Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-09-18
THEN A MANS SINGLE.
lcontinuea from Seventh Pogs.l


feelings unnecessarily as much as pos
gble.'
,,. Dof course miSunderstOOd-but this
,.'rr be a blow 20 our father"
Mary looked troubled.
81 could not marry him, you know,
nick. she faltereC.
D"Ts-.ainly not" Dick said, ''if you
5,,,t care sufficiently for him; aud yet
Ta seems q man that girl might care
.Ob. he is" Mary exclaimed. "He
,yos So manly and kind that l wanted to
ba nice 90 him.
.yor have evidently made up your
mind" Dick said, $50 die a spinster."
"Yes," said Mary, with white face.
Suddenly Dick took both her hands,
and looked her In the face.
EDO YOU care for any other person,
N'arv?" lac asked sharply.
Mary shook her head, but she did not
-s-r-n her brothers. gaze. Her hands
IRE trembling. She tried 10 pull them
DOM him, but ne held her firmly until
ste looked at him. Then she drew up
F.-head proudly. Her hands ceased TO
shake She had become marble again.
Dick was not deceived. lie dropped
her hands, and leaned despOndentlY
against q tree.
.Apgus"-he began.
"You must not" Mary cried, and he
stopped abruptly.
I'D Is worse than I could have
feared" Dick said.
oN0, 10 is not" said Mary, quickly.
n-fs nothing know what you mean"
.Ir was my fault bringing you to-
Gather. I should have been more
..N0, 10 was not. / met him before.
Whom are you speaking about?'
"Think OF our father, Mary"
.0l, 1 have.
ole is not like you. How could he
.D.ck, don't"
VIVID bounced towards them with a
hop, step and jump, and Ms. Meredith
was signalling that she wanted both.
"Never speak of this again" said
Mary in a low voice 20 Dick as they
wa ked towards the others.
oI hope 1 shall never be forced 70 do
So" Dick replied.
"You will not" Mary said I'm her
haste. ''But, Dick" she added, anX-
ilgs'v. "surely the others did not think
what you thought? It would be SO I'M
p.eesaut for Sir Clement
"WeI, can't say" Dick answered.
"Atall events, he did nOtP'
"Wdo is ie2'
"Oh, Dick, mean Mr.. Angus"
Ue, biz his Ito and would have re-
r'fat argriIv. but perhaps he loved this
sister of his more than any other per-
son iu tine world.
"AuEus, I supposed, noticed moth
fr-." hr answered iu OrdcrJ0 save Mary,
''aXeert that you aud DowtOn seemed
very GOOD friends
Die. knew that this was untrue. He
did ru. remember then that the good
uqurei lies live forever ike the others.
Evening came Ou before they re-
turned t0 the river, and Suubury, now
blazing wiJa fire works, aud shooting
flaming arrows aC the say. The
sweep of water no tho village was one
broad bridge oil boats, lighted by
t8rcberS aud Chinese lanterns OF every
hue. Stars broke over head, and fell
f1 showers. i. was only possible 90
creep ahead by puius iu the oars and
holding on Co the stream OF craft or all
kinds that moved along by inches.
Rob, who was puutiug Dick and Mary,
had 10 Law down his pole and adopt the
same tactics, but boat aud punt were
driven apart and soon tangled nope
less.y I'm different knots.
oIt is nearly o'clock" Dick said,
after be had given mp for looking Tor
tue rest OF the party. You must not
lose your train, Angus
"I thought you were to stay over
night. Mr.. Angus" Mary said.
Possibly she meant that had she
known be had 20 return 60 London she
would have begun 20 treat him better
earlier in the day, but Rob thought she
only wanted 20 be polite for the last
time
81 have to be at the Wire," he replied
"befOre TO-.
Mary, who had not much patience
with business, and fancied that 10 could
always be- deferred until next day II one
wanted TO defer 10 very much, said
"Oa" and then asked: lis there not
train that would suit from SunDury?'
Rob, blinded more than ever, thought
She wanted to get rid Of him.
elf / could catch the Sis here" he
said, IL would reach Waterloo before
ESQ.,"
"Wbat do you think?" asked Dick.
"Tlere is no time TO lose"
Rob waited for Mary to speak, butshe
SAID nothing.
'I had better try it," he said.
With difficulty the punt was brought
near landing-stage and Rob jumped
out
"G00d-by," he said 70 Mary.
Good night, she replied. Her mouth
was Quiyeriug, but how could he know
"Wa.t moment" Dick exclaimed.
"Wr might see him OF, Mary"
Mary hesitated.
THE others might wonder what had
become OF us" she said.
"On, we need not attempt TO look Tor
them in this maze" her brother an
swered. 1--WE shall only meet them
sgain at the 'Tawny OWL"
The punt was left IN charge OF boat
man and the three set of silently for
the station, Mary walking between the
Two men. They might have been sol
a.srs guarding q deSerter.
What were Mary's feelings? She did
no. fully realize as yet that Bob thought
she was engaged 20 DOwtou. She fan
c.ed that he was sulky because cir
C-u',lDce Oh which he knew nothing
MADE -er wish % treat Sir Clement with
more than usual consideration; aud now
she thought that Bob, having brought
on himself, deserved 20 remain miser-
so.e until he saw that it was entirely
AIS oGa fault. But she only wanted 70