Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-05-21

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and everyone will miss you"
But Al wyn was obdCrate. Everyone
would miss him, as he very we'll knew.
OF course they would miss him, and
would moreover know why his place
was empty. He had not been blind to
the curiosity and something besides
curiosity exhibited on his account, both
on the previous afternoon and on the
preceding day; he had noted the search
ing g~lances thrown at him when Hen
ny's ~escapade was discussed, and the
obvious impression that he had received
what might be plainly termed a slap
in the face. Henny's having rushed
away as though in order openly to avoid
him would have been bad enough; but
Henny's having chosen the time when he
was at her fathers honse to defy, or at
any rate disregard, her parents, seemed
in a vague, u%ndefina5le fashion to make
him the proprietor OF their humiliation.
He would not stand any more OF this.
He now signifed the same to his hos
tess. He was very sorry, but at half
past eleven he must go.
"Well, il you rust 90, you must" re-
Joined she. ave can drive you to the
station on our way home. II will be
very little out Of our way" And then
the poor, fond sighed away to
herself and again down to her heart
she said, "Oh, Kenny! HennY"
For Kenny would have been a happy
woman as Frederick Alwyn's wife. His
nature, disposition, tastes, and habits
suited hers. He had q home to offer
such as Kenny would have appreciated.
He Lowell Kenny. and Henny-poor Hen
ny-had she but known IL, loved him
Henny's mother shed a few quiet tears
over the lost prospect. 1t seemed hard
that a piece Of childish folly should rob
her true hearted young daughter of so
much. The punishment seemed dispro-
p|ortionate to the offenSe.
OF course, Henuy had been foolish,
even wrong. She had been carried away
by her own fancy and had gone further
than she meant. Kenny meant no
harm.
And, to be sure, Henry was right in
supposing that though her parents
might not like what she had done and
might be vexed with for her
doing it. they would forgive the rams
erosion almost ere it was committed.
And to be sure they were almost CRATE
ful to Kenny for saving them the mis-
cry Of a tussle beforehand, which would
have been so much more trouble thar a
reprimand when the deed was done. II
only it had not been for Freddy AlwYn!
No one, however, burst to cay a word
to Freely Alwyn. Freddy's face was
set as a flint and he bore himself with
an air OF stupendous composure which
no longer deceived anyone-especially
now that his departure was announced.
II thought In the afternoon that he
did not care, but now / see be cares too
much" unused poor Mrs. West to her
self. "Well, it's over, and God knows
what is best for US all, but IL poor
Kenny must needs 60 and throw away
her life's happiness, Icould have wished
1t had been for something better than a
court train"
The lex morning Kenny thought so,
too.
Kenny sat alone in the little boudoir
OF the house in Grosvenor street. Her
aunt ana cousins naQ gone OUT Oub sue
had been left at home because a note
from her mother summoned her home
at an earlier hour than had been origin
ally proposed, In some what arbitrary
fashion, admitting of no discussion.
She was to return by the midnight
train; Mr.. Alwyn was leaving that
night; and-and-her parents wished
TO have their daughter back.
There was no very Ineligible con-
nection between the two facts thus
stated, but Henry understood neverthe-
less that it was there. What was meant
was this: "You have done all the harm
you can do; come home now and get
told OF it."
''Oh yes, home I'll 60" Henry smiled
a faint, bitter smile, as she read be-
tween the lines OF the peremptory little
note. Home I'll 90, and hear the
worst. They shan't think l care, either.
I'll go on the river, and 10 all the teas.
and to everything that's going. The
girls shan't get much change out OF me.
/ think 1 can puzzle them. As for
Freddy-shs npaused,-"I-I-rather
think the liter OF Freddy for