Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-09

ma nocket, nkttS In another, and either
chocolate or thewing tobacco-perhaps
botb-in third, and during the half
bonr mat 81 a2sed before the curtain
went no he bot only refreshed himself
With these delicacies, but generously
ofrsrad them to his nelghbors.
think that If Sophy had taken
sbrimn. or even Q nut, much Of the I'M
nleasaptness which followed might have
5een ayerted, but she refused his kind
offers in her most icy tone. and the two
girls who sat next to him followed her
example.
n was easy TO see that the Character
resented this; In fact, he scowled so
diabolically that when he produced a
flask OF rum and offered 10 TO me, took
a sip for the sake Of peace and quiet
ness.
"Pa,s it to the lady, governor" he
said, as was about to return it TO him.
"Perhaps its more in her line than
shrlmpses'
II am sorry to say the lady is total
abstainer," l replied, doing my best to
conciliate him with smile.
.Poar thing!" ne retorted. "Is she
really? She don't look it either, do
she?'
'Oh, AlgernOnw whispered sophy.
"Let US 20"
"GO-go where?" I asked, astonished.
"Out home, anywhere to get away
from that horrid wretch" she replied,
"uuless you can protect me from his
| impertinence.
Would you believe that, because I
I tried to convince her of the utter folly
of leaving before a performance you
have paid to see has even begun, and
also begged her not to make q scene,
she aiterward said had allowed her to
be inSulted without asserting il.
| objected to the fellow quite as much
as she did, but what could I have done?
III had told him 20 hold his tongue be
would probably have sworn at me, and
we should have had everybody staring
at US. IL l had called the attendant
there would have been row, which
perhaps might have ended in visit to
a police court, which even as witness,
always costs money or business time.
which is the same thing.
Luckily, just then the curtain went
Iup, and for a short time the Objection
able One became absorbed in the play.
1t soon became clear, however, that he
had not been educated up to the IRE
proacha5le standard. He yawned and
began 10 fdget, in spite OF the indig-
inant looks Of the devotees on each side
OF him.
essay, governor" he said at last,
turning round 10 me, whats it all
about?'
"Husb" I said. "You will find the
motive explained on the back Of your
programme.
He made some pithy, but rude, re-
marks 20 the effect that he'd be dashed
liz q drama which had to be explained on
the programme would go down ON his
side the water, aud then opened a run
ming fire of vulgar, bat forcible, criti-
|ciSm Of what was said and done on the
stage. As he turned TO ne every time
no spoke, | thought the people around
would begin TO imagine that l symps-
thized with him, so lent him my opera
glasses TO keep him quiet.
"Oh, Crickey" he exclaimeS in what,
on his side the water, no doubt passes
for confidential whisper Look at
the old geeser in that box. Dlsgraceful,
I call 10, and at her age, too. Just take
/ q sQulnt, governor"
| SOphy might have known that l
should do nothing Of the kind, even
though TO humOr him made pretense
and therefore she need not have snatch
ed the glasses away from me and hidden
them under her cloak.
As the first act of "Gentle Gladys" IS
devoted solely 20 detailing the pedigrees
of all tue characters for the last ten
generations, so that you may under
stand why they are compelled 10 act as
they DO later on, it IS a short one, and
before the Objectionable Character had
time 10 distinguish himself again, the
curtain went down and he went out -
probably for beer.
All through the act the few remarks
which Sophy had condeScended to ad-
dress 10 me had had an acid flavor about
them that did not relish, aud, as she
showed no signs of returning to sweet
lreasoDableness when the interval began,
for once in my life vas glad TO sec
Barker
"Hulo! Swaddle," he said, coming
from behind somewhere, and appropri-
atiug the temporarily vacant place in
front of me. What are you doing
here?"
Wherever meet Barker he asks me
what am doing there, in a tone which
implies that | have no right TO be any
where without his leave.
"Ohw replied, nothing much. I
brought Miss Bell, that's all"
An! Miss Bell" he said, treating
Sopny to a stare which began IN curioS-
ity and ended in admiration. 81 haven't
the pleasure, l fear. Introduce me,
SvaddIe, my boy"
Introduced him-what else could l
do?-aud 1 hoped SOphy would snub
him, but again she disappointed me.
"Ihave often heard OF you, Mr.. Bar
ker, " she said, smiling upon him most
graciously.
Nothing to my disadvantage, /
hOpe?" he replied, laughing, as if he
thought that very simple remark con-
cealed an excellent joke. Barker always
laughed al his own jokes, and they
were generally very we'll concealed.
Not at ALL" said Sophy. "Algernon
has always spoken so highly OF you that
have been quite anxious TO make your
acquaintance.
How easy it is to be deceived in a
woman How could she have been anx-
/ ious To make his acquaintance after the
! things had told her about him2 And