Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-03-27

Ned Anthony's feelings toward Miss
Beverley had undergone considerable
change during the months that had
elapsed since their introduction. The
barrenness of his nature alternated with
very practically titled fields, and the
only riil OF sentiment that had ever
trickled through it was his love for the
child whose name Mrs. Beverly bore.
The soil being adverse, this little stream
had been pOwerleSS TO irrigate TO any
great extent either the bsrrennesS or
the cultivation, but it had never been
chOked with the refuse Of other senti-
ments, or absorbed in any stronger
stream; il had simply trickled on, wear
ing a channel for a similar but mighty
current. Having, by some process that
was more than instinct and certainly
less than reason, come TO an Identified
ton OF the dead child with the living
woman, Anthony began 10 realize that
the little rill was rising, increasing in
volume and strength, and that the chan
mel it had worn was filing with a stream
whose power he could not gauge yet,
and only vaguely understood.
After their meeting in the cemetery
his visits TO Mrs. Beverley increased in
frequency, until there appeared justice
as well rs acrimOny in Miss Cornelia'S
complaint that he was in or about the
house from the rising of the sun until
the going down OF the same, and after.
The old lady'S position toward her I'M
welcome ueigbbOr remained unchanged,
and appeared Interchangeable save in one
direction, and that was increase Of Bit
terness. He rubs me al the wrong
way" she explained fretfUlly, when
Mary pointed ont that he had changed
his tactics and was trying TO be polite
70 her in q rough and bearish fashion.
- dislike his attempts at courtesy quite
as much as do his natural rudeness.
dislike him altogether. lie rubS' me the
wrong way
In spite Of the hagrant injustice of
this, Mary was fain, in her soul, 10 yield
assent. She took his part from sheer
kindness Of heart aud love OF fair play,
aud she made excuses for him TO herself
and others, but in her heart she con-
fessed candidly that he was a terrible
irritaDt. When be was out OF her sight,
she could recall and dwell with pleasure
on mis- really fine qualities-hiS ambi-
ton. energy, intensity of will and pur-
pose. his lack of false pride, his real, II
circumScribed, kindness Of heart and
his liberality. She could ticket them all
of on her fingers and give 70 each good
trait It's need of admiration, when their
owner was al a distance; but when he
was beside her they faded into the
background. leaving prominent the con-
seriousness that he rubbed her the
wrong way" also.
1t was a pity; for he really was far
from being a bad, or stupid, or brutal
lv offensive man. His genius consisted,
not in saying and doing wrong things,
but in leaving unsaid and undone right
ones. Mary was self convicted of lack
of generosity in liking him with reser-
vations, and vet deprived by the very
feeling the absence of which she de-
plored. Of the comfort and certainty Of
her aunt'S position. "He is truly inSup-
portable, which is his only defect, that
lady announced with decision, and
after that never wavered.
"Why 90 you cumber yourself with
those old niCgerS?" he questioned, sud
denly, after ne had told Mary all about
the materials which had come Tor his
new house and the plans be had made.
There was an architect, friend OF his,
coming from New York to undertake
the work for him, and no time or
trouble or expense was to be spared in
making the building perfect.
Mrs. Beverley looked across at him,
hut made no answer. They were alone
in the parlor, as Miss Cornelia seldom
troubled herSelf.to appear. HE doesn't
come 70 see me-" she said, land he
doesn't want to see me. wish he didn't
come to see you so often" And Mary
was beginning 10 wish so herself.
you'll have TO support 'em, you
know" he proceeded. They are too
old TO work. and they haven't anything
10 live on, and OF course they're going to
live on you. You might have known
that when the old rascal persuaded you
IN let him move over here"
II did know it," Mary replied quietly.
ST had. them moved over for that pur-