Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-04
SHE VAS SOMETHING OR OTHER
BIT MARJORIE RrcHApLsoN.


"Depend upon H." cried Mrs. Flint,
looking upqulckly from her.nesdlework,
"shs is an actress or q dancer or
| something. No lady who thought any
thing of herself would ever have mar
rIed Tom Seaton."
II guess she must have been circus
rider, for / never saw anything so pro-
| fsssional IS the way she managed those
horses on the coach yesterday" put In
| Mrs. Chapman. "You heard about 1t,
OF course?"
mo" chorused the other members
Of the st. Igna,ius' Sewing Society
WHAT was it?"
"Why, it was this way" began Mrs.
| Chapman. sticking her needle 10 the
| front OF her basque aud locking around
with pleased face st the eager eyes thai
we're fastened upon her.
"Mrs Ssaton had taken the coach 81
the Belville station; 10 was the only
place left. for II had been filed az
LeIrhton-all women, TOO. Old Hawk.
ms was driving that day, and left the
horses right below the hill there, near
the Orylll place. while he ran into the
Post ONCE with the mail bag, IS he
rlways does.
| Just 81 that momant down the hill
nell-mell rushIa' came Bixby,s express
cart. sboth horses runnIn' for dear life.
! Well! You'd ought 10 have heard the
women scream. did myself; thought
II twas my last shrek, and I'd try
and make somebody hear.
"But Mrs. Tom Seston did MOI
scream. She gave one leap over iEto
the drivers seat, grabbed up tbs reins
and backed Us right into orvllPs oarR
that's built close on to the road, you
know.
"Now, in the frst place, II she hadn't
practised leapin' through rings and all
| that of a horses back she never could
! have got over there; then. again, she
| fell into Just the position the chariot
| driver OF circus take. Head thrown
back, mouth set, Just as " she was In
her element at last I'll bet cooky
she was circus rider"
~ circus rider. or something just 40
bad, declared Mrs. Flint my cock
| says she has wine cellar just filed
| with wines. She found 10 out from
ksr brother, who drivesth express.
"Now, I don't want you 10 think
talk with my help, for / don't / told
Hannah after shs had finished never
! to come to me with any more such gos-
sip, but you can see what Ton Seatonh
| widow is like from that She drinks,
| OF course, and I should't wonder one
mite II she CANDLES.
why the day / called there, when
that idiotic French servant OF hers
shook his head as me like . crazy man,
and tried TO keep me from going In
you remember a had just as lief have
a deaf mute waIt on the door as .
| Frenchman. Well, that day | saw
more packs OF cards lying around on
the table than Acould count; whols
chest OF poker dbips, and l actually
picked up bookI on gambling gamsa
| Therew
"Isn't that thel widow going up the
street now?" asked Mrs Dewey, hasten. f,
tening TO the window.
yes" answered. Mrs. Flint, ut IL, I
declare. I'd know that champagne
hair and those rfd cheeks anywhere.
And look at the enormous bnnch OF
vioets she's got\ on. Now, when .
widow begins TO wrar violets its sure
sign she's commencing TO perk no agaln
| for mankind"
"Aud isn't that Mr.. Maybury follow
In her?" asked Mrst Chapman, With
slight Significance II her voice.
Hardly following her," returned
Mrs. Flint sharply. He Is on his
wsy home, guess. Cevs call him Ia
and ask him what we'd petter do about
the plants and flowers Shs sent us for
| Christmas"
Rev. Arthur Maybury was the young
rector OF ST. IEnatius, and he boarded
at Mrs. FlInts Now, ell the world
kusw-that IT,. all Bellville knew--that
she was trying 10 make match between
| the simple little rector and her daugh-
ter Posey.
The parish was poor. ard when the
news spread through BelyIlle that the
Seatons' house had been rtopensd and
was filed with French servants. aad,
| later that Mrs. Tom SsatcJn had taken
oossessIon Of the mAnsi1n, 10 WAS
worldly. perhaps, but NATURAL that Mrs.
Flint should wish 70 draw the rich
| youpR widow isto the parish OK 81
Ignatius.
other women ia the small parish 10 DO
the same.
threshold. however. By hns solemn but
Ter, with ths eIcspslo4 Of Mrs. Flint
who had brushed By b a on the preteaes
OF tying her veil. II
But her inspectf bad been sons
what dIssppointins The house was In
dire confusion. 5tr oscofstoFs
were busily workin ID the drawing
SOON, and In the ha Den on step lad
ders were hanging vAtnrss and dFhr
perIes.
By craning her neck Mrs Flint had
| been able 20 see number OF maids IN
| the DINING room going frbm the table
| 70 the closet with dainty cIit-glass dish
Is 10 their hands. "hosHof them wine
glasses" she had afterward reported.
However. she had set3her heart on
being sfntlmats" win tht rich widow,
and as Christmas was ned at hand she
decided on the bold polIcU Of secFetly
sending her gift "0n0of respect 70
poor Toms father" she laid 20 herself
by var Of excuse. "a Dry difsrens
| man from what young I'm was. Be-
sides, maybe he'll be eomfbg back here
some day, add In that caA 10 would Be
real pleasant to nave the asntry % the
1 house"
Here she gave faint sigh. Mrs.
| Flint was q widow herself.
But the Christmas gift haH never
been acknowledges. neither Id sny Of
ths visits paid Mrs. Ssstos b. he ladies
OF ST. IgnztIus Church bssn returned.
and now ~ the end Of three weeks thers
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