The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-06
THE MAN in POSSESSION

'"' '''o'''"No ''''l'''eu u '''s
oc'tcr NAIL .
u am. Oh, don't want your escort
I'm going with Mrs, Jackson. IN toko
n coh md c,,, ior ho, ~ ~, r,,n
a.; ~ Vs.. ~ "o' on ~, 10y way
AL fIRht' my GEAR ~ turn INTO my
ucn, as nave some writing 10 40.
90 70 MS particular sahctum IN tho
front basement lm9st iamilses would
i i,'Ne i.'"ue II HousekeePer room NO
pctooh ii''asclt III quo couse. MOI 70
Mnl:i1c, however, Dut 70 INC comPafioh-
snip OF strange ssiaDny-gen,ces lndiv-
uai' VINO was consuming whisky ana wa
W. ".iu sii'ohins pipe, ana, Oh whose
presence pr. ,i 81 III inc mousse Mts. o1ehlaKe mad
'ot 'pe la'ntest cohGepuoh.
~ should DO explained that drii!ith
o.eiliake iad married young WIDOW
WIN Two Iil'ie sir's. Incy mad not 4cen
vety HAPPY during me last year; Their
at''tuue toward cach othcr might APPLY
po described as an armed neutrality.
i.ach ell.teu tlieir own way. Inc lady
wns aVot"ry Oh pleasure ana must nave
money ~ nhy cost. her husband was
,; n,' ~ Sa WIZ i, ui'a.ncte, nohce ie sup,
p!lea tne ncediul meckly and concealed
ms dliliclltles IRON her, knowing, that
she IN Eer lufh would only 'upprald nm
ioc nis lolly. ..r
90 II came about that tili now no had
hI ',. Jess segreteu from her inc shao-
ny man IN MS zen (which she mad never
lnsrnaea UPON, the SAID shabby lndi-
vluual peins no less a person than 4
man nan IN possession. griffith, IN his IN
uoIeht l as was student OF ch9rac-
acter. ms man amused nm anu he
resolved 10 sPenu the evening IN MS
Gqmpay' until Mrs: stenlake's return.
ne louhd MN pecplne between the ven
e! ,;., aPpatehtly trying 10 get a
glimpse sL OF tnat ladyas she went out at
'' on non. uoo!.
Ion J. i ,9 yourself 9e seen, Tor good
i'ess Sake eNc.aluleo ufl'Iltn.
Al right; sir; I'm sure don want
70 pe, inc brokers' man repl,eu very
qliiet.Y, pu1 Us nc turneu 9tehlaK en-, not
gu ;: i strange e, LOOK IN MS lace. Your
WIZ 1G SIR one very pretty woman.
am III S'au 'o! MINK SO: :,
IN doh I nina me, sir. she brings
PACK 70 my memory some one once
Knew. :,
az a name :,
les,-well' no. suppose you'd DC
us!ohlsnSa 10 near q ever oGcn any
thlnS dilierent from pun ballll.
NO; Mr.-py tho way what Is your
name {! .
oangster-bili sangster. lhat VIII
90 well enough Tor me at present. !
suppose you'd be surprised 10 hear Ia
peen soilcltor once = @
~ should indeed.
wen, l was. And that ia been
STRUCK OH inc ,nst!
NO, snouldnt Dc surprised at that.
an wen, mats Just; what | wasn't!
SIMPLY sank gracefully INTO oblivion:
Only ABOUT tour years ago the final
crash took place, mind you, and all DO.
cause was too trustlu! for this world"
"A contidlnS lawyer"
An, you. may well laugh. But
PAD dearly tor my experience. bar
tered away both fortune and happiness,
and now believe in no one"
lie sat Tor moment pulling at his
pipe, and then continued;
1t was all through lady who came to
me representing that she was entitled
ilot WISH 10 t"ko pEoceealhgs IN the
,n"u;r ~ 49,, oNce; US ..leto "'s yoahe
. .Ha III ioVe WIN het %no "oula not
p,opose ~ act \ ~ hIew ~ iesS "
n, n5, W tt iui;n az w, W;!i'eu ies LOT hel
. ,noI'o a,. ue''G'eu !ilT ioilluitic lale
CIV ~ I'uul! u .I iic"tiS every
pu ..l'i,, mo- 40 ~ ,l .l'o w9flu.
tn ;s sne iG i:..1 nha lhau 10 lace
ny WIZ anu l't.ie chlldf e, ana telI
Wien. lney were oeseats, 2he was iu-
t tinra III" '.n Jealous, 700 lor sne thGushI
. ,,n,,i1 n.ote IA the 'iaa,leT .lhah
.n confess a', s., 10: = pleaaeq excuses
e enum -, u"ai ;a nno noNg now. IL was
S SI":iait pieIc ~ ioily on On my part
9 1. lett me- taxing INC h,tlc ones.
aoh Know, how they Jared; l became
r; pelim.iGss MahoGrer, wl.mous nome
Mi...otI It I l SUM iower anu low
- NY. : nave ioullo my levcl. 1Nper'
i iJ nus ,MuGlit me cuhnlns care mas
HWY ,a, me urihki SO nave become n pro
AG u i Hill .n,
i, ~ stoppeu speaN!ns. gtsllstn was
tlaousus'ui a,i' '''ese was u long silence
oc1"eeii men,
a' III
Mr.. stcnlake coughcd and %inkcd
The man in possession did tho same.
The room was full ofsmoke, acreat deal
more smoke surely, than could possibly
lave been caused by their pipes. Grit,
| fifth opened tho door. Tho passoVe was