Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-08

AIol is raJner awkward, /
SAID; there's Nell You knOw?"
but / don't know. he rejoined.
y You've never mentioned her till now"
tod MIN of my hopes. Ellen Her
oert was the dearest girl I'm the world.
ana me prettiest and l loved her since
nay scnoolcaEs. We were not engaged
Du,i knew that she believed in me. ant
d trusted that She would wait until I
was id position to ask her to be nv
You must write to her" said Paul.
ana tell her all about YOUR luck
one u understand when youmentiOn the
conditions Miss Marston Is a wise
woman. II You married while student
You might never be able to pay her.
and as for the condition which She
+ hasn't named, l can see through that.
nenyouget your diploma. youH have
20 attend her free OF charge. What
would De The use Of mentioning II be-
fore you're able % practice before she
Knows what YOU can do
It was useless 90 protest. so I let him
run on, which he dil-f0r half an hour.
! When ne had gone l poured out my
gratitude In o letter TO my benefacuess.
/ accepting the conditions, known and
unknown.
i also wrote to Nell The same post
/ brought me I'm q letter from each
Miss Marston wrote very briefly. She
would watch my career with great in
terest. she said. and some day she would
send me her address, so that l might
cell up0n her. Nell congratulated nc
warmly but ala not allude TO the con-
| dit,ons
The next two Years was the happlest
7 had ever known. save in one respect.
/ did not see half as much of Nell as I
SHOULD have liked. But She remained
. Just the same dear girl. and so far as ;
know, she kept all my would-be rivals
4 az o distance.
OF my benofactress i heard nothing
whatever. nor did Paul; but terrible
shock awaited me-
Two days after my name was entered
I'm the books Of the general council OF
medical education. etc. which means
tl,t was registered M ., free 10
practice. / received q communication
frou her-brief, ss usual / read II
with amazement-horr0r, Here it Isl:
Mss MarsJon is very pleased to
learn that Nr. Andrew Hitler has OBJ
I tanned his diploma. she thinks the
time has come 20 name the condition OF
her assls aucc. tt IS marriage. On re-
eeip- Of 1r. Killers reply Miss Mars
/ ton viii arrange for an interview.
i'm my rcge / tore the letter across.
I This, then. was the price OF my diplo-
+ mai Marriage with q woman / had
never seen. whose age l did not know.
But l cooled down when It's absurd
lt- became apparent Miss Marston
I was mad. of course. Some Of my
I friends had sleadfastly maintained
that only a crazy woman would have
+ lent money to stranger on such terms.
I canght an express TO Worcester,
. whence I drove to Woodbury.. the vile
iaga where was born, and Nen's home.
I 7 shall never forget our interview.
/ Nell listened To- NY story, and read the
/ torn letter atteuuvelv. How l hated
+ those pointed characters now
"You mu-- keep your word, An
/ drew" She said in cold maJter-oI-
/ fact tone that reused my anger and In
dination 20 boiling point.
~ can't, and I WON'T. ( cried II
/ love you-you, Nell, and You know it,,
It's too absurd, The woman IS luna
-icr"
"Hushr she interrupted. 'You didn't
/ say that when she lent You, q stranger,
/ the money which has made you what
/ you era"
True" I answered In choking
voice. "but others did I am very uE-
/ grateful 20 expect it, perhaps. Still L
/ didn't expect such cold counsel from
You. Nell. [ should nave asked Won
/ long since 10 be engaged TO me, but for
I thar confOunded first condition.
"Prav 90 not forget that you are
pledged TO another" she rejJiDed.
I'm not pledged I shouted. And
/ grI am. III break a thousand words be-
/ fora III marry any one but you. The
I whole thing is ridiculous. How is 1t
that YOU can't SEQ it,
I % suppose" she answered, slowly
/ and gravely. cit is because have been
+ brought M 10 consider my pledged
word sacred. Perhaps IF you were TO
I see Miss Mars-0n and explain she
/ MIGHT let YOU off, II She VIII do so
/ freely. then I might listen TO You.
You don't care a straw for me" [
+ burst out "YOu never have cared for
me III 60 bnd interview the old
I croner
She laughed. AZ that momenu hated
/ her. With her laughter ringing in my
+ ears 7 rushed from the house
/ On my re-urn 20 town / wrote briel
note 10 the effect that / would be
nTnrefnr7
I place she might appoint Three days
passed before ] received her answer,
I bur nv disgust had NOT lessened.
4 csn scarcely explain my feelings.
F But i know I was convinced that death
bv drowning OF by any of the more or
I less pleasant ways with which /, as q
medical man. was acquainted, would
be far more preferable 10 marriage
/ with my ancient benefaCress.
I'm this mood I was conducted mp
broad staircase. along a corridor, and
ushered into the presence of-NeH!
ESQ YOU have come she said quite
cheerfl'E. 'I hardly expected You.
"Your' cried. You expected me.
How IS &c YOU are here?'
She smiled
Andrew. didn't YOU know that my
name was Ellen Marston Herbert?'
Great heavens, Then it is you
you"
CHA. YOU are pledged TO marry
"But. Nell" I said five minutes
aftcrward. Il don't understand. How
Ola you know the advertisement was
from me-"
She took an envelope from her peck
,- ord from thai q piece of blOttilg