The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-09


II mean--they were to remain good
friends always and nothing more-So
that was all over.
Lord A.-HappIly All over--else
what would have happened TO the other
man?
Lord A.-Well; there was another
man, wasn't there?
Lady A.-Ye-yes-Thcre was another
man
Lady A.-she was ashamed of this
stupid love passage-and she told him
nothing about Il,
Lord A.-After all. boy and girl
business. What did 1t matter?
Lady A.-She ought TO have told him
Not to tell him was cowardice. He
thought the Elrl wns fresh and innocent
and had never helrd any words OF love.
Lord A.-You think he had that opin-
ion?
Lady Al am sure oft.
Lord Al find must finish the story,
my dear. after all. II Is your turn 10
listen. This girl didn't tell her real
lover that she had made mistake But
as Il was on with the old before II was
on with the new. and as there had never
been more than boy and girl fancy,
there Is no reason why She should
tell him anything unless she chose. Her
new lover neither expects nor desires
such confeasIon-He knew that he had
the directions of the girl: he trusted her
altogether: and II he had known this
thing II would not have made him trust
her the less
Lady A.-But she ought to have told
him
Lord Al doubt 1t. But 1t is
knotty point, We will argue II another
time. Well-they were mArried-these
-tw0--and they lived happy forever
afterwards.
Lady A.-No-they cannot.
Lord Aver afterwards. tell you.
Meantime the girl had left some Of the
letters in her desk; forgotten them,
suppose. These were found BY Il maid
whom she dismissed and stolen.
Lady A. Springs TO her feep--Guy-
you know everything thenl
Lord A.-This woman took the LETT
ters and, / suppose-one knows
her kind-she tried to get mon
ey on them from the man
who had written them, She failed; she
then threatened to play her last card.
She wrote TO the lDdy's husband and Of
fcred TO sell him the letters, When she
got no answer Rhc waited awhile; then
tried once more to eNtort money from
the writer OF the letters. and when that
failed, she sent them to the lndy's hus-
band Is that your story, Isabel?
Lady A.-Yes--yes--yes! But--Guy-
how did you know about Charlie?
Lord Any dear, do you suppose
that when people in our position get
engaged there are not always other poo
pic ready to scrape up anything against
either OF us? was told OF your boy
ana girl business before our engage
nicnt had been made known four and
twenty hours. Yet you both thought II
was a secret My child. everybody
knew
Lady A.-oh! Guy-0nd was always
afraid to tell you.
Lord Any dear. have known tt oil
along, and as for these letters Takes up
packet. Ycs-.this Is the handwriting
of the crcature--could you believe. my
dear. that would stoop to read them?
Could you really think that your hus.
band had go little respect for YOU that
he would condescend to open such u
packet2
Lady A.-Guy-you are too noble!
Say only that you forgive p1e.
Lord A.--No. For that would mean
that my wife had done something
bInmeworthy. Forgive you, Isabel?
Crnltes both her hands and klFses herd
Never. J can never forgive you--be-
lleVc me-
tLaly Avenel sinks into chair and
covers her face with her hands.l
tEnter Vernon--looks around-hcss-
tnteB)
Lord A.--Ah! Charlie? My wifc and /
were Just talking about you, and won
dering what you would advise In par
tcular matter. But the fact Is. have
made Up my mind
Vcrnon.--As to whatY
Lord A.-why, as to certain pncIct
Of letters which some one Inns tried to
misuse. We need not talk about them.
Here they Rre, and Throwing them into
the nre) there they are. And now for
breakfast.
Lady A. (Aside)--Guy-t adore YOU.
CURTAIN.