The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-11

like n spectator OF o Bame OF c1rus, VIZ ~,
In also the stake Tor which the saa'J, i. 20
played. HIS deepest Interests 49, .t -
volved. and yet ne couid ohly VIZ a.
He landed at the EuHton p lati,9En, ~.
something past hye on ttI iO, no,iams
afternoon and drove, MS on the pIevlo o
day. straight to the haInpslc9i ~ ~ iuou'e'
Mrs CHrstnirs-they NV s,,' ~ a., doy /"
mo, sir, they are not comlng Lo'uay,.
"What?" ne exclaimed ahGf'!y' 70
you mean 70 say tnSlr rStu'" 10 va
poned again?" n,
eyes, sir. They have not come p lly,i.,
Hopetoun stirred ct the httle serE@"'
vncuous face with resentment.
'And when," he inquired, VIII l"eE
be bnck?" ,,,o o,,,,
~ can't say. sir. Would you leave any
messenger a.,
mo" he said; no, never H'"H
will write" 49,,
He turned away In q villaihous TEN
per. This meant he must reIt IL ~
town Indefinitely; TO run DECK 10 Hest
court second time wonld Dc 100 ~ hoS sent NJ
He said as much In the wire ne sent
again from the Swiss cottage. -
He told the man to drive MN 20 ms
club. where he ordered Il outlet anu
mint OF clnret and made q pretense OF
The club was evn moro tedious than
before. He threw himself into nn arm
chair and smoked dlsconsntely.
At length, on the principle that any
change being better than none, ne got
up and walked home.
Vt was hnlf-pnst IL, He mouhtsu
heavily TO his rooms, trying TO persuaue
himself that he was sleepy NJ Ist ;
They were in darkness, and he parked
his shins against the furniture cropping
for the matches.
Presently he found box ana III tne
lamp. A final smoke and then he would
reatiy WOO the elusive god! He drew
. forward the tobacco and pipe ana
stretched his long legs YEARLY on the
shabby couch.
After he had flung himself there ana
the tobacco was finally nglow ne per-
ceivra that there were some letters ".
ing on the mRntelpiecc, and he depated
mentally whether II was worth WINE
rising to get them
Ha! one was from Bella. bearing inc
Morecombe postmarki Doubtless ne
would know definitely now when she
was bringing her visit to an end. He
tore It open and drawing n chair up to
the lamp, commenced TO read.
What was this? How shOckinBly she
always wrote!
DEAR ARNOLD: Between us two
perfect frankness has subsisted from
nrst 10 last, and ] feel certain that you
are much too fair, much too Intelligent,
to read what have to say without re-
sentmen, or TO doubt that the dvowai
ealses me the greatest Distress
f(''Thls." said Hopetoun, inwardly,
Sounds like The Complete Letter Wri-
ter But wish she had 1t typed-l
can't make 1t OUT"
"a duty Is q duty, and cannot shirk
mine. Arnold, have awakened TO the
truth, for since have been here have
met one who Ilns shown me that mis-
took my onw heart" ("Good Lord"
gasped her correspondent)-"Mis took
my own heart when pledged myself TO
be your wife. Loving him ms ! do.
should be acting wrong 10 you were to
fulfill that misguided promise now.
cannot! cannot deal you worse mis-
cry than this which you have to bear
to-iay-f cannot accept your marital
devotIon"-(" Marital misspelt!" said
Hopetoun) devotion and give you so
poor a thing as that which remains In
my power In exchange. Do not ask 1t
OF me-" ('l won't" he said) Il beg
Won TO release me from our enlargement,
and TO believe that shall always cher
ish n deep, II slsterly affection for you.
DO not endeavor to zee me. for my de-
termination IL unalterable, and discus
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