Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-30
CHAPTER III.

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CHAPTER III.
wish I were shorthand writer. /
would have taken down the scene word
for word as 1t happened. John, in
spite Of his lack Of polish, his lusty
voice. his careless attire aud his fond
ness for the society OF English Tom, is
gentleman to the marrow of his
sturdy bones. This fact frequently
produces complications and embarrass-
ments from which he would otherwise
be free.
The careless expression OF his face
underwent an instant transformation.
The blood rushed to his cheeks and
| forehead. He straiEhtened his broad
shoulders and drew himself up as rigid
as soldier on parade. He did not
attempt to speak, nor did he turn his
gaia from her. I don't know what
would have been the end OF 1t had they
been alone. As it was. l had to say
after moment. John, this Is our
co usin. Miss Forrestal."
He drew long breath and held out
his broad hand. into which she put hers.
~ am glad that-you are our cousin"
said he, at which 1 laughed. Miss
Forrestal smiled slightly, but with a
very bright look in her eyes, and John
sat down on q chair, with hand on
each knee,
Your cousin has jnst arrived from
England" said mother and went on to
tell the story. John maintained the
same expression and attitude through
out and seemed unable to turn his face
away from the newcomer, whose eyes
rested sometimes on the speaker, some
times on me and occasionally on John,
she preserving meanwhile an appear
ance OF quiet composure and now aud
then supplementing mothers narrative
with a remark OF her own. When this
was over, John said: II hope you will
enjoy yourself here. Mother under
stands company better than | do, but
Til do my best-and Frank, too. | wish
my other brother were here. I'm sure
you'd get along with him."
"You have another brother?" asked
Miss Forrestal.
"Henry-my second son." put Ia
mother. eyes l think you would find
him entertaining. l miss him sadly.
lie has been travelling abroad nearly
four years. We hear from him only
once In two or three months. He
! has been in Iudla too. He might easily
have seen you aud your father there II
he had known"
While my mother was saying this
noticed that for the first time Miss For
restals color slowly deepened. / can
not imagine why. Perhaps the blush
belonged to an earlier period Of the eve
ming, and she had merely postponed 1t
I'LL now. That Is sometimes the way
with persons whose thoughts and emo
tions come from far below the surface.
"Henry Mal1waring!" she said, as II
| TO herself. Then TO mother. "Do you
expect him back soon?"
Mother shook her head mournfully. l
said, Perhaps in seven days, perhaps In
seven years-there's no telling"
"If only knew where he was, I'd
write him to come on at once, "said John
in an emphatic tone.
At this point the servant came In to
announce npper-a meal which Is ordl-
narily little more than q ceremony with
us, but which tonight was more sub
stantial on account OF our cousin, who
had probably had no dinner. IF you
would like to make any changes In your
dress, my dear" said mother as we
arose, "you can take all the time you
want"
perhaps had better brush my hair, F"
she answered. And so the two ladies'
went out, leaving John and me together.
He thrust his hands in his pockets,
turned on his heel and walked to the
window, where he stood looking out,
though he could see nothing.
500 you think she's prettyT In
quired at length.
81 don't know. I've seen nobody like
her." he replied after a pause. Then
he came away from the window and sat
down and patted the collie until the
ladies reappeared. So far as / remem-
Der nothing OF importance occurred
during the evening.
lam of Johns way OF thinking. l
have seen nobody like her. But | have
no doubt about her good looks. She is
a beautiful girl. She has beauty OF ca
preston and movement as well as OF
form, feature and color. But II Is an
unusual type. She is as dark as Span
lard, with abundance OF black hair, not
shiny, but soft and lusterless, like
black smoke condensed. Her skin Is a
pale transparent brown, looking like
ANTIQUE ivory at night and almost gold
en- when the sun falls on 1t. Her eye
broWs and eyelashes are black, but her
eyes are blue warm blue, like spring
violets. The blood shows through her
cheeks more than with Spanish women.
Her nose is a rather small. delicately-
nodded aquiline. Mother has a hand
some nose, but It seems coarse In COM
parison with this. IL gives an exquis-
itely arlstocratic effect TO her face, and
yet Il is not such nose as members OF
the English arlstocfacy are apt TO have.
1t seems to indicate refinement OF soul
and noble spirit, rather than
mere high breeding and blue
blood. Her countenance has the
charm OF originality-as IL she
were the first OF her kind, rather than
the last OF somebody else's. / never saw
nv uncle Edward, out he must have
been an extraordinary Engllshman II
his daughter resembles him. She must
take after her mother, II any one. and
yet, according to mother, Uncle Ed
wards wife was an invalid and rather
plain. No doubt there is great deal
OF e1ageratlon and humbug In the
theory Of heredIty.
TO BE CONTINUED
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