Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-26

guess what I've gone and done-at least
Maddie, you canguess?"
And his at an times sweet volc
sweetened aud s0ftened as DO spok
and into his eyes std die look Madelin
had never seen there before.
"Despard," she exclaimed breath
lessly, "have you, can you, have ialleI
in love?"
He nodded.
ooh, dear Despard," she exclaimed
81 am so very glad. 1t will be the max
ing of you. That's to say. if-but /
must be somebody very nice"
mice enough in herself-nice." b.
repeated, and he smiled. Eyes, ii b!
nice you mean everything sweet anC
womanly, and original and delightful
and-oh, you mustn't tempt me 10 tall
about her. But what she is herself /!
not the only thing, my poor Maddie."
Mrs. Selby gave start.
"Oh, Despard." she exclaimed, "yor
don't mean that she's married wo
man?"
''No, no."
"Or-or any one very decidedly be-
meath you?" she continued with some
relief, but anxiously still.
Despard hesitated.
THAT'S exactly what I can't quite
say" he replied. "She's lady by birth,
that I'm sure Of. But she has seen very
little. Lived always in village appar-
ently-she has been in some ways unus-
ually well and carefully educated. But
I'm quite positive she's poor, really with
nothing OF her own, l fancy. I'm not
sure-it has struck me once or twice
that she had been intended for. gov
erness"
Mrs. Selby gasped, but checked her
SELF
"She has friends who are kind to her.
l met her at some good houses. 1t was
at Mrs. Englewood's first OF all, but
since then I've seen her at much better
places.
"But why do you speak so donbtfnlly
you keep saying i fancy-I suppose.
II must be easy to find out all about
her?"
mo; that's justit. She is curiously, no
not reserved-she's too nice and we'll
bred for that sort Of thng-but, IL you
can understand, she's frankly backward
I'm speaking OF herself. She'll talk OF
anything but herself. She has an old
I invalid father whom she adores. and,
upon my soul, tkat's about all she ever
told me"
"You can ask Mrs. Englewood,
surely"
"Despard frowned.
/ t,T ~ loo AZ I tFip1 II
But it was not easy. She's been rather
queer TO me lately. She would volun-
teer no information, and of course. you
see, / didn't want to seem interested on
the subject. It's only just lately, since
| came here in fact, that I've really
owned il to myself" and his face flushed.
II went yachting and fishing TO put it
out of my head, butts been no use
I won't laugh at all that sort Of thing
again as have done, can tell you"
He's very much in earnest" thought
Mrs. Selby.
"What-you don't mind telling me
what is her name?" she asked.
"Ford-Miss Ford. fancy her first
name is Mary. There's pet name
they call her by" but he did not tell it.
"Mary Ford-that does not sonnd
aristocratic," unused Mrs. Selby. "Des'
pard, tell me-Mrs. Englewood is really
fond OF you. DO you think she knows
anything against the girl, or her family
or anything like that, and that she was
afraid of it for you?"
"Oh, dear, no! Quite the contrary
Mai-Miss Ford is great pet of hers
Gertrude was angry with me for not'oe
ing civil to her." and he laughed.
mot being civil to her?" she repeated
''And you were falling in love with her
How do you mean?"
That was afterward. ] was brutal!
uncivil to her at first. That's how 1t be
gan somehow" he said disconnectedly
Mrs. Selby felt utterly perplexed
Was he being taken in by designing
girl? 1t all sounded very inconsistent
"Despard," she said after little sill
ence. "shall try to find out all abou
her from Mrs. Englewood? She woulC
not refuse any information II it was To-
your sake"
He considered.
''Wel, yess," he said, perhaps yon't
better"
"And-" she went on, "ii all is salts
factory"
"Well?"
"You will 90 through with it?"
"I-suppose so. Altogether satisiac
tory it can't be. Pm fairly well off as {
bachelor, but that's a very different
matter. And-Maddle- should hiatt
poverty"
lyon would have no need to call !
povertv." she said rather coldly.
wel-I'm speaking compare
lively OF course" he replied impatiently
at would be what called poverty
And I am selfish, I know. The best o
me won't come out under those circum
stances. I've no right TO marry, you SCI
that's what's been tormenting me-"
"But il she likes to face it-would no
that bring out the best OF you?" sal
Mrs. Selby hopefully, though in he
heart rather shocked by his way o
"Perhaps-I can't say. But Of cours
II she did"
"And YOU are sure she would?" aske
Madeline, suddenly awakening TO tn
fact that Miss Ford's feeling in the mat
ter had been left entirely out OF u
question.
Despard smiled.
''Do you mean am / sure she cares 10
me?" he said. "0h, yeas 10
that"
IL don't like girl who-who lets
be seen II she cares for a man." SD
said.
Mr.. Norreys turned upon her.
Lets IL be SEEM" he repeate
augrily. "Maddie you put things yer
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