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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28

wand, a brilliant sun, and the country
as beautiful as If no one had ever died
or been unhappy The doctor and de-
cided to go to a. plantation standing
on the ridge Of low hill about a mile
away from S!ndenI He went up the
plantation ON one side OF this ridge and
/ ON the other. We were out OF sight OF
each other, but withiIr call. Ones
footsteps were absolutely noiseless on
Ehe soft white sand Of the narrow wind
ing path. AT the first turn in the path
my search was over. Wikmay was COM
ing down the path towards me. She
carried a great bunch of wild roses tied
together with the riband that she had
taken from her hair. The dust was
powdered thick on her little tan shoes.
Her pretty hands had been torn and
scratched by the brambles. Her face
syas white and her lips almost color
les. She smiled when she saw me,
and called me BY my name.
''Wilmay," I said, "'poor little Will
may! / am glad l have found you"
81 was coming back" she said.
"You very nearly frightened u.s."
eyes, 1 have been thinking about that
I would not have been away so long
only I wanted to get quite quiet again.
That is why l came here, where there
isn't anybody. l will be good now"
IT'S all right, dear. | didn't mean
to find fault with you. It's all right,
now that we have got you back again.
Aren't you very tired?"
Not very slept for a little time,
until the sun on my eyes woke me.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28

my pipe and began 10 open and read
them. There WAS a terrible quiet in
the house. almost as if the inanimate
house knew that . dead man was lying
there. So much did this idea impress
me that the rustling of the papers, or
the noise made by the shifting of my
chair, seemed to me like a profanity
One gets into q nervous. imaginative
state when one is emotionally worn out,
and then sits up late at night.
All the time that I was reading I was
also listening intently. If the branches
of the trees outside moved in the light
wind. the sound seemed changed to
Wilmay's voice and l looked up from
the papers. At any moment I was
ready TO hear her step on the gravel
outside. to open the window and call
her. But she never came-the long
hours wore BON, tediously long, until
the dawn came and outside in the gar
den the whispered chirpings Of the
birds broke into full song in the sun
light.
Amongst the papers there was a copy
Of his will, the will itself being in
charge of his solicitors. knew that he
had arranged for his solicitors to act as
his executors. because he had often re-
fe7red to this. 81 may" he used to say,
"have bored people during my life
time. I will go further 10 say that
when have &C: onto any of my hob
bies. such as precious stones, or emen-
daticns in theAgaememnon, or horse
breaking'-and this by no means eX-
hausted the list of his special subjects
u must have bored people. In fact I've
seen them get restless and smile, and
try to look Intelligent, and have known
that I was boring them and yet been
unable to stop it. But I don't mean 10
90 into boring posthumOusly. l don't
mean to ask a man of leisure 10 do bad
" for nothing what a man of business
can be paid to do we'll" did not even
glance over the will that night. 1 am
not precisely a sentimentalist but l
was In no hurry to find out what money
me dead man had, or what he had done
with il.
There was a long letter addressed to
me and dated only couple of months
before. 1t began by referring to the
uncertainty Of life. ''eyen for a man
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28

BY Barry Pain.

have thought that he was speaking to
her. Then his lips moved no more, and
IN tn e stilines l only heard a watch
ticking as if it had gone mad. seeming
now TO grow louder and now fainter,
sometimes to stop for a second and then
20 hurry on again.
Philip" l said.
He MADE no sign that he had heard
me. / stepped softly to the door and
opened il. The doctor. the nurse, and
Mrs Blayd were waiting outside. The
doctor and nurse went into the room
now, and l waited with Mrs. Blayd She
was a hard featured woman, woman
with an immobile face that gave no to-
ken of her feelings. I asked her how
Wilmay was
She is lying down now. sir. She
does not speak and she seems worn out.
The rest will do her good, 1 hope"
IT hope So"
The door opened, and the doctor came
out. closing the door behind him. ut
is all over" he said. His look Of relief
Was UndGsguised. Can YOU see me in
the library IN a few minutes, Mr.. Der
rimer?' he asked.
Certainly [ said. 81 will wait for
you there The doctor went back into
the room, and I turned to Mrs. Blayd.
Shall l." l began.
Il think she said that it would be
better if I told Wilmay. And-there
are other little things to be dcue-sOme
Orders-I could see after all that for
YOU"
I thanked her.
"AnG would YOU tell Wiimay that
VIII come up TO see her II she would like
ito"
Eyes. sir. I will tell her. But I do not
think she would wish 10 see anybody at
all Just now. Shall press her to
"No. no. 1t must be just as she likes.
But YOU will let her know that l am
here"
went into The library, thought for a
mome9t. and then wrote a note TO my
married sister, telling her what had
happened and asking her to come on
the morrow. I rang and had The letter
sent off TO the post. It was a warm
summer day. but l lad turned strangely
cold. I sat and Shivered, waiting for
the doctor. 1t was an hour before he
came-it seemed to me much longer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28

