Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-08-13
y0TrrTINq RFeIsTER SUNDAY AUGUST 49, 18s3TEN PAGES

the places l visited were the sbodes OF
the blessed or the dauned!"
AREN'T you afraid this Will get you
into a bad scrape some day?'
He laughed. "a gypsy once told me
that / bore charmed life" he SAID
s.No one that 1 have injured can ever
harm me. IL has turned out true
nronhecy so far, and II / keep onlas l
have begun shall by and oy ger 'ne
whole human race on the lnnocuous
side. and then / shall be all right|
No doubt l have changed as wen as
Henry. What Is certain is that the re-
sult of our changes on either side mas
been TO draw US further and further
anart from each other. He has followed
the bent OF his nature, OF mine, and
that which once was sympathetic no"
seems almost hostile. One reason Is that
formerly could hope that my orotnerfs
faults would diminish and his virtues
increase. but now there Is no room for
such hope. | cannot but. lament over
him. Such men as be do more mlscnlei
in the world than deliberate criminals
can do, for they have all the charm OF
goodness, yet their works are evil.
AS regards the particular matter In
hand. there was nothing in what he
said TO disprove his former knowledge
of Sinfire, and there were several things
that tended to confirm IL. Indeeo'
had he been aware Of my previous
suspIcions he would hardly have
ventured to commit himself so far
as he did. 1t is even possible,
though l don't believe it, that their
meeting here is by appointment: But
the probabilityis that Henry Is bad
" perplexed il MT dismsyed by her
presence here, and that he will make
determined effort either to induce her
TO depart or TO escape himself. She may
have some hold upon him. For the fu-
ture ! shall not encourage commences
from him, because If he was TO tell me
the story and ask me to assist MIN
against Slnfre 1 should be obliged to
refuse.
Something decisive must happen be-
fore long.
John, Lord Cedarcliffe, in hills capac-
ity as squire Of this neighborhood, mas
been obliged to give q good deal OF az
tentlon to the gang OF burglars winch
has of late been infesting the region,
but so far the authorities" have been
successful only In securing evidence OF
past depredstions. News mas just
arrived that last night they got
into General Furnaces place, which
is only two miles from ours,
and carried of all poor Mrs. Furnaces
iewelry. This is too bad in itself, and
IL also raises the interesting question
whether we may not be the next objects
of attack. They were very quiet and
skillful and also very leislurely and au-
dacious, for they made most careful
and fastidious selection from the booty
at their disposal and took nothing that
would not be readily and Immediately
available.
Asslaw abiding and respectable citi-
zen. such outrages as this have my
sternest reprobation, but as a human
being. with good slice OF the old
Adam In me, confess to a good deal OF
secret amusement and admiration, the
fellows take such enormous risks and
do their work so cleverly. or course II
caught one OF them carrying Saprani'
for example, should However, Sap
rani is not diamond necklace and
could probably take her own part.
John takes a thoroughly serious
view of the matter, and he and
Henry (who IS always ready for
an adventure OF any Kind) are busy de-
visiug q scheme for bagging the light
fingered gentry In case they honor us
with q call. Mother is much comforted
by the presence of large empty revolt
yer on her mantelplece and Sintre goes
about with derrlnger in her pocket
which is not empty and which she
knows how to use. For my part shall
depend more on my key and bolt than
on deadly weapons, and besides, as |
shall have to attend to the wounded, 1t
would be foolish in me 10 take measures
TO increase their number.
can draw no final conclusions from
what goes on between Sintire and Hen
ry. She watches him constantly,
though unobstrusivsly, but when he at
tempts to be attentive to her (as he
often does) she draws back. This may
te acting on the part OF both OF them.
What they may do when they are alone
together OF course l don't know, and l
can observe them only occasionally.
Henry sustains the role Of man who
is anxious to make himself agree
able to pretty girl whom he
sees for the first time. Sinfre
does not-perhaps does not care to
create exactly the same impression. In
a score of ways-voluntary or involun-
tsry, she indicates that her knowledge
of him Is of long standing. But she
seems TO be heSitating-to be In doubt.
Possibly she cannot make ny her mind
whether to declare open war or to try
TO bind him to her by tie that cannot
be broken. 1t is pathetic, almost a
tragic, situation, and IL interests and
excites me more than should have ex-
pected. Whichever horn Of the diem
ma the girl decides upon mischief will
come Of it, but l am inclined TO think
that war is her safer course. II she
trusts herself to Henry again she is
ruined beyond redemption.
On the other hand, putting myself In
Henry's place, don't understand why
he does not carry the war into the enc
my's country and denounce Sinire as an
impostor. 1t is bad sign In him that
he does not do so. The debt he owes
her must be something more than ordi-
nary II be shrinks from repudiating It,.
Unless she be married to him (Which Is
out of the question, or she would have
come to us as his wiie), she can have no
legal hold upon him, except upon the
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