Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-10-04

L DuL WftCl S precious eEl-'io iA- 40 ~--
of him. Re read it twice through g.
teuLnvely put it down, and looking
calmly aC ne. said:
very inJeresd ngt But scarcely 10 oe
regarded as a prelude 10 very spe-0s
matrimOny. I should think
"Ah. but &c is, sir Al girl doesh 9
write o note like that and have ooA0
with e. No she continues 10 write
Ehem. I shall probably sct slIl--. =,
note once a month now, ana ,l-t wa
be very firing. ! give you my "y'U
rhat / did not sleep q wink i4s- A.s4.,.
The practice WON'T stand J-el s'l- ol
thing long, you know, SAID J. earnest
~ ,
you seem t0.have an accurate kn0"--
edge o. women and heir ways I7 I9-
marked dry,y.
] allowed that speech 70 pass without
comment. Comm ut seemed supeINU-
Gus.
III might ask. Is-ouli Ike 10 know
whom you would consider .n Iault 10
-h.s little misulGers. -r1.ns ne ask
Cd.
IT am. sir. It stands 70 reason; 7
should not De so anxious Il she were IN
fault" and then I explained me "no.1
matter finishing with. 'I cant r7meIn-
Der exactly what 7 called her, ous
whatever it was I didn't mean 10.
"I ana not able to- refresh your menu
o-v as to what YOU said on -n3l oce,.s.oi,
hIt 7 can tell you WHAT + lNe ue'.-N
You call her myself. s2-1 Ni' Diui''
Guietly And then he told me.
His tone was q revelation 90 me. No1
THAI ia ccu Watch uT hing worse '.-'i'
b "rtNa foil" But 7 2lize what 10
must have sounded Ike 90 Che heavens
and To- him. her father. j Con Nuo"
Row I looked. but 3 felt mean cheap
worthless. Utterly so. began 10 5. ul,-
be ont apologies. I'll waved a.s han.''
"tU rirht." said be- "bu you see your
LANGUAGE is at all times forciD.e.
Fra IS q wise man. SD he said no MOI e,
re showed his wisdom therein. Tor
,-,rrt b. once to Sc Witch in q very con-
.ri+o frame OF mind T was ready To
.rote p mat Of myself and let my OAR
ling traup'e On me ii P, should so please
her or 10 anv other ex-ravagant tn,ng'
rrob was the depth of my nDm'h'E'
stu as 7 fourneysd PunevwaTl Won
daraI as fo who could have s..rreu up
tro STRIFE between MS. suddenly II
4arb-7 across nv mind that Witch had
seated herself beside Aunt Is ~ jan
and that Aunt Betsy Jane was ltr so1-
mother AID therefore licensed 10 -I'el-
fere. 7 am NOT going 20 7Np-aln no"
Amt BETSY Jane came 90 be Wl'cl
ec7rno-her. 7 am not lazy hoNei.S-'
and therefore don't think Do necessary
IN explain everything. 10 has nolhihs
+, hi with this story; besides. l VS.
o-lv six years old when she was cnris-
eered and wasn't consulted Us 90 ner
s-orsors To be sure IT must nave
6seD Amt Betsy Jane who suggested
The letter o.,..- - v,oz
-srouF 10 O'clock. IF ell went well peace
-l,,,I5 reign between Witch and mySeH
a. on bour And if so / would take ner
oT 10 Richmond. get boar rom - ".
sru,'s. row up the river, come ,O - -
Pm b bqckwater I knew of between I''g-
--o0i and Hampton and ,nen Ll4A. "-l
De,~a me day. But things i.ln go
-gsTI. tbev went exceedingly baby IN
SOD When Amelia (Amelia Is ne
T..,,irrs' housemaiD opened The cooT anu
= fr0rired for Witch. she said sraV 7IS -,
o1r.ss Drurt IS not well, ST, ou1 il
tel hsr you're here. s..i--
-rra- sha showed me into me anus
-,--, mis- was ominous! Ia '-1
-'-,-j.... menace it IS customary o. see
--.-,, ,,bo come on business ress-
r,.--.~e f7unlrcsSes. servants s.eN--,@
,,-g-os-f7 -he dniug room before iu-i'-l,
t-r.lia lest me and went mp s.'.Is'
..--,l,,- F.,rrosed The situation. / COX
nv -ocle-hook and wrote. MY
=. sling. ] shou wait To- me oll o'- az q, :.
.-.s end of the lawn uI icg can '
ana lien signsl 70 John.
Amelia. came back "Ifyou please, SIR,
MIS- Druitt does not feel equal 10 seells
WON to-day. buJ viii write TO you To-
Exactly" s3ld I. quietly. Can you
Give me an envelope? Thanks. Give
.b1t To- Mss DrUitr please
The maid left the room and ] wen, INFO
fNe Garden. At the bottom OF the gard
rr ran The river; chained 10 posi- was
en old boat. To was seldom used as
the spot was no; picturesque. out u was
secluded. hidden both from the aouse
and from passing boats, by thick droop-
inq willows Tic was here that Witch ana
had come to the conclusion that we
eorrl not live without each other. |
san down u the boat feeling very much
vrr0th with Witch and bitter against
Aunt Ba.sey Jane I would have given
much 90 know IF she were In The house
-t that moment. 7 thought ont all I
had heard Of tha days OF her youth. I
rf. mean end sD.teful I DftlOught
ra of an old incident .n her lie wherein
Aunt BETSY Jane had sailed very near
OF. wind and had bad q narrow ess4pe
c social wreck
ought OBJ have forgotten i. but
ann n0. rcro.c. Both morally and phys
Ir8uy I ann commonplace That Is 20
e1v. Dr. I'm struck h.t back 0r try 20.
Would won believe it2 7 sat I'm that
rrat. eXe .p- when got up and stretched
MYSELF ur.H IS o'clock, lt was nearly
r-rk and vun z heard the clock strike
vore ,1 Ur IL .hlt IL Witch aid not
appear before le chim.ng OF The quar-
ar would row the old boat down 10
the bridge give q boy six pence 20 bring
10 back again 1u1-well when Witch
wanted me she might send for me, that
was aiN
Fl. musJ have been very near the quar-
t-r when I saw stealing down the gard
cG. her head and shoulders wrapped
up I'm q white cloud. my witch At least
Thought so 90 first. But I soon saw il
wasn't. l. was some one more kin and
loss kind Nevertheless as tire form
drew nearer pter.ng about In The dusk.