Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-26

cut quiet corner in the conserva-
| tory and sat there resting and watch
ms the new arrivals. The warmth Of
the room was Srateful after the cold
drive and the girl leaned back among
the cushions with a sense Of quiet
peace ana even pleasure; after all, she
had D62n making a great fuss about
nClnlng> she would be very happy and
Fhllip-wall, she would be able to
&c5 the gracious e0Gsfactress and see
| MIN famous, and be glad that the
rose had decided things Just as It
had.
she was sled at last to have it all
settled; glad Of these few moments
to rest in; By and bye Sir George
would come and find her. II was very
pleasant here among these tall feath-
cry PAINS, with the musical splash Of
the fountain back among the dim
shadows; and she had not slept a
Wink all night owing to that stupid
worry, and her eyo.iG8 dropped. she
made an effort to recover. but it
seemed that the white rose was press
ing ner lids down and would not be
refused.
Then all was mixed Up, the rose was
laughing at her and slowly changing
its creamy petals to brilliant Grim
son; she stared aghast and tried
weakly to demonstrate. but the rose
only laughed and shook one OF its new
crimson petals down into her lap as
1t said: Its no use your struggling.
and. forgive my laughing, but l knew
that | was a red rose ali the time, and
grew this way just TO guide you right
this night" And then the red rose
stopped and kissed her, and she
blushed and murmured, oh, Philip
New, Philip Heritage was by no
means the recreart lover that Doris
fancied him. He v1s an enthusiastic
young painter, and when really inter
ested in piece cf work was apt to
be entirely C1livious Of his surround
ings. But he was very honestly in
love with Doris, though being con-
scientious as we'll as a level-headed
young man, he deemed that he had
no right to bind q girl so young until
lie had proved that he could keep her
IN comfort. And when on the night
before he went away she had shown
him that she cared, he had blessed
his stars but held manfully TO his de-
termination. and s0ne off with a gay.
testing word. little dreaming what the
consequence Of his rSticence would be.
Once away, he grew afraid TO write.
Every letter he tried to pen seemed to
cry aloud: Doris, l love you, | love
YOU. And so this stupid young man
tore them up and got down to his
work with a grim determination. He
had intended to get back to town in
g week or ten days but he struck
such wealth CT color that he STAYED
on ard on. painting away for dear life
and never thinking how his long alb
ssiCe would strike the little girl that
he was working for.
At last the brilliant colors began
to fade, chill winter winds arose: and
Philip packed up mis- traps and went
back to town for New Years night.
The same evening he went to call on
Doris and found she had gone to the
musicale. The hostess was an old
FRIEND so ha marched off to the
house, determined 10 surprise Doris.
He arrived early and after a welcome
pushed towards the conservatory.
What he found there was a girl
asleep among the cushions Of a divan,
2 girl with white rose in her hair
he stole softly behind and stopped
aslm;ringiy oveS her; then a spirit OF
inisclisHmaDc him and he gently
- use from her hair. and
"a red ora from, his