Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-08-13

asnect he has a dIstInctIon-the mark
Of a gentleman. One feels certain as
soon as one sets eyes on him that nnneE
no possible circumstances could ne De
guilty of q low bred or vulgar mani
festation. And yet he could forssKe
woman.
Slnfire being out Of the room, Jonn
tramped restlessly up and down smok-
ing a cigar (which OF late be mas snost''
tuted for his pipe) and putting an occa-
sional word into the conversation, whiie
mother sat by looking more like Rem
brandt than ever, listening, inquiring
and eomplacent, with bit OF emOroid-
erv In her hands. Henry sat In an easy
chair. carelessly but faultlessly dressed,
talking easily and picturesQuely, ad-
dressing himself now to one, now TO an
other. making scene after scene rise be-
fore us. often yielding to that delicious
laugh. But could not help wonder
ing ali the time whether his thoughts
were with rs at all or with what ne was
saving. Were they not with that DARK
haired girl up stairs, and was ne glsd or
sorry or apprehensve? Surprised l was
sure he must be, and | did not believe
he could be indifferent.
Ii got to be late, Mother rose at last
and babe us good night, giving Henry
both har cheeks TO kiss. John sat for q
while longer, doggedly yawning the top
of his head of, but finally he, too, sue
cumbed and went of. Henry was al
ways late bird, and now he seems TO
think that night was made for anything
but sleep. So In order to be more at
our ease he aud won't over TO my apart
ment and disposed ourselves comforta-
bly, in the library.
"Dld you notice that pretty cousin OF
ours, Renry?" said l. 4,
"Rsther. A thoroughbred beauty, l
call her. A bit reserved, though, out
tbatn soon wear of. You and Jack
are both in love with her, Of courses?
"Of course. But she hasn't returned
our passion yet. Perhaps her heart
was touched before she came here.
"When l settle down, 1 should Ike
to marry a girl like her. But fancy
old Uncle Ned having raised such
paragon! 1t seems too good to be true.
"You met MIN while you were abroad
l suppose?"
'If l had known the kind OF family he
had l should have made point OF look
ing him up. But as 1t was / missed him.
must have been within reach OF him
several times when l was in India. He
held some position under the govern
ment, | believe, and it obliged him TO
travel about good deal. But-well,
there were other circumstances. II
would have been awkward. Things don't
always come out just right when one
| knocks about the world as do. But
| then few people are such fools as am .
Here Henry shook his head, unscrewed
his flask aud took pull after offering
It TO me. only last friend!" he said,
with a laugh, as he returned it to his
pocket.
cit is q wonder to me, though" he
went on after awhile, "how you man
age to exist in the way you 90 here,
Frank. l always thought and l say
now that you are the man OF the family.
John is o good fellow, but he has no
brains. have brains, but am a good
for nothing. You have brains and the
| practical element too. Father made a
great mistake with that primogeniture
craze Of his. You ought to have been
the heir of the Mainwarings. Think
what might be done in this country with
$50, 900 year! And what's Jack doing
with il, I'd like to know. IL you had
his chance, you'd make yourself honor
ed and remembers for ahundred years
TO come. A man with your pale, square
face and big black eyes can DO anything,
Only give him start. You could marry
Cousin-what's her name?-Sintire-odd
name, isn't it?-and breed race that
America would be proud to own. If
YOU can get rid OF John, I'll make you
a present of my birthright," he added,
laughing again as he lighted cigar.
"The brandy would hurt you less II
you didn't smoke so much, Harry"
said L.
mo hygiene for me, thank you, doc
tor" be replied cheerfully. II shall
live long enough, do what l will. Be
sides, however good order yon might
keep me in while l am here, l should
relapse again the moment | got away"
You're not thinking OF leaving us
suroly?"
If don't think of Is, but shall be of
before long just the same. l know my
own frailties. Many a time have l
come to q place that seemed TO be all
that the heart of man could desire and
have said to myself that l would never
leave it. But after few days or weeks,
as the case might be, found myself
somewhere else. The fault, dear Bru-
tus, is not in the place, but myself, that
I'm a vaRabond"
"Constancy hasno part in me. Change
is my sine qua non, no matter II 1t be
change for the worse. Its the same in
my relations with people-women in
cluded. II Venus herself were TO offer
herself to me on the one condition that
I'd remain true to her-well, | might
! promise, but l should break my promise
before the honeymoon was over. That's
the way I'm made. Other people are reg
ular glue pots, and so the balance OF na'
| ture is preserved. II were an astrolo'
ger, should expect to find that was
born under shooting star or comet
Don't you remember ii was the same
when we were children? You never had
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