Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-21

upon the grass wrapped in blankets,
I slowly accommodating force for the next
/ DAYS Journey. and watched her with
wonderment and delight that she could
condescend to be household goddess.
Except for Brent's wound, we four
might have had Joyous journey, full
/ OF the true SAVIOR Of brave travel. But
be did not mend. He wasted daily. His
sleep became deathly frances. We could
not wear him out with haste. Brave
/ keart! He bore up like brave.
And at last one noon we drew out oil
I the Black Hills, and saw before US,
across the spurs OF Laramie peak, the
broad plain Of Fort Laramie.
Brent revived. We rode steadily.
Just before sunset we pulled up at our
goal.
For the last hour had ridden close to
Brent. I saw that it was almost up
with him. He swayed in his saddle.
His eye was glazed aud dull. But he
kept his look fixed on the little group OF
Laramie barracks and let his horse carry
him.
lifted up my heart In prayer that
this noble life might not be quenched.
He must not die, now that he was en-
larged and sanctified by truest love.
At last we struck open country. Bill
Armstrong; sOrrel took grading lope;
we rode through camp Of Sioux ''tep-
eeS," like so many great white fools
caps; we turned the angle OF q great
white wooden building and halted. l
sprang from Fulano and Brent quietly
dropped down into my arms.
Just in time" said cheerful, manly
voice at my ear.
Il hope So, said I. sit is Captain
Ruby?7
Yes. Wen take him into my bed.
DR.. Pathie, here's patient for you"
We carried Brent in. As we crossed
the veranda l saw Miss Clitheroe's meet
Ing with her father. He received her
almost peeviShly.
We laid the wounded man in Ruby'S
I hospital bed. Evidently fine fellow,
/ Ruby, aud, what was 10 the point, fond
Of John Brent.
Critical case" said DR.. Pathie at last.
/ He had great outrageous eyebrows and
a gentle, peremptOry manner, as OF one
/ who had done much merciful cruelty in
/ his day. ugly wound. Never saw a
worse furrow. COnical ball. He must
4 have been almost at the mUzzle OF the
pistol. He ought not TO have stirred for
"a month. Keep him quiet. And DO not
/ let him see or hear or feel the presence
Of that beautiful young woman. She is
not his sister, and she will have too
much trouble herself to be a tranquil
nurse for him here"
l left him with his patient and went
out to care for our horses. Ruby, mod
est host, had saved me all trouble.
Il have given Miss Clitheroe my sole
guest chamber" he said. "She has a
/ lady'S maid in the brawny person OF an
/ Irish cOrpOraleSs. What transcendPnt
/ being she is. | don't wonder Brent
| loves her, as OWNED he did from what
/ Jake amberlain-Shrewd fellow, Jake
said when he consigned the father TO
me.
Il must have talk with the old gen.
/ tleman. On, there he is with Arm
/ strong"
/ Armstrong was handing him the
money belt. His eyes cleaned as he
/ clutched it.
Trouble in store, fear" said Cap
| tain Ruby, for Dir. Clitheroe and all
who care for him."
/ He ought 10 be at peace at last"
''He is not. DR.. Pathie says he is a
case Of drapetOmania."
Il have heard that outlandish word
used to express the tendency-diSeaSed
| of cOurSe-that negroes have TO run away
| from their masters"
'Mr. Clitheroe is wild to get away
from his proper master, namely, him
/ self"
~ desperate ma!ady! At his age al
most fatal"
/ 80 Pathie says. When a man OF Mr..
/ Clitheroe's age is not at peace within,
| he goes into war with his circumstances.
| He cannot conquer them, so he runs
away. He has always before him a
/ shadow OF a dream OF what he might
| have been, and that ghost drives him
and chaSeS him until it wears him out"
Yes; but IL is not only the foriorn
| and disappointed that this pitiable dis
ease attacks. Very rich and prosperous
/ suffer, become drapetomaniacs, sell
| houses and build new, change neighbour
| hoods, travel furiously, never able to
/ escape from that inevitable companion
Of a reproaching self"
"Mr. Clitheroe is chatting to be gone.
/ | start a train for the States tomorrow
the last chance to travel with escort
/ this season. small typographical party
going back. He has been for the last
| few days in passion Of Impotence, al
most Scolding me and your party, his
\ daughter and circumstances, lest you
should not arrive in time. for him to go. "
ITO go where? What does he in
tend?"
"He is full Of great schemes. l do not
| know Of course anything OF him except
what I have picked up from his COM
municativeneSS; but you would suppose
/ him a duke from his talk. He speaks of
/ his old manor house, should know II
| by sight now-and says he intends to re-
purchase 10 aud be a great man again.
| tie is constantly inviting me to share
his new SplendorS. Really his pictures
of life in England will quite spoil me for
another winter Of cooling my heels in
this dismal place, with scalp on my
| head and a hundred Sioux looking at il
/ hungrily."
lie must be deranged by his troubles.
am sure he has no basis for any hopes
in England. Sizzum stripped him. He
has alienated his friends al home. His
daughter is his only friend and guardian,
| except ourselves"
HE Sprang up when he saw you COM
ing and was frantic with JOY, not for his
| daughters safety, but because he could
start with the train tomorrow. sup
pose she is a tested traveller by this
time