Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-17

an. ..,,r1 of that?" exclaimed the other,
,,,oino the room. Il tell you, S!r, that l
p owe dnty to posterity-my art my po-
won owe a duty to her child. man.
cried the captain angrily. Y our Po,
efrv, Good God, man-haVe you l.Deu
With the Muses. 50 long ana never ledlLc
al The sanctity. the beauty. the poesy u
tbo soul of a little child? I'm no poet
Tho movers forbid; scarcely read a line
oe II in nv life-but to me you are Ike
n man catching at withered leaves
blown down the wind, and trampllns
Cod's flowers under your feet the
while ..oo.o,roa
He naused in his restless walking to and
fro and faced the soldier somewhat sui
lenly. ,,., ~,
right to teach me my duty SIT ne s"iu'
What do you WANT
With a sudden resolve in his heart
Cant. John Walker faced the other.
u want you to let me take the boy
with meow, at once-for holiday.
4 house Of death is no place for him;
LET him 90 away with me and forget.
He's a dear little chap Ike him
ard'-th;s with something of an effort
I suppose he is rather troublesome to
Won Of times. We have different lives,
Kearsley: forgive my monetary anger
of q few moments since. Let me take
the child" Perhaps in his heart the
captain thought-"He is his mothers
b,x-. he has the eyes that will be with
me till I d.en
1T seems extraordinary-I- suppose
it's very good of you'll don't quite I'M
derstand. But. yes-yes-taken him if
YOU like. by all means; l should send
him away in my case. Take him away,
certainly" He glanced at his writing
table and moved toward it. Il am
busy-very busy Many new and de-
lightful thoughts are surg.ng in upon
NE. Yes-take him away.
The captain had put his arm about
the child, and had bent to him. with
a whispered word, and he now silently
drew the boy from the room, the child
,sh eyes. so like those Of other eyes,
looking up at him trustingly.
wish that day began a new life for
Capt. John Walker-a life that had as
its guiding force the child Of his dead
love. The boy and the man were in
separable the boy absolutely happy
with one who understood and loved him:
the man a warmer hearted, more char
table being for the thought Of the sunny
faced. merry eyed boy who chung to him.
The father was forgotten quantity.
The child was taught to swim, to ride,
tn be absolutely fearless-and to obey
the CAPTAINS own strict code of duty
understand, Jack" the captain had
said. with a grave finger appraised, IF
ever find YOU have done a mean or
cruel action, or ever allowed any one to
Eek YOU without fighting until you
couldn't stand, or ever funked anything,
or ever told a lie, or ever Dragged or
been anything but gentleman, I'll send
YOU back to your father. That will be
the only place for you" added the cap
tain with unconscious irony. Your dear
mother gave you my name, and if ever
you disgrace it, by the Lord Harry, I've
done with you
The warning was scarcely needed; the
boy was all even the honest soldier could
have desired. But, in the course of
time. Mr.. Maitland Kearsey came TO
have a curious feeling in regard to his
absent offspring 1t was not love He
had no real affection for the boy; it was
rather an indefinite feeling of wounded
vanity-a petulant surprise that the boy
should have no wish to return to him.
Il do not believe in affection he
murmured to himself once "All alb
sorbing passion, that sweeps a mans
Sinful quantity. The domestic affec-
tions are made up of a mundane desire
soul with Il, IS another thing-a wor-
for creature comforts and sustenance,
for the most part, assisted by mista-
ken. sense of duty. But l hoped that
the child would have been drawn by
the intellectual side of my character,
and would have become species Of dis
ciple to me. l am surprised that he
should cling to that terribly brusque,
commonplace soldier
HIS thoughts found expression in
letter. suggesting to the captain that the
bov's holiday had been sufficiently Pro-
longed. and asking that he should be
sent home. In his simplicity Captain
Iohn Walker consulted his solicitor, lay
ion before him the whole story. There
was of course. but one answer; the child
must be given up. The captain immed:-
atelv told the man of law that he was
an ass. and strobe out of the Office. But
he nevertheless wrote a curt note in
forming Mr.. Maitland Kearsley that he
would bring the boy down en- a certain
dav: he felt that there was nothing else
n be done. So it happened that on the
very day in question Capt. John Walker
stood in the poets house with a very
y,b:ta face and with the child cl;ng.ng
~ him.while the poet stood watching the
najr with something of triumphant
smile about the corners Of his mouth.
I'm obedience to your request. Hears
Low have brought the boy back again.
7 will not say ANYTHING of my own feel