Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-08

however. She was th!nking-but per-
haps | had better not say.
NO" l replied, you can't get away
until you've said yes.
"Well, then" she said, in mock
plaintive voice, IF that's the case, |
suppose I must comply, you wicked
man-yes.' "
I prepared myself for the feeling OF
tender Joy which was to diffuse itself
through her mind at this happy con-
summation, but here is what she
thought:-"Well, it's all settled now
I wish, though, it had been Willie; he
has twice as much money"
Little she thought how fatal that
wasl Pushing her rudely,from me,
exclaimed angrily:-
Indeed" Would you like me to tell
him of your regard?'
why. what's the matter?" she
stammered Tell who-what?"
Tell Willie, whoever he is, of your
great affection for his money bags"
q don't understand" she said trem-
ulously. which was true enough. The
same thing occurred to her that did TO
Binks-she supposed that she had IN
consciously spoken her thoughts
aloud.
what did I say?" she asked.
ooh you didn't say anything, con-
found it" replied, you only thought,
How do you know what thought?
she asked in idignant astonishment'
ooh never mind" replied. Good
bv." I rose and started to leave her,
but she walked quickly up to me- TOOK
| hold of my coat lapel and cried IN
half whisper full of wrath
"Sir. how dare you trifie with my al
fections in this way?'
The mass of furious thoughts when
RACED in her mind at this moment was
a revelation to met 1t was worth all
the pain Of my discontinue.
Don't get excited" l said soothing
". excitement dilates the blood YES
sells of the face and spoils the COM
plexion. AS to that breach Of promise
suit YOU were Just now thinking about,
let me. from my legal knowledge, ad-
wise YOU not to try it; you haven't suf-
ficent grounds"
Can you read the inmost workings
of my heart?" she cried.
Perhaps" l replied. cat any rate,
I can see into the cavity where the
heart ought to be-"
She sat down and buried her face in
her hands, thinking she had lost her
mind.
left her and hurried to my room,
giving a wide berth to every one met
on the way. L could not sleep, but
sat up all night. smoking and ponder
| ing over my strange experiment.
AS soon as it began to get light l
left nv chamber and went out on the
| little balcony where we had been play
chess the day before On the way I
passed close by q servant, and was
happy to find the effct of the drug had
completely passed away. Whether
he thought me an ass or was CRATE
full for the various silver coins l had
given him as fees remained as much a
mystery to me as ever.
The air outside was still, the waves
came in on the beach with the pre-
cision of clock work and roared,
curved over and fell with deep, mus
ical swishing sound; and the roseato
hues of the dawn sDarkled below in
the dew-laden lawns of the park. A
strange feeling came over me that all
I saw and heard was but a stupendous
dream OF which l was an insignificant
part. I half expected to behold the
scene before me suddenly roll up like
a theatre curtain, to disclose some
more real world back of it.
Presently I reused from my reverie
by some one coming up behind me,
and turning saw Mr.. Arlin.
well" he said, what luck?"
I told him the rusult Of the expert
ment and return him the vial.
life is q failure" I said.
NO" he replied, 81 don't think it
is. When inquisitive people like you
and I go to prying into secrets not
intended for us, it is our own fool
ishness and not nature we have to
blame for the result The longer I
live the more become convinced that
life is symbolical; that is worth lies.
not in what it is in itself. but in what
| it signifies to us, and that the man
who expects more is as foolish as ne
who should tear rent in. a beautiful
painting and then complain of the
dingy wall behind it."-Chicago News.