Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-04

going back to Crohnkvssh,
"pll 20 in course. ma'am, II the ma
iOr wishes It." answered Ben.
"Then 90 because / wish IL, said
Aunt Priscilla. "GO after the car as
fast as you can, Ben, and on no account
let that wretched creature Grove enter
the house. In that way you will be do
ing Major Haywood the greatest ser
vice Ia your power"
Ben had no love for Grove, and at my
fathers bidding. woHld cheerfully have
elected him With violence. But il was
very different thing 10 act under Aunt
Priscilla's orders. lie did not know how
far her authority might 90, and, having
already been Ia serious trouble, was
rather afraid OF getting into trouble
again. Nevertheless, be ended by strid-
ing after the car.
Hattie, who had been standing close
by unnotlced, came forward as soon as
he had gone. IL had occurred 10 her
that she could not have better person
for her purpose than Aunt Priscilla,
kind hearted, yet with such a deter
mined way Of carrying out everything
she undertook that she might be thor
oughly relied upon. So, after explain
ing her own difficulty with regard TO the
Vanes, Hattie asked Aunt Priscilla
whether she would convey to them the
news about George.
At first Aunt Priscilla hesitatsd, for
she felt very hungry and very tired, the
excitement having taxed her strength
severely. But she thought Of the mis-
cradle prisoner in the witness box, and
then OF his white young face pleading
with her from that horrible pit among
the berberis bushes. and she promised
to go and sea his parents. More than
that, she said she said she would 90 At
once.
But I thought you were engaged to
Mr. Willmott?" said she, looking sharp
ly at Hattie.
$50 am" answered the girl, with
head suddenly depressed.
"YOu seem 20 take great interest In
the Vanes, said Aunt Priscilla, doubt
fully. Il don't want 10 be mixed up in
auy silly love affairs. 1 hope, chill d
you are not triiing with the affections
OF two admirers"
"And, indeed, Miss Priscilla, am do
ing nothing of the sort" declared Hat
tie, with warmth. 81 am not triding
with anybody's affections. Is il wrong
TO take an interest in two old people
aud their daughter, my friend Rachel?
an so afraid Of the effect upon them.
May l stay in your house till you come
back and tell me?'
Aunt Priscilla, though far from salts
fed, readily granted Hattie's request.
When they reached the house, she went
10 70 provide for her visitors comfort,
but, Ia spite Of her fatigue, only re-
NAMED y few minutes herself. After q
hasty cup Of tea she started on her err
rand.
But at the cottage a disappointment
awaited her. Sarah, VINO opened the
door, said that neither her mistress nor
master was we'll enough to see anybody.
They were both upstairs lying down.
But Miss Rachel was In the psrlor;
would Miss Priscilla step inside and
have a chat with her?
So Aunt Priscilla was uShered into
the tiny sitting room, aYd found herself
face 20 face with Alistatr Grove.
That was certainly a shock to her
nerves. In the confusion OF the mo-
ment she was about TO withdraw with
as much dignity as possible, but the
thought OF retreating before "that
creature" was intolerable. With her
long thin nose at just the right angle
to express her contempt exactly Aunt
Priscilla marched into the room and sat
down opposite him. she would rather
have been farther away, for there was
only about 8 couple Of feet Of hearth
rug between them, but he occupied one
armch ir she would not be contented
with anything less, and so took the
other. Not one word did she utter; she
merely stared at him, yet as II she did
not aud could not see anything so
mean. For uncompromising hostility
Aunt Priscilla would have been bad to
beat.
At FIRST Grove was 10 a moral fright.
Afterwards he tried to smile as If be
were thoroughly enjoying himself, but
as this sort of enjoyment needed some
body to snare 10 the smile did not last
long. Besides, he was forced to admit
there was not much humor in that
frigid stare Of Aunt Priscilla's, who
never moved a muscle. To putt plain
w, IL was decidedly uncomfortable.
Though her tongue was bad enough,
he almost thought he would prefer a
dose from it. He began TO fidget in his
chair, and though shrinking from such
q humiliating proceeding pOndered the
wisdom Of rush for the door.
In these attitudes lhey were diScOv.
H. ha of hn
for a few minutes TO attend TO her faith
Grand mother. While she was talking
10 Aunt Priscilla. Grove rose In haste
20 escape. But his enemy would not let
him 20 without a parting shot.
"Dou't you dare 20 so near my poor
brother again" said she. 81 have put
somebody there to put you out II you
try to get In, and TO turn you out il you
do get in"
II don't want to so near him." said
Grove suddenly. at was be who came
TO me, and not I who went to him.
That Is the truth, if you want to
know"
The truth indeedr' exclaimed Aunt
Priscilla. at would be q bad day for
the truth to be found in such COM
pany."
Good night, Rachel" said Grove lg
uoring this last remark. II only hope
you may not be torn limb from limb"
Much he would care II you were, :"
said Aunt Priscilla when he had gone.
But what on earth, Rachel, brings
such man as that about the house?"
Rachel did not snswer. Aunt Priscilla
l..
her eyes travelled slowly round the
room, noting its poverty-StTicken as
pect.
"Ah, well, I see, said she, with q
SIGH. "But sure. child, YOU would