The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-30
THAT BROTHER.
Ny names George. George limbs

MY nnmea HeorEo, ueoTBo llmDS,
that 10.
I havo brother. Reginald, l dare say
you've heard Of him. He's a terrible
trial to mo. lilo got himself talked about
q good, deal lately by q appearing Ia
print In woll.known woekly--thnt 10,
he conGdes his misfortunes to an indul.
gent editor, by way OF warning to tho
public. 1don'tbolievo that's tho real rea.
son. l think it's nothing but conceit and
doaire to SEQ his nameiu print. At any
rate, I've pu. stop to 1t. No more Of
his plaintive tales, bringing me In rs the
callous ind hard.hearted brother. Two
had to put my foot down. lle wanted
to spin long yarn about his most 70.
cent experience. said, mo" He took
solemn oath in my presence aitcr that
disgraceiul affair that ho would never
put pen to paper in that way again,
and mean to see that hs keeps his
word.
You may remember tho idiotic way
III Which IU NIuNCu ullllscll u W
swiudod out OF most OF our belongings
by common thief got up asa detective
from Scotland Yard. lle was very bad
after that. and no wonder. All my
cricket and foot ball cups gone forever,
all through his.stupidity! 1t makes
mo wild whom think OF il. But it had
at least one RESULT made him eS.
ceedingly cautious and suspicious. Sus.
picious wasn't the word for it. He gave
Mrs. Rlagg, instructions not to allow a
soul inside tho house on any prctext
whatever unless no or l were at home.
Then he began to suspect the friends
who occasionally dropped in to see us
Of an evening. lIe imagined they were
detectives or th:oves made up" 10 rep.
resent Jickseys or Snibs, as the case
might be, and he put all sorts OF ar.:ul
questions to these young men, think
ing to catch them mapping. Sherlock
Holmes" was hardly ever out OF his
head.
lie had got it into his head that all
the noted "crack.men" in London were
on his track, aud waiting tor n chance
to vicsimize him. He would dodge
about, as he thought, suspicious looking
characters in the streets, and imagining
that he was followed, would take the
most circuitous route home, and alto.
gether conducted himself in 4 ridiculous
manner. But whom 1t came to hi,
carrying about a loaded revolver. always
under his pillow ut night, and when
he nearly did for me with it, on my re.
turning home late one evening, had to
do something, So sent him on to his
mother for month.
The country mir gradually calmed
him down. though Mt first no gave the
local police something to think about.
The live stock on tho farm, too, 20.
wonderfully expert in lodging his gun.
When some restless heller ventured too
near the house during the night, it
seemed to know that the cautious open.
ing of window meant premature blood.
shed, and at the sound would scurry of
behind hedge, so that it was only one
or two OF the inexperienced Noriolks
that carried the marks OF Reggie's
breech.loader, intended, OF course. for
thieves. 1t was observed. however, that
during that month there was n marked
absence OF followers" about the house.
1t was about week aitor Resinaid's
return to the city, and no had cot homo
rather earlier than usual. This is what
I was afterwards told happened. The
faithful Plagcs, our long suffering land.
lady, had gone to answer a ring at the
bell.
(Which it may BIO hall right, sir, an it
amt Tor the likes O. me to say rs 'ow it
amt, but l makes bold to remark that
Mr.. Reginald is very nervous O. wisit.
or.."
THAT may BIO. my good woman, but l
don't fancy he will be afraid OF his uncle,
who has come all tho way from Australia
to SEQ him. So just show me up"
Thus responded an elderly gentleman
in CHEEKY voice.
"Woll, my lad" said the visitor, a
well dressed and not at all colonial.
looking gentleman, in hearty voice, II
don't suppose you remember your old
Uncle John, eh?" and no held out his
hand to bis nephew. Reginald Bh ook it
gingerly, and for q moment q wild look
came into his eyes, soon, howovcr, to
be replaced by 4 determined glare.
Dear me, how time niesw Unclc
John went on, without giving his
nephew timo to reply. "Let me sec, it
must DO five and twenty years sinco I
saw you last--a toddling little chap in a
blouse. Why, it seems only yesterday
since l spanked your brother Alexan-
dsr-no, George, forstealing my npplc,,
but that was before your time. fancy.
Aye. aye, and Isupposs you all thought
mo dead long ago?" ratified on the old
gentleman. Mover troubled to write
to anyone. you sec. lIow's your
mother2 Well, hope. But, bless my
soul. you don't seem over pleas.
Cd to see mol" For Reginald had
maintained q freezing silence.
That's the worst of surprise
visits" muttersd tho old man in an n.y.
grioved tone, "aud yot your mother
ought to have received my wire from
Plymouth. That scoundrol Of porter
never sent it OF, lsuppose. Shouldn't
wondor il my luggage didn't turn up,
eithor, aud | with just enough caah left
to pay my cab horc. However, ! dare.
say my tranpicr to tho bank OF Now
South Walca will arrive tomorrow, and
meantimo, think may rely upon my
only siater's son to accommodate mo
with the little want 10 then, oh, boy I?
Ho won't loso by it in the end, you may
r0st assurod," and hero tho worthy trav.
clor looked somewhat anxiously ut his
nephew, who continued to regard him
with stony gaze.
Don: mind mo, Mt length remarked
Reginald, "you cant DO finished yet, 60
through with it. You are doing we'll
bost Pye soon yot." and ho smiled aar-
donically upon hia visitor.
"Wliat do you moan, sir2" rotortcd