Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-06

ed one long sob and bowed her gentle face
and gazed at me through the quivering
shower of her hair with a power of piteous
wonder and despair, cruel to see and i'm
possible p resist. I opened my arms, and
she hung back for moment, and then
sprang into them, and wept and coaXed
me-, and gave me the light of her eyes
sometimes, as if it all belonged to me. and
then turned the wet glsten of her cheeks
away, for me to bring it back and make
more of it.
rs then Leila such a dreadful thing.
because she has valued her life for your
sake-only for your sake Yasper? What
were the others of your company to me?
But even TO them l was not guilty. for 1
knew it not when it first began. But when
it Is your life against mine. l give it all
for you. You see that mountain far above
the trees; the great white mountain my
names comes from-"Tau Leila'-as pure
as the heavens with snow, and rich with
perfect crystals, not yet discovered by
your race. Alas I have thought in my
little head, that the Inglese are too noble
to allow their minds TO wander after any
thing that they cannot see. Honor is not
TO be seen by the eye, nor justice, nor
kindness. and least of all love; which has
led you astray from the road Of gold.
Life of mine, 1 could have shown you
jewels which would have brought you
gold-the solid gold. the gold that is your
right and wrong-in the days when time
grows old with men, and they know no
more what love is: but the eloquence of
the tongue is spent inside the lips and
the heart is sucked into the stomach.
Then would 1 have said, Old Yasper'-for
you know that you would be old then my
behold. thou thinkest less of Leila,
because time has stolen her bright eyes;
but L will show thee what thou lowest
best, and. perhaps, thou wilt love her
again for it And then Old Yasper would
have thrown his arms around the wrin-
kled Leila: and we should have bowed
our heads together and thanked the great
Cod, who has made money for the joy OF
mankind when their hearts grow cold.
Yasper why shall il never be SOP
"Scorn upon the money and the days Of
calculation" I cried with all 1 knew Of
Georgian. wherein love had made me
wondrous pupil. TT is thee alone, Leila,
sweetest Leila! What are diamonds to
thy dear eyes. or gold to this true heart of
thine? Confound that old fellow! There
he is again"
The worshipful prince had risen from
his nap. and was peering suspiciously
from his gray loop-hole al the top Of the
ladder which I meant TO chop down when
ran away with his granddaughter.
Leila said something not reverental for
the old man made slave of herr, and led
me into a darker place, and threw both
arms around my neck and kissed me
swcetly, three good times.
1T is for the last time my own love.
she said without a fear. but looking from
the depth Of her dark eyes into mine.
"When you come again you will know how
your Leila loved YOU
Before could answer she was gone; and
the darkness of a lonely world began to
gather round me as / FASTENED through
the forest shadows, startled by the silent
swoop Of the great Caucasian owl some
times. and saddened by the vain repent
ance of the prisoned INCUR.
The four of us who were still unmur-
dored took a lofty view by this time of
the social duties We felt the value of Il
friendly heart, and an eye possessing
large outlook. and hand of quick pressure
on the trigger In a. word we made
point of keeping very close together-for
thus alone could one be sure of the safety
Of the others. As regards our mountain
work. I mean; for here in the valley none
would harm us while we were Prince
Mulach's guests, his tribesmen having,
like other savages, their own peculiar code
of honor. OF that I will not say too much.
but acquit His Highness once for all-al-
though he was too indolent to take our
part-of any share in the treachery
against us.
That night had n long talk with Tom
Vowler. knowing him to be a very pious
Christian as well as q downright plucky
fellow. If felt any doubt about the COM
bination Of those two clements in him, or
fear that they might ueuualize each 9TH
err. a very few words scattered it. "The
Sermon of the Mount don't hold good here
any more than it did among the herd of
swine" he pronounced. with genuine con-
vction. Again ] say unto thee, watch
What meaneth that. wi ont a COON?
They that take the sword shall perish by
the sword. Who hath taken it first young
MANI"