Re apOlOgized for having kept me
waiting. He had been detained.
"A fool Of a housemaid had violent
7 mysteries, and another Of the maids
followed tho lead. However, they're
all righ- now. and professionally there
I is nothing mere for me TO DO But
should libeIo stop here, because 1 think
/ I can be OF assistance % you. l knew
/ AmOry well-very we'll, considering tIhat
I knew him only during the last three
years. If I can do anything 10 carry
out his wishes now I am glad 10 have
+ the opportunity. He asked me 10 stop
with yCu. and he gave me some direc-
tiOns VIII you have me?'
"b- IS very kind Of YOU" I said
Frankly, do not even know what has
to he done on such occasions. 1 shall
be glad bath nc your advice and COM
partnership. But will il not be t1kiug
up too much Of your time?"
Not at all Ny assistant can very
weu look after my regular practice
this IS quite q small village and there is
not very much 70 DO. / leave most Of
it TO my assistant generally. Then that
is settled"
He rang the bell. Garter, I shall be
dining and sleeping here tonight
Could you send a message across TO my
house TO tell my man 70 pack my things
and bring them here?"
Then be turned 10 me. And what
have YOU done 50 far?"
Hardly anything I have written TO
my married sister, Mrs. EEterla0d-"
yes. Amory spoke Of her 70 me
sometimes
"I think she viii come here to-mor-
row. She is very fond Of Wilmay. and
/ f1ncy that Wilmay would be quite
willing 20 80 away with her.
That. I think is quite right. In
deed, 1 shall think il quite right if You
take her away altcCether She IS an
unreasonable child. and should be
away from the SceDe-from anything
That reminds her. But we shall all miss
her here"
DO You know how she is?"
81 have just asked Mrs. Blavd. She
SAYS th2t she is not FL. but keeps to her
rocm-wi.l no, see anyone "
He mentioned to me some papers in
the library safe. Of which Mrs. BAvd
has the keys. 1 should, perhaps. look
over them TO see if there is ANYTHING
which needs immediate attention"
yes. That should be done tonight.
Amory often told ne th2t he wished 10
be cremated and with as little fuss as
possible. bUtthere may be further direc-
tions"
A servant brought a message that
Mrs B,avd would be much obliged if
could speak to her a minute.
Very well" said. Il will see Mrs
B'avd in the dining room"
She handed me the keys hesitated
and then said.
''T- was about Wilnay, sir that I
wanted to speak"
'Well?'
"She is not in the house. and I do not
know where she has gone"
Il don't understand" I said. "Do
Won know why she has gomez"
"The same think happened once be-
fore. sir. about two years ago. She was
very angry with herself for something.
ana she went away like this. She was
away then for eight hours.
Eight hours? Was she not found
and brought back before that?"
Mr.. AmOry would not permit anyone
to 90 and look FOR her. He told me that
she was free 10 go in and out as she
liked, and that she was able to take care
Of herself. He said. too, that if inquir-
les were made about her she would be
come The subject OF q good deal Ct silly
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28

