Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-23

"In short" says VOltaire, winding up
his story, Madame BrothertOit is going
to marry of Miss Lucy TO Major Kerr
day after tomorrow evening"
ITO marry off! Then it is nllly the
ladyr Skerrett said.
"Nnly, sir Yes, the nilllest kind!'
There, Sir Peter, is a tough nut for
your Indignation to bite on!
Peter was an undeyelOped true lover.
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He had made no mistake in love, he
had had no disappOintmentS. dis lllu-
sionS were not gone. He still believed
love was the one condition OF marriage
Marriage without it this innocent youth
deemed an outrage.
The latent love in his heart cried,
''shame!" when he heard Voltaire'S
story. Indignant blood rushed to his
checks, TO his eyes indignant fire and
curl indignant TO his mustache. lie dig
charged a drop Of ire by Swimming
flat stone at q chattering chipmunk en-
throned on a pumpkin hard by. Then
he began to put in trenchant queries.
"You are sure, Mr.. Brothertoft, that
your daughter does not love Kerr?"
''NuEe. 1 nave hCA WIZ @SA 80
'Does he love herr"
"He wants her."
"Why?"
"She is a beauty aud an heiress-
those are the patent charms"
"Ah! But does she know that Kerr
is a fanfaron and rake-sel1sh, GER
taiuly, probably base and very likely
cruel?"
"She knows only what her mother
tells her. Friends are tabooed in that
house"
.,But does she divine nothing? Moth
ing to base refusal on? Pardon me II
nv tones seem to express DOUBT OF
this young lady, but
But you have seen so many capu-
waited By rank and a red coat. My
friend. I have done her greater injustice
than any you can imagine. believed
INV own child spoiled by bad influences.
We could not understand each other.
An evil omened figure held black cur
tain between US. l was too sick at heart
N see the truth. / had lost my faith. l
Thought that my daughter had taken In
noison with her mothers milk. L fan
cied that she was a willing puplI wheh
her mother taught her TO hate ana ue-
snise me. abandoned her. MlSeraoIe
error-miSerable! And punished now
nnnished most cruelty! My spleen, my
haste. nv Incorporate despair are bit
terly punished by my daughterss dan
ger How fatally l miSjudged her IN
INV sore wounded heart! l know her
ba,ter nj last. Better now, when l rear
!, is TOO Tote 10 save her. l know her at
Isst through this faithful servant and
f-ierd He stood by her when l forSook
her. God forgive me! God forgive
me"
He poured out his confession with
nassion growing as be spoke. Then he
turned and grasped Major Skerrett oy
the shoulder.
"What is TO be done?' he cried
"MDchP' said Skerrett quietly, COM
handing his own eagernesS, reused by
The others agony. Remember that
This wedding is not to be before day
sfter tomorrow. 1 have volunteered to
Dresent the intended bridegroom TO
General Putnam here by that time. DO
Won snppose 1 intend TO break my en-
Ss0ement, whether it forbids his oanns
or not?" A
He assumed more confidence than he
felt. The enterprise was growing COM
olicated. While there was merely ques-
lion Of taking or not taking prisoner,
Syerrett could look at the matter
cooDv-
ssPrvipQ into a maiden's heart is new
h,sIpess TO me-" be resumed 70 the
jfsther. who stood watching him anx,
,so~slv IL cannot quite comprehend
~. ,bss matter. She does not love this man.
L. H. 5,slilxe has brought about recon
a aa9, between you. Where IS her
Ne + have heard that women carry