Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-01-22
SIIEPHERDSTOWN. ". VA, FRIDAY JANUARY %.

practical way of looking at things
He was sympathetic. too, and poor,
Tilted Greg could not have gone TO Il
better man for advice.
I'm certain cases Of poisoning" he
said, laying down hi cigar, "a strong
er poison is given 10 the patient as an
antidote. You want an antidote."
"Well?"
The antidote should be of a si,ni-
lar nature TO the poison. Love is a
| passion. You love Rosie and shr has
Tilted you. Revenge is a passion al
most aS strong as love. Consequent
/ ", revenge is your antidote.'
What - cried Greg, springing TO
his feet, do you advise me TO take
Rosie's life because she has made mine
not worth living''
Well, not exactly"
How else can | be revenged upon
/ her? -
This way. Rosie is an artist. So
are you. The artistic temperament j.
! Il peculiar one. Sooner or later she
will detest her money -grubbing nus
! band. Her Thoughts will turn to you.
| She will find you famous-at the top
of the tree, and she will never be hap
/ py again. Here, then, is your re
venge Her life will be one long re
/ greet that she Tilted you. Don't brood
over the past. Go 70 work. Throw
your whole energy into it, and yon are
/ sure Of success And then. even il
she is wholly sordid aud utterly heart
less-if your snccess does not cause
her single pang, You will, at least
have saved yourself"
You are right said Greg. after a
prolonged silence. III give up brood
| ing. Henceforth work for revenge"
Had thequestion ofrevenge cropped
up in all ordinary professional con
sultation. Reginald Dawson would
have promptly secuted it.
Revenge be hanged 1t doesn'
pay"
| Miss Rose Thornton sat before a
bright fire in her own pretty drawing
/ room. She had been singing at IA con
cert in Her Majesty's theatre, and wore
a dress designed for the footights.
One shapely, bare arm rested on a
tiny table, Uttered with photographs
and other odds and ends the other
supported as lovely a head as ever
cantatrice possessed.
No wonder poor Greg felt his disap
pointment keenly. Her beauty was
not of the type. that takes the male
heart by storm but rather that which
grows upon one gradually, and when
once realized, is ne\ er efTaced
She took two photographs from the
table and comp red them. One rep
resented stout, keen-looking man Of
middle age ; the other the frank, fair
face OF Gregory Moore.
Yes, Greg is Ger ainly much better
looking than Sir john" she mused
Poor fellow wonder If be ever
thinks of me. Strange how circum-
stances alter opinions. How happy
he made me when he told me he loved
me. How fortunate | thought my
self, poor little beggar that | was.
All, well, Isuppose he thinks treated
him badly. So did, and it was very
mean of me. Poor Greg !"
And she laughed lightly.
A month later she accompanied Sir
John Bostwick to the altar.
A year passed.
Sir John and Lady Bostwick were
awaiting dinner in their mansion in
Belgravia An expected guest was
late.
"Confound the fellow muttered
the banker Baronet, viciously.
When a man says he he'll come TO
dinner why the deuce doesn't he
come In time?'
Are you sure you mentioned the
hour to Mr. Dawson?' queried the
lady
Sure thundered the Baronet,
whose temper was OF the shortest
normally. and now was shorter than
ever What do you take me ior?'
Il took Won for better or for worse.
John. but 30 far the better ha. been
ab, eur from III" bargain. | am sorry
for IT," frturncd the lady, with a.
prrity.
"Oh. YOU are. are you p roared the
Baronet, purple with passion. and
so am /, my lady, 20 am |. Look
herer And he took paper from
his pocket This is record OF your
extravaganza during the past month =
| haven't patience to read all the
items, but the sum totals E3, 200.
and that's what | paid on your ac-
count last week II you're going TO
throw money away at this rate You
had better go singing again aud earn
some
Thank you for the suggestion.
John. / will act upon it."
And the sooner the better
Here IL Mr. Dawson, so perhaps
you will speak 10 a lower tone.
have TO wish to inform the world that
have married brute"
Reginald Dawson had not been