Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-09

think I'm blind? You've got letters
every day at breakfas. addressed in the
same handwriting"
My sisters letters" I fanciod NV
self thereupoh forgetting how aged was
the ruse.
How fond your sister mus, be Of
you" (it was The second time She sDee-.
ed unfortunately. You ,c,d me vss.
terday you had no sisters"
had to fence then Well for all
you know, / may be married. | had
unmoored the puat alQ We were on our
way back
Yes: but 1 happen to know you are
engaged And again she blushed con-
fusedly
You know exclaimed. I Just re-
covered the punt-pole.
You have been engaged 90 Miss An
geIa Dupre jus. seven months. if Won
wish me to be precise
That was all. ! tainted her implor-
ed her. besought her, but TO no purpose.
! was as much in the dark when we
reached the hotel as when She ast1pish-
ed me by telling the truth.
What 1 needed most was an exalta-
ton in my frame Of mind. When | got
TO the bar | met Houston.
What, you?' he said. Now wa
shall be short" and he guflawed,
What's yours"
We had four Of them. and I felt no
difference.
BY the way. old chap what in the
name Of the seven serprs Of Siam
were you doing in a pan. with Hattie
Johnson
Never heard Of her"
oh. come OFF the roof. old chap:
saw you, you know"
was not listening much 90 what he
said. Her names Sylvia Margeson."
| said absently. In reply he roared
with laughing till | was driven out Of
my dreaniness.
'Whai the devil are you laughing att"
You don't mean to say YOU don't
know who she is?"
Il know nothing about her except
that she is the incest girl - Well,
look here. Houston. ii You want to keep
friends with me you'd better not say
anything against that lady character"
There was a positive eXhiaratiOn in
my indignation. Houston Stopped
laughing.
You don't mean TO say You've knock
ed about town these ten years without
knowing Littemer's c.e;crest female
tee, Why, she was the chief witness ia
the Harrison divorce case bee hr0ught
that kleptomania business home 10
Lady Martineau-she'-
He ran through a whole list 81 tho
dirty linen that had been washed in
public during the past year or two.
| heard him with a dizzy swimming in
my head. \ private detective, That
little frolicsome damscl u the gauzy
frock True. / had met her casually
al the hotel breakfast table But then-I
fiattered myself ! knew "a lady when [
saw one. Then She told 40 about her
people-and that-.hat was all pack
of lies. Houston's next remark brought
me from the clouds.
What have you been doing, Hut
ton? What on earth is She after you
for?"
II came to me like a flash The door
stood open at the end of the passage.
Beyond there was seat out on the
lawn. and a white gown on il. ! heard
Ioustons voice. Don't be damned
fool. man. What are You going 10 dof
| was on the lawn almost before he had
finished his sentence.
81 know now how you discovered my
engagement" / said between my teeth;
PERHAPS the most surprising. part OF
that surprising day came - pasS 49,
She cried. The novel dropped from her
ian 10 the ground. AID might be there
for me. II was twilight then. she
spoke with her face covered with her
hands.
Harry, forgive me-
Good by" ] said.
she was jealous Forgive her. too.
If she loves you as do. YOU ought not
to blame her"
"Good-by," | said.
Harry. could not help IT, They
they sent me down here. ] never knew
till il came to our la-r day what u was
going TO cost me-
"Gocd-by," | said again. ! had come
out snufing a battle from aiar ~ N
was. all felt was q tendency FOB h.l"
nv nose. Two men walked olt "n me
lawn smoking cigarettes
"Good-by." ! said again She never
raised her head. fal' .'was lucky DC
was twilght.-Picb-Ae-.