He was still getting money from her,
from time to time, in order that he
might in future, as he phrased it.,
adopt a quite different course But
these sums were of necessity small,
and apparently after paying for his
bare livelihood and the few little lux
uries that he felt he could fancy, they
left no margin fer the adoption OF the
quite different course. In addition 10
to this, his sister had entirely ceased to
believe in him CT respect him. His
conduct was not, it is true, of a kind to
make one think that he respected him
self. but it was always quite obvious
that he liked others to respect him, and
would. do anything to secure that re-
spect except deserve 1t. When I ap-
peared on the scene, I was fortunately
able to change his circumstances.
wrote him cheques. AS | became rich
er l wrote him larger cheques. I can
not claim that I have ever been able 10
write him cheques 50 large as to make
MIN feel justified in the adoption Of the
quite different course. But l have en-
abled him to live in comparative
afIiuence without working for it. The
only thing that he was required to do
for il was to abstain from seeing my
wife or daughter, and to see me only on
payday, when he called for his chelue.
l do not say that | respected him or be-
lieyed in him, as he would have liked.
But paid him to keep away, which he
seemed to like still better. The last
time that I saw him was at Sinden,
rather more than three years ago. He
had called TO suggest that he had been
put to great personal inconvenience
and expense by my move 10 England,
and that me price of his passage both
ways should be added to the customary
amount of his cheque. 1t struck me at
that time that he gave every promise
that he would die Of drink in the course
of the year. But did not like TO be too
sanguine about it-'Chai'ley Forland
rarely stuck to one thing for long.
Since then | have not seen him and am
quite sure he IS dead. II he had been
alive he would have been to me for
money: and the absence of any demand
from him is equivalent to his certiti-
cate of death. 1t was, [ confess always
amazing to me that he and WilmaT
Portland were brother and sister, chill
dren of the same parents. But such
things happen. He has never seen my
daughter Wilmay since she was a ba-
bv. by the way and Wilmay neither rec
objects him nor knows of his existence.
She had better not be told about him.
Should he turn up again-but ne WI!
not. AS 1 say, have The equivalent OF
his death certificate. But do not !et me
jmply that Charles Portland had no
good points. He blackmailed me FOR
having married his sister, and he would
do no kind of work, and later in lie ne
seems to have become excessively IN
temperate. But he was a handsome
man. a. good talker. and OCCASIONALLY a
vita man by no means WIOhouC
charm" 49,. ...L
I read the whole of that letter with
great jpterest-twice over. l glanced
fbro1h some az the ether papers. AT
five o'clock heard footsteps overhead
and then DR.. IngwOld came down ana
entered the library to take my pace
sending me up to bed at once.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28
PART TT.
CHAPTER ",

startsd for Ayshurst. Of course. as
soon as I received the telegram. Had
Philip been an ordinary man, the tele-
reu would have worried me a great
deal AS it w2s. I was by no means
SIRE that he Intended me TO take il ser
s1uzly aad that ne would not laugh at
me- Oh my arrival Even if he meant me
40 come. it was quite possible IL was for
some perfectly trivial object In short
r knew that it might mean anything or
20 hing.
+ had te,egraphed hack 10 say by
what train I was coming. The dog cart
was waiting for me az Ayshurs5 and one
glance at the face Of the man who drove
-- was enough 20 make me ask him
what was the matter az Sinden. He tod
me that there had been a bad accident
-hatPhiliD had been terribly hurt, and
-te- tt was very doubtful whether he
would still be alive on my arrival The
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28

iaol5oa Market street Wheeling ". Va.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28
CURIOUS ABOUT THE BABY.

The Old Lady Was Kind Enough, Bus
Her Questions Were Embarrassing.
She was one Of the curious women
who are always to be found every
where. and when the young couple. ac-
companied by the baby and the old lady,
entered the car. she turned her atten-
ton to them at once. Presently Tho
baby began to cry, and she saw her OBJ
portunity. She waited, however until
the Moor woman had tried vainly to
duiet the baby, and then when she
welded the battle and delivered IL over
to the older lady, the curious woman
opened fire in this manner, as the Chi
cago Times-Herald reports.
slow Cd is your baby" she asked
first. and the young woman blushed
and looked desperately at her com
panions.
81 don't know" she answered at last.
DO You, Edward?
mo" was the brief response OF the
man. and he glared at the curious wo-
man mar fashion. Il don't"
The yourg woman looked as II she
considered the matter settled. and sigh
ed comfortably as she learned back and
began playing with the baby, but thu
inquirer was not ye satisfied and sh
returned to the charge.
"Has your baby any teeth?" she ask
cd. smiling cordially, and again the
young woman blushe1.
Il really dont know she said
slowly. HAS he, grandma
I'm sure / don't know was the an
swer again, and the young man iHsf
hastily and went out upon the platform.
you dent know, either Of you"
calculated the curious woman in as
Punishment. How funny But 10 ex-
PLANTATION was offered her. and she tried
another tack.
'Ts this your first baby?" she said.
with an iusinuating smile, or how
many little blessings are there at your
house,"
Fifty answered the old ladylshort-
". seeing that the young lady was
hopeless with embarrassment and ths
curious woman fell back in her seat
with aztonishment.
why" she gasped. looking the in
credulity she felt, "how can that be pos
sible?"
I'm the matron OF an orphan asy-
! lum." explained the old lady. icily, "and
these kind young people are helping mo
to take this baby to the lady who has
adopted it,"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28

