO MIN.
But he's been grumblin for some time
about a follow named Dudley, before l
know'd il was you-the one what saved
me from arrest. The other day he came
home growlin about you interfering in
his affairs, and last night when he came
late q fellow named Pittston was walt
ing for him, and he took him of in an
other room 10 talk with him. Something
you did to him last night made MIN
very mad, an heard him say he'd git
YOU dosed for 1t before many hours"
Dorison laughed.
II don't think there's much to be
afraid Of"
eyes, there is" earnestly replied the
girl. 'If there wasn't wouldn't be
takiu the chances l am. Now, sir, I'm
grateful to you for what We did for me,
and because after We did it ye didn't In
suit re, as most men do. So | said I'd
give YOU a warnin. He doesn't treat me
so well that shouldn't do 1t, anyhow.
He's q bad one when he's reused, and
that Teller PittSton, who hate, and him,
has got some rough fellers thatll do
ANYTHING they tell them. You've got 'em
both down on you. What they will do
or can do / don't know, but you want to
look out and be careful. l don't know
Just what they mean by dosin man.
They talked about dosln man one night,
anda fter that he was found on the street
nearly dead"
"What does Langdon do for living?"
''He don't do nothin. He's got money
Of his own"
"Do you know that?"
az know he amt never done uothin,
amt never done no work, and yet he has
all the money he wants. He don't stint
me-"
!"Where did you marry him?"
"In Chicago. Ny folks were agin
him. Ny father is policeman there,
and said he wasn't nothin but a gam
bier. He wasn't though. l ran away
with him, aud father thought | wasn't
married to him at first, but afterward
he knew better, although l came to
know that his name wasn't always
LSngdon."
"What was it?" asked Dorison.
al never heard" said the woman
shortly.
"Is he as flush of money as he always
WASP" asked Dorison.
81 amt seen no difference" replied
the woman; but don't you think I've
done enough when l warn you Of dan
ger, without askin me to give him
away?"
"Dorison answered, laughing:
Before | ask you to give him away
l must know there is something to give
away. However, am much obliged for
your kindness. will be careful, though
| don't know what he can do. Do you
know what I've done to him?"
"Only he says you are interfering in
his affairs. heard him say you followed
Pittston into a restagrant, and did it be-
cause Chicago detective named Cath
cart told you to. And he said tat IL
you wasn't swell in town he'd Shink
you was detective"
Dorison laughed at the idea am fur
ther asked:
"DO you know what l did to hita last
night that made him angry?"
"No."
II prevented him from speaking to a
young lady who didn't want to De no.
ticed by him."
IL know-a Miss Eustace. I've heard
him curse the family and say he knew a
way TO pull 'em down in time"
A malicious thought popped into Dori-
sons head.
"Do you know what he proposes to
do?"
mo"
81 do"
"What?s
"I'm afraid you will get angry with
me aud make row."
"No, | WON'T" she said with breath
less interest.
ale wants to marry the youngest
Miss EuStace, and has tried to get her
| TO run away with him."
Dorison was fairly frightened at the
/ effect of his words.
The black eyes OF the woman flashed
FIRE and her strong, handsome face be-
came hideously convulsed with an anger
! that seemed to be ungoyernable.