Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-06-10

at, especially as we shan't meet for
so long. ] should like to have pleasant
recOllections Of you, and you won't let
me-"
There was a long pause, then the
kimes, won't your
"Well, 1 don't think you deserve it
for being so grumpy.
"Oh! look here, hang Ii all! You
wouldn't like me 20 b pleased you're
going away. Anyway l can't You
know you're are all 1 care about in this
world" The melOdramatic phrase came
out with JERK, which showed his feel
iugs we're too big for his vocabulary.
"I'm only sweating up for my prelim,
because YOU said you would like me
% be a soldier. And it will help me if
YOU write, because then I shall know
that yOu-yOu care.
"Oi course III write, you silly boy,
because Of course I care"
DO you, really? Then, I say
his speech grew quicker, as he realized
that the hanson was nearing its deSti-
pation-"you might've never asked
you befors-yOu might give me kiss. ."
"Frank-Mr. Arraden--I can't How
dare you? never did such a thing in
my life"
But you might this once" he per-
sisted. "Only one. You know you're
the only girl-Id ask for such a thing.
He hadn't reached the age at which the
word love comes easily 10 our lips. u
Is a word the schOOibOy SCOTS at; aud
he was only a scboolbOy after all; but
he gained his point And though a
more formal good-bY was said In the
drawing-room afterWard, Frank felt
shat mis- real farewell was uttered in the
10. For 10 the cab be had held her,
property, in his arms moment, but
the drawing-rOOm her eyes seemed TO
4ugh mOckiugly, defantly. That silent
augh haunted him.
he had met her first at q dance at
Ioung ShOIcutts. He was in the same
form at the big London school, and Ar
raden was asked because be was about
the biggest swell 10 the school Sholcutt
was on speaking terms with, aud be
went because dance was always rather
good fun, and the ShOlCuJts we're rich
and bad a nice house, and, moreover, had
asked his fduS AchateS, RuuCe. And
during a Quadrilie these two arranged
10 minister 10 one anOther's wants after
the manner of school boys, in the sup
per-roOm. But supper was a matter Of
less importance than usual that night,
because Of Addie CruXtOn. Soon after,
Frank was asked TO dance at her peo-
ple's. Then be went 70 tennis there.
Then he took 70 freQuentiLg the same
church, a crowded, fashionable one, and
Irs. CruxtOn, who liked the boy, offered
M q seat in her pew. And now Addie
as going TO Paris.
For some time letters came aud went
with reasonable regularity; that is to
saw Frank always wrote TWO 10 Adde'S
oDe Then came one which said: Il
am going 20 a theater this evening, the
frst time I've been here, though mad
anne will keep me home II she can, for
i've been feeling very queer since yes
terdav: funny headaches and things;
hut I've u ade up my mind Pm not going
10 be in just when all the fun OF the
fair is about 70 begin.
Then the letters stopped In spite Of
Franks daily anxious epiStles. He
thought OF going up TO the house to in
.ouire. but as he hadn't been there or TO
the church since that Sunday night he
felt a little reluctant. Besides be was
doubtful whether Mrs. Cruxton knew or
would approve of the correspondence.
And mis- examination doomed in the near
future.
A week later young S9nlcutt game up
70 MIN with news 10 his face. 81 say,
HAYS you heard9 It's awiui'~ Sad, that
city Cruxton girl i Here. =