The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-07

and honestly mean 70 mend tnem.
III Won hadn't said the same thing q
many times before might be incilne'
10 believe you, Sydney"
"Rnt | do mean Il noVw
Eve shall see, was the cutting 70
\ ioindeE. @
rYou will permit me 70 stay her
awhile until ! lind something 70 dor
HOh, OF course. But you need expect
no monetary help from me, hayl
sqlandered enough Of thousands OF
your promises, You had better begin
work at once, Do aomething-any
thing. Rather than be dependent OF
anyone, as you have been all your days
10 90 down the pit again and be "a
SIT e an very we'll, father, for you 4
talk like that, for you were accpstomet
10 wOFk-haFd work from your boy
hood. But with me It was very diff
ierent. Ny bringing up didn't 81 me
for anything OF the sort, and don'l
think am al 10 blame alter all,
980Pefhaps noEa was too soft with
you because / liked you, But ] NEAR
70 be hard now for your sake and my
own
" daresay you are wise, father, But
] mean 70 DO Z better man"
"When you quite satisfy me Of that
shall do something for yon-not before,
suppose We may as we'll walk towards
the hallP
Hitherto they had carried on their
conversation on the spot where they
had met 60 unexpectedly now they
turned aud stTolled in silence towards
the house, the lights Of which could be
dIscefned through the trees and the
fast falling shadows OF the night. .
"Do you honestly mean, sydney,
Sir Nicholas asked alter q while, ITO
knprkle down 70 hard work z
~ do" t.ig
"Then you shall have the chance"
"Any work that can tulfl without
any loss Of dignity as your son"
"Ah! At your age ] did not consider
dignity 10 much as other thingA"
There was another break In the con-
yersation, and then the basonet re-
marked: T
"Youhaye never inquired about your
brother, Sydney"
The fact Is that Frederic and don't see
things in the same light"
"He is about to be married"
married! To whom
"Aliss Adelaide Woodcock, OF The
Limes."
'To her! Frederic to be married to
Adelaide Woodcock. Why" Sydney
broke of abruptly and whistled softly.
"What Is the matterT
,'Nothingp
"she is q most admirable and estima-
BILE lady in every respect, and the mar.
riage 10 a most desirable one. Wood
cocks Mines adioin my own, and the
union OF the two families would mean
good deal Of money saved to ua."
"When does the wedding take place I"
About Christmas, l understand.
Frederic has made very good match,
and mean to mark the affair by max
ing his bride handsome wedding pres.
eht."
Indeed"
otFYeangI shall give her the whole Of
your motherSes jewels, which are GER
tainly worth ten or twelve thousand
pounds"
Sydney Garland bit his lips till the
blood came, but he said nothing. What
his father had told him had aroused all
that,was evil in his nature, and he was
cursipg in his throat father and brother
andjthe prospective bride Of the latter.
gFor thiSanesr, on his part, there was,
he thought, ample grounds. Three
years ago he and Miss Woodcock had
seen good deal Of each other. Her
beauty and wealth had affected both
his head and heart; he had pursued
her with the certainty that she was To
be bad for the wo ling; she had shown
him every encouragement; they had
walked and talked together on summer
days-hadflirted and made love to each
other in the delightful evenings; and
then, when he had laid his heart and
hand at her feet, she had coolly dis
missed him, saying that she had never
cared for him, and desired their &C.
quaintance to terminate,
Now his lilLfavored half.brother was
to marry the rich and beauteous girl his
handsome self had failed to win.
Moreover, the woman who had cruelty
cast him away was to have his dead
mothers Jewels presented TO her.
What wonder that his mouth was
blood.stained, and that his heart and
brain were charged with bitterest pain
and Thought.
Before the evening was over the half
brothers met. The eldest showed not
the faintest trace Of surprise or ill.feel-
ing as he held out his cold hand, say
ing:
4 am pleased to see you home again,
he asked icily, as he touched the others
fingers for q moment, and then dropped
them like hot coal.
Certainly, why should you think
otherwise79
"Your letter was scarcely as warm as
your welcome here-l am sure you will
forgive me II / aln wrong, but-it was
scarcely the letter one brother might
expect from another"
~ could do nothing. Father is really
offended with you this time, and ip
spite Of oil I could urge, and did urge,
he refused to do anything"
II had an impression, Frederic, that
you had possibly used your influence
with him In the other direction" was
Sydney's tart rejoinder.
"You doubt my word, then-think,
suggest that am a liar2" the elder SON
replied hotly. AT all events, my word
Is as good asyours."
"But even II my father refused to aid
me, you could have done something"
II could not do much. Ny allowance
is small enough, heaven knows; and in
view Of my approaching marriage !
have nothing 10 spare"
| otnFather told me that you were en-.
gagged to Miss Woodcock. l suppese It