Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-27

the money he should win on Adkemar
he would first buy no end Of lovely
things for Liza. She was bewitching
enough as she was, but Liza in beautiful
garments would melt the north pole.
Yes. he would do all that, and a whole
heap of other things, including some
awful, swapping bills, hanging like so
many sledge hammers over their youth
ful, inconsequent heads.
So Dan, having about as much weight
on his boys shoulders as would have
sunk d grown man, followed his friends
lead. and knowing very little even of
the technicalties of what he was doing,
struck out blindly in his new course;
shut his eyes like most young swim
mers and consequently saw nothing OF
the breakers ahead In fact the rush
swept him clean OFF his feet. 1t is true
he felt a bit sobered when he climbed
I'D by unconscious Lias side at lunch
con time.
One or two men looked rather cur
iously at the young couple; they did
not look as if the loss of money were
Of no consequence to them, and yet they
had witnessed poor DOn's cratic career
which would mean something very
serious if the horse he had backed did
not win.
The race did not come off for an hour
after. and. by that time, Dan had cooled
rather. and he turned very white as he
glanced at his notebook.
And have you managed a bet or
two. dear?" asked insouciante Liza.
yes, one Or
Just then came the shout: They're
off," Liza looked the more excited OF
the two. but then no one saw Dan
hands as they tore nervously at the lin
ing of his pockets.
Yes. and the game was played out,
Adkemar and Scotia led those two.
when Scotia shot ahead and won in half
a length.
Lila turned around in sympathy for
Dams disappointment, but Dan had
slipped down off the coach, and was no
where to be seen.
Il say. old chap. you're looking
deuced glum-Adkemars downfall,
eh?" and Jervois clapped him on the
back.
Dan turned around with a queer sort
of rattle in his throat.
"Adkemar's downfall?' he said: my
own dawnfall, you mean.
"Obl Come. now, not so bad as all
that" answered JeTvois cheerfully, not
knowing for the moment half what his
own or Bellairs' debts were; mot so
had as that. old fellow. I'm pretty well
broke myself" he went on with that
nleasant eduanimity born of knoWl-
edge that you're nothing Of the KIND
or that if YOU are. there is always a
landing net in the shape OF soft ana
forgiving father to fish you out or all
ANTIQUITIES next day; I'm pretty dead
broke myself.
Yourself" echoed Dan, stupidly.
"You re- pretty-dead-" He broke
OF with a start and caught himsei up
Yes. indeed. continued JerVois'
amiably. "and I feel rather inclined TO
go and drown myself-there' a place
nice and handy. built as a last resource
for stonebrOke turtles
Dan stirred and q curious awaking
sensation crept through hint seemed
as n he had been asleep an this time.
and had only awoke 90 hear JeVois
last words.
RIO looked far and away-far across
and over the moving. mixed crowd
lqmid which some special excitement
seemed to De rouseil over the green
svcr0 OF meadows till they blurred
havUv into the bluo-and he saw be-
vond an that far more than Jervois
would have seen had he. too. looked
Yes. AN hope OF reconciliation with his
frfhor was done with and Over-his
commission was worse than useless 20
him Such am overwhelming drown
ing wave was surg.ng mp 20 where ne
efocl-a wave that would as surely
enruIf lila and the child as well.
cry love, Bellairs is a whole sight
Younger than I am. for all that he's
oo+ n wife and baby-he can't take bad
irrt n hit" thought Jervois. as he
watched the beardleSs face, in perfect
irnorlnce OF the state Of Dams finances.
mans lips moved but he had TO
rnoisten them before any sound came
from them. they were avfully white,
and he shivered as if it hadn't been
blazing hot day.
ITS a pity Alderman didn't come
I'm first. JcrvOis.
PITY? PHYS not the word-its
damrable. Dan. old man" with sympa-
tbetic gloom: and then, oh, Lord. the
paying up of it all!
An added pallor swept over Dan S
face and such a look of sudden anguish
shot into the boys dark eyes that Jer-
vols in pity turned his away.
How do you stand, old chap-lost
your all? Can l help
mo" answered Dan slowly, and
with the far-away mist still in his eyes,
no. not all: have Liza and the boy
still-Lia-" A horrid sensation crept
mn his throat; in a woman it might
have changed to sobs, but it only
changed to a sharp pain that stabbed
each breath as he drew it. His face
gave a sudden twitch, and he passed
his hand impatiently across it. 1t
seemed hard that he might not possess
even the manly right of restraining his
feelings in public. He wheeled sharp
around
"Hallo," shouted Jervois. What's
the row at the paddock? I'm or"