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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-14
TRUSTEES SAL:
or Real Estate Near Wheeling. Ohio 90 o..
~, West EirG.nia.


Rv virtue OF a deed OF tr l-' o.
David NJ. Alexander and K. b. q A...-'
MS wife, to the undersigned % -t
on the 10th day Of Nov5m ,-. a.'
recorded In the office Ui tIt -A --
County Court Of Ohio county. '..
einia. in Deed OF Trust Book ~. ~ ia-
81 | will, on Saturday tlt -. -.t
h,,ri 1897 (commenc.ug a lu D. u.i -..
al public auction AZ the norm iie..
~ The Ohio County Court house. '' ~
Lowing described tract ID ltF. --
situated about - M. S CASE ot .-..
Wheeling, viz: a certain tract "4 i.-.
land on the waters ~ W oo-s 3D. %.
Edgington run, OHIO county. NJ, ~
ginia. being all OF that par, oi - - 70.
aIsxander's farm. lying south -- 80
branch OF Woods run and KNOW .
dies run. Poorhouse run a.N ,
at Greggsviile, IN salq Cot-.f
lands OF the late John WOODS. --'
ION land Elzey Green Garter a--
containing three Aun4it i
less. and for full Ces.I4l .'.'
land reference Is hereby L"-
napers of the late Adaline Caro-
record in the land rccoIas ~
West Virginia, being the sahlt ." 80 ~
10 said y NJ Alexander ut
Caldwell. and i now Tel.-
Bowman and was former.
Mver Nickerson and s.l4 -.' ~.
land is underlaid with coal a..-
ed for dairy. farming or Eti .s
TERMS OF SALE--on--.. re-
much more OF the purchas- 'a.
purchaser may desire 10 pay d.
dav of sale: the ballrc- .N g." lie
ly payments with lnttIe-.,
purchaser Is 20 give MS noi--
factorily TO said trustee anl
retained until said no;. ff.e T-
J. c. HERvEY. Auc'ioL--h
,,1r0Eef
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best. looking to providing for needy
soldiers at the Home in Richmond, Va,
or otherwise, and procure all informa-
ton necessary from the different
Camps and Chapters in this State to
enable this Association TO determine
the best course to pursue in the prem
Uses"
On motion Of Mr.. Flournoy:
Resolved, That the city papers be re-
quested 10 publish the proceedings OF
this meeting, and that other papers IN
the State be requested to copy.
On motion. the Association adjourned
to the 4th day of May, 1897
S. S. GREEN, President.
J. B. PEYTON, Secretary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-14

Many merchants are well aware that
their customers are their best friends
and take pleasure in supplying them
with the best goods obtainable. AS an
instance we mention Perry & Cameron,
prominent druggists, of Flushing,
Michigan. They say; we have no
hesitation in recommending Chamber
Iain's Cough Remedy to our customers,
as il is the best cough medicine we
have ever sold, and always gives sat-
isfaction." For sale at 25 and 80 cents
per bottle by druggists.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-14
FOE SALE.

House. rooms. loi 3sxi52 H., Mark ST.,
between Sth and 9th SIS. cheap $780,
House. 4 rooms, brick, and s,-.., Na
ST.. cheap. Sl.l50.
Two lots, 50xl0O f.. 5--h ST.. $40 ....:
$50 cash. balance in or year.
One Of the best corner lots on LINN ..
Belvedere addition, so. 0le-,G.rI cash,
balance IN one and two years.
Corner lot on Cherry street, $ll.. ---
third cash, balance IN one ana Two N.-.
House. rooms, hail and DaiI, o. ID
f.. 18th St. s. 100.
House. y rooms. CHEAP. on easy Germs.
Chapine ST.. Centre Wheeling.
House rooms, 18th So, splendid '.1
terms easy. $500.
Good 6 room house. lo, 2-X,oo H.. jacob
St.. Centre Wheeling. Price N" ...-s.
SEQ balance $50 per year.
Splendid lot for dwelling lith 81, tl
Lot for dwelling or 18th So. SLIGO
House rooms. between -4t1 and 2
SITS. on Jacob 81. cheap. ST.
Two houses, S rooms each. wan m.
conveniences. Main ST., near .,a So, OH
House. il rooms. with s.or room. ~ %
St. near 2lst, terms easy B.. liN--- ..i
S525 huvs house rooms Wilson 80
Centre Wheeling so cash. balance DO ...-
Lots on Linn Il. ana McCo.1'l ST..
Wheeling, $50 TO $40 each. on easy pay
House. rooms and hall. Iih So. 500.
Business property on Mark1. 81 90 p. -
500 % SEQ, 500, $780, $1,000 and s. 20 .al1
on real estate.
NESBITT * DEVlNE
Tel. 643. 1889 Market st',.,
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PROCEEDINGS

Of the Meeting of Confederate Vet.
Grams Held in Charleston Last
Week at Which Much Important
Business was Transacted 0rgani-
zatiOn of Confederate Camps Urged
and a General Meeting Called for
May 4th, 1897.
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EDUCATIONAL
MONT De CHANTAL,
NEAR WHEELING. ". VA.
A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES.

