Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-18

--oh, ves-as If You were glad to go. 1
dare say you were, but you needn't have
betrayed your feelings quite so plainly"
81 haven't the smallest intention OF
betraying my feelings for your gratin-
cation" he says, with some warmth.
"You have treated me shamefully, but
I see little use in discussing 1t now.
don't want to reproach you forc1lltlng
me, you've done 1t, and that't enough"
"JilEng you! Oh, Jack"
"Call it what you please" and he
turns away YEARLY. eve won't quar-
rel about that. Celia was right, see."
"Celia?"
"Yes; she said IL would only make
matters worse If saw you. 1 didn't
believe her but"
Cecilia tried to stop your coming?"
"If you like to put it In that way,
yes" with a look OF surprise. "But l
thought 1 ought to bring those letters
myself, so l came"
From bitter sense OF duty; under
stand"
Not altogether that" He hesitatss
q moment, and then adds quickly: 81
may as well tell you all since Am here.
l thought-that is, l hoped-there
might have been some misunderstGnd-
ing, and you had said more than you
really meant. 1t all seems so sudden
10 me, you know, for 1 had not grown
tired Of our engagement, whatever you
may have done. But since you evident
ly wish to quarrel with me, l won't
stand in your way. You might have
trusted me, though, as you have
trusted Celia"
Celia again! 1 begin to hate the sound
OF her name!
Cecilia seems'to have been unwarant-
ably busy with my AFFAIRS" l say, cold
ly. Il don't know, of course, what she
may or may not have told you; but this
l do know, that I have never trusted
her, and that trust her less than ever
now"
"You are ungsateful, surely. She
tried to spare you this interview"
Had it not been for her IL would
never have been necessary. But go to
her, since you'd rather take her word
than NINE" passlonately. "Go to her,
and tell her that she has succeedee,
thanks to my folly and your"
break off, unable to speak for the
rising sobs that choke my utterance,
and turn away abruptly to the window.
Succeed? Celia?" he repeats, more
to himself than 20 me. MAUD, what
is the meaning Of all this? Is it posi-
BILE that Celia Misunderstood -"
"She misunderstood nothing" l
speak in dull, expressionless way,
and without turning round. "She is
Far too clever for that. 1t is you who
misunderstood? Oh, il you won't tell
ne must go to Celia and"
Eyes, go to her. What are you stay
ing here for?"
Nothing now" and he walks to the
door. In another instant he will be
gone.
Can 1 let him go like thisP No, a
thousand times no.
"Wait," and turn impulsively; you
you have forgotten something"
"Have 1? And what?"
"Your ring. 1 have no right to IT
now, as yon say"
~ never said so. but" He
checks himself "Give it to me, then"
Come and take it,"
l cannot, will not take 1t of. try
in a feeble, purposeless sort of way,
conscious that mis- eyes are upon me all
the time. Then I desist and look at
him, laughing nervously.
IL can't DO it, Jack; II you want it you
must take it of yourself" and l hold
out my hand. 4
He takes it in silence, but be makes
no effort to remove the ring. Instead
of that he looks at me for moment
and shakes his head.
mo, dear, don't want 1t. Fit is to
come off at all you must take it"
1T seems almost pity, doesn't il?"
say softly, and my voice is scarcely so
steady as ii might be. He makes no
reply, but passes his arm around my
waist and his hold on my hand tghtens.
'I've got used to it, you see, and [
should miss it. May keep it, JACKIE"
"On one condition.
And that is -"
That you keep me, too"
"Oh, Jack. how gladly"
He is my Jack once more, and 1 tell
him all, NY head on his shoulder.
Our quarrel is over, aud we both de-
test Celia. She.can never come between
US any more.