Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-04
aBu. / mean to marry him." sobbed

him all ABOUT 10 and get nlm 10 speak
TO Mr.. Willmott."
BIT this disturbed Hattie more than
anything else. She would not hear =
word said to her father Oh any account.
Not one syllable about what had &C.
Cured must be mentioned TO him.
promise me that, mother, said she.
"You two are all that are left 10 me
now; in the whole world have nobody
else TO care for; but if you were TO in
terfere and some harm should befall
George, could never, never have the
same feelings for you again."
OF course the thought OF anything 90
dreadful as this was quite sufficient to
ensure her mothers secrecy.
But when Mr.. Duke came In be I'm
medietelY noticed the agitated faces oil
his wife and daughter.
"Hullow he cried, looking at them
wonderingly. Tears! What Is all this
about?"
Hattie dried her eyes and, rising, laid
the parcel on the table as though she
would suggest that it was connected
with her trouble.
"Can you wonder, father, after what
has happened?" she asked, as she TIED
together the ends of the broken string.
Now it is ready for you. You don't
mind taking it as once, do you? And
you won't forget to tell George all told
you"
Her father made no comment upon
her explanation. Promising TO do MS
| best, be tucked the parcel under his
arm and went away with 1t. But when
he reached the gaol he was not permit
ted TO see George. All that he could DO
was to give the parcel TO one OF the
warders and trust that it would be de-
ivered. AT the same time he scrlooled
a message on a slip Of paper to accom-
pany IL.
There" said he, that may cheer
the poor lad little"
Mr.. Duke had not been so completely
deceived as be had appeared to be-.
That niRnt he had little quiet CONVEX
sation With his wife about the events OF
the day. He asked her plainly what
had made Hattie cry, and her evasive
answer about troubles In general did
not satisfy him,
Tom Willmott has been in, hasn't
u6 uc solus L an oluASSh SNiS
heard his voice.
This much she had TO admit.
Has he been bullying her ?" be
asked next. Because il be tries that
game, III kick him into the harbour"
"Oh, Fred :" exclaimed his Mortified
wife, what would the directors say ?"
Hang the directors" cried the bank
manager, with appalling reckessness.
'If man can't give free vent to his
feelings once in way, life isn't worth
living" And he determined to keep a
more watchiul eye upon Willmott.
1t was expected that George would
be brought before the magistrate next
day.. Hattie was therefore up early,
and before breakfast she had been all
over Scadden. She wanted TO find out
who was to appear for the defence, so
that she might tender her evidence
with regard to her meeting with George
on the night Of the murder, but so far
as she could learn no lawyer in the
town had yet been instructed. This
added greatly to her fears. She
thought that perhaps George had no
money.
Willmott, suspecting her intention OF
going TO the court, called at the house
shortly before ten o'clock. He said she
must not on any account think Of going.
Hattie said she would go. Wiimott re-
piled that 10 that case he should GER
tainly accompany her, whereupon she
declared that, OF all things in the world,
that would be the last she would per-
nit Hattie shudiered at the very
thought of Georges seeing her, for the
first time after his painful separation
from her, sitting side by side with Tom
WillmOtt.
In the midst OF the dispute Mr.. Duke
entered the room.
"You don't appear very happy, you
two" said be, looking gravely first at
one aud then at the other.
"Hattie wishes to go to the court
without me-" said WillmOtt. lis it
right? say l should accompany her. !"
MY daughters wish must ba law TO
any man who thinks OF marrying her, 4"
replied Mr.. Drke. IF be does not
learn before marriage, he will never do
afterwards. Now, sir, what do you pro-
pose TO do?"
"Oh, of course, II you put 1t that
way" said Willmott, sullenly, II don't
want TO GO"
VERY we'll, then, will 60 with her.
I will attend to propriety. But look
here, Hattie" said he, turning TO his
daughter, II don't understand this
business between you aud Willmott.
Speak out plainly now ss you value your
happiness: snon IL may be too late.
You don't seem to hit off with him. Do
you want TO marry him or do you notP"
81 do she answered. And then, re-
aliziug that her fathers interference
would spoil all her plans, she tried hard
to put on more cheerful face, in spite
OF her aching heart
The church clock was striking the
hour, and punctual clerk was opening
the door OF the bank as Hattie and her
father went out upon the quay, Will
mott having preceded them. When
thew came within sight OF the court
house, IL became manifest that some
thing unexpected had occurred. For
there wore q great number OF persons
standing about, and, instead Of trying
10 force their way into the building,
they were gathered together In groups,
all talking excitedly.
MIR. Duke, calling one man aside,
asked what had happened, and was told
that the trial of George Vaue bad been
postponed. Nobody knew the reason
of the postponemsnt or Its duration, or
anything about it. The whole thing
was mystery.
So strange q circumstance could not
fail 10 alarm Hattie. She suggested
that the delay was due TO the fact that
George had no friends to pay lawyer,
cd sha barca6 har father To make An