Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-15

sense of self importance. Yet small and
suspicious byuature he was forever look
ing for some covert ridicule. He had
come 90 the board total stranger 10
Capt. and Mrs lame. yet he felt GER
tain SENSE cot p"rior.ty 10 them because
no. could. were hc SD disposed, tell that
young matron q host Of ugly things
about her first husband.
OF Lane himself he knew little or
nothing beyond the fact that the pro-
ceedingS of courts martial of which he
had served as Judge advocate were al
ways correct That he was known In
the lighting force of the army as a
brilliant and gallant soldier who had
been through many hard campaign
and had twice or thrice been
wounded, was Of no avail in
LAWYERS eyes. That might be a
very proper thing in its way, but did
not interest him. Just now he was east
ing up in his mind the probable cost of
the dainty feast and wondering what
means Lane had outside his pay. Miss
Marshall. being from Cincinnati, would
doubtless know something, and he pro
posed TO put her on the witness stand
forthwith, but. lawyer like. TO load up
Co the matter By adroit circumiOcution.
Yet no the >t.clumSliy cSSayed cOmpli-
meu, she had looked up into his face. a
merry light In her big, dark. Scrutiuiz-
ing ewes, aud be- became Instantly SuS-
piciOuS that she was quiEzing him. Law
,cr Redeemed az the very thought.
You seem 20 have very correct APP
probation of the legal profession he
said. however. with an effort al gal
nut bow. Most Young women, /
fancy. are far more partial 10 that OF
soldier. for instance.
Most women. YOU know, admire
courage and truth and Straightforward
ness, colonel.
And YOU mean that these are more
frequent i'm the army-that is, among
the-the officers Of the iine-than in
the legal profession. I suppose. Now,
Miss Marshall a celebrated chief JUS
rice. from whom YOU may be descended,
as YOU bear the same name. was the en-
bodiment of all these traits
And his mantle fell on the shoulders
of many. doubt not. Colonel: but-waS
ir bog enough 10 20 round2"
I'm afraid you're satirical, Miss Mar
>hail." said Lawler. with superior
smile. You young ladies not infre-
quently see only the glamour and frOth
of army characteristics. We who have
spent many years in the endeayor to
Keep the army straight cannot look upon
the officers quite Is partially as YOU do.
We ~ee both sides OF the double lives led
uy ~o many of the youngsters in the
HUe.
"ouly by the line. colonel, and by the
voun. oflicerS9 Then who looks after
-f, staff and the elderS?" And Miss
NarslalI> face was bubbling over with
fun.
.Thev have stood the test of wears
Ms, Marshall. and need no guardian,
us do these young fellows who capti-
yat- school girls" answered LAWYER
shifting uueaSily in his chair. Now
Mrs BrOdie has mature conception of
their merits and defects. She was speak
ling of this very case of Mr.. Hearn a
moment ago. You seem to have known
h.m quite "a while. Mrs. BrOdle. Were
you ever stationed together
My, no. Col. LAWYER; only one can
not help hearing things, answered Mrs.
Br0die. quite unaware of the facial con-
tort.ouS of her better half, who was
helpless. hopeleS>lv striving to eaten
her eve and restrain her tongue.
Everybody In town seems 20 think he
was such popular young fellow: only,
don't YOU know, so careless.
Col. Morris and everybody At Mrs.
Lanes end of the table happened to be
deep iu general chat at the moment, and
neither saw nor heard anything of this
sudden introduction of personal affairs
alta social occasion. But Mrs. Morris
lost no time. She saw BrOdie'S glover
ing eyes across the board; she noted
LAWYERS keen, Shrewd gaze, and the
troubled look that flashed over Lane ;
kindly face. and had Just time 10 whiS-
per 90 him. How can YOU ever forgive
Us for bringing the man? The colonel
was in misery at the idea. lie said he
knew he would be- talking shop before
dinner was half over. | can check Mrs.
Brodie. AZ any rate. Then aloud, Per
don me. Col LAWYER" and now her face
was wreathed i'm sweetest smiles, I'm
not going 90 let Mrs. BrOdie prejudice
Won against one of our prime fayoriteS. y
.Oh. indeed, Mrs Norris protested
Mrs Brodie. Il wouldn't think of such
thing. I was lust going to point out
10 the colonel the very great difference
between what he might have been then
and what he has been ever since he
Joined the Eleventh
But the point at issue seems to be
what he was then, rs Mrs. BrOdle puts
it," said Lawler
But | wouldn't for the world have
you suppose / thought Mr.. Hearn had
done anything that was ungentlemanly.
I'm only saving what rumOr was, burst
tn Mrs Brodie again, who had at last
caught the signals on her husband
face. and now only sought to excuse her
own impetuoSity, even though in so do
ing She more deeply involved the young
gentleman himself. Il can't bear 10
hear such things said of him without
any one 10 defend him; but what can one
do"
This was getting simply unbearable.
While an az the other end of the table
were having a merry. laughing chat.
here was this professional investigator
AN accidental and by no means wei
come gueSt-taking advantage Of the
circumstances and of the well known
volubHity of Mrs. Br0die to start her on
the subject which called him TO the
post. and striving at social party TO
pick up points.
BY Joye." muttered Captain Cross
.hc'> as bad as Mr. Abrams himself.
What can we do TO stop him? Nothing
short of divine providence will ever stop
Mrs. Brodie.
But the desired iuterpoSition came.
Footsteps were heard on the piazza be-
vond the hall. The Chinaman. answer
Ing the summons to the door. came
back. raising the potiere that hung