Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-15

He started overland for New York on
his way TO Paris, after having carmina'
ted San Francisco for month, and be-
came so attached to some new friends
that he offered TO pay the expenses OF
four Of them as far as New York, and
the unselfish gentlemen were persuad-
ed.
Much OF the journey between tho
Sierras and Omaha had TO be done by
stage, for the Union and Central Pacl-
fic roads were not yet completed, but
to avoid the crowdng OF the regular
conveyance, Duncan Ross chartered
stages clear through for the exclusive
use OF himself and his accomplished
friends. They stopped at Salt Lake,
Denver and Omaha on the way, and
left broad streak OF red along their
trail.
But all the grand times, since leaving
Frisco, were varied into insignifcance
compared with the lurId orgies they
lnaugurated in Chicago. Duncan spent
fourteen days and as many nights In
the windy city. If there was place In
the metropolis OF the lakes that he
should not have gone into and did not
go into, he and his friends were not
aware OF IL when they started for New
York.
From Chicago on there were two ad-
ditional men with dyed mustaches and
wearing diamond pins, in the party.
With the princelY liberality born OF &C
custOmed wealth, Duncan chartered a
special car, and with good and bad
luck-principally the latter, we may be
sure, he and his friends kept mp the
the game, Gusts for the fun OF the
thing, and between friends you know.
He was just two months making tne
trip from Frisco TO New York, and as
this was only hall way TO Paris
Duncan saw that he must make better
time-if be would see the fair then in
progress.
One morning, after he had been ten
DAYS in New York, he took an account
of stock, and was startled TO find that
one-haf Of his fortune was gone. he
felt like freeing himself OF his friends,
whose true character be began 10 sus-
Feet, but he lacked the moral strength.
He might as well have tried, unarmed,
10 release himself from the strangling
grip of an octopus.
"But there's enough left" he reason
I'D, land I'll be more careful in future"
but he was not more careful. As \
natter of fact he became more reckless,
and the men with the dyed mustache',
who now regarded him as their own
priSate claim. by right OF original dis
covory. proceeded 10 work him with
= bo.dness and energy, compared with
which their transcontlnental enort
were ouerile, indeed.
AL ,ength and by desperate efforts,
Duncan got started for Paris, but on
hoard the steamer, though be had not
paid their passage, be found two Of his
friends.
From the time the steamer left Sandy
Hook till she entered the Mersey-with
the exception OF few hours given 10
sleep. Duncan played his way across,
and he found lots OF friends among the
messengers, ready TO humor his Whim
for poker game, 'just for the fun OF
the thing, and between friends, you
KNOW"
It unnecessary 70 mention the de-
tails OF this wild career. Duncan Ross
reached Paris with his friends. His
often declared purpose was TO spend a
few weeks At the fair. then 10 90 20
GLASGOW and visit his family, leaving
them comfortably OF. before be started
back TO America.
Paris is aicharming place'at all times,
and it was particularly 90 during this
fair. The two weeks stretched into
two mouths OF wild extravagance and
reckless dissipation.
One morning. Duncs.r went TO bis
bank and found that his lastfranc had
been drawn. He examined his pocket
book lad found that hy had bus few