Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-01-13

Tas village OF Mr7l,th was seven
s Hos .rou tue Dlrr..-taD -uma etea1,
4ru 10 w-.Q4.Ir au ry-os iu tar Nv : u
tde u.ractua aaw waeu te-y could
mar2g. o. secure o dorse 10 take them
SOB long stance
There Fers o.lsr farm houses near,
20 Oe sure. bur ar. ID .rr.ugtou VS. op-
81 std % "4sv,ni bis vile ard I2ltsrs
t4l 10 10 in al the ueiguO1r,, aud
every body el. Boo with the hab.t ot let
tllg th. DARN g-0as severely alone.
One morning when Mr. Darlington
ELu0u el uis intention OF driving 90
tle YlaEe, Kate t.miIiy v.nturrd a
request luat sue b. a owed TO accom-
,aGy b 10; aor uncle, John, kept a Sl0re
in Msr diln, and she had not seen that
stoie FOR ten months.
faint n.c'-sry," the father an
swered, tie tIy; iii YOU waat anything,
II gcttt You've eoj enough work 20
DO 10 the house without addin' around
m town. III stop a. hn's store, a d
II his wagon is c0min' past here q :
moruiu' Til order him TO stop with LOT
Of groceries. Rob aiu't gcin' to-day
Itll take me too conSarued long at the
black IN this"
inst before dinner Uucle johns
wagon stopped with tire groceries.
Sopule was opening the basket TO put
the things away when sh- Couced some
writing on the brown paper that was
aid over them
"Why, what's this?" she cried.
Father seems to have scent US 2
note" o..
well, what does he say child?"
asked her mother anx'ouSly. Read II
out loud"
But before she could begin Kate and
Mira. DarrriBgton looked over her
shoulder, aud this is what theySsw:
$50 around aud invite al tue naoors
10 spend the evenin' vita Us aud well
have Qenwin Surprise Party. don't
forgIt toms folks. can't you make
some cske?"
"Wpat can have come over father l
cant imagine" said Mrs. Darlington
looking bewidered, but We'll have TO
do "a, a. ne says 80.
When Rob was informed or this new
depar,ure of his fathers he 10 ned with
the rest in being both surprised and de
lighted.
TO think Of him even asking Toms
folks that he hasn't spoken 20 for the
last Ave ysarsl Toms . nice fellow ana
Ain,t 20 blame for that quarrel. But J
wonder whatever possessed father TO 90
this" ,A %
az Just went out and told. the man 10
tell Uncle John and the folks TO be sure
IN come uD tonight" said hase' enter
ing the room at that moment. "oi
eonr.e. father must have asked them.
"Whv. yes; IT'S more'n likely be aid,
.,santsd her mother, land, come to
mink OF It, wasn't il sly OF fatoer TO
lave Rob home to do tho inviting and
not say a word about it?'
"Yes. and seuding oil the groceries,
too added Kate; father was very
thous htfuL
That evening as Mr.. Darlington was
drivIno mn the lane toward the house
he vss startled by hearing the unusual
sonnd of laughter coming therefrom.
He looked up aud say 10 bis astonlsh-
msnt mat the whole b use was illumin-
ated. a.
horse standing by the shed and hurried
m the front door to solve the mystery.
WhoD be entered he felt that he must
c,r,aIp,y bs in dresmland.
H.osuShters were radiantly beutt.
ful IN dresses OF pure whlte-he had
forgottsn until now What really hand
.oos Girls they uere-and his wife, In
h.r naat black silk, was woman OF
hon one might be proud. Even Rob
IooEsd more genteel than he had looked
for many long day.
Here was mis- own household openly
disobeylng his commands, and yet they
came 10 him as brave and smiling as II
he had never forbidden the pleasure Of
hsyioz company. But II must have been
hard hearted man, indeed, who could
fail to find enjoyment In 1t.
And who was that coming toward him
with outstretched hand? Coald itreally
ha Tom Deans, the one who had vowed
that he would never speak 10 Joe Dar-
rIn4ton again? Yes, II was no other
than old Tom, and he was making the
6rst advances, in spite OF his vow.
"Howdy, Joe? Seems material, don't
i,?"
ayes, I must must say" STAN
-ersd Mr.. Darlington, "powertul nat
aral: but l must go and tidy up Dir,
for [ Amt it to be seen"
In dAred sort OF way he left the
room. but wheu he returned shortly
aftsr. dressed in his very best suit, be
was rs bright and gay SIS any enc
Ae entered with all his hsart into the