Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-26
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had done no wrong, he said; tndt ne Hdu
suffered WAS evident. About that tlme
ne was much al my uncle's house. IN
Gle Jackson and l were botn so sorry
for him. He used TO sing, While &C
COMMANDED him on the piano. he playeu
the cello a little by ear. he had never
learnt music. Ny aunt made MN Wei
come. and Miss AshwOrth and lAe DOC
tor always had g weak spot IN tneT
iron hearts for me, so that there was
much coming and going between the two
houses
In plain English they all fell in love
with YOU. the doctor and all. The coal
scutJle is near you, put on more COAL
Ruby
"Wellr' returned Beatrice, as she care
fully built up a bright fire, Il daresay 1
NAV have carried on with some Of them.
Did YOU ever carry on in the days OF
Your youth? Your sister was one OF the
set OF quite young people so much at
my uncles then. She was distinctly the
belle of our set But one thing l
swear: I never gave that Vereker the
slightest announcement.
"Of course YOU gave poor dear Arthur
no encOUragement, either.
ct liked Arthur ne was such loyal,
reliable fellow; but think he always
understood.
"Or Robin Ashworth?'
poor Robin, What a man he might
have been if ic had but had chance;
everything was agains, him.
so Arthur says he hated the law; /
suppose that made him wild.
"Ah, but ne was only TOO thankful 10
have q chance of any profession but the
church. He did very well in the Office;
my uncles thought him quite promis-
ing pupil He must have SO- into
serious scrape during thar idle time, and
it was not so easy TO ge, out Of it,. /
wonder why things come back 50 vividly
at times. En-? Tonight now, things
long forgotten rise Up-liJtle trivial
things connected with those old. sweet
sweet, sad days
Her voice broke; she rose and paced
The room; the young matrOn by The ire
looked ac her with establishment, and
saw that she was crying.
Ruby" she exclaimed, you. You
who have no care. no trouble? Sue
cessful. rich, loved and admired, so de
vO.cd 60 art
Ara she echoed, wringing her hands
elgecher and finging them apart again.
"Oh, Emmie" she cried. turning, sink
ing on her knees by her friends side
and allowing herself TO be folded in her
arme. "Emmier
The other rocked slightly as If hush
ing one OF her babies. Poor deaTr' she
murmured, S.rOking the dropped head.
"Ah" she thought to herself she cared
for Arthur after all
Presently. Ruby raised her head with
a change of manner. and a curious little
laugh, Il feel that I must tell it all
sometimes she said like the Ancient
Manner"
DO, darling. tell me all about it,"
Ruby rose and reseated herself with her
usual manner holding an open fan 10
screen her face from the blaze of the
bright fire. and waited for an angry
w.nd-gust 10 die away.
He was only twenty" she began.
shut he looked older. that sad time had
oldened aim. and despite his dashing.
evil-may-care manner and open face.
one saw tha, something was weighng
upon hint was as if he had been
trapped, and was always trying to get
free-perhaps even this may have a.
charm for me-but he was very charm
ing, everyone acknowledged his oaarm.
He was tall and slim. with good feat
ureS, and really beautiful eyes. laughing
ewes.
Il knew that he cared for me. He
never said so, but he never concealed il
yet be was capric.ous. sometimes dis
,aut and cold. Then I was piqued-I
was barely nineteen and much cruder
than girls in these days. and-Oh,
Emmie. l was desperately in love"
Poor dar,ing" murmured the young
I Wife. q little puzzled by this dcscrip-
ton of her husband. Girls should
never De In love-buc lis good for sing
ing, 1 suppose"
l, Is very terrible to be in owe like
lA3t-Where there IS such-s1~row-
slcl, al. tal.ure-On does nor got over
Jn1t, You see, Emmie. and f. means lfe-
long loneliness. lifelong grief. What
does it mean in the life 90 come. En-
ME? Does it mean anyth.ng-at all.
after a,I?-I}ut for The ta1gle of false
hood round him. l m gA. have saved
him. Had once suspected what e was
that haunted him. why he wore the
hunted, trapped iC0k-0h, Emmie. I
might have saved him, / might have
saved him.-NO. I won't CRY. what are
tears in grief Ike this? Seem happy.
DO Z? Wei; one has 20 live ones life.
II is only at times THAI IL rises up again.
the pity of IL. the unutterable p.ty,-
Well his story is a common Cne-I
mean the temptation and The fall. 9th
erS DO worse. infinitely worse. vet rise
again 20 better things. That hard. sour
Aunt Berry was not one to confde in.
Fancy her heaven ana the governors
Robin said one day when I Scolded him
about some religious observance, I'd
rather so TO the other place. where one
would az least have the comfort of
thinking ones friends were better of ,
,lm ones self Poor fellow. Wen,
There was beautiful ice that winter.
One day some of our set walked to q
lake q mile and a half diStan.-but YOU
know the lake perhaps YOU were there,
child that very day-that sweet, sad, |
terrible day. All was perfect. still. |
bright weather, sunshine and wine-Eke
air, 50 eXhilarating and sweet Tall
pines standing dark against blue sky. |
darker against orange. red and green !
OF a divine sunset. and then. above the
tree-tOps the white evening start And
one was Young, Young and fresh and
h3ppy-CDe didn't know what trouble
meant, much less sin and shame. Vain. |
too. one was. and much admired