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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13

"And after all these years you tell me
this to my face?"
''Why not" she answered, coolly. u
have reminded you once already that
it isn't your business.
olive and let live: as viii DO:
Love and let love: and 80 will l.
THAT is how iesl about the whole
thing"
He laughed sneeringly.
"Oh, you are In the right, no doubt,
only IL gave me btt OF turn, coming
as IL did after your gratuitous deciara-
tion of affection-undying affection l
think il was"
"Didu't 1 say you wouldn't believe
me; and yet l did, do love you"
That is why you are going to Monte
Carlo with Miller, l SUPPOSED"
at is, and I'd 90 farther then that II
I thought it would help me to forget
you more quickly.
~ thought you said you would never
forget"
''Pll try TO. though. l don't see why
the rest Of my life should be haunted
by your ghost"
She rose and walked restlessly about
the room for minute or two, then
paused before him.
Pm young, On good to look at still:
I mean TO make the most OF the next
few years. Why shouldn't begin with
Elton Miller? He is rich; he loves me
he SAYS; he will treat me WE'LL think
eau be happy with him. Don't grudge
me the little that remains when you
are gone"
She lifted one warm, white arm, and
laid it round his neck. The scent of
her hair floatsd up into his hot face.
you'll have to 90 in minute. Kiss
me, dear-and tell me that you don't
think too badly Of me-"
Waltz be said. hoarsely, and she
withdrew her arm in surprise.
Are you set upen going away witA
that fellow?"
What do you mean?"
That I've been an internal idiot. l
thought-look here, We you take me
back?"
lyon are chatting. Your marriage"
There will not be one. never was
serious in my life. Now, will yon?"
"Will what?"
"Pitch those roses into the Ere first,
then wire TO Miller, saying you are not
going to Monte Carlo, and then" he
drew her toward him.
"Yes-then?"
Then let me send away my cab"
kiss me, darling" she whispered.
He gathered her into his arms, and
her cured head lay against his stiff
shirt front. Her siken skirts fell in u
stiff cascade over his knees.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13

"WolL II you don't" he began
clumsily.
"Oh. 1 know what the conventional
idea OF the situation is-well enough!
AN your poor victim You have
kept me in-in luxury for several years.
Now, being DESTROYS to marry, to re-
form, you cast me- aside'-With com
peasation. That is how the case APP
pears TO you. Isn't it?"
Really"
"Wsll, to me-to me" she broke Of,
and with \ gesture full OF exquisite
abandonment laid her head against his
arm, 81 would like to thank you on
my knees for the years we have been
together"
"You WITCH" he ssammsred, stoop-
ing over her. She lent herself willing
! ly to his embrace, aud continued half
dreamily:
"Do you remember my existence Whsn
you first met me-? How honest, how
poor, how sordId! | ought to look back
20 IL with regret, suppose. Aa mat
ter OF fact I can't think OF Il without
horror. You took me from II, You
loved me, and realized all my wild, i'm
possible longings, and gave Nellie. l
never lived until you showed me"
why DO you tell all this to me to-
night? Do you want to madden me?"
She moaDed little under his fierce
kisses and went on
"Oi course toe world has right 10
despiSs people Ike me. II your wife
L
che will shrink from me. She is lady,
and l sm-what you have made me.
And the oldest part OF IL is that even
you think you hays wronged me-"
She wound up with Scornful little
laugh. The usn still kept his arm
about her; his face looked pale and
eager.
Good Cod" be exclaimed between
his teeth, you ought to know what m
made OF by now"
"Oh, I do" She turned her face up
20 his with a frank smile. "You are
Just beginning TO realize all good by
means; but you'll get over It,"
and you?"
And I, also, 10 way. The worst
OF II is that you'll hear that I go on
with some one else, and you'll think I've
forgotten you" She laughed quite
naturally, lying back with her curled
head in the hollow OF his arm.
won't you?"
Never, never. Oh, how weak words
are. You have been the first. Only
woman knows how much that means. "
"How much?'
alt means that you'll come between
every kiss / give him"
He lifted his lips from hers
He! Who?" he asked sharply.
'Oh, whoever he happens to be, she
answered lightly, standing upright and
smoothing her rullsd hair.
Perhaps he is Someone already, "
with a keen look.
My dear boy, 1t isn't your business,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13

