Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-27
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what outrageous conduct exclaimed
Mrs. Fielding. gazing at her daughter
with wide opened eyes.
Very extraordinary agreed Ethel
81 never heard OF such a thing in ms
life"
Il should hope mott" returned Mrs
Fielding what would your poor dear
father have said if during his lifetime a
young man had come TO propose for your
hand and on being refused by you had eX-
pressed his intention of staying in the
house until you accepted him! Did he
did-did he seem firm about ii, my dear?'
"Frightfully." Ethel assured her
"frightfully firm. and you should just see
what q chin he has. 1t would make three
of mine"
What did you say?" asked Mrs. Field
ing.
what could I say? I've already told
you everything. / met him as you KNOW
M the ant-Mainwarings and after
our first introduction. saw him almost
every dav during the following month.
| The night before ! came home he pro-
nosed to me. and well you know what
said He then declared his intention Of
asking me again every six months, and
didn't seem to care in the least when as
s,Ired him that my answer would be Just
the same. however many times he asked
me. We'll. IL is exactly SIX months to-day
siuce-the first time / told him tnat L
couldn't think Of marrying him.
And he expressed his intention OF stay
ing herein this houso-tiu you said
.Yes?'" put in Mrs. Fielding. Ethel nod
ded.
Then" was Mr.. FieldinG's decision
Eve must send for The police
go no-no-no-no," CALCULATED Ethel
springing up. 'pleas. don't DO mat re
sure TO 20. He-he's very gentemanly'
mother. and I'm sure he'll behave himself
If ne does stop. BESIDES. If he fought the
policeman and IN sure he would hight
! tber,) there'd De such a scandal!
u will see the young person myself!
exclaimed the elder lady majestlcally.
.Don't be harsh. mother" said Ethel
finishing q little. because, after all you
| know hes"
"IIead over heels in love with you? or
course" reioined Mrs. Fielding "Oi
course he is. If ne weren't. ] should sus-
meet him of having evil designs on the
| Mate. Leave him TO me. Ethel!
PM severe as was her tone and stern
rer ,nein Dick Waterbury declined 10
nudge lie apologized for the gross rude
ross of his decision. but nevertheless re-
fused TO spike his guns and retire Dul
inr the alteration Mrs. Fielding discover
ed that he was young gentleman Oh 80
with an ample income. and smaH cou"-
Try soat that stood sadly in need OF sons
one to look after It,
Tworty minutes later Mrs. Fielding re-
! turned to her daughter
.,7rv reasoning had no effect on MIN
,,.t,t.,er" she informed Ethel; none
,,bateyer. I suppose he must remain.
! II, may. lie IN a more sensible frame OF
,.i,l I'm the morning Don't let the SER
wants know anything about the real s'''
Of things. but pretend that We nave III
,.itad him 10 stay here and say ms luggage
will arrive in due course.
g very agreeable did he make himself
indeed that he quite won Mrs. Fleidihs
over n his side. Ethel kept very close 10
her mother all the evening. ne no''0'i'
and would neither play nor SINS ai'"ouH''
she could do both very nicely.
on the following day his clothes ar
rived and on the third day n letter au-
dressed I'm a bold masculine hand.
nv the time Dick had been located AT
pheasant View" seven days he was qui,e
on friendly-nay, intimate-tcrms WIN MS
| hostess and her daughter. ~
Every morning when he met the latter
NJ the breakfast table (seizing an oppoi-
trn,tv of course, when Mrs Fielding was
| not ,,resent, he had asked Weir ana
Ethel had shaken her head very deter
r,,trollv and made the most Of the exceed
INV d,mpled chin which only represent
| ,5 o,e-third Of Mr. Waterbury's.
60, ds,e had gone-the seventh night
- oo,,e and still Ethel remained obdu-
rte Rut she paid. her mother noticed
| considerable attention TO her toilet ana
wore her pretJiest dresses.
What was that
Mrs. Fielding sat up. bathed in cold per-
spiration
what was-there It was again-a
scratching on the window. She listened
her heart beating a wild tattoo against her
r,bs Yes-thcre again-somebody was
trying TO break IN!
only a sliding door separated Mrs. Field
inq's room from her daughters. Her
teeth chattering in time with the wild
| throbbing of her pulses Mrs. Fielding crept
ont Of bed. the sliding door being partly
omen. into her daughters room. Ethel
was slumbering peacefully, but touch
| awoke her.
The scratching had ceased, and only
shutting sound could be heard; then
there were footsteps on the gravel walk
| and then the scullery window (Which was
Immediately beneath) was shot up with a
force that denoted n careless haste on the
part OF the midnight intruder.
"T'u wake Mr. Waterbury" said Mrs
Fielding. She tripped swiftly out Of the
room. down the passage. and raped al
her guests door.
In almost less time than II taxes 10
relate IL. Dick found himself standing al
his door. in dressing gown and trousers
irving to instil some calmness INTO Ihe
,ro,,tlaJ breasts Of Mrs. Fielding. her
daughter. the cook. and the house maid
for Mrs. Fielding had aroused the ser
wants. there being comfort IN huihOe's'
even scared ones.
"stop here" said Dick. III go DOWN.
T. he doesn't use arms can manage hin.
few moments. and the darkness had
ev,a1lovyed 10 Dicks form An anxious
interval followed. during which no'hihs
| oo,,Id ne heard.