man drove hard, and there was no time
t1-a. Ue -ta details before we were at
-La door OF the house.
The door was opened az once, before
7 could knock or ring, not by Carter,
bur by am old gentleman with his cu1s
-uwel back He was self-pOssesSed.
but ae spoke quickly. Mr. Derrimer?
eyes You are the GOcl0r?'
'I am DR.. agECld. You are just in
1ua RE says he cannot die until he
11s you"
is no hope?"
None There never has been. ]
-1ve been here since early this morning
rdsn 10 happened. but I can only make
he pain rather Jess for him. You had
Ter so into him 40 once.
"Yes I went towards the stair case.
The doctor touched me on The shoulder.
Not UP stairs" he said. Gle is in
The study. il would have been cruelty
10 have carried HIM any further than
vas necessary.
We went down passage 20 the study.
AT the door the doctor said:
There IS O. nurse there but she VIII
come and wait outs de- with me. lie
was conscious when I left him.
Within I heard faint repeated
Eroau.
I entered the room. A bed had been
put there, and the nurse was Just turn
ing away from Sd with a glass in her
hand. Little detail IS i'm the room seemed
rs il hey would be noticed by me even
aga. INST my Will There was a black
morocco hdnj-bag on the table, bearing
.he initials r. II. 7. IN silt. / found
myself puzzled. ANA then deciding II
uust belong 20 the doctor There was
faint smell OF some G93ts-hetlc-l
wondered what 70 was. l noticed
EruesQue design I'm ycrnilG01 en- an
old brown leather screen--T2S sur
D-iseG that everything was In order and
.ha- Che room was 50 little changed.
All this passed through my mad in
second as stepped from the dor 10 The
bedside. THE nurse came Up 90 me anu
asked me t0 80 quite close 20 the oed
so chat he need only speak in a Whisper.
Then she slipped ou- Of the room
Philip lay on The bed There was
o-'v n sheet over him. His torn and
broken body could ne, bear the weight
0f heavy bed-c,0,heS a b1ndage over
his head had O. fantastic effect Ike q
-l-bar. There was death in his face
and death IN his changed voice. He
fd not move. Int his eyes turned 10
are
Thank You fer having come, Ed
71ci. Everything else is settled
waited Only TO $50 YOU. I wanted TO ask
.ou if you would De Wilmay's guar
dian"
yes" You should nave been sure Of
lat."
"I was. but 7 wanted 20 ask IT, And
vou'u 60 the best YOU can for her.
"Au that can.
That's good OF YOU. She was here
Itle while agO. but I wouldn't let her
s-2y-scenes like this aren'J-we just
said Goodbye Nou take charge OF ev-
e-yth.ug. All papers are in the safe in
-he library. and Mrs. B,ayd will give
you the keys" There was a long pause
and then he said. I'm 50 sorry thar
canuO- give you my hand"
I could not answer. I put one hand
l.Chlly on his shoulder. watching his
lace % De sure that it did not hurt him.
He seemed to become G-owSy, his eyes
closed. and I do not think that be knew
any longer that I was in the room. His
voice was much weaker: he spoke az in
te-vals but I did not always hear what
he said Once I caugh the wOrdS-'A
lorg DAY, and afterwards. and then It
becomes much more quiet" Some
zines heard Wilmay's name, He may
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28
Co9vrrvht. 1886, by tire Bachelor Syn
Gicate
SYNOPSIS.


GiCate.
SYNOPSIS.
pf-p AmC-y. when only twenty
e-s.ry old. suddenly gives up his course
e- Cambridge. and leaves England for
Oueeasnnd. His friend, Edward Der
inner. tho narrator CT The story, advises
arat1St &c 10 no purpose, and surmiseS
Cha. there is a woman in the case. He
receives a few letters from Amory, in
ore OF which the latter mentions his
marriage. Derrimer learns of the wife'S
ssath q year later. Ten years pass by,
and then DerTimer receives an invita-
lon 70 visit the returned AmOry and
@ s child Wilmay az Sinden, an estate
-5gr Ayslursc in BucEinghamshire,
which Amory has purchased. Derri-
which Armory has purchased. Derri-
usr finds that Wilmay is a remarkable
,e girl that AmOry is educating
her chiefly by letting her alone. Derri-
u-- mai friends with Wilmay, and
observes IN her notable traits Of charac-
LET. Three or four years later, when
u.lmav is fourteen, Derrimer invites
Der and her father 20 visit him a. his
.ora-a on the Thames. The day Of
eir expected arrival he receives a tel
a-~am from Amory summOning HIM 20
lien.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28
GOING TO GO ON THE STAGE.