vestmsnts. The women who have 10
look after their riches are as shrewd as
many OF the bankers and brokers who
make fortunes every year. There
hasn't been an equal IN shrewdnesS
and business sagacity to Mrs. Hetty
Green for quarter OF a centu ry.
Deacon White is considered an exceed
ipgly clever Spectator. But White
has failed several times, while Mrs
Green has constantly seen her posses
sions enhanced in value. Mrs. Green's
wealth is not far from $4,000, 900, yet
attends TO every detail of IL aud has
never been outwitte1 in negotiation.
OF course, there are plenty Of rich
women whose money is looked after by
their husbands. Governor Flowers
wife. for instance, is worth several mill
ions OF dollars, but she never bothers
about It. The Governor, who is also
one OF the leading bankers Of the me-
tropolils, sees that his wife's wealth is
judiciously invested and yields her q
handsome annual income. But there
are also women who inherited riches
and who take charge OF them, although
they have husbands and sons in their
family. Then the ubiquitous lawyer Is
ALWAYS ia evidence. he is constantly
consulted by his women clients as to
what they shall do with their posses
siops. At the same time IL is perfectly
safe to say that the majority OF rich
women in New York, and indeed In all
parts Of the country, virtually handle
their own money. They know where it
is, how much there is OF II, and what IL
is yielding them from time to time.
There are women who inherited
wealth aud added to it by their own
brains and energy. There are still
others who have amassed their own for
tunes Hetty Green had few millions
TO start with that she got from her
father. She made the rest OF her en-
ormous fortune herself. Mrs. Frank
Leslia-Wilde was comparatively poor
when her first husband, Frank Leslie,
died. She is now worth g., 500, 600 and
has a regular income Of SIPS, coo. Mrs.
Brad ley- Martin inherited a snug sum
from Der father, Isaac Sherman, the stove
manufacturer. She invested 1t care
fully and managed it shrewdlY and now
she has $40, 900, 900 she can call her own.
Mrs. Arson Phelps-Stokes inherited
$40. 900, coo from her father, Isaac n.
Phelps, the banker. she has kept it
III and has an annual revenue OF $780,
600. The Misses C!ementina and Sophia
Furniss divided the estate Of $50, 900, 900
left by the late William z. Furniss, and
they have managed Is with commend
alba sagacity. Mr.. Furniss made q
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13

somplscently. "Ernsstine, sbP How
nuch?"
"Only SIS. It isn't paid for, though. "
"Wen, you'll have no bother about
that"
Thanks TO you"
She smoked in silence for minute or
two, willis he watched her with half
closed, glitterlng eyes. Then, with an
abrupt movement, she threw what re-
NAMED Of the cigrette into the FIRE and
said:
II have never told you how grateful
J an"
MY dear grill"
"Not only for the money, though
you have been more than generous to
me, but for other things. How can l
make you understand"
II UNDERSTANDABLE" said the man.
BE put down his cigar aud rose hsav-
Ny."
"AllP" she echoed. as he took easy
possession of her hands. "Nhy, your
very generosity is proof that you
MISUNDERSTANDING This provision
for me you look upon in the light
OF compensation. Compensation for
what, I would gke to knoW2"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13

