Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-13
THE WEARS DAUGHTER.

Cyril iIcriinCe entered his West End
chambers about 1 a. IN. in avery, self
satisfied frame of mind. Previous to
that evening. Fortune had treated him
in none 100 generous fashion, but
now the fckle goddess, seemingly re-
pentaut. had Made amends by placing
fame and fortune well within his grasp.
Ills rhTee-2ct 0--0-date society play
had been received by London audi
erce. in q syle never anticipated by
the author. AID when. I'm response TO
The repeated calls of the enthusiastic
theatre-goors. he stepped before the
curtain ana bowed his acknowledge
ments. he felt that he hour of triumph
mad arrived.
AlI rec0lectiocs &C his previous TAIL
ures faded from his memory, and ms
life seemed 20 date 81 -y fron that mo-
ment Being possess ed OF a moderate
income ne had never felt The pinch OF
being hard up. and had met his uumer-
Gus reverses with commemorate IOrJl-
rude. Bu now all the world was III his
feet. his name was made. his future
productions would be eagerly sought
after. and. consequently. the glow or
pride which suIUsed his whole zane
was Dardonab.e Aster the play nc
had received the congratulations OF
nuubev OF men whose names were fore
most I'm the literary world, men not
aouatel hT any feelings OF petty JeIl-
Crev but men who res0lucely encour-
aged any promising aspirant to immor-
tai fame
on entering his room he turned up
the TIGHTS. cct l0- feeling any inclina-
-i9 DO re ire. De casually took down a
large tobacco jar nom the E2nJelDiece
and proceeded To- load an cid brier.
Throwing himself into an easy chair,
he lu his pine. and, with extended
limbs. uuTld clouds of pale blue smoke
toward the ceiling. lie was young
fellow of about so. and not affecting
-Ha marrerfsn, OF others Of his cult,
wore a fr--. re--G trimmed in the style
fnu0r-r z-j by the genius of Van
DYKE q fact which made him look con-
s.ferably older than ne really was.
A mass of thick black hair accentu-
r-aT The pallOr of his clearly cut face
q face cold. reserved. and dlgnihed, and
one which revealed 90 the close OBJ
server much of IT'S pUsSe'SOT.S life story.
To showed that IT'S Owuer had seen
rfr-cs of trouble. times when the very
heart seemed 90 be knocked out OF the
r7gu-rmes wien his only companion
was gloomy despair; but the shape OF
the mouth revealed the man who by
sheer force of character had risen SUI
Uer-er to- the trials which fate had i'm
posed upon him.
AS De sat there. consoled by the
soothing charms of the goddess Nlco-
tina. his thoughts were of q decidedly
pleasant nature. He had achieved
s,lccess-achieved it when young.
And vet. q look o. intense and pas
si0nste longing occasionally crept
across his face. Did past memories
trouble him. or did he vainiy endeayor
10 look into the din fu-uTe2 He sat
and smoked fC- some time. and then
his eve ras- d on the table by his side.
on which '1v an envelope addressed 10
him. lie took &c up In a HsJless fashion
and lazirv scU-inized it. He saw that
f had been written by q female hand.
and had not been through the post. and
he therefore concluded that Il had been
left by Her. He broke IL open, and
read the following epiS-le,
Dear Sir.-Please pardon the ll0-
er-v 7 take i'm writing TO YOU. / have
lust Witnessed the great success or your
prav. You have now made your name
and will be much sought after. VIII
YOU grant me the privilege Of inter
NJ. wing v0u2 7 am eudeGvOring 10 set
nv foot upon the first rUng of the liter
qrv ladder. but So far have not met
with success. lam not connected with
auv pauer. bur feel confident that the
-a.r at..rr O. ir III
De accepted 7 shall call tomorrow in
order 90 learn your decision.
Yours. very truly.
ANNIE RALEIGH"
Hsrduge read this communication
With much interest but never looked at
the signature. He put the letter on one
side. pressed down the tobacco in his
pipe. and between the whins muJtered;
Poor girl, no sUcCesS-well surely
I'm the hour of my triumph can do
some one q good Juru-cau tomorrow
-umph persevering towel Welt
hate 20 ba l1red-aud by a woman too
however think I'll see her-I Won
der who she is. and he took up the let
ter again.
Annie Raleigh" he cried. Good
heavens, surely It's nOt-nO it cannot
bc-sle IS married long ago. and Nege-
Eating somewhere I'm the country long
ere this: but what curious coici-
deuce'
The name seemed to have wrought a
food of "reminiscences and. with dreamy
ewes. he ooujured up scene Of many
wears back when he was the happy Low
err of q Young girl Of Is His mind
~au5leG for some time among those
DAYS of long ago. and at length he rose
and opened a cabinet standing on ms
dressing table. He rooted out bundle
of old letters. and from among them
took out a slightly faded photograph.