Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-25
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ail1I.l the evening when l went
c ne sts bouse and asked him. "
c-'l " -rbbed his forehead IN a De-
1'aA.,1 .-sv. and why could you
s'sa T%@i,ed till the bank opened
IS .. las, I wanted to take the early
next morning
.lai did you?
.{.5 where did you gO2" breathing
Ri r., preb.o,n with an inscrutaOle
pueblo, and you took money
40 / l., lie r9I,e YOU to Paris!' suddenly
,,--- ~ care as light seemed 70 break
'o0l-5 md And did your cousin
,. y. " ror9o he demanded slowly
',.- ~ With that little, cool, teas,
.v-' re but he came back with me-
2. '- ,,fsr words, you went to meet
..- ts,s~.elv. his eyes flashing blue
IWe.'. do you intend to tell me
+. res. Of it? ,, 70, .,.b o.r.l.ss
.,t why should II Wien @ "a N'O''
at aus her shoulders, smiling always.
" -' are So keen at surmising.
n, y5r know you are leading me 70
..s rsrv strange things?"
.v..a ul.Gereutiy.
T,,b.ak Of my being tricked out OF
ID, with that little cock and 0ul!
r1rr aunt's cOming." he ex-
"a his voice shaken with anger.
-- r,T must have laughed in your
20 see me led away by the nose
.T.r no. not exactly. If anybody
-..s3 il must have been Mrs. Rogers,
--5.5 rle leading, and whom, to all
,.s,-rrces, you were only TO ready TO
.H,v ike a woman that is" regard
I'D. Is-wfth scorn inefTable, ito try 20
.,svssh Yourself by throwing mud
,-.-,,Tsr, / could not have imagined
-. Won would stoop TO anything so
-,f. butt" frowningly considering
,s,7eck no was twisting through his
Gers .it seems You are capable OF
ays, 8 growing very white. "Do you
ius sop
.W5a. I don't understand, he went
..oT'v. cruelty, still studying the
,s,s .is how you happened TO come
~katal. Evidently you did not plan
D.
well do YOU know, / rather wonder
,tg. myself now," white to the lips;
tritis mistake most easily rectlhed.
csr 20 again."
DD5.'t be idiotic," he roughly re-
r.sI "Be satisfied with what you
,,s already done TO disgrace yourself
vue. Don't imagine that you are
,-zon to have me pointed at as a
,a-rad husband; TO have the history
,r.sr shame hawked through all the
,1e-s I'M the land. II you hankered
-,se excitement OF an elOpement you
,ui have embraced the opportunity
hen YOU had it; rest assured you will
yget another
-yaa" with and insOlent smile. "Will
rs Rogers never take you away
n.l9' .
Ha oDened his lips, but then, as If
n-rg TO- trust himself TO speak, turn
lard rushed from the room. Anita
.rsi her head in the sofa pillow and
g sill, making no moan, although
prv nerve was a-quiyer under the
g'r- humiliation OF D0nald'S tone
% her own imDotent anger. A mo-
at later sac lifted her white face,
u.y staring. Donald had come back.
81 want To take 10 back Nita," he
I'D bum5'y, even pleadingly, 'all the
aelu things ] have been saying. l
ave tormeuted myself into temper
GER this thing, and / have said more
nan meaut-a good deal more than /
;yat 10 does look queer, and you
Ct explain it. And the queeIeSt
ling about 10 is YOUR reticeuce. All
be- same believe you could explain IL
you chose, SOFAS 20 put an altogether
fsrsG- aspect upon the matter;
ID I think you are keeping
Ir lips closed In some foolish
BIN OF shielding your cousin some
sy ] know that he is az the bottom
the whole business; that-why, great
ayens. Mia, if an angel came TO tell
eary evil about you I could not really
A.eya .-.' moving a little toward her.
believe Notwithstanding, Mia, eX-
Do, what ] saw; and SOmeway, some
DIV, believe iu you in spite Of that.
Anita had buried her face again in
eSois pillow for shame of the tears
nt were yelling from her eyes, so
llSet 90 the weakness of tears.
III You would only be frank with me,
lic.' be murmured, wiStiully regard
her, but moving no nearer.
anita said nothing. Womanlike, even
her weeping she had her wits well
N1; her, and, seeing Donald ready for
concl..at.on, she was full of obstinate
solve 90 move no step toward meeting
N hall way. His had been the first
lo2gi0.Dy; legiJimately his was the
Iate.y planned, be, already disposed to
Initiation of confession and pleading.
'ellg her In tears for his harshneSs, she
lce-uess, must be moved to take her
Ills arms with comforting and careSS-
& and when he had come 20 that she
Jew Lo would be completely st her
Grey. She would not yield 70 him AZ
ee' his punishment must be prolonged
lue the last remnant Of her cold
@rtedCeSs could endure; and her
f'y forgiveness must impress him
zee Tor all with the fact that her
s.1gS were not 10 be lightly diSre-
Won't you tell me dear9" more ten
a.g s,i,l. Auita's head was shaken
"a sudden sobbing. lie took it for q
".-re OF refusal, and without another
oil turned and left her.
,A''er moment, surprised at the
slee, she looked up, chagrined to
"a llm gone, and forgetting her re-
ave OF cold Quiescence, ran eagerly
yer Mn TO the hall door; but he was
ready far down the street, hurrying
. win a quick, nervous stride, al
.-ly beyond the reach OF her voice If
ae called.
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