Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-07
THE HALF=BREED.
AN OUTOETHE.wAY ROMANCE.

tunlty 90 nut questions. his sur ut l9o
had been less administrative than his
friends. but a twitching Of the muscles
ofthe mouth denoted that this meeting
had not Left him quite unaffected. He
began to- question Carhart himself
rapidly. q little nervously. scarce wait
ius for his supplies. He was travelling?
Had come with O view of making some
study OF the Indian settlement stin TAX
ing up the farther slope Of the noun
tain3 a ske-ching tour? And so he
stfl kept these things up.
You are my guest for tonight, what
ever YOUR plans. Tn any case. those
clouds bode no good 10 travellers in
these vilds. Z can't give YOU metropol-
ital fare. But. perhaps, YOU will put
mp with something palmer Tor the sake
OF old friendships and old days
As he spoke. Carhart was realizing
the full change that had botallen the
man who ouce-aud that but q few
years bofOrc-appeared SO placid amid
the great ranks of active strugglers, and
SD endowed for the brilliant work and
the glitteriug results of life. that his
rapid climb 20 worldly eminence was
accounted one of the inevitable Sc
Cuence. Alas for the rock agains, which
this promising career had shivered all
most at the outset But why desert2
That was what Clavering had done.
Better Carhar- thought. as he looked at
him. have made an attempt TO float The
snip anew tO weather the gale. With
the lire of the natives be had i'm Uart
adopted their mode of dress and some
thing OF their gait and manner This
seemed 90 Carhlrt 20 have been done
ont or sort OF brayGdO-as q species
or Haunting assurance that he was
AMPLY content with the changed coudi-
tion OF existence ne had chosen. He
had aged in five years There we're ON
his face bitter lines and hard lines. that
silently spoke the disappointment ne
would have dOggedly denied. Carlart
saw that however much be might re-
gret The rash step which had Ted him TO
leave the world and busy himself in
these mountain wiids. he would never
open his lips In confession of his mis-
take
The black cloud had rolled dowa-
ward. blOtting the further peaks from
sight, and i'm the deepening purple light
that ulled the air One small log house
stood OUT in sh3rue7ed relief beside
the patches of sturtei pines. vfvillv
green.
Clrlart dfsm1un-ar from his horse
and followed C-qyar.ug across toa
threshold with some singular sorsa-
tions. The latter caught the dieting
expression on his face.
You don't 81, over YOUR surprise at
finding one at lhis remote distance from
your vauated civilization"
"Of c0urse I am surprised. You left
no tracks behind YOU.
Ny determination 10 break with all
Your sophlsr cations was clearly enough
announced
ies. d knew the L-= YOU meant 10
---l' Nefer-haless. 1 was surprised 10
Ind You here.
1ou do not believe [ would carry
ol- my resolve. laughed Ci2veri1g
shortly. You see that you were mis-
taken
Inc RAIN had come on In q sudden
rush OF wind that chased whirling
leaves wildly before it. The taller
p ines bent and swayed. r. had grown
s-u5erly dark i'm the bare room. Clay
- ga powerful figure I'm high boots
loose fanul shirt. short iacker-stood
am instant in The doorway looking out at
the fierce play of The unclaimed eIe-
mentS. Then he hung and turned up
his SOFT wide-brlmmed hat against the
wall