The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-11


CURED to him Impresslvely. He had a
presentiment that his mission was go
Ing TO fail, and the ominous sensation
deepened when he rose.
Breakfast was tasteless to him. His
train left the Dcercdurt station nj u.
and he spent the interval cndeavorinG
to persuade Kate 10 reconsider her de-
termination.
She would not listen, or at any rate,
she would not.heed.
"Go 20 town." she repeated, and
speak to her. II she consents, come
back 70 me- II you fail, do not! !
don't want to see you then-it would
be bad for both ofus."
They were hard instructions: he
seemed prcdestincd to failure indeed!
He stepped into the train gloomily.
When he arrived he went into the buff
fet at Isuston, md had brandy and
soda with double allowance OF bran
dy. He felt better after that, hut II
chagrined him to reflect that the I'M
provcmcnt would have evaporlted be-
fore his hanson reached the house.
He hailed one. and told the man to
drive ripldly He wax dlsmaycd be-
yond words 10 learn that the ladies' had
not come back from the. country yet.
They were expected tomorrow, the 1T,
tie servant said. She would say he
catied.
"say will come again tomorrow"
he said.
CcttAge station. and from there he dis
patched n telegram TO Deercourt.
After he sent It, he drove 10 his
rooms, and tried to make himself COM
VNnsf nNNR Z
attempt
Tho rain was coming down stIrk
What. on earth should he do with him
self? He might have stayed another
I day az Deercourt us things had turned
out; he wished he had returned there
Instead OF wiring. BY jovc, why should
he not do so nowl
He caught the afternoon express, and
walked in upon her where She was
dreaming beside window. The sun
was shining at Deercourt; here every
thing was bright.
She welcomed with cry OF aston
ishment:
"You!"
II couldn't stand H." he explained.
AFTER I had sent of your telegram /
went to my place. and suffered an eter-
nifty Of tedIousness that lasted at least
two hours. You know those eternlties!
Then this inspiration struck me and
here ami"
He dropped into low chair, looking
"You did not texpcct me7" he said.
Indeed. no. I even posted on some
letters that came for you after YOU left.
Arnold, have missed you horribly. l
have been imagining all sorts OF things.
was so glad TO got your messaSe-it
WAS thoughtful OF you, dear! And
then l wondered what you would do
with yourself ali day ] hoped you
your club: didn't want you TO be lone
ty, because"
'Bccause?"
because l was being lonely enough
for both OF us"
She had never been more tendermore
delightful TO him than IN this unantlc-
ipated prolonEItlon Of their suspense.
He had. us II were, fallen from tho
clouds to her this afternoon, and her
resolution went down before her sur
prise. II might be their last day-how
could be charming enough!
VIII you glvo mo some music to-
night, Katc?''
She sang to him as he begged. and
DriHinEham came IN 10 hsten He al
ways liked to hear her singing: 1t re-
minded him OF ono OF the women whom
nc had nearly murricd-aH ideal that
had never been destroyed. Henctoun
loved to hear her, too, for her voice said
much to him that she never yet trusted
herself to speak When he reflected
that his Progression OF her hung upon
another womun's word, his Impotence
to affect his own destiny rrenzled him,
Inactivity IS the hardest thing for a
man to bear. and that was what Arnold
Hopet0un wns condemned 70. lie was