Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-09-18

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would have shaken her for spelling
everything.
Mrs. Meridith was meditatlng sending
some one to the spring to show them the
way back, when Sir Clement and Mary
again came into sight. They did not
seem to be saying much, yet were so en-
crossed that they zigzagged towards the
rest OF the party like persons seeing
! their destination in q mist. Just as
they reached the trees Mary looked up
so softly at her companion that hoo
turned away in an agony.
sit is a long way TO the spring. were
| Mary's first words, as il she expected 10
De taken TO task for their heightened
| absence.
$50 it seems" said Dick.
The baronet crossed with the pail TO
Mrs. Meredith. and stopped half way
| like one waking from dream. Mrs.
Meredith held out her hand for the pail
and the baronet, stammered with vexa-
ton. simultaneously the whole party
saw what was wrong, but VIII only
was so merciIess as to put the discovery
| into words:
why" cried the boy, pauslng to
whistle in the middle OF his sentence,
you have forgotten the waterl"
II was true. The pail was empty.
! Sir Clement turned it upside down and
made seat OF ii.
lam so sorry" be said TO Mrs. Mer-
edith, trying to speak lightly. 81 as
sure YOU | thought l had filed the pail
at the spring. 1t is entirely my fault,
| for told Miss Abinger l had done SO"
Mary's face was turned from the
others, so that they could not see how
/ she took the incident. 1t gave them
so much to think of that VIII was the
only one OF the whole party who saw It's
ridiculous aspect.
'Put it down to sunstroke, Miss
Meredith, " the Baronet said TO Nell. II
shall never allow myself to be placed In
q position of trust again"
docs that mean," asked Dick, THAT
| you object TO being sent back again TO
the syringe"
"Ah, forgot" said Sir Clement.
''You may depend on me this time"
He seized the pail once more, glad to
get away by himself to some place
where he could denounce his stupidity
unheard, but Mrs. Meredith would not
let him 90. As for Mary, she was
looking so naughty now that no one
would have dared 10 mention the pail
again.
During the meal Dick felt compelled
to talk so much that he was unusually
dull company for the remainder OF the
week. The others were only genial
now and again, Sir Clement sought in
vain to gather from Mary's eyes that
she had forgiven him for making the
rest OF the party couple MIN and her in
their thoughts. Mrs. Meredith would
have liked TO take her daughter aside
and discussed the situation, and Nell
was looking covertly at Rob, who, she
thought, bore 1t bravely. Rob had late
ly learned carving from a hand
book, and was dlssecting
fowl, murmurlng to himself, "Cut
from a to along the slime g, taking
care to sever the wing at the point X"
Like all the others, he thought that
Mary had promised TO be the oaronets
wife, and Nell's heart palpitated for
him when she saw how gently he passed
Sir Clement the mustard. Such load
Law on Rob that he felt suffocated. Nell
noticed Indignantly that Mary was not
even mice" TO him. For the first time
in her life, or at least for several weeks
Miss Meredith was wroth with Miss
Abinger. Mary might have been on the
rack, but she went out proudly eating
bread and chicken. Relieved OF his
fears, Dick ragged internally at Mary for
treating Angus cruelty, and Nell, who
had always dreaded lest things should
not 90 as they had gone, sat sorrow
fully because she had not been disap-
pointed. They all knew how much they
cared for Rob now, all except Mary OF
thJ stony heart.
Sir Clement began to tell some tray
elers' tales, emitting many things that
were creditable TO his bravery, and Rob
found himself listening with show OF
interest, wondering little at his own
audacity in competing with such can
didate. By and by some members OF
the little party drlfted away from the
others, and an accident left Mary and
Rob together. Mary was aimlessy
plucking the berries off twlg In her
hand, and all the sign she gave that she
knew OF Rob's presence was in not
raising her head II love is ever un-
selfish his was at that moment. He
took a step forward, and then Mary,
starting back, looked round hurriediy
in the direction Of Sir Clement. What
Rob thought was her meaning flashed
through him, and he stood still in pain.
81 am sorry you think so meanly OF
me-" he said, and passed on. He did
not see Mary's arms rise inyolnntarlly,
even then she did not realize what Rob's
thoughts were. A few yards away Rob,
moving blindly, struck against Dick.
"Ah. 1 see Mary there" her brother
said; Al want TO speak to her. Why,
how white you are, mani"
"Abinger," Rob answered hoarsely,
"tell me. l must know. Is she en-
gagged to Dowton"
Dick hesitated. He felt sore for Rob.
Eyes, she is" be replied. "You remem-
Der | spoke to you OF this before"
Then Dick moved on to have it out with
Mary. She was standing with the
twig in her hand, just as Rob had left
her.
MARY" said her brother, bluntly,
"this is too bad. would have expect
ed IL from any one sooner than from
you"
81 am talking about Angus, my
friend Yes. you may smile, but 1t is
not play 10 him"
What have l done to your friend?"
said Mary, looking Dick In the face.
"You have crushed the life for the
time being out Of as fne q fellow as |
know. You mig ht al least have amused
yourself with some one little more
experienced in the ways OF women"