Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-31

me, he added, you see, she's such a
brick OF grlr'
us that any reason why you should
not see her If she's engaged 10 you?"
"Well. that's provisional sort OF az
fair, YOU know. 1t all depends on the
success of the pottery, hang IL. though
of course it's bound to succeed. You
see. the old colonel has stuck all his
capital into the concern. 1t wasn't
much, to be- sure, but it's all he has.
Well, If he gets jolly good income out
of il, judith will be my wife. II ne
doesn't-well THEREAFTER pulling his
beard refectively for minute in silence
-"well, then we shall DE married all
the same, only it will be deuce OF
! bother"
~ don't think quite understand.
sits like this, mademoselle, don't
mind telling you, because you are the
last one in the world that would oetray
| the confidence of friend. The fact Is
poor old Bells had rough time OF it,
and through trusting one COMPOUNDED
! kind friend and backing bills for an
other has got his finances into such
| muddle that / doubtful he would have
ESQ year TO live upon If all his precious
| bonds and securities and shares were
/, put in the market and realized. Well,
| you know, be doesn't know that, and
heaven forbid il should ever come to his
ears. 1t shan't II can have a hand In
! cooking his accounts, you may be sure.
But the duce of it is the old boys as
proud as lucifer, aud it would just break
! his heart II he found out one day that
he was subsisting on any ones generosi-
ty-a sort OF pensioner, don't you
know. And-well, that's how 1t Is,
don't you ses."
mo. l don't quite. How does that
affect your marriage with Miss Bell?"
why, Judith knows how matters
stand, though the Colonel doesn't.
You ladies are such lot sharper than
we at seeing right into things. She
knows that if this last venture OF her
old dads breaks down he must learn
the truth, and-weIl, she's got bit of
:he Coloners pride in her straight back,
too, bless her! and she won't marry me
before she is certain that l am not to
be saddled with her father. It's con-.
founded nonsense. OF course-we're
bound to marry because we couldn't
love anybody elSe-but honor her for
it, you know. She is brick"
"But still, IL you love each other, 1t
seems natural that YOU should want to
see each other sometimes, even If you
can't marry" said, thinking OF Taras.
"0h, we do sometimes, but not every
day-not even once a week. 1t isn't
practicable. because, don't you know,
Judith isn't exactly free. Knowing the
critical state of their pecuniary re-
sources, she took an engagement as
nursery governess; that will show you
what a capital sort Of girl she is.
This is quite between you and me, Tor
the colonel, with his awfully narrow
ideas about class and that sort OF thing,
would be Mortified at the notion Of his
daughter earning her living"
"But how is it kept secret from
him?"
"Oh, that's easy enough! He sup
poses that she is staying at Sydenham
on q visit with Mrs. Kavanagh, who Us
an old friend"
MRS. Kavanagh" 1 exclaimed in
establishment.
"Mrs. Charles Kavanagh-Barry Ka-
vauaghs Sister-in-law," he explained.
Il did not know that ne had any rela-
tives living in London"
That's not bit surprising. Kava-
nagh's such an awfully rum, taciturn
fellow in some matters. You never
know what he feels or thinks or kno" )
or does or anything about him. / must
have known him couple OF years and
with some degree of intimacy before l
discovered and then by accident that
his mother was living.
"Is she living now?"
"Oh, dear, yes. She resides with the
families at Sydenham. It's odd, isn't
itp One would think he had no one
dearer to him than Taras and me. 1t
seems so natural to talk about people
YOU love, and / believe Barry's a most
devoted son aud Brother. l know he
spends couple of days week at Sy-
denham. / suppose its the logical out
come Of his COMPOUNDED rationalism."
After hearing this could not expect
that Kavanagh would take the final
step one moment before Rudersdorfs
patience had been stretched to the
| uIHOSb ltulb.
One morning. it must have been the
9th Of November, Taras, looking at the
paper, said: "There's to be large
display Of fireworks at the Crystal
palace tonight. Shall we go aud see
it?"
acceded joyfully to the proposal. 4.
Then I'll knock off at lunch time"
said he, going to the window and look
ing out. ave may as well take advan-
tage Of this sunny day. We may NOT
get many more"
To my oversensitive ear there was
something terribly prophetic in that
phrase, and indeed there seemed to be
touch of sadness In his voice as II
some sorrowful prognostic were passing
through his mind.
l looked forward TO our spending the
afternoon and evening together alone,
but Taras, finding Gordon with me
when he came down from his work,
asked him to stay to lunch and go with
us, doubtless thinking to add to my
pleasure. Gordon accepted the In
vitation with vexatious alacrity. |
hated him for coming between me and
Taras, but my vexation wore of before
we reached the palace.
had never been there before, and
the beauty of the grounds, the flowers
and the creeping plants in the building
and the music charmed my senses and
quite restored my good temper Gordon
was particularly good humored and