Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-28

navy; BRAD Leonard, q young man
about town, generally known as Baron
Hulot, after one of Balzac's heroes, who
had graduated In vice; Jim Hubbel,
the son OF Senator'S coarse, intern
perate man of thirty, whose fathers
prosperity had been his ruinatiOn; Shop
herd Wright, who had joined the party
at the heels of Baron Hulot, always too
generously good natured to shake off a
sponge, and Herbert Brown"
THEY ARE HAVING ALE
and bit to eat and they talk of Miss
Buck, who lives at Tula's house, Miss
Dangerness and other women. Here is
some of their conversation:
"The last time l was in this cabin"
said the Lieutenant, surveying the room
contemplatively, as he filled his first
glass, 81 was in - lively company;
the Dangerness and l were out On a
high lonesome that night"
"You weren't drinking ale, then, I'll
wager" said Hubbel. 1.-THE Dangerness
couldn't be brought down to anything
so mild"
"rll tell you what I'd like" remarked
the Baron, stroking very slender mus
tache, "rd like TO pit the Dangerness
and Buck against each other at empty
ing bottles, wouldn't you Wright?"
Hubbel relates how he wonders what
streak has struck the Dangerness
woman. He tells how he sent her an
invitation "to drive behind the old
mans bays, with champagne supper at !
Capt. Johns by way Of tempter, and
a general hurrah after that;" how she
refused and how he posted to the Pat
ent Office to find out why. He goes Oh
in this way:
They didn't want to let me
in, but you bet they did when / let
them know who was, and I've got
that fool watchman spotted. Well l
found DangernesS as natural as life
bust, hips and all-and asked her what
she meant by declining the lark. Just
what 1 said" she answered; and that
was the most could get out OF her.
told her that ! had a hundred to blow
in, but it never phased her,
6iiSEea9 IT ia IA theory, Brown" in
as dumb as an oyster oystEer" for q 'irni'- ndln:
"She is in love, or she has reformed;
there are only two theories"
"She will be 'on the turf again before
long then" said the little Baron.
"Why?" queried Wright.
because young women like Danger
ness never reform permanently" said
Brad, with the cynicism OF ten years
about town.
There's plenty more comment upon
women made by the men, but the quo
tations made will suffice here. Inc
next important point is Col. Thompson.
He has had his wife take Tula 10 the
Thompson home for dinner-at which
he drinks an enormous quantity OF wine
and after dinner he says he will take
lula home. They step into his car,
rage, and the Colonel gives hurried
instructions" to the driver. What hap
pened after that, the novelist reported
In this fashion:
THEY TALKED
on general subjects, then drifted 10 the
subject OF Tula's surroundings ana OIL
fee work. "You have been too lone
some in that clearinghouse" said Coi;
Thompson. "A young and pretty girl
REQUIRES some pleasure In the evening"
esnecially after she has been working
at a desk all day. There are theatres
and operas and other amusements, ana
YOU must enjoy them all. You must
have O promotion, too-S720 year VIII
never do for you. l can have you pro-
NOTED to $1,000, and I'll do 1t. Inc
Commissioner will do anything want,
and I'll do anything you want.
There was an earnestness In tee
mans words that they had never held
before. and yet she could not thank
bim-those vague suspicious of q few
hours ago were already CONVICTIONS
They had been riding over hall hour,
and Mrs. Bolton did not live more tnan
half mile from the residence OF COL
Thompson. She looked out OF the VIII
dow of the coupe.
"The driver may have forgotten the
number of the house," she said. I'VE
ought to have been to-
! Before she conld complete the SEN
tence the mans arms were about her
neck and she felt his hot breath on her
cheek. She struggled violently, ireed
one hand for brief instant and threw
open the door. ,,,,-
"Stop!" she called to the driver, Wildly.
The man brounght his horse to stana
and leaned down TO see what was wanted
"Col. Thompson has forgotten some
| thing" she said, 'and / will go nome
alone. Drive to No. 710 Tenth street.
northward." Then she turned 10 Ooi'
! Thompson:
"Elther you or I will leave this car,
rage at once" she said. He hesitatea
and glanced hurriedly up and down the
street. In the light Of drugstore
only few yards distant policeman
was standing. The girls saw MN to 90;
"Decide quickly" she said. "or viii
call for help"
Course it, go then" be said, ferceiy,
and leaving the vehicle he slammed tue
door 10. his face livid with rage: de
had PLAYED his last card and had lost
the. game.
And lula, borne up by the excite
ment until she was safe at Mrs BOZ
TONS. burst into tears when her own
little room was reached, and soooea
historically under the bedciotnes naii
the night.
COL. THOMPSON
thereafter persecutes Tula. de assigns
her 70 disagreeable work near his own
desk ana keeps his eyes constantly up
ON her. These extracts show how MI
Boey describes the chiefs attitude To-
wards the unfortunate girl;