Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-29

| may nave f0und u WueIo NO na'O
gone and telegraphed."
Hang Finacane," said Mr.. Fletcher,
again; she's no use; don't be frighten-
ed about him."
II am very frightened" she said.
'sFather wanted me to find out a very
small hotel to go TO-"
"You had better go to a big one; you
are more likely 20 escape notice" SAID
Mr.. Fletcher, and next minute he was
singing the praises Of the Brevoort
| House TO her father, who looked more
grim and saturnine than ever and rest
lessly chewed the cud Of his cigar. be
was glad, however, in his protesta-
tions of gratitude next day for Mr..
Fletcher's assistance in passing the
customs.
II see you know the ropes" he said.
'Come and see US in a day or two and
dine with US il you have nothing better
to do" which Mr.. Fletcher said he
would do; was going to a humber hotel
himself not far of.
mot mentioning" as Miss Lorania
| Luck said to Miss Van Hooten, as they
parted, "that he is going to meet the
SOLITARY Girl on Washington Square
this evening at 5; mice quiet place,
| Washington Square, he says, and close
by That was why he recommended
the Brevoort House."
And, sure enough. MI. Jack Fletcher
and Edith Henshawe sat for an honr
and q half on o seat In the square and
talked. There was much in what they
said to interest her; a negro or a China
man shutting past reminded her that
she was in q new world, and that in that
world was to be her home. And be
seemed to have so much TO say though
he had only left her a few hours before,
and he took as much interest In every
little thing and in pointing IL out to her
as any lover could quite minute details
OF the new life-a small boy munching
8 rosy slice of watermelon, q little girl
chewing a gum" and the distant tinkle
| of q tramway bell or the rumble OF q
train In the neighboring elevated
railway all in the baking air OF a hot
day In New York. And ii was hot; 1t
would have been cooler In the hotel,
but he would not hear Of her returning
there and disturbing her father on the
first day after his arrival, and 1t was SIX
o'clock when he parted from her on the
steps of the big white hotel.
"How they stare at an English girl.
she thought as she entered the lit and
hurried along the corridor to her own
ROOM, wondering also where her father
was and where he meant to dine.
Then she entered her room and her
heart stood still. A few dresses and
articles OF wearing apparel lay on the
bed in confusion; everything else was
gone, her dressing bag, her trunks,
everything. She needed no one TO tell
her what had happened.
"Your pa said you were to come ana
see him If you could, he said So" A
very minute boy employed OF some duty
or other In the big hotel stood at her
elbow, piped ont bis message, and fled
before she could question him; out u
OF the hotel officials In the Office down
stairs had more to tell her. The New
York lawyer VINO was intrusted with
the necessary steps for obtaining her
fathers extradition to England had left
word that such Of her things as on
further search proved to have no con-
nection with the case wouid be Return
ed at an early date.
To his Office she thought it best to go
at once, half daZed as she was, to n
out if he could empower her in any way
to see her father, and she drove Their elm
q ly-it emptied her purse TO pay for II.
And she went alone. If she had only
had Jack TO be with her and strengthen
her with his prefence her despair would
nave been less; but he had never men
toned where he was staying, and II she
had waited till he had came 70 meet her
in the morning, time would have been
lost. And she had always contemplated
the possibility Of her father being taken
and regarded 1t with less despair since
she knew she had Jacks help TO fall
back upon. She would return TO Eng
land and see the last OF her father, and
then return to Jack.
1t was late at the Office to which she
had been directed, and the lift man had
gone homa, but she tramped up a long
flight of stairs aud found a clerk walt
ing also to go home, but his master was
still there engaged with some one; 1t
was too late for hin to see anyone else
that evening.
"At my rate you can take my name
IMP"
He nodded rather discouragingly.
miss Hamilton" she said; then, cor
recting herself and reddening as the
clerks interest awakened, miss Hen
shave"
But there was no need for her to be
announced. A door opened beyond the
outer Office where they stood, n a
voice with some slight American into
nation said outside in the corridor:
'Good night, Mr.. Finacane."
She started and stepped forward to In
tercept the man who had hunted down
her father, with some vague idea that
he might have powers that others had
nOt-that he would be the mar who
could tell her the worst that was
known.
A tall square-shouldered man passed
the doorway and she gave a slight cry,
which made him turn toward her, then
she said one word. Jack" and the
truth was driven home TO her brain and
she fell fainting at his feet.
She never saw him again. She stood
alone on the Cuuard wharf when the
Arcadia steamed out on her return
voyage. She had seen her father taken
Oh board between two men and she
knew he must be there somewhere, but
she was thankful not to see him. That
night she came back to the same spot
It was the only way to the water side
she knew-and in the waters OF the
Hudson ended the loneliness OF the Soil
tary Girl.-The English Illustrated
Magazine.
TWILIGHT.
Twilight. the gray-eyed child Of Day aud Might,
Comes wondering through the wood with pen