Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-08-06


Mother was not there. bu, Siufre was standing
in front Of Henrys portrait
"'There are some people," replied
SnGue, whose portraits 1 prefer TO
themselves"
at would need very good portrait
20 make that true Of Henry" said l.
sob, mean portrait can do no
harmr she reioined.
"Has any one ever done you any
harm?" could not help asking.
But she only looked 40 me TRANQUILITY
and said: az was not thinking of my
self. good portrait might correct
mistake one had made about the
original OF it. The artist would see
without prejudice, and so his interpre-
: tatlon would be deeper and truer.'
/ replied that there might be two
sides TO that question. Prejudice
might see more keenly II not more
broadly than impartiaitT, and love,
which is the height OF prejudice, is not
blind, as the vulgar prOvero asserts.
IL 'Ieuds precious seeing 20 the eye.
~ always supposed" she answered,
"that the weak point Of love was 10 has
no Judgment. lt sees faults, but 10 IN
terprets them rs kind OF virtues, and
It counts as fully developed qualities
that exist only in the germ ana do not
affect the character"
Now, though an this was put hypo-
thetica'ly, it bore internal evidence Of
mature consideration. Ny cousin had
discussed the matter With herself 0efoVe
discussing IL with me. But whether
she spoke from experience or from Inn
agination who can tell? IL hardly seems
likely that so handsome yOung woman
should have hitherto escaped all per-
sOnal knowledge OF the great passion;
but. on the other hand she may be
Younger than she looks, and then her
life In India II believe she was born
there) may have isolated her from avail
able society The fact is we know
nothing more than the bare outline OF
the girls previous life, Il is not that
she ever heSitates 60 answer questions,
but she never volunteers information,
and as there Is no one but mother TO In
terrogate her, and as mother is poor
hand az cross examination, that
amounts 20 nearly the same thing. The
only question John will ever put 20 her
is. "Wul YOU marry me?" while, so FAR
as am concerned, / cannot approach
her save by indirectiOn. And 10 is by
no means easy 20 surprise her into say
ing anything she does not intend % say.
For the last week John has been Eav-
ing his gray horse Si6yl trained 90 the
al sN IHa D. N
riding. Sibyl is a superb animal, with
most agreeable action, but there is
something tame'ess In her still. Yes
terd0y morning before breakfast Tom
had Just girthed the sideSaddie on her
aud had gone inside 20 I'm his pipe be-
fore mounting, leaving her attached by
her halter 90 the stable entrance. At
that moment I happened 90 DO standing
81 my bedroom window, which is above
my study and laboratory Ia the right
wing. I saw Sinire appear aud cross
the courtyard she had on 8 scarlet
riding habit trimmed with blscE. IL
was the first time she had worn 10 since
she has been here, and 10 had a very
striking effect. She seemed 20 have
made uD her mind that Sibyl was
trained enough for her 70 ride.
Tom came out OK the stable and stood
An aSt0rishment az the young lady's ap-
pearance. He is her devoted slave like
everybody eIse) because, as ne explains
~. she is fresh from his native land.
After a short parley, which, Of course,
could not hear, he gave her a hand, aud
sac sprang into the saddle. There was
DO bride on the horse. Tom was in the
habit OF riding her with the halter only.
she had stood pretty quietly thus far,
Int lust as HOm had lOOSened the end Of
the halter FROM the ring 10 the dOOrpOst
and vas In the act Of handing 10 90 Sin
fire the collie came racing up aud emit
ted an explosion of barES right under
SibyI's nose. She threw up her head,
ierkiog the halter from Toms hand,
danced about for a moment and set OF
At a full run Ia the direction OF the
drive.
This brought them directly under
meath my window. Sinhre was, Of
course, pOwerless 70 guide the horse,
hut she kept her seat we'll and 70 judge
from the expression OF her face as she
flashed past she seemed exhilafated
rather than frightened. Nevertheless
abe was IA imminent danger. If Sibyl
kept on her present course for 200 yards
II would bring her TO the elf, and that
was nearly ceEtain death. Tom was in
pursuit, but be would never overtake
her. II looked like goOdoy forever 70
our English cousin.
But Just then I saw John running on
q line which would intersect their
course at point about so yards from
the cliffs brink. Where he came from
I know not, but be was running IS
never before saw q man run. DE bad a
good start, but / could hardly think u
possible that be would be IN time. AT
the moment when I thought the horse
had passed him, however, saw him
give a spring. he w2s dragEea on n's
l feet In an instant. Al 1 knew be had
csnrht he halter. JFalted 20 see 40