The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
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Mugfin5' y
,ndic O. week MuGBins had Van
eaters completely IN sufl.SlIon, Mug.
r',, slept on Van GiItsFf bed anu
r,owSd Van CATERS rctt when he
moved them In the nIHht; MugEIns
t,caSms,ed on Van Caters Guns.
np,hed on Van Callers boots. dlncd
and sappci on choice hts of Van
CATERS friends.
Alusrins plus Van Caters walked
I,Vn Viuh nvcnuc OF an urttrnoon, and
ras sa:c 10 become invoiyed In Somc
,.rret Nrawl before. Van Gal,c:s got
MIN home again. Generally Van CAT.
,ars rot mixed up IN the'.rQw as well,
s-d once tho two iiudcl,la IL police
Uatun and had 10 be AGigi ont,
There wu5 observation-disclosures the
crooked. yet j0urS advamS, OF him,
something In the HlGuUipEaHcr OF HIS
tulcy brown eye. that sIa.Tihcr dogs
t,,h on edge. Hence hhtf,t... Tor Mug.
ri.s h.OOAcd 10 .criticlg;Ibrs'lr md
slth things Ne rolled alO1sSss,,a cDhhlcD
until their tails were Ousv0E curl III,
WIEN hig dcgJ went hoilRitnirss an
,Nr. " section OF Il tauSoSlyith bad
II lacrruted les, the 0Hsfr mc:olv
To5nad; MS shSt bcas1SS bull pup
SlYa1 Caters" GSSS
50 much tor the val0t"6tS NIuEGlns.
Yrr intelligence. Mugglus;wag n won
e: Humor-AluSgius' seass OF humor
ara colossal. EEF
70 used regularly 20 chayEG upon the
.,fn- V,rh, EnNI ,,ay..It,,At ~, foo,
Il the Il" station. and grab the hand
hi OF his wares the old ISil6S so EN-.
;haiically extended. Then MuEgius
sNuli retreat 20 the CaHSstrlck and
!tv0ur them, leaving Nun~GaitcrS TO
Jitk up the poor old chnp. Tet him on
SIC camp stool and make good the loss.
The blind man never CauleN1o endure
NIEc'uS' onslaushts with erluanimity.
tough he rrOHtcd largely by his novel
rl';h6L ot sale. $40
Then MuSSinS was the sworn enemy OF
the young De Pcysters, next door. who
we're always playing trIckssba the pas
s:by, They We're trying the cubblG-
>;Nar trick one day, and ltpi set on the
SIDEWALK 4 granite block done up In
Wrapping paper, with 4 pink string.
Nh.ls thCy lurkcd in the areaway. watt
!2S 20 ho0t At the first unfortunate Who
tA1u,i attempt to to kick II out OF his
path. MugSirs came truttlng down the
Steps and made for L. The boys charged
k.Gl, hut MugginS kept them OF. He
l-fi his Jaw on each OF the four corners
o.;ae block, and howl OF daris!on came
.Um his foes, Then MugStnS tried 20
arry Il OF by the string and failed.
Finally, with infinite difficulty and low
.71wlS he rolled Il to the foot OF Van
iI!ieTs steps aud stood guards over It,
r5bsHg 1t penslvely thc while his mas
~ appeared.
Then MuEGlns prevented his master
:7om proposing 70 Miss Emilia Remsen.
Tie night OF Mrs. Van Caters empire
Ill MugEinS had concealed himself In
&e conservatory some time. during the
:zy, and appeared just when Van Gal
- was starting in. Emilia looked Very
zlll under the Hight OF the fairy iamps,
I'D Il was all very tender dtouchinS.
AucEuS changed all that by pretending
% START 4 rat, or Il cat. or any old thing.
AID chivvying it around the corserv&-
Wy Till he couldn't speak. and another
I'm came up and Claimed Emilia for che
ext dance. and there was an end OF that.
Very s!ad Van Caters was Of i. TOO, for
isSt then he fell In love with httle Marie.
z.rs feared She was a Secoad cousin
and poor. and visited the Van Caters
17r.; o! the tirlc. You can Judge OF her
satus in the family by the fact that the
:a.ltrcn alternately Rugged and bulllsG
-. and the elders made her handsome
r7rsents when th.y remembered her eN-
t,alc..
Marie was little. and fragile and sensi-
tive, but by no means n coward. She
remained dependent, bcauSc she had
ts,r brpugh; up 20 believe that she
E0ult be deadly injury 10 the family
she attempted 10 earn living for
kers,li. She had the courage. az 4 dozen
reR in her slender body, and vas only
rtahcld from rash and piebian enter
f1sc By her loyalty 10 the great Van
Caters line.
Nv-c:ns was rather nice. TO. Marie.
Tue. he affected her society when she
didn't want him. and deserted her when
FAe mos: needed consolation, yet he paid
considerable attention TO her after his
battles, 10 be bathel, healed and leu
igrct
Van Caters, perhaps, might have cx-
fls.Gcd this Partially. Marie had not
t=2a anxious 70 make MrEGins &c
Gla.ntanCe. Indeed. .MuGGlEs had been
obliged 10 Introduce himself. He en-
terei Nar!e's room one day ana seized 4
r7.- al slippers. Marie shrieSed anu
NVrc;aS fed down the hall. his mouth
I'll 1t red Morocco. Marie herself pur-
sued and caught HIN, just outside OF Van
Callers door.
Van Ga.tcrs hearing the scutie rushed
q: and was asion!Shed 10 fiad Marie
.=ssliuc on the PROSTATE MugEins und
puzwclIag hin violently with both liz
lie as.S MugEins was snarlllG Ike q
ssEi. and his face was screwed up like !
y;taeTnI apple: but protect himself he
rN!.t not un!egs he gave up his prey.
aHd ro..HQulsh It he would not Will. life
'ts'rt. and any one opposed. So Marie
c1H'!HMI % b-lt him.
Wa Cutters 5rusPcd Marie by one thin
.:;0g wrist and drew her 10 her feet. She
N4r r-!fason AMI on, OF breath. and
ROC than litlrl ashamed OF herself.
20 hrpe I haven't hurt him. Gerard"
shr sl.H. 8pol0Ect'cllly.
Van Cater could have ro7rcl. but he
i"t@d very seriously what MuEGIns had
tnn.
Stole" said Mario briefly.
Van CATERS looked but was unable 20
sgcgIau ;hc nature OF MuSE!Es mouth
E'm",n!nc valunbla?"
IN M" yrs" said little Marie with %
'Tn To lrr throat. and chen she turned
lat hurried away. @G;
,Nuss.ns started after her. his big I'M
o. jew banging. Then he left the slip
G0T Gii and followed her silently. apolo-
N"i.,y. his bgilC;-hcad droDp1d upnn
5- Tnf'ive chest. MTri' slammed the
'7' '1 his face ard MurGIrs sst iown
'l."l", Presently he began to chez en-
'"6agl.ly at the woodwork. 2.all NaTIc
i.a.I to" door on crack Mgsging
,I."nI grotciqucly and paved the dDOr
u NtF opened little widct and Mug
s.n1 net in.
By love, that's bright dog. said
l.1a Caters. picking up the dIsc0l5rcd
.,'I'g' from the floor. III It isn't one Of
'".' Tnrl;iHh s!IppCrl ] bought Marie at
T. ''1l bazaar Inst suTmcr. Well
"'N' ard Van Caters walked into his