Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-08-23

Where Is Lord Braydon?" said Bel
Iairs, L must seehim."
His lordship Is on the second deck
sir"
Take me to him"
The interview that followed only in
creased the despair Of Bellairs. Lord
Brandon was most sympathetic. moss
courteously sorry, but he said that his
daughters decision was absolutely ire
vocable and be could not attempt 20
coerce her in such an important matter.
"At any rate | must see her before you
sail" said Bellairs at last. Il think she
owes me az least that one last debt.
81 think so too" said Lord Braydon.
Come at six. I will undertake that you
shall see her"
How Ballairs spent the intervening
hours.he could never remember lie dlq
not go back to the hotel; Re must have
wandered all day along the river bank.
Yet he felt neither the neat, nor any IA
tigue. nor any hunger. At six O'CLOCK
he reached the dahabeeyah Lady HPllE
was sitting alone on the deck. she
looked very pale and grave.
NV father and mother and Clarica
have gone up TO the hotel she said.
cha, Australian is playing again this
evening
is he?" Bellairs answered He sat
down beside her and tried to take her
hand. But she would not let him.
mo" she said, No, its no use. /
have made a CHASTITY mistake, but l Will
not make another Oh, forgive me, DO
forgive met
How can I? If you will not try to
love me my life IS ruined"
Don't say that. It's no use 70 Try to
love You know that. We must just
let ourselves alone. Love comes or
hate. lust as God wills it. We can only
accept our fate
"As God wills" Bellairs said passion
ately; why do you say that. when YOU
know it IS not true
"Not .rue-Mr. Bellairs"
Eyes. If you echoed the will OF God
how could blame you? We must all do
that-at least when we are good. And
those Of us who are wicked l suppose
echo the Devil. But yOu-what do you
echo?"
II echo no one. I don't understand
you"
But you shall, before it is too late,
Betty. be yourself. Emancipate your
soul You are the echo Of that woman,
of CIarice. Don't you see II. Don't you
know It? You are her echo-and she
hates met
Betty drew back from him-she was
evidently alarmed.
Are Won mad?" she said. why DO
YOU say such things to me? Clarice and
I love each other. It is true, but our real
natures. are totally different. She does
not hate YOU nor do I. She has never
said one word against you 10 me. She
has always told me how much she liked
you. What are you saying?'
The truth
"I-her echo, Why. then-then II
that were the case she must have loved
YOU or thought she loved YOU DO you
dare TO tell me that?'
II do not say that" Bellairs answered
hopelessly.
"Of course not. The idea is so absurd.
Clarice-ohl how can you talk like THIS
And if am only an echo, as you call H.
how can YOU say you care for me. care
for another woman's shadow? You do
not love me-
Il dO-with all my heart
And yet You say am nothing that l
have MOI even a heart OF my own. that l
love or hate at the will Of another.
"Forgive me, forgive me! l don't
know what I say. I only know I love
you"
Her face softened.
and YOU deserve 20 be loved she
sold but 1t is so horrible cannot
Suddenly Bellairs caught her in his
arms ., I'LL
7 will make YOU But she pushed him
hack with strange strength, and ner
face hardened till he scarcely recognized
Don't 10 that-don't touch me-or-
You'll make me hate YOU she said vene-
BeIjairs let her go. At that moment
here was a step on the deck. Clarice
onnparo1. She did not seem 20 notice
rat ANYTHING was wrong She smiled
"Tsnn ii sad. Mr. Bellairs. she said,
eve sail tomorrow. love LuXor' /
cant bear 10 leave T..
RaIlairs suddenly turned and hurried
away. He could no longer trust him
self There was blood before his eyes.
r was dawn. The Nile was smooth
- a river Of oil Light misis rolled up
wards gently, disopTering the rosy TANKS