Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-03

what the duce am going TO do?"
1astiOned Mr.. Stewart OF his inner
nan as he sat in his empty Office and
surveyed his empty order books and his
NIFTY table which should have grOaned
.lier a weight Of plans, and pondered
over the general emptiness Of time and
-umStances which surrounded him.
Failing 70 elicit any satisfactory re-
rO1se from the invisible partner OF his
ly, and trials, be ran both shapely
lands through his sangnine curlS and
% cd and twisted them about until his
is1t resembled a caracature OF the fam
-s torch in the hand OF Bartholdrs
statue. Probably he had some vague
action that il be could not coax an idea
Or. be might rub one in; but the at
rupt-if attempt IL was-waS abOrtive.
IDEAS were coy and elusive. slipping
away into the waste places Of his mind,
i-i concerning themselves with triviali-
,es.
Dan was fsin TO expostulate. "This
won't do, you know" he ruminated re-
ulctfully. "Here have l sat solid
7aar. booted and Spurred, ready for the
l.. Of the pOpulace 20 house its home
ass millions, and the populace, instead
O. shouting, Stewart 10 the reScue"'
co.s on with its hands IN its pockets,
and doesn't even look on my side Of the
street, The confession is humiliating,
b., 10 really appears as though the
homeless preferred the sky for shelter
% roof Of my construction"
a pause, filed by the careful trim
mig and polishing OF a Setof unusually
1lds0me nails, almond shaped and pink
is a w0man's. Dan was scrupulOusly
,-s., almost fastid;ous, about his per-
Son, aud refined in all mis- habits.
"I01're the child Of Destiny, l know,
-7 boy, he pursued, land until re-
emily she hasn't been altogether step
,sue % y0u;.but 10 won't do 70 press the
q lady too far, 10 really won't, you
know. She's getting a little tired OF
u and beginning TO turn her shoulder
lol must give her a rest and strike out
r Yourself before matters grow COM
-ca,ed or you'll be getting grand and
interrupted view of her back. She
a' other children to look after besides
lll'
Bat, az the very moment when he was
'clSiug her of waning interest IN MS
'lairS, Destiny, still mindful OF her IA
Q'te, was coming up the stairs In the
s-lse OF uniformed pOStman and slip
1g through the slit in the door in the
Nrn OF a thickish, white parallelo-
1lm. The dear old lady often serves
Us 90. 10 Is one of her ways OF convict
-s uS OF participation in the universal
? OF iugratitude.
Stewards correspondence was not so
henSiye as 10 make the arrival of the
PALS a WEAKNESS TO him, and II was
10 cheerful alacrity that he rose and
o''eSSed himself Of his letter. The
@>,mark lrOund, staring and distinct,
lnhurried village pOStmarks always
iel was that OF some small place In Nlr-
MA, and the handwriting was bold,
-7aFy and Intensely masculine. OSeS
SUD, Dan thought, as he ran the
-lle Of his penknife along the edge OF
lt envelope. whoever can ne be? l
'at know anybody in Virginia. Ihls
Ioyed 10 be a mistake, as he found on
4lc,Lg at the signature, the Signt OF
'llch elected an exclamation Of pleas
Dear Stewart" the letter ran, II
olaced on your advertisement In
s'ay Nation day before yesterday, ana
light Of your name made the mem
i y OF the old days crop up through the
0l pretty strong. l want 10 tie TO-
s.ler again. Times have changed
pa me since we shook hands last IN
-ppewa Gulch. I've done some OF the
-'lsS We talked Of. Here followed a
'leise sketch OF his fortunes and orieI
sa'ion Of his pecuniary success How
sT much boaSting Ned might be guilty
orally, nobody could confront him
pa written OratiOuS on the theme. IN
- IN Virginia now" the letter pro-
led, and have bought part OF the
place told you Of, where was born
- raised, and where my father lived
.0ng as old Mr.. Beverley's overseer.
aaaps you'll remember about ~.
N'er how things sWop round, isn't itY