Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-01

Suddenly the girl gave a faint cry.
Papa has been writing to him" She
exclaimed
Writing to him? What for?"
He has asked him to pay us visit
on the score of relationship, AID your
father'--
WELL" said the young man, excited
ly.
He says he viii start Immediately
the very next day"
Let me see the date of the letter. We
gods, 1t has been de.ayd. He must
have got here this morning
The train has been in two hours,
she said, glancing at her watch.
Il must see him Immediately said
her companion, nervOusly, turning his
horse first one way and then another.
VINO would have dreamed that both
the boys would take that cous.nship 50
seriously"
81 did. sir. I knew from the very be-
ginning that it would make trouble some
time"
From the very beginn!ng?" repeated
the young man, pausing in his excite
ment long enough to note the force OF
this chance admission. So you acknow.-
edge. do YOU
There's the hotel bus" cried the girl,
hastily changing the subject Perhaps
the driver can tell us something
A long, empty vehicle was passing
them on Its way up the street Strong
called 70 the driver and he stopped.
Did you bring up a tall gentleman
this morning with white mustache and
goatee and god eyeglasses?'
yes, sir. Your father, don't you
mean?'
The young people exchanged startled
glances.
How did You know?'
He was inquiriIg for YOU SIR. as
soon as ever he got to the hotel, and
when he found YOU were gone he went
and hired buggy"
A bUggy-What for?"
He asked his way TO Judge Weston S
place in the MontecitO. He said the
Judge was a near relative of his.
A near relative grOaned the h0r-
riGed Strong, while his companion turn
ed away her face, although whether to
conceal a look OF anguish or q laugh
viii never be known.
The omnibus proceeded on its way.
we must hurry" said the young
man, squirting his horse to Cauter.
The less time they have together be-
fore explanations are made the better.
What do You think they viii do?'
asked the girl
Il don't dare to think. You see on
everything except this family tree bus
mess. our respective parents ere as far
apart as civilized humans can be. Your
father. now. is an elder in the church.
while mine has lost all the religion he
ever had and ne has never recovered
from the habit Of using swear words,
acquired during years of service in the
regular army
"Oh. dear. Oh, dear"
Then, again. Judge Weston is an ar
dent republican"
And is your father a democrat
Worse than that--he is a mugwump.
How interesting, l have always
longed to see one of them.
And my father believes that Bacon
wrote Shakespeara's plays
Heavens. Let us ride faster Papa
will have SLAIN him before we get there.
Really. Catherine. said the young
man. WItA ltltf udQ olcN hNIlNA tANll
pace TO climb the hills. at would not
surprise mo if they positively refused to
enter into partnership as fathers-in-
law
Never mind. Richard" said the girl
smilingly. Father has never yet re-
fused me anything when my happiness
was at stake-as ii is now.
Strong shrugged his shoulders
Mine has" he answered. He is made
Of flint. the old General, and If he should
take it into his head TO say no il would
be awkward in ways I don't like to
mention.
Never mind. said the girl smiling
again, and lifting her veil to the rim Of
The jaunty sailor hat.
And a moment later the young man
felt much encouraged, and the gallop
was resumed.
On a slight knoll, surrounded by
grove of live oaks and faced with an
avenue of old palms. there stood the am
pie residence of Judge Weston. AS the
young people came through the gate
and entered upon the gravelled roadway
they observed two elderly gentlemen
emerge from a small forest Of rose
bushes and start briskly down the path
toward them. Presently the shorter Of
the two took his companions arm and
they walked along in evident peace and
amity.
They haven't found it out yet the
young man whispered.
Judge Weston assisted his daughter
10 alight. Catherine, said he. this is
General Strong. the father Of our young
friend.
The General bent low in an Old fash
toned obeisance. and Miss Catherine in
s,inctively made HIM courtesy out Of
the minuet
Father
pick. my dear boy
See here" exclaimed the Judge, sud-
denly You are mistaken Richard. in
what YOU told me about old Ebanezer
Strong
The young man braced himself for a
struggle.
And 10 think. Dick. cried the Gen
eraI. ,reproachfully, ",hat you never
mentioned TO the Judge that your great
great-grand-fsther, Hezekiah Strong.
+ married a Weston.
And that brings us even nearer than
we had supposed" added the Judge.
Fourth cousin instead Of fifth
1t was stupid Of me 10 forget that, ~
said the young man, huskily,
And now that I have seen Miss Cath