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

THERE sHAN'T BE ANY R1VALF BE
BURST OUT.
"Why, john" exclaimed l, "you
don't mean to tell me you're seriousP
Is 1t anything more than filtration?
You wouldn't-you wouldn't marry
her, would you?"
'For a fellow who sets up to be
clever you're the blindest bat l ever
came across" returned John scOrnfully.
marry her? II knew that marrying
her would cost me my life twenty-four
hours later, I'd marry her this minute
If she'd have me-"
Nonsense" said I, parting my hair.
! ''You don't care for Women"
"What business have You to know or
say what I care for? You think | don't
| feel because l don't chatter" Johns
handsome Saxon face was flushed, and
| his blue eyes were wide open and indig-
nsnt. His Innocence is really pathetic.
''If you are in earnest, OF course that
alters the case" said gravely. "You
couldn't expect me to know until you
told me. Perhaps Sin6re doesn't know
either?"
"Oh, yes, she knows" replied he,
with groan.
"Well, modesty is virtue, but you
needn't carry it so far as to imagine
| that If you want her you can't have her
for the asking"
at isn't modesty; it's common sense'
| What Is there in me she should care for?
| feel no better than the groom In the
sable when am with her. | don't know
| how to talk; and don't know what sort
OF things she's interested In"
said, "However much Of paragon
she may be, she is like other women in
being supremely interesting in a certain
subject, and that happens to be one in
which you are just now especially pro-
fcient."
"What is it?"
"Why, love, to be surel Aud love is
what you must talk TO her. You can
90 it, and you can't do it too much.
Blurt it right out. Never mind the
words 1t comes in! 1t will get to her
Just the same And sooner or later 1t
will go hard, but she will talk back to
you!'
But John shook his head and sighed.
81 might talk love to her II wasn't In
love with her." he replied after a mo-
ment. "But as it is l can't get my
mouth open; l can only act like an ass.
Aud that isn't ali. | feel as II there
we're some secret between her and me,
something that she is keeping from me,
mean. l haven't an idea what 1t can
be, but whatever it is believe it's the
cause why she doesn't want me TO pro-
pose 10 her."
Naturally / was impressed by this con-
frmation OF my own notion. But
didn't want to say anything about that
to John. l laughed and asked him
whether there was an unknown rival in
the case.
He took 1t very seriously-in fact, al
together too much so for his health. He
jumped up from the window seat in
which he was sitting, and the vein down
the centre OF his forehead swelled, and
his lips became Whitish and twitched.
There shan't be any rival" he burst
out. ''Pd Kill him. And he caught up
the Indian club as II be were going TO
! illustrate his purpose by Draining me-
! But it was not l that was In danger.
Poor John suddenly Rasped and looked
very strange and staggered back 10 the
window seat. l knew at once what
allied him, and this time l succeeded in
preventing him from actually losing
consciousness. The draft gave him
sent the blood through his veins again
with Jump, and the dull stare left his
eyes. 1t was not such bad attack as
the first one. Alter minute or two
he sat upright and looked at me curl
ouSly.
What does II mean, FRANKIE" he
| asked. What is the matter with me?"
something wrnng with the circula-
ton, that's all. You smoke too much,
probably. You must take more care Of
yourself"
81 felt as II were going TO die"
$50 do seasick people, but they live
all the same. How long has this sort Of
thing been going on? Was that the
first the other day?"
Yes; at leaSt-I don't know. or
course IT'S nothing serious. / was born
TO live hundred. I'm as hard as nails.
But it's extremely unpleasant while IL
! lasts. Tobacco, Is it? Well, /. can
knock off a pipe or two without much
trouble But what aid you mean about
a rival, Frank? I'm not an unreasona-
bic fellow, sm I. But there isn't room
for rival in this business, you know.
He or would have to"
My dear fellow, know nothing
about any rival II was you that sug-
gested the ideaTo me, aud l didn't sup
pose you were any more in earnest
than 1 was"
81 want you to understand that I'm
in earnest right through" said John,
standing up and lowering his thick
brown eyebrows and speaking in his
domineering tone.
/ made no reply, andswent on with
my dressing. The breakfast bell rang
as reached the last button OF my
waIstcost.
Look here, Frank" said John,
turning upon me al the door as We
were going out, you're my brother, and
| | want you TO help me. There are TWO
reasons why you can talk to her better
than / can. You've got brains and
s tongue In your head, and you're not
in love win her. You can 6Dd our
whether she cares for me and whether
there's any other fellow in the case,
Jon kaow. Il isn't that ! believe