Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-30

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peryersity. But the fact was that MS
whole soul was in you and your future,
from the very day that your father dled
and left YOU and Nellie-a blond heao-
ed bow and sky-eyed Sirl-to ms
/ bachelor brother Ned grew much
changed lust before he died, and he
told me all about il. How he had
! fought all his life against any strong
affection for any one battling against
the love of woman or child, till-tlll
YOU came. Then he found himself en-
| tirely won over by you, the sturdy,
| open-browed boy, but he was ashamed
| of his easy surrender and ne never let
YOU know il. Still. all through college
, he watched your every triumph, and
YOU broke his heart. Allan, wneh you
ran away 20 Europe and refused 10
come home. Up to the last moment ne
hoped and longed and prayed that you
would come. but he would not let me
write. and he died without seeing you,
! his hungry old heart worn out with IN
satisfied waiting
Allan's head,had fallen onto the desk
before him-the same bOyish blond
head which had won his old uncle's
alteration with its pride, yet lovaOle-
ness. long ago. AS the lawyer paused,
his voice came low and husky
~ did not lnOw-he was always so
cold to me that l thought he hated
me"
YES. and he'd never let me tell YOU
nv boy. SO We can't blame you TOO
much. You were of the same defiant
stock as he. and think he admired
You for it. too, even TO the last, when
vour long absence deprived him OF the
only love ne ever had. But l must go
on-the Will lie left very little 10
Nellie for we drew up the VIII the day
she was married. and her husband Is
Western millionaire. All he had goes
TO you-on one condition.
And tha-?" asked Allan, slowly
struck by the awe in Nj Jamlesons
voice
"Tnat YOU marry"
Gle was an excellent example TO
preach that" broke in the young man.
"he who hated women.
"True. but he hated worse your tend
encv TO wander aimlessly over the
earth. now in Sweden, now IN ASA
like. as he used to say, man Who was
ashamed to come home. He felt that
wife. q family. would keep you here II
an else failed. However, you did not
hear me. though. You were 10 marry
within a year.
And tomorrow
Tomorrow noon must find you
benedict or his whole vast fortune goes
TO the Exeter Home for Foundlings.
Paynes lips grew gradually pale as
the stern reality faced him.
why didn't YOU tell me?"
Il couldn't. L was provision OF
the will that you should not be warned.
He said if love Of him and love OF coun-
try weren't stronger in your heart than
love of women and love of money you
did not deserve his dollars. You know
I wrote you as often, as urgently, as L
dared"
yes. but was too blind to see. You
wrote tha. you-that my old friends
were yearning for me, and l thought
thar Won were foolish. Then you said
something about the property needing
me. but I only laughed, for, as you say
anv boO.blacll on the corner can Guido
me in business. But" as new thought
struck him and set his face aglow, per-
hans he named some girl TO be sacri-
feed for my mOney-sOme ward OF his,
some pale faced girl who watered the
geraniums in the window across from
bis-some one whom ne wanted TO lift
ont of misery, in The style usually
adopted by all old men who resort to
sucb sensational methods Of disposing
OF their fortunes
Don't Allan. You must not let
Yourself speak so scornIully Oh NM
He may have been unreasonable, but
he did il for love OF you. Nor did he
name woman-she must be an Amer
lean, that is all.
And that is the end Of it. He could
not have made me a begsar any more
completely if he had disinherlted NE
outright on his deaJhbed.
"But. my boy, you have no courage
whatever: YOU must carry out the pro
visions OF the Will.
Allan raised his pale. hopeless face
i'm surprise Then be asked
DO you mean that must marry be-
fore tomorrow night?
Exactly. If not, your allowance
stops and you may hare the beautiful
prospect OF starvation.
And" replied Allan, as he thrust
his hands into his empty pockets with
a grim smile, Il came here 20 set mon
ey TO pay my hotel bill.
Which l cannot give you out Oh
YOUR uncle's money, though III ad-
vance il myself. with hopes OF a safe
future But no more talking; YOU have
thirrv-six hours in which to save your
self"
Now. my boy, you must. Sit down
and be sensible Let us talk 1t over
reasonably. Go to some girl, lay the
case before her, and you need not live
with her. If in the end you can't love
each other. YOU may get divorce;
there is plenty Of time to lose the mon
ev later Come. what girls did you
know"
Lee me see! There was Caroline
smith
II saw her at the window. with her
baby in her arms. this morning. put
in the lawyer.
And Kate Wellesley
Kate died soon after you went
away"
And Harriet Moore
rs engaged TO marry my SON.
and that honestly IS all that I re-
member You know, I had never been
ont in New York. FOR Left the week al
ter 7 gral ted. There is pretty. in
dis-inco dream Of any number of pink
checked. clear eyed girls who used TO
come to the hops and wear blue rib
bous on field DAYS. but for he life Of