Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-08-16


how young she is"
Not too young to flirt with any man
she happens to be near" answered Kate
Indignantly. Not too young TO have
some sense of her great obligation to
you. But for you where would her
brother have been? In the State prls-
on"
Never dare to speak TO me OF that
again." he exclaimed angrily. Ana
60 not by any chance in her hearing. l
will never forgive you if you do. DO
not feel badly"-she was weeping. i
appr5 ciate that your alarm for me Is
from the best CT motives; but the best
OF motives, Kate, often do the greatest
harm. Come, sister we will talk Of
something else"
4 am nervous tonight, Kate. Mother
often speaks OF feeling that something
is going to happen. l understand the
atiOn.now. dread something do
not know what"
They walked on in silence q short dis
lance.
What Is the matter, Kate? Why do
you look back SO often? What makes
you so uneasy? Have ! made you ner-
vOus with my presence"
John spoke regretfully.
Did you notice that woman, J0hn
No; what woman
He turned ard threw the light OF the
lantern in the direction Kate was lcok-
ING. A woman was coming toward
them. AS she drew near they saw that
she was reeling-that she was very Ill.,
or. worse. badly intoxicated. GIVING
| her the benefit Of the doubt regarding
the last condition, they waited for her
10 come up 10 them, thinking she might
be in distress and need assistance.
But when they stopped she drew INTO
shadow They resumed their way, rear
ing to be intrusive. She continued 10
follow them. Kate grew very mucn al
armed. and they often paused in taelr
walk TO let her pass, but vhen tney
waited she also waited, and when tney
| walked on again she followed; II the
| distance between them grew TOO near
she drew into shadow. until it was IN
| creased. And the rocking and reeliAS
became so Incorporate when she re-
sumed her chase il was marVel she
kept her feet.
MapIike. John lost his temper ana
forbade Kate looking back. They hur-
r,ed on. and only for the rustic oil her
garments they would have thought she
had given I'D the chase. John whisper
ed m Kate that they would return nome
Inv another and more circuieous route.
And they turned at the next corner.
Bnt in a few seconds she appeared anu
continued her mad dance AFTER theH 9S
before. ,.o.
Kate urged John on. advising him not
IN notice the woman as long as she kept
"a hlrself and did not modest them. ~
This street and down that they hurried
and on came this strange pursurer'
neither gaining or losing her distance
h-bind them. Ii was growing Wierd ana
Moor Kate was b. set by her womanly
/ fears That il was an assassin intendlhg
Tobn bodily harm was steadily gaming
! on her convictions. Iney louuu VIC
dear mother al the door when they
reached home. Sha held lignted lamp
IN her hand and was looking anXiouSly
mn the street for them. Once inside the
gatp sbev closed It and fastened H. By
his time the woman had reached the
front of the house. She hesitated' ana
seemed to waver, then continued on her
wav rocking and reeling franucsiIy.
Kate gave her mother a hurried ac-
cunt NJ their adventure. Mrs Oakley
held the lamp so that the rays OF l lsil
fsll on the retreating woman. one iooN-
ed sharply at her. - o-,od
WHY. John, it is Sally" she cried
oIt IS one Of her pranks. Sac must nave
come over on the evening boat 20 al
tor her my son; she must not be Que
alone on the streets so late, the madcap'
Nothing loath, John started after me
sunnnosad Sally, his heart bounding win
INV He soon came up with her. re
fastened after her. She FASTENED away.
Tbor he moderated MS step; she walk
I'd or rolled rather, more slowly. Inc
end Of the block was reached.
Around the corner at the end or the
Mock stood a row of basement houses.
Tbov we're nav and the pride Of the in
fart citv Next to the block was a
Iorge common. very dark and much
av6ided of a night by the young people.
The dark bulk of contraband COWS re-
a,,ning an the common had given rise to
half hair-raisng story.
Icbn could have readily have overta-
ken the woman had he net questioned
bor identity. He did not care TO invite
! tho abnse be would naturally expect
from q woman so intoxicated IL ne maze
The hold dash he would have to make 70
t s his capr.cious iit,le cousin.
ono moment he was firmly convinced
tbot Is WAS she and the next ne scored
At the very idea OF II.
RE was growing impatient, ana De
o,,rning 70 chafe a. theabsurdliy OF the
Situation. when the woman suddenly
-,onned IN front Of the last house IN the
row. She turned
"Sallvr" cried John, with loving re-
Droach In his voice
He sprang toward her. and ineh sag
q-r-1 back in bewildermcnt She was
.onei Ru- where? There was no one
in s.ght He looked down the entire
ravs Of the block. She was in none Of
lem Re called. impatiently at iirst,
sLoD entreatingly I'm the most endeaI-
t--,- .srms II the earth had suddenly
orenod and swallowed her she could not
ngSp9c completely mi, have disappeared. nc
~, ~. forcei 10 give I'D The search at last
but not without going over me common
min in face Of the fact jlat MS De''er
i i,,5g,nent told him that she could not
have gone 10 it without beng seen Dy
him. hon. bfs n,otber
and sister were az the door waiting for
him. They were very much oIsap,
no.nted 20 see him alone. He told
ibem what had occurred. KATE was an
grv aer mother took another view or
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