The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08

" MUST APOLOGIZE FOR nv Ns'l''
but she was in mortal terror OF ap-
bearing as dattered us she was. II
would "'never do" she was saying
mentally. for Miss DrIllingham to
think she was the sort OF person who
could be pntronized."
II am sorry,' said Kate, turning to
the other: your health is bad?"
"a martyr" sighed Mrs. CaFstairS'
"a martyr TO nerves"
Miss DrlllInSham looked sympathetic
for the necessary moment.
ARNOLD did not know / was coming
10 YOU" she went on after the pause.
II wanted to tell you about the Canada
thing my father has been offered for
him" :,
"Oh. Arnold spoke to me about It."
said Miss Carstnirs. ri know"
"My daughter could not live abroad, v
murmured the elder lady, I'VE fully de-
cided at the time
81 understood from my cousin that It
was an objection" said Kate, pleasant
Is, but the thing has quite come TO
head now. He can have II! 1t Is GER
tain! And It's nwfully good. you know;
lit is quite out Of the question" aver
red Bella; 1T Is very nice OF Lord Drill
bingham, and am sure both Arnold and
| are very much obliged to him, but we
couldn't go TO Canada; it's not TO be
thought Of. really"
Miss Drllllngham's eyebrows would
go up n little. in spite OF her cndeavors
to be amlcnble.
And yet" she said. checrtully, 1--WE
come TO try md persuade you to recon
slider your determination! You see 1t
isn't MS II you would both be going out
there forever: It Is only a question OF n
few years. and II may lead 10 something
even better over here. 1t would be n
splendid position. too. compared to what
Arnold has now-twelve hundred n
year, and"
Twelve hundrcdv said Mrs. Car
stairs, with smile; splendid"
"Well. think It splendid, relatively!
Don't you. BciIa--mAy call you Bella,
since We are going TO be cousIns?"
II shall be very plcnsed--yes, pray
do. No, cant say It strikes me MS n
fortune It would be very nice here for
the present, but not-a thousand times
not-IR payment for exile"
"Oh" cried Kate. Don't call II 'cx-
ile.' OF course, II 1t won't do, It won't,
and we must try something else, but
this would mean immediate marriage.
and I've been promised you will make
me one Of your bridesmaids, and I'm dy-
Ing to play the part. And then" She
looked Mt Miss CnrstRirs significantly.
The mother was little In the way: she
felt she could have talked more plainly
without her "If II won't do, II WON'T"
she said again.
Mother" said Miss Carstairs, "MIss
DrillInghnm Will stay and lunch with
u.s. Won't your"
I'm afraid can't, thanks" answer
cd Kate. ut would make me late,
but"
Mrs Carstairs understood With n
murmurcd excuse she vanished from
the room, and for moment the two
hancees of Arnold Hopetoun-the real
and the mock. looked ut each other In
silence.
Kate broke It, "You Sec" she OBJ
served, "this game Arnold and are
playing can't be continued indefinitely,
and posts don't crop up every day, One
can't say how long It will be before au-
other IL ObtninAh1c."
"oh! yes. of course" replied Miss Car
stnirB, vaguely.
He is awfulIy fond OF you, and very
impatient. and, IL may take the liberty
OF advising, should recommend YOU
recommend you very strongly indeed
to counsel him to accept the present Of
FER while he can"
81 couldn't do that" said the other:
81 couldn't do that in Justice to myself
"But.-but, good heavens, why?" cried
Kate. Was this the devoted Beiin for
whom she had consented TO play 80
questionable rolcI
ut is too LmpossLblc." saIG Miss Car: