Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-15

pretty adventurei Heaven KNOWS 1nae
had always a passion for the unusu9i,
or | should be still humble usner III
Brancaster academy. But tell me, what
am I 10 do with you?
Il would not wish a Drawer sweet
heart" he continued. But what have
we gentlemen Of the road to do with
wives? Il may seem that / am ungal-
liant, yet I protest I do not like my
share I'M this adventure. KISS me.
sweet, and then fancy an old and very
wise, and then take my counsel, which
is: That you permit me to conduct you
! back to some place near your home.
! And yeti would not wish a Drawer
sweetheart"
ST." l said, 81 am altogether at your
mercy. l have done that which will
shame me all the rest Of my days. But,
indeed, l thought you were another, my
sweetheart, whom I should have mar
ried tomorrow"
"Ho, hoP' he cried, then my good
fortune Is but another theft to my acL
count? l do not understand. You were
/ to have married your lover tomorrow,
and yet you entreat stranger. and
highwayman at that, TO carry you ont
This is the maddest Of adventures"
Sir" I said, my uncle would have
me marry one whom do not love, and [
began to fear that presently he would
| overcome me and compel"
''The old hunks? cried the highway
man. You shall marry whom you
choose"
But, SIR" I interrupted, you forget
what l have told you. l have been
closely guarded, for my uncle discover
ed that l have given my love to yeo-
man of the place Tonight there was
a ball at the house of Nine. Trelawney
"a great lady, whose son was destined
by my uncle and by her to be my hus-
band) and it was arranged that he
shOuld stop the coach on our return and
carry me away with him"
and that is why you did not faint
or scream?" he said. Il Tell in love
with you because Of that. and that is
why l was 80 fattered at your sugges-
Zion of an elopement."
could not endure his jest!ng. "Sir,"
I said, II am in your hands, and it is
small wonder you find my plight only
! laughable Yet l could believe you
kinder than most l entreat that you
will help me-"
Upon my soulw he said, "the case is
one to puzzle very Solomon. would
do much to help you but / am not al
together free to do as | would. But lis
ten"
He broke off and, kneeling, placed his
ear to the ground. Then he arose, with
curious, excited laugh.
The adventure grows in interest" he
said. Here comes the honest yeoman,
pnd in no. haste"
saw a sudden movement on the par.
of my companion, and perceived that ne
was lingering his pistols as he stood ST.
lent in the darkness.
Not THAR | cried, entreatingly.
There will be need Of an explanation.
Of some kind" he said; perhaps you
will undertake II. Doubtless, as n gen
! tleman Of the road he VII ride armed. -
Presently the rider was quite near.
Dick" | called Dick! alls well,
and l am in the company CT a friend of
! yours and mine"
moment later he was upon u.s. he
jumped from his horse in an instant and
caught me to him; bat it was the high
wayman who spoke first.
Sir" he said, II see by the pistol you
carry that you take very proper view
of the situation. And yet believe that
everything may be explained. If you
VIII consult the lady"
Dick" l said, this gentleman is a
! friend. He took me with him, very
much against his will, because l asked
that he would take me, and did that
because 1 thought that ne was you. He
| is"
l paused. The highwayman laughed.
Il follow, day by day, the trade which
It pleased you to adopt for a single
night. | anticipated you by a few min
utes. l was engaged about my ordinary
business when appeared to suggest that
! | should elope with her. We were en-
deavoring TO devise a method Of restor-
ing the lady TO her friends when you ap-
peared to solve our difficulty"
You forgot" said Dick, doggedly-
you forgot the little matter Of the
money and jewels youhavestolen."
Convey, the wise call it," he re-
! Piled With some tartness. But the
| only course is that l should surrender
everything to you; and then it should ba
/ clear to you that l am no less than a
messenger Of providence to you and the
lady.
The good uncle has been robbed Of
| goods and niece" went on the highway
man, easily. you come upon him in
! his distress, hear the tale and straight
way go in pursuit of the thief-the good
uncle called me 'thief-and compel him
| to d,sgorge. In truth, though perhaps
you do not guess it, you have shown
some bravery tonight.
Here are the jewels and the purse
But frst'-he opened the purse and eX-
tracted some scraps Of paper-"I prom
ised 10 liberate certain poor debtors,
and that promise ! must keep
He tore the papers into fragments up
on his horse.
FAREWELL ne cried, and vanished
INFO the night.
Nor did ! hear Of him again until he
was hanged, two years afterward, for a
robbery of the most daring kind.
At least there was one who wept at
the news of his death-and she happy
w.fe.-The Strand.
A LONG BATH.
A damsel at Asbury Park,
! She went in 10 bathe for a lark,
But she lost off a stocking.
Twas really quite shockingD