Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-24
CHAPTER V.

The spleador of early June had ccme,
azure mornings that made enc drunk
With the JOY of living. long crystal days
that sank bewitch.lgly INFO the peace
of twilight and the magic CT starlil
nights.
Since that walk wiol Marian, more
tlqn a month before. the days had E-zA
busy and anxious for Hugh. A life the,
he had saved in one Of the prison l3s-
ui.als as If by q miracle bu, really
,hr3uaa q bold and startling operation,
had crowned him with more newspaper
celebrity than was pleasant 10 man
OF his re.icert nature.
The crucial surgical work, though be
set wish drawbacks, had brought IT'S
own compensation. 1t had engrcss7d
his thougl- $ and taken him cut Of HIM
salt until successfully finished. Then
q medical journal Of highest standing
hcroreJ him by asking for a paper
describing his treatment i'm detail he
was becoming q parsonage in the medi-
cal world. and the sale CT his books
lad markedly increased.
Jenny commenced 10 talk Of a house
in Now York, not on the outskirts Of
Harlem. where her mother kept
boarding house. but on the crest Of
Murray Hill Ter manner grew Lt-le
chilly tc her cid 3cqu2.ntances as th5ir
friendly warmth increased, and her
most delightful hours were spent in
nas.ing the newspaper clippings refer
ring 10 Hugh in IN enormous scrap5ook
previously devoted % toilet recipes and
fashion plates
IN these days Of early June there
came a period Of res, for him. The las
alude cf summer was beginning 10 be
felt. He he'd time TO think, and his
frs. thought was of Marian. a regret
for their pas. friendship. He seldom
saw her now, although Jenny had re-
pcrtel Of her jealousy, and they con-
inued en- visiting terms
She seemed TO have Withdrawn from
him no less surely than he had from
her. L3rrCnC-c was NO vain enough to
believe her attitude only the result Of
the enc he had adopted
To be accused wrongfully Of a fault
IS very often, TO an impulsiye nature
only anC.her way OF being led by the
neck to commit it. But Jenny's taunt
had come to him just a little too late
for this rashness. After that hours
self-communing he had seen that the
accusation, at first in all sincerity de-
MED. contained one little grain OF truth.
That was all over now. With the ac-
Acknowledgement Of possible danger had
come the honest instinct to draw aside,
and he stood acquitted before his heart.
One warm evening after dinner he
sat in his study, an untasted cup of cOf-
fee beside him. an unlit cigar between
his fingers. The town seemed more
than usually quiet. The light, although
it was O'Clock. died slowly in the west.
Even the splTrows that had chartered
the life long day had every one gone to
rest Jenny had complained Of feeling
languid after a days shopping in New
York. and in a white wrapper lay fast
asleep on a lounge near him.
Once he sighed, and over his deep
colored eyes n gloom FELL. 4 moments
moody traspOrt of disillusions touched
his heart and stirred it to a discomfort
THAI necessarily came hand in hand
with resignation. A sadness born OF
the oppressive quiet and the days slow
waning held him.
All was so still. SO still.
The postman came up the walk and
handed him a letter through the open
window. It was a small. thin envelope
that cracked as he touched it and was
crowded with pOstmarks. He held it
nervously for a second, looking at the
small. angular lettering.
Dear old fellow" he said softly. and
opened it.
tt was dated from a town in Persia,
and in It's curious journey had passed
through strangerhands than is the fate
az most letters.
Coming home" said Hugh, his face
Frightening. viii leave a week after
hosting this. Health impaired All.
YES. TOO many missionaries. not
enough work. Indefaugable as ever.
dear old Mark. But will only rest for
little while before going on TO the
1eper settlement at Molokai.' Yes, and
KIN yourself in a year. Cod To choose
a fate like that
He read on in silence.
How he enthuses over it, What a
man, An idealist. a fanatic. with a
heart Of gold, the purity and faith of q
child
CTo be Continued.