Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-04-02

connected with the work ne nao sue
cessfully accomplished. He was under
promise to his sister TO run down to
Markerslea the first day 1t should De
possible, and time meanwhile hung
somewhat heavily on his hands. The
waters had already closed over his
former place in society and he did not
regret il. Still there were friends whom
he was glad 10 meet again, and so he
not unwillingly accepted some OF the
invitations that began TO ind him OUT
One evening after dining 1.-THE house
OF the friend whose influence had oo-
tanned for him the appointment which
had just expired, he accompanied the
ladies OF the family TO an evening party
in the neighborhood. He had never
been in the house before; the faces
about him were unfamiliar. Feeling
little "out of it," he stroiled into
small room where select Quartette was
absorbed at whist and seated himself
in q corner somewhat out OF the glare
OF the light, which, since his Illness,
rather painfully affected his eyes.
Suddenly the thought OF Maisie
Fforde as he had last seen her seemed
to rise before him as in vision.
II wonder II she is married" he sara
to himself. "Sure TO be so, should
think. Yet I should probably have
heard Of it,"
And even as the words formed them
selves in his mind, a still familiar voice
caught his ear.
"Thank you. Yes this will do nicely.
will wait here until Mabel is ready TO
CO."
And lady-a girl. he soon saw-came
forward into the room toward the cor
ner where he was sitting. He rose al
once; she approached him quickly; then
with a sudden, incoherent exclamation
made as il she would have drawn back.
But il was TOO late. She could not, II
she wished, have pretended she did not
see him.
"Mr. Norreys," she began, 81 had no
idea"
That was in England" he said.
"No, have just returned. Pardon me
for having startled you, Miss Fforde-
Lady Margaret, 1 mean. l, on my side,
had no idea OF meeting you here Or"
"Or you would not have come" she IN
her turn interrupted him with. THANK
you: you are frank at oil events" she
added haughtily.
He turned away. There was perhaps
some involuntary suggestion OF reproach
| Ia his manner, for hers changed.
No" she said. 81 am very wrong.
Please stay here for two minutes, and
listen to me. / have hoped and prayed
that might never meet you again, but
at the same time 1 made a vow-a real
VOW" she went on girlishly, that II |
did so | would swallow my pride, and
and ask you to forgive rne. There now
i have said II. That is all. VIII you,
Mr.. Norreys?"
He glanced round; the whist party
was all unconscious OF the rest OF the
world still
"Will you not sit down for moment.
Lady Margaret" he said, and as she
did so he too drew chair nearer 10
hers. sit is disagreeable TO be over
heard" he went on In tone OF half
analogy. "You ask me what | cannot
now do" he added.
The girl reared her head, and the
softness OF her manner hardened at
once.
"Then," she said, 1--WE are quits. 1t
does Just as well. My conscience Is
clear now"
$50 is mine, as to that particular Of
OF what you call forgiving you, ne said,
and his voice was degree less calm.
II cannot do so now, for-l forgave you
long, long ago." -
"You have seen Mrs. Englewood?
She has told you az last that all was ex-
plained to me-your sisters letter and
all" she went on confusedly, that |
saw how horrd, how low and mean and
suspicious and everything | had beenY'
81 knew all you refer to before
/ left England" he said simply.
"But | asked Mrs. Englewood to
leave IL as 1t was, unless she was
absolutely forced TO tell you. | knew
Won must hate the sound of my name,
and she promised to drop the subject"
"And have scarcely seen her for a
long time" said Maisle. / saw she did
avoid it, and suppose she thought itno
use talking about It,"
81 did not need her explanation, "
Despard went on gently. 81 had-if
Won will have the world had forgiven
YOU long before. Indeed, think did
so almost at once. 1t wasall natural on
vour part What had done, what was
/ that you should have thought any
good of me? When you remembered
| the WAY | behaved TO you at first" and
here his voice grew very low. II have
never been able to forgive myself"
"Mr. Norreys," said MaIsie In very
contrite tone. But Despard kept silence.
"Are you going to stay at home now,
or are you going away againP' she
asked presently, trying to speak In
matter Of fact way.
81 hardly know. am waiting to see
what can get to do. l don't much
mind what, but shall never be able to
be idle" he said, smiling little for the
first time. at is my own fault entirely
the fault OF my own past folly-that
Lam not now we'll on in the profession
7 was intended for. So l must not
0rumble II have 10 take what work
can get in any part OF the world. /
would rather stay in England for some
reasons"
"Why?" she asked.
81 cannot stand heat very well" he
said. My little sunstroke left some
weak points-my eyes are not strong"
She did not answer at once.
Then, "How crooked things are, she
said at last suddenly; ''you want work,
and Lob, I am so busy aud worried.
Papa impressed upon me that | must
look after things myself, and accept the
RESPONSIBILITIES. butt don't think he
quite saw how difficult II would be, and
her eyes filed with tears.
"But-" said Despard, puzzled by her
manner, she Is surely able 70 help
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