Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-10-11


a badly developed force or character.
III sat beside her on the sofa.
But. Kitty, you knew that was abso-
utelv unable to come 10 see YOU he
wen. on.
Blu. YOU did NOT stay at Thurs;on all
the lime" she objected. You were in
London last week. Besides, you told ms
You would be-
He hssi.a.ed. His relations with her
mad gone very far.
you are not yet a widow, Kitty dear. 81
he said.
"Tha was very brutal of you, Percy
81 cannot help it,
II began playing with her sleeve. Al
Ter awhile he said:
kitty. we are on tae eddy verge and
brink of things.
what do you meau?'
Nothing bu, what I say. With tine
quality OF prudence that bids drunken
man SIT in the gutter because he cannot
walk straight on ihe pavement, We put
up q himsy hand rail along the edge Of
our clm because we knew IL was steep,
and III q So, to dancing On the Bit OF
green grass that grew th5re. The hand
rail fall down q biz ago and the green
grass has grown brown and slippery. 30
Again. V--t DO yea meau2' she ask
ed peGlent,y. TER eyse sought mis- with
q strange look; De would no, meet them.
but preferred 10 stare down at the car
pei.
Suddenly he turned TO her and said:
II mean ,13tI love You, Kitty
He cencusd his hands one over the
other and kn0Ued the fingers painfully
together 10 k ep them still. The sug-
ges,iOn of weakness in his face was ac-
csnlua-ed; 10 was peculiar impression
Of a shadow somewhere which continual
Is cheated the eye in substance and local
i,y.
Percy The aycwal was TOO sufi-
GENTLY Prefsced to find her unDrepared;
but, after ALL he had just entered thu
room. Percy she repeated.
Yes, Percy 20 You and Kitty TO me.'
he cried hocrsely. Fl lows you and you-
YOU love me-" He struggled a little with
the last word
She said nothing. but held back from
him and sire ched ont her hand with a
mute gestUr OF Seil-pr0-ectiOn. So IL
was that her mood changed and her face
took an expression of scCCn, which SEEM
ed 10 some queer fashion to add 10 the
/ space Of forehead between her eyes.
you cad. PerCy-Oh, you cad
lie Numbered 20 his feet; he was beside
himself
Yes. I know *; I'm a cad, a black
guard and a scamp don't care; glory
in IT, You love me, you know i'll
know it. and becaus say so am cad.
Heaven help me. I had rather be 10000
cads and your love love ana your lover
than all the gentlemen on Gods eartn.
His voice had risen 10 q tremulous
pitch. and now he stood there wrought
20 silence. with his arms OU-stretched to-
ward her.
Go. Percy. 60, Lave me! Yop
fr!ghten me. I did not know did not
know you Were this kind of a man.
kitty. darling. ne said in calmer
tone. Kitty. darling. listen TO me. am
rich. can and viii give Won everything
YOU could possibly desire. There is no
wish of yours / viii not"
How dare YOU" she Interrupted,
flushing red with shame. How dare
you@ You are speaking to me as you
might 90 some garbage Of the streets;
tempting me in Che frowsy language of a
cheap novelette,. Oh, do all men alike
believe .1at any trumpery millionaire
can buy the honor Of q woman at a
price,
She rose with some dignity from the
sofa and stood facing him.
Percy, YOU we're right in what you
said about the cliff But YOU have fallen,
have not. and l will no, throw myself
down after YOU,
He shifted uueasily upon mis- feet, huS
made no snort 10 reply. His passion was
gaining upon him. though he gave ner
no reason 10 suspect this, for MS heaT
tmg low iu the uncertain light ana his
hands were clasDe6 behind his back.
She turned and moved toward the but
ton Of The electric osu
II think YOU had better so now. Per-
cy." she said. 81 csnCt quite crust you
20 STAY any longer to-day"
kitty" he burst out, don't send me
away Ike .his. without q word.
Sac really sslc bersel, growing distress
I ed. Would &, really come 70 turning him
I Cute She believed she loved him. To-
I 6av he he'd hurt her pride by his mall
a0roit avoval sDl she welcomed the
/ power of sol--cCn.rol the aEront had lent
her.
"r really wish YOU to 50. Percy. You
must Yourself know tha. Il is better YOU
should much better" She spoke more
. gsstly
Something i'm the appearance Of the
man suddenly frightened her. and she
made a rapid plunge a, the bell button.
but missed i- and half fell Ina nom mt
his arms were round her, ara she lay
helpless under his kisses.
Let me go" she Gaspod
Run6eu ala let hsr 90. for the curtains
/ before him parted and herhusband came
through
/ Holrcyd was a physically small man. vi II
/ head so finely nodded that a. times he
showed a considerable presence and be-
/ came even remarkable At such n
/ Ceu,s his deficiencies Of phy5ique. eddy
J enough, rather adlsd 10 than deracteG
: lrom the force Of mis- personality.
iIe walked al leisure across to them