fanny Peterby-Mamma. Tommoy
can stand on his head SO nice. May /
stand on my head?
Mrs. Peterby-It is not nice for lit
tie girl to stand on her head.
Fanny with a sigh)-Tbsn I suppose
III have TO wait until I'm a big gorl.-
Texas SiftingS.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-12-25
Interesting Pirds.
The Eugene Guard tells the following

The Eugene Guard tells the following
of great interest:
DR.. J G. Gray, of tlis city, has pair
of hvbrids, the ne suit OF q cross between
the male China pheasant and the do
mestic hen.
The male has more Of resemblance
to the pheasant family, while the female
favors the domestic fowl Judging from
its color, the male is supposed TO be
crossed with the Dominecker breed Of
chickens In form it is an exact coun.
terpart oil the male pheasant, excepting
the feet and legs, which resemble those
of . chicken. 1t has the head, long slop-
ing neck, body and long tail of pheas-
ant Its color indicates more than any
thing else the cross with the chicken,
being almost the same as that OF DOM
inecker chicken. In action and habit
the bird is ike the pheasant, being Wild,
alert ard always watchful Owing to
its wild disposition and tendency 10 run
away it is confined in park with some
tame fowls.
The female hybrid is unmistakably q
cross between the Brown Leghorn hen
and the China pheasant. In form it is
exactly the same as the Leghorn hen,
excepting shat it is smaller, more supple
OF body and has the pheasant feet and
legs. In color it is sbOct equally divid-
ed between the Brown Leghorn aud the
female pheasant. The bronze OF the
latter shows quite prominently on its
breast and back. In habits il is much
the same as the domestic hen. not being
SO wild as the male, and is allowed its
freedom in the yard with some chickens.
DR. Gray has been offered large SUN
toa the hybrids, but declined to sell. Ee
viii exhibit them at the poultry show
which viii be held in this city during
the holidays, after which be VII prob
ably dispose OF them.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-12-25
THURSDAY
Musical Recital.

The first musical recital OF the season
of '96-7 was given by the Conservatory
of Music of Albany College last night in
the college chapel, to fair sized audi
ence, who enjoyed the program, consist
Ing OF the following: The overture
Massenillo, Auber, on two pianos by
Misses Torbet, Anderson and Parrish and
Mr.. Chas. Gun lift, artisticly performed;
a piano solo by Miss AIDA Schiller,
"Rowdvs Dances" vocal solo, "The
Boone Sentinel" by A. W. Lunaell,
displaying his excellent bass to advan-
tage; piano solo, Sonato No. 10 Bee
thoyen, by Mrs Marie Parrish, executed
in manner to show the talent of the
performer; two songs by Messrs. Parvin
Lundell and Akers, "Bells of Memory"
and Familiar fsvorite;" a piano solo
from Schmolf, nicely performed by Miss
Vida Ne ston; "a vocal solo, 1.-THE Flower
of the Alps" by Miss Maud Hulburt; a
piano solo, Allegro Sonata No. 7 Bee
thoyen, by Mr.. Chas. Cundiff, display
ing rare touch and excellent concep-
tion OF the great composer, warmly en-
cored; vocal duet by Messrs. Lnndell
and Akers; closing with piano quartet
by Misses Maston, Torbet, Layton and
Schiller, rendered in a pleasing manner
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-12-25
Bright 9Th Graders

The pupils Of the 4ih grade Of the pub
lie schools Las, evening had an oPpor-
unity to show their parents and friends
what they could do in the entertaining
Say Tee largest number ret present
attended the exercises and were greatly
pleased with the efficiency displayed
under the excellent instruction OF Miss
Alice Temple, the ilh grade teacher.
TIE program opened 2ith an address
OF welcome BY Hazel Teller, nicely done.
Emma Warner aud Frank Patterson
sang G duet well. There we're veil rem
dered recitations by Linnie kimsey, Roy
Worley, Warren Roberts. Mattel Shultz.
Eddie Hayne, Jessie Hyde, Winfield
Rcyce and Corwin Mckee, Grace Brow
nell performed nicely on the orSAn, ,Estel-
Ia MeCoy read . good essay on dragon
aies. eight boys sang out boldly, q class
exercise in arithmetic displayed =
promp,ness and accuracy in the mani >
ulation OF figures that was surprising,
Ruth Montague did well in an organ
solo, Emma Warner sang in very pleas
ing way, With ci orus by the school,
tEen Palaska Patterson vas heard in an
organ solo.
County Clerk Montague were called upon
and responded in manner st for the
occasion. The work OF the pupils Was
examined and admired. The DENocKAI
10 pleased At the increased interest being
taken in school work. Parents have :
right to know just what is going on, and
these entertainments are proving just
the thing for the purpose.