Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-21
THAT UNLuCKY KISS.
Ills Dream Of Happiness Wight Have Como

/ without miSgiviugs. He was aware
/ that Miss Denison would be there
/ indeed, he knew that her presence was
the magnet which attracted him The
| girl was the daughter of Lady Denison
/ His ilforuatiDn was absurd. Yes. he
/ saw The situation, the folly of his at
/ Jachment. but ne had fallen i'm love
/ very deeply indeed, and his reason ha&
not been strong enough to combat
/ temptation. albeit he condemned him
SELF FOR yielding 90 H.
She noticed his approach with
/ gvaJ'ded smile. and the next moment
/ Dee was greeting her Indifferent to the
. warming glance he had detected on the
I part of her mother
FL hoped I should find YOU here, he
. said. and yet I doubted it,
Why
Because hoped it so much"
She laughed and unfurled her fan.
You always say pretty things The
/ knack ought TO bring YOU a fashionable
I practice Dr. Chiltern.'
Il wish it would he answered. chat
or something else. 4 fashionable prac-
/ tice would De very welcome Just now.
As matter of fact, / am thinking of
I throwing mp what I've got. and looking
for am opening Ira pastures new
you think of leaving England"
81 am considering it. VIII YOU give
me a waltz perhaps IL Will be cur last,
/ YOU Snow?'
Their waltz was over and he had led
her into the conservatory on the pre-
text OF discussing his projected depart
ure
She leaned back I'm her chair and
closed her eyes moment When she
opened them she met his own bent in
I teDtly on her
Tell me all" She said softly; you
are really going away?'
Not If YOU wish me to stay"
60 OF course I do not like to lose
/ my friends"
81 am not your friendl Miss Denison
Ethel-yOu kuOW-y0u must have
/ se5n-how dear you are 70 ne Oar
ling, You are an my world, 1 am
poor man. / never meant to speak I
have nothing TO offer you. I can only
/ beg YOU to wait: but if you wait. o. my
/ dearest. l viii worship YOU all my life.
| Answer me-are YOU offended
mo, said Miss Denison family, II
am surprised I did cid not know
you cared about me like that
And are Won sOrry?'
She shook her head
There was an instant In which he
| f0retasted Paradise. Then they both
realized they were engaged. and that
there would be the devil to pay when
/ her mother knew Il.
your mother must be spoken to- he
said ruefullv; am afraid she Will
hardly be pleased.
~ will speak 10 her first, said Miss
Deuis0n. II will prepare her for your
/ visit Come tomorrow afternoon
Philip
His pulse throbbed triumphantly,
and he kissed her again.
Nothing shall part us, Ethel?"
Nothing she said firmly.
He presented himself at the house in
/ Curzon street nervously, and was ush-
cred into the drawing room where Lady,
/ Denis0n greeted him with a stately po-
/ likeness which he ins-inctlvely knew
fo-eb0ded Ill.,
My child has been telling me Of the
-er-the compliment YOU have paid
her. DR.. Chiffon. she began. What
I pitv-what a great pity-yOu should
have been so imprudent Believe me,
/ I regret it more than / can say
81 confess that I scarcely expected
YOU 10 be delighted, Lady DenisOn, he
| replied "but do sincerely trust you
VIII not refuse your consent TO the en-
gagement I think I have fair share
/ Of ability. and I am in a profession
which. as YOU know, has rich prizes TO
offer"
Il hope you VIII do well" she said,
"but for my daughter to engage herself
/ 90 man who has still his way 70 make
in the world is perfectly out OF the
question. May 1 give YOU some tea?
/ NO2 Well / am very sorry. ! do not
think there is anything more 1 can say
on the subject.
May I see Ethel2
/ Il looked for the request, Of course.
/ Yes. YOU may see her. But / must ask
YOU TO consider It the last interview be-
| tween you"
Thank YOU.
RE plunged his hands into his peck
r.s and roamed aimlessly about the
room until she appeared She put out
I both hands silently and he caught her
To- him Us Lady Denison slowly with
drew.
eFthel. VIII YOU be true TO me?'
Mamma was very veXed, but / love
Won. Philip, and l shall not change my
mind I viii wait for you, and. though
we may not see each other, we can
write
When they met again it was six
months later. and the scene was the zoo
logical gardens.
III had your letter he said, coIdly,
I "Tt has nor taken Ions. Ethel. for you I'd
STOW tired.
III 1t Is TO make reproaches-
60 lam not going % reproach you,
he exclaimed. bitterly; what right
have u You promised and YOU have
broken Your promise All is said
Il have my mother to consider as well
7s myself. You know her objections
9rl-wen. 7 have given in, It Is easy
enough for YOU to be strong and reso-
Lutte. For me it was a different mat
ter"
"Then it is good-by? Ethel suppos-
: ing-I say 'supposiug position
/ should have improved before you have
4 seen any one else You think YOU can care
for. may 7 ask YOU again? Dearest
| leave me that tiny hope.
You don, quite understand, sn-