They sat facing each other at the
small, round table. Candles burned IN
der crimson shades, ana roses. hsaped
up In low silver bowls, made dashes OF
BenSuous red and warm yellow on the
white cloth.
The man had . cigar between his
teeth and stretched back 10 the Chip
pendsls chair with al air OF good-hum-
orsd repletion; one long, black leg
crossed over the other, his full eyes and
the diamonds OF his shirt studs shining
with rival briliancy.
The Womsu leaned forward, her
looesned, curied hair almost golden ia
the light OF the candles, her shoulders
and bosom starting out downilY white
against the hard lines OF her lettace-
green bodice.
And so this Is really Eood-by" said
the man from behind his cigar.
Really goOd-by." echoed the woman
IN a low, deliberate voice, as she pulled
one of ths bowls OF roses toward her and
began to stroke the velyety petals lin
geringly.
We've had some Jolly times, haven't
We?"
be spoke carslsssly; 10 was impoSSi-
bic to realize the sort OF charm this
bulking, sWarthy fellow might have
for the frail pink and white piece OF
WOmanhOod opposite.
Very jolly" she aSsented quietly,
and, for the moment, left OF lingering
the roses.
How long Is it2 Three ysarsP'
"FOur," she corrected.
by Jovs, so IL is! on don't look 4
day older"
Il wasn't a had bargln, was ~" And
she laughed softly.
what a queer little girl you
are, " be exclaimed, looking curiOusly ~
her through a deepening haze Of cigar
smoke.
Then be added approvlngly:
"Deuced y sensible, too"
you say that because didn't make
q scene when you broke the news TO
me-" said the woman with and odd
smile, curling up one side OF her mouth.
well, you might have been no end OF
q bore. Some women are so ciinging,
don't You Know
You evidently DO"
"Oh, come now"
"Im going to have a cigarette" she
Interrupted, rising. Where are theY?"
There, on the mantelpiece, with a
backward nod OF his head.
Lazy boy. Why don't you get them
for me yourseli?" she said, ss she passed
him.
II hope YOU haven't begun 10 expect
me 10 treat you politely already" he
isered, twisting himself round to look
~ her
She opened ths little oIidized-silver
case, then stood with one slim foot well
displayed on the fender while she
lighted a cigarette. His gaze wandered
warmly over her undraped shoulders
and scanty skirt
Pretty frock, that" he murmursd
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13

you know" she remarked, IS she went
back to the table.
II suppose IL isn't" he muttered,
also reseatiug himself; but dull red
flush burned 10 his face, and the hands
with which he lighted cigar trembled.
She began playing with the roses
once more. He watched her furtively
while he smoked. Then, IS II struck
by certain idea, he asked abruptly:
"Who sent those rotten fowers?"
"Elton Miller brought them this
afternoon" and she bent her head
lower over them.
- wonder You care to take anything
from fellow like that" he exclaimed,
scornfully.
"He is going to Monte Carlo tO-uor-
row."
"PerhRps yon conte mplste going too,
said the man hosrsely, taking up fat
little bottle OF cream de noyeau and pro-
ceedine 10 spill il impartially into =
A glass and over the tablecloth.
"YeN, I do" She looked him straight
betwe the eyes, and tbs look was q
challe a.
Hep '9Wn the liquor bottle heav-
fly,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13

riches, she relies largely upon her
brother when she intends Investing. As
most of her fortune came TO her in the
shape OF the most substan tial sort OF
securities, there is little for her to do
but receive the int crest. portion OF
her income is ali sne needs to bother
about Investing.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13
RICH NEW
YORK WOMEN.
MAIDS WIDOWS AND MARRIED WOMEN
WHO OWN MILLIONS.
Glimpse Of Famous Mrs. BETTY Grssn-Ansican
Women Who Manag, Their Own Estates, and
Others Who Have Married Tile and Get Their
Husbands to Help Thon-FoEdDssS for For
,ign Husbands.
[ C0pyri0htsd.l

New YORK. May 12.-The rich women
OF New York, with scarcely an excep-
ton, know how to handle and keep the
wealth that is theirs. While many OF
them are familiar with Wall street and
from time TO time indulge In substantial
speculation, they rarely make bad In
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13
WARRINGTON, January is.

Your letter required no answer. but
deem one not out OF place. Love 10
truly blind. How foolish was / TO
imagine you loved mo- Ahand without
the heart would indeed DO nothing.
Forget you! can neyerl OaIy the
annlhllation OF memory can sffaco your
image from my bleeding heart. give
you MP, for must. Your letter bTeathes
no hope Yet ! endure. Ali 20 tho
one who woos and wins can but saJ.
"Ohl youth for whom thy fate reserved
30 fair q bride" Tomorrow ] leave for
Alaska TO establish = trading post.
There amid those icy winds do expsei
n thought Of you 10 warm my sorrow
full heart Not for the purpose OF for
getting You do 90, but 70 help ne bear
what cruel fate has dscreed.
"Aoieu. such Is the word for us,
TITS more than love, ira prayer,
Toy do not part who do not part thus,
For God is everywhere
TEDDT GHIvEs.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13

A NEw YORK physician advises that
It is good plan 10 ride up al elevator,
but take the stairs for the descent.
Walking up a fight Of stairs IL hard
aud sometimes risky. az In the case Of
persons with weak lungs. defective re-
tpiratory organs or heart disease. But
going downstairs hurts nobody and 10
good exercise; going down rapidly 10
even q better thing, as Is shakes up the
anatomy without any danger OF over.
ersfllon.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13
envy you the trip. Rish.

