Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-08-11

what you said to-to this lady. I IN
derstand. There's no explanation
nothing that can change what l heard.
1t means that you are less to me than
she is to you"
You canot mean it, Helen" he said
in great alarm. Think of what you
are saying. Think OF what it means to-
me. Helen, Helen, let me explain. l
was boy then-nothing but a foolish
boy. I'm so different now; I'm a man
now, and all my heart, my soul, my
life are yours-yours, Helen, Do you
hear me? The past is dead"
you cannot explain to me" she said,
turning to go; you have already said
too much. l will not intrude further"
81 will go with you" he declared.
II will explain. You shall not leave me
like this"
You cannot CO." she said, "and you
will not insist when I tell you that do
not wish you with me-"
He saw that she meant it.
Then 1 will come tomorrow" he
said; Il can make you understand it. l
will come tomorrow and explain ev-
erything."
Il will not see you tomorrow. You
need not come"
Then l will come Sunday will
wait until you have thought over it and
are ready to listen to me. I'm sure yol:
will change your mind then. l will
come Sunday"
1T will be unnecessary trouble" she
told him. quietly and decisively; i will
not see you"
Not see me?" he said. Think how
long it is-three days-and things will
appear so different then. When may !
come? Just name the day. l will do
as you say"
There will never be a day when
you may Gomez
"Helen-"
But she had gone. The room was
reeling round and round. Verdery
like a drunken man, dropped into his
chair. His head rested upon his hands.
He sat there dumb, trying vainly to re-
alize what had happened and falling to
do it.
His thoughts raced mSdly through
his mind keeping pace with the mad
leaping of the blood in his almost
bursting veins, and nothing save the
powerful and overwhelming sense OF
calamity remained with him. The col
lapse had come in a moment.
".
At length he arose. 1t was dark In
the room and he was alone. He no
ticed a batch of letters at his feet and
picked them up. The lights on the
street shone through the window fee
bly,. 1t was not late, for the street va:
still thronged with people. Could 1t be
that It was just one hour ago? Where
had the woman gone? He drew down
the cover of his desk and was turning
to go when a familiar step sounded out
side.
why, Howard, what are you doing
here? What's up? The carriage came
around an hour ago, and your father
devilish particular old cnap-he coulc
not understand it, and he sent me
around to look you up" 1t was JACK
Chambers. ..
Upon my word, that's funny" said
Verdery, laughing. Il had a lot OF
work TO finish, and Helen, she went
home"
Us that all? I knew it couldn't be
much. but came around to please the
old man. Say, what are you going tC
do tonight? Can't you come out anC
have a good time with lot of us fel'
lows? There's a great gang of the boy.
who came up to the THANKSGIVING
game. and we are going on devil Of
lark tonight, and you've got to come
along. You know your liberty's short
Won't you Gomez"
and you'd better make the most OF 1t
I'm obliged to you, Jack; it's awful
ly kind, upon my word-0ut-but-
think I'll go home. "-Atlanta Constltu'
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