Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-03-13

had better not have him here until we
can find out more about him. / have
asked the Harveys and Carringtons and
Mary Beverley TO take tea with US on
Thursday. I'm very fond OF Mary, and
l want to show her some attention, now
that so much Of the land is gone and
their circumstances so altered.
thought Of asking Mr.. Anthony also, be-
cause l know Mary has no feeling about
his having bought the place, and as they
will be such near neighbors 1t seemed a
pleasant thing for them TO meet at once
and be quite friendly. But IL he's
southern man, and common, perhaps
she wouldn't like 10 meet him. Indeed,
l don't know that l shall myself.
The Judge, who could not appreciate
the distinctions Of locality in common
ness, and whose hospitality was pro-
verbal, laughed outright. "Ihere Is
nothing the matter with the man, my
dear" he explained. you've flown OF
at tangent. He's quite presentaoie,
and II his grain is little coarse he won't
hurt US any. Invite him by all means
and let's be friendly with him. II we
turn our backs on settlers with good
money in their pockets how will the
country ever improve materially? Have
all the people; and let Anthony come,
too, by all means; we have no marriage
able daughters.
The same familiarity OF tone and IN
tonation which had struck the judge
commended itself TO the attention OF
Mrs. Hector Beverley when the new
conner was introduced 10 her on the
Thursday evening in question, Tor the
original programme was carried out In
spite of sundry misgivings on the part OF
the hostess. He was presenta6le man,
she was fain to acknowledge, well MADE
and well dressed, and II he lacked GER
tain fine bouquet Of gentility she ala
not, and having accepted him as her
guest she did the very best she coulu
for him, introducing him to her other
guests with marked and gracious cour-
tesy and bringing him finally to Mrs.
Beverley, TO whose special care she com
mended him.
such near neighbors should know
each other and be friendly" she sald'
with a smile. "You may make II pleas
ant for each other"
Mrs. Beverley smiled also as she gave
Anthony her firm white hand and init
mated by a slight gesture that he was at
liberty to take the seat beside her on the
sofa.
II think that in coming TO be my
neighbor at Repton, Mr.. Anthony, you
are in some sense coming home, she re-
marked pleasantly. "Your voice isvery
southern. Perhaps we can claim you
by birth as well as adoption"
Anthony regarded the clear cut in
tellectual, but scarcely pretty lace
turned toward him a trifle resentiuIiy.
She was Mary Beverley, but not the one
whose memory had lived asolitary violet
amid the baroness Uf his ambitious,
practical existence. He owed her
grudge for being here in the real MaryS
place-for having deiuded him, although
unconsciously, into the belief that the
real Mary lived and had grown from
fair, loyal childhood into a womanhood
as noble. And she was not even pretty
according to his standard. Her face
was colorless, except dash OF crimson
in the lips, OF which the under one was
a trifie full. Her dark hair crowned her
head in coils that had shadows but no
lights: IL waved slightly at the temples,
where there were already lines OF gray,
AMI IL was parted graciOuSly over the
broad brow. Her eyes were handsome
dark, and straightforward in their out
look, with no tricks OF lid or lash, no
droopings and upraisings, no pretty CO.
uuetries Of glance. A woman past her
first youth, woman who even In that
yonth had never been beautiful, and yet
n woman TO be trusted, admired and
loved.
This the man beside her vagually felt
and il increased his unreasonable re-
sentiment. She was shch a woman asthe
child be had loved with unconscious
chiyalry might have developed into, and
she was only-Hector' widow.
Not being versed in social amenities
he let his resentment get uppermost
and replied to her courteous remark
brusquely:
Pm not Yankee, II that's what you
mean, and | wasn't born out west. I've
lived out there for twenty years though;
so | suppose can call myself as much
Of p westerner as anything"
He was not ashamed OF his birth, and
being Virginian he took self salts
fed pride in his birthplace. Neither
did he hold his fathers profession IN
contempt nor his own position as self
made man. OF the latter, on the con-
trarv. he was. az we have limited, ex-
tremely proud, holding it proof OF I'M
usual ability. 1t was not every man
that could show his record, from so poor
a start to so fine finish. He was proud
~ himself. OF his money, Of his shrewd-
ness. Of the knowledge be had acquired
nv indomitable industry and In defiance
Of adverse circumstances, and OF his
general success in life. 1t was neither
from false pride nor from snooblshnesS
that he forebore 20 proclaim his origin,
bnt rather from rough sense OF humor,
and keen. IL slightly malicious, enjoy
ment OF the situation. IL seemed to
him so good Joke, this riding over Old
World traditions on the wave OF Imam
cial success.
Mr. Beverley, feeling that her first
venture had been a failure, changed
her subject and talked to him OF western
scenes and life, the stirring romance OF
mining camps and the homely expert
ence ~ the frontier, where civilization
doffs her hat TO nature and rough hu-
mainly. Her knowledge, CLEANED from
hooks was theoretical and by no means
accurate. but such as it was II sufficed
N mt Anthony on familiar ground and
make him forget himself The subject
interested him; he was versed In every
da+ou and saturated with information