envy you the trip. hiRht
here let me say, never again do you
mention J. P's name to me. You know
l hate the man. The idea OF my en-
couraging such goose. j plush 10
think have caused sentiment OF love
in one who knows so little what love Is.
Daisy Summers wrote me OF meeting
Jack, but that was all. Yes, my trip
abroad is thing over which l silently
muse, but / really didn't care much
about it after the party was so broken
up. and sisters entering the convent
would have kept me 81 home. We all
feel relieved now that she Is there,
knowing IL 20 be her hearts desire.
She is happier yet than We who are left
behind. / begged her to bid farewell
to the world by Midway Plsisancs"
10 which she sIoutly refused, Gliding
me for such thought I'll send this
letter TO Petersburg. Am not sure that
ii will strike you. In the event that II
should not, you'll not miss great deal.
Address your next letter 10 "Echo
Point" You know we are still at our
country home. l know Mr.. Fairfax
in Petersburg, smart young lawyer.
Look out for him.
Adieu!
Tout yous!
GLADYS
WHEELING REGISTER, Tuesday morn
ing: Last nights concert At the Acad-
envy was a phenomenal success. Miss
GLADYS Monleiro took the entire audi
euce by storm with her charming rendi-
ton OF VIII You Be NY Sweetheart
her upper register being particularly
pleasing"
Well, Gladys you are fraud.
Wrote all over your violet tinted paper
and didn't say one word about the
photo. See that il is forthcoming.
Did you get the note | sent you from
Richmond? Was in Lynchburg ysster-
day and to-day find myself in the county
seat OF PlttSylvGnia with no amuse-
ment but murder trisl In progress at
the Court house. I met Fairia1-found
him clever chap-showed him the
Register clipping aud he seemed not
surprised. Said you had moro than
once soothed his troubled spirit with
your captivating songs on the beach at
ocean GTOVe. nope 10 Set W W uocl-
ing sometime In December. While In
Richmond | went 10 the theatre and
saw Della Fox and De Wolf
Hopper. They are great and are
PLAYING to crowded houses all over the
country. This morning when ] went in
to breakfast found had left the stick
pin you gave me on my bureau, so sent
one Of the dining room servaDts-there
are two oniy-in all haste back to my
room for it, Md waited with breathless
anxiety unit. be returned with II. l
would not 60, fearing il was forever
lost. Your fathers gift was charming
one, but such throat asyours needs no
diamond pendant TO set II OF. suppose
you will spend the holidays In New
York luxuriating with the -four hun
dred." Mother is anxious that l should
spend Xmas with her in st. Augustine.
She Is there with married sister OF
mine. Well, Gladys, the chaps are com
ing up TO look ut my samples, so
duty calls me from this pleasant chat
with you. My next address is Green's
ooro, n. @ Yours, ICON amore,"
TEDDY.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13
CHArAM, VA, November IS.


TEDDY:-Only note from me to-day.
leave, in q few hours, Tor Charleston,
W. Va, TO spend week with Marjorie
Gentry, q schoolmate. You know, we
dear girls, do so love one another. You
will about strike Wheeling In my at
sencs, but you will not give that mo-
ment's notice. Just try TO Guido all tina
other drummers. Do pray, don't
leave any Of your scrub stock in Wheel
ing. We want strictly frst class goods.
Poor Teddy, you exc out q
miserable existence At these
horrid little country towns,
county seats aud the like. really
pity you. / think the holiday season
will be gayer than ever before. No, /
shall not 10 10 New York, as you sug-
aested, but luIurIate with the -four
hundred" here-which ia not to be
sneezed at, thank you. You were an
idiot, imbecils, TO have heart-throbs
over the loss OF that pin-such trile.
Why, my dear, have q dozen much
prettier-so when that is lost I'll re-
place It. Oh! we have had gorgeous
sleighing. Harry Lacy was my Mas
colt; took me several times. Then we
had two night parties-eight OF us-and
obi such a Jolly time We had. And !
have learned 10 skate on ice; think II Is
spIendid fun: have had only three falls.
They tell me my record Is very good for
a beginner. The drag is at the door TO
take me TO the city. Ny train leaves at
400. SO good bye. Believe me, al
ways. GLADYS
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13

