Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-18
& FIRST PATIENT,
Boston Glo6s

tbsrsfore saw a good deal OF him and
got 20 know all about his character anu
Jack had always, during the ten years
had known him-that is 20 say, from
the age of IA 10 24-been known as
nice "boy;" which means that be was
oiwavs frank aud engaging, modest ana
Ingenious, that he was manly boy 81
IA, and a boyish man at a; MS o1neI
name was Derrivale, but nobody VINO
had known him a week ever calleu hln
anything but Jack.
His father came home on leave from
India the year after he left Corpus, ana
Jack and the old general we're very
fond and proud Of each Other-as well
they might be.
II was about year after his visit 70
England that the old General died ana
Jsck Inherited some four or five thous-
and pounds.
This was very we'll invested and
brought in nearly three hundred pounds
a wear: "ane you'd better let IL stay
where it is, my boy" said the cynical
soldier chum OF the Generals, who was
the executor.
So Jack entered bis name at the In
ner Temple, read law and wrote TWO or
three articles a month for the papers.
II was st the beginning Of last March
hat. feeling seedy, / proposed 3 hoH-
cSav sc some quiet seaside place, ana so
We packed up our traps, locked up our
rooms aud went of one bright morning
To Ellington, 4 small town on the coast
al Yorkshire; and il was there that we
frat became acquainted with the doc
tor
Ellington is one OF those delightful
Httle places, not uncommon IN YORK
shire, where yOu can get the combined
benefits or both sea and mountain air,
which Is distinctly "scOre" for men
who have allowed themselves to run
down and want bracing up.
For q week or tEFo you are delighted
with the novelty, the glorious air, the
complete restfulness Of the whole place.
Their. perhaps, you ind it monOtOnous,
and get bored. it Is ganeraly the even
ings that bring on this feeling.
Daring the daytime, Of course, you
can ride, walk, battle, visit the ruins OF
tho Norman castle, so to the witches
Well-anything OF that sort; but the
eyenings-well, perhaps you play bill
lizards o. the only table the town pos
sssses; or perhaps you fraternize with
the landlord or boots, and get TO know,
in the course OF q conversation or two,
the family histories OF all the inhabi-
tants Of the town; but this comes 70 On
, end very soon, sO-we found it dull.
Dull until one evening" when Jack
came home in an excited state, and told
ma he WAS I'm love
This was rot an uncommon thing for
Jack at all-in fact, it was rather IN
common for him not to be in love; but
il was usually with some friends sister,
who knew his weak point, and how to
treat II.
But this time he was very much up
set; be said:
'.Phu. old man, It's really case this
time"
I filed my pipe slowly, and said cues
tionally, "AhP
Then he went on:
''She was the lovelieyt girl In the
world" This was popularity OF all
Locks loyes-they all answered 70 that
would yiDtion.)
Evil which NrSSas prEen't spoken TO her
49, ms name. But, by
JOve!
He stopped re, evidently expecting
some remark from me-
said "Ab2" EaiD, and then he went
on.
''It,s all very well for a cold-biooded
creature like you TO keep on saying 'ah'
I'm that tone, but I tell you It's serious
this time; and Pm afraid she's IN, poor
little thing.
II saw her 90 into q doctors house,
and waited half an hoUr-loafed about,
you know; of course l didn't wait out
side the dOor-but she didn't come ont,
so I came away. But shall be sure 70
meet her some time tomorrow. You
can't very we'll miss anybody in this
Jolly little place, thank goodness.
''This jolly little place, by the way,
he had heartily stigmatized as a
"wretched little hole" only the day be-
fore.
And, sure enough, we did see her the
next day. Jack was far TOO restless, he
said, to go walking, so proposed bill
iards.
then found out that the billiard
room vas exactly opposite the Doctors
house where he had seen her 60 in.
He missed a good many strokes, and
was continually rushing TO the window;
and all OF a sudden he called out:
There she isl See, just ringing the
bell"
She was certainly a beauty; slight,
fair, with rather auburn hair, bright
eyes, and cheeks that betokened Splen-
siA health.
~ $1,000 o. 80 al. 49,, 4 49,,
'osSion. We saw her either 20
OutOf the house, but never
sdy.
out riding one afternoon.
got almost out Of the town,
going along the edge Of the
About hundred yards in front OF US
IS gully ending inwardS at some
Ythical smugglers' cave. II was at
arts not more than five or six feet
cross, but. knowing nothing Of our
Orses' jumping powers, snd being uR-
filling TO put them to the test at such a
angerOus part, I turned inwards, with
he intention Of getting to the end Of
the gully.
Jack followed me till we came nearly
70 the end, when he suddenly stopped
md proposed that we should jump the
horses over the narrow part, ito see
what they were made OF"
AsI an anything but good horse
man declined, and rode on and cross
d TO the other side, but Jack turned
IS horse back little to give IL short
AZ The leap, and then put him at it
ne gallop.