Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01

would be more to me In case like
yours-vengeance."
True, but his sister will live. l
mean to conceal from her the part her
brother has played. He was weak ana
not culpable. l have promised-you are
a man to be frank with-to protect ner'
The promise was given to him aiter
my confession of love for her as an
answer TO his appeal to hold no
resentment against her for any wrong
he might have done to me or mine.
Do you realize my position?"
~ do. There is an old saying thar
the devil takes care OF his own de
Is saving Raymond"
"Well, let's leave that for the mo-
nent. Talk about yourself. l want TO
know more Of you. l have had it din
ned constantly In my ears OF late that
you are manly fellow. That was MI
Mortlmer's view, and I'm glad to meet
you. Miss Mortimer in speaking OF her
friend-my sister-has referred to you
in terms Of no less praise. under
stand your affection for sister have
never seen. am delighted that one SO
honorable is so dear TO her."
Hangan was unable to check the dow
OF speech. Here in Denver, whore ne
expected to find no friends, his affairs
were not secret. He had read that
Mortimer was seeking health in Colo
RADIO, but Mortimer ne had always con-
sidered a friend of Raymond, and he
would be about the last he would visit.
Did DR.. Leland really know Mangan?
the latter asked himself. If he did not,
was it not likely that his zeal to win
Isabel her heritage might be looked
upon as selfish? Mangan was not will
ing to leave grounds for such an i'm
preston, and when, the suggestion OF
It's probability flashed to his mind he said
II am grateful, doctor, for your kind
words. But your sister has changed
her opinion of me. l am here to bring
about her happiness. You are glad 1t
the prospects; She will be doubly so. l
will now drop my quest-after we see
Mortimer, l mean-and you will settle
the rest as suits you. But l must new
er see her again"
"Why? What is the NATTER"
81 do not know. Some day Isabel
may explain why she has discouraged
me. And yet have never doubted her
love. There is something wrong. But
it's all ended now"
What can / say? know nothing"
4There is nothing you can say or do.
I will now return to the Times Office
and resign, so that they may assign an
other man to the work. You see Nor
timer, and l will call upon you later. "
The newspaper man never forgets his
duty to his paper. He may be sur
rounded by danger, the man most ex-
posed or injured, but he never regards
his own comfort. 1t Is the credit that
will attach to his paper through his la
bors and the discredit that may issue
through his neglect that como first to
his mind, Hence Mangan retracsd his
steps to the Times Office to spprise the
city editor OF his determination TO leave
Denver and return the work he had un-
| dertaken.
Where ne1tP" he querled Of himself.
God only knows. I'll finish the story
OF that park commission, send it to she
Bugle and give Raymond one parting
shot. But since Isabels situation is
| changed and her future showing up so
brightly there Is no reason why
should ever stay near her convent
home. DR.. Leland gives up the fight
for the property He has enough.
am not wanted, and I'll seek in other
scenes the waters OF Lethe that will
drown the memories OF the past"