TIE estate Of the late I'd win Booth
foois up the large sum OF 5000. 900.
When We consider that Mr.. Booth lived
generously and tha. he was q bankrupt
fifteen years before his death. the for
tune be left speaks well for bis genius
and thrift.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13

A HISTORICAL contemporary calls
Coxeylsm "ths growing Of the work
ers." II looks more like the working OF
the GROWERS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13


Teddy, what am ! to do with your
Why, | never dreamed that you loved
me. have so often thought OF our de-
lightful frIendship-Aeyer dreaming IL
would ripeu into love. Surely | have
never intlmated such thing. OIL
IL | have encouraged you into
loving me how deeply ! regret 10.
| have questioned my heart In every
way as TO how feel towards you. aud
YOU are always, simply Teddy, such \
dear friend. To give you one ray OF
hope would be doing you an Injury. We
were not made for each other aud could
never be happy together. Our lives
have been too much a. variance. Then,
you deserve q better companion than
would mako Am truly n spoiled child
OF fortune. ] have never been allowed
to live far any other purpose than % do
as pleased. Think OF having n spoiled,
disagreeable person continually around
YOU, and with your love unrequited,
we would both DO wretched. Your
success 10 life shall always be OF inter-
est 10 me, and that you get, what you
deserve, centle, loving, suitable CON-
panloD, one who loves you bet
ter than all the world--would
die for you, That shall
bs my morning prayer and
evening thought. Cast me aside. Think
no moro OF me. ! cannot love you, and
ARE not bid Jou hope. Itwould DO but
bitter mockery. You'll forget me.
Deem these words lies goodnight 70
,ha hone of moment: no more III
there foil any tear on this page, twas Z
friends. So farewell 10 the past and 10
Won. GLADYS MoNTEIRo.
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"ByEr vaccins,.d YETI"

DIN FalLILNFFI yNFF
"No, said the athletic girl, '1've not
cant quite make up my MAD whether
to give up nv Indisn clubs or ny bieJ-
Gle for . while. "--BoTto1l Globe.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13
GRAFTON. W. Va, Dec. 25d, IS.

GkAEIoNt 49, 0sNs ~SNt ~
What have / done, Teddy, TO weigh
down q heart apparently so free from
care? Why, cid not dream you we're
coming to Wheeling especially 70 see
me-knew Of course you would call. /
an sorry, Teddy. Do you believe me?
You are not going 20 let IL break up
our friendship7 These things will hap
pen in the best regulated families. Dear
me, hope you are not foolish enough
TO Imagine a. Lacy any more than 3
dear friend? Your letter troubled me.
l received 10 the morning before our
swell German 10 Charleston, and is cast
q gloom over he entire evening. not
withstandino wore my first Worth
gown. We = settle this thing.
taxing all flame, considering my
self carelS sIess, etc. / brought
Marjorie tth me, 20 must De
with hera ~ 7isif 70 hsr nome
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13

ENGLAND Is excited over Henry La
bouchere's assertion that Hecry Of Bat
terburg dossn't even know hov 70 play
tsnniA
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13
Wheeling. Thursday,


DEAR TEDDY:-Your letter from
Washington received. You said moth
ing about coming to Wheeling. Sup
pose that will be In your next territory.
The town is filed with drummers. One
can see them turning almost every
corner, satche in hand. And the
girls too. are out 10 their nstty cos
tunes. With . girl, where the drum
mer is there will her heart be also. On!
| must tell you about the con-
cert given by the Ladies BeneV-
olent Society,"" II was . grand success.
You know l sang, "Will You be Ny
Sweetheart" and scored = grand hit,
they say. AS an encore l sang, "a
Creole Love Song" really felt that l
was doing better than usual. Ny last
years course in vocal has made my
voice 60 much fuller. l enclose clip
ping from the REGISTER l wore pink
null, not the old one, however, and q
nuube Of La France buds pinned on
left shoulder. forget you are man
and breyity is the word for such de-
scription. Harry Lacy came with
spanking team and escorted me TO
Academy OF Music, where the concert
was Aven. Did l tell you Of pspa's gift.
diano' d stars pendant with pearl
OF gre price" In center? The
pearl what be likens me
unto iculous! isn't II? And
you he been TO Sykesvilie.