Affording competent instruction In al
the branches of higher education. French
sHd German taught by native instructors.
Course of music, vocal and instrumental,
is that Of the best Conservatives of Eu-
rope. Drawing ard Painting. Elocution.
Calisthenics. Board exceptionally good.
Location unsurpassed for beauty and
oc1 THE DIRECTRESS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-14
A FIGHT FOR MILLIONS.
After Unsuccessful Attempts Mrs.
Ross Rensws the Struggle.

In an Affidavit She Declares That
King was Her Uncle, and That
de was Abducted on the Eve Of
His Wedding Day and Kept
Thirty-One Years in Asylums
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-14

W Hyesiss % call az West Va Pr 5la
~! no our 5uI' samples a OF Secret soeie'!
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-14
DUBLIC SALE

l. OF ELM GROVE ro-,
! will offer az public auction
premises. at Elm Grove Ohio conn 4.
Va, on Thursday, April 18th go |.
ing at 10 o'clock a. m. IS lots Pa -...
der OF lots not sold heretofore OF tt. 4 4 i-.
]. Linton subdivision Of Elm Grow Sea-,
Terms-One-third cash or NOR
of sale, and the balance in two ao,,..-- Cay
ments OF one and two years with i-.. .-f'
secured by deed Of trust on the r-
sold. ISAAC J. ITyT5tg
J. c. Hervey, Auctioueer. 10y igA
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-14

PUBLIC SALE.

BY virtue Of the auDth9- ..
them. by a decree Of tl- OH
Ohio county. West Nirg Ala.
18th day of February, Is, .- ~
Ferdinand Reiber V Na.-
others. and William LipYa-'t ID. VI.
V. Charles +. Hosford ana
dersigned special commis- .. gle
AT public auction, a. the L-.
Court House of Ohio cOun.3
MONDAY, APRIL
beginning q 10 O'Clock q. H.- ..
described parcel OF real l!.i
in Ohio county and bcunc--
as follows. that Is 10 say. q
of real estate lying and tti.
west corner OF the parcel OF
mentioned and described 10
Isabella Z2ae and Moan go
Zane on the 3lst day OF aug. .r 80
1894, and recorded IN the ON
Of the County Court oi S-'
Deed Book q. al page 81.
from the said northwest .l.- -... 700
~ along the National or
seVenty-three (t3) icci. l-
back northwardly from the
and seventy-three G3l zee. .-a
hundred and sixty 900 req
Of ground . by 100 feet, ah-
which Isabella Zane has
a new frame dwelling E0u-.
ments, togs ther with all tA-
upon the said piece OF erJ-"
same parcel which Is de,ct
OF trust made by Noah Ll',
Robert White. trustee, da-- .-
of August in the year $50. a..
said clerks Office IN Book 81.
TERMS OF SALE-Or.
purchase money. and so r1-."
purchaser shall elect 20 pt5
on the day Of sale, and
equal ms AILMENTS. pay r.r
on one and two years from
with interest from that lay
giving notes for the deier-.' a. .-
or purchase money and I'D ...
tanned 10 secure the paym .-
and. as additional security '
effscting and maintainins .-.r
ings upon the said property III .r
underwriters satisfactory %
commissioners IN such am ~
cseding the estimated values ..
ings az may be satisiacioi!
commissioners. .,-rrrT-r'
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The Advertiser.

, THE enterprising advertiser
D l who persistently pushes
, his commodity to public no.
: tice through newspapers, by
: means Of ingenious devices
! Of Illustration, palatable
! truths and sound judgment,
) governed by a thorough sys'
} TEN and business principle,
, is as sure of prosperity as
? the certainty that day fol-
I lows night.
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D, G.. KURNER.
PAINTER, GRAlNER, GLAzlER,
.Sign Painter and Paper Hanger,
lbs AND l727 MARKET STREET.

DaaIer IN Ready Mixed Paints, White
"a 0ils1 Turpentine Yarnishes VIM
dow Glass. Polished Plate Glass. Mirrors
FINISHES. sc. Estimates for new buildings
promptly furnished.
Telephone 'SS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-14

IH1TRtTj'RY Il EJs7,.-.-s
special Comm
7 hereby certify that bono VIZ
has been given by the aug,',,i-.l fy -
special commissions as
decree appointing them ->->-rNr C.e-.-
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ROLF & ZANE
90 Four.esr.s
FOR SALE OR TRADE.

WILL TRADE FOR ISLAND rpo,
ERTY. No. ll2i Charles street. hons. 5,
rooms and four lots fronting IS e., y.
Charles street, with "a Ccp,a VI r Va
or will sell cheap for cash '--'
A 20 roomed dwelling a Loeb Iy,,
Heights, opposite Mountain Lac I ''ll
grounds 12Oxll5 feet. WI! sci e.gs. a., a.
cash. '
A new dwelling house at Wo15sis-. ..
Hamilton avenue. with rooms -f Ell.
room; all modern: LOT 70xlA ics. ''
No. q y. Huron St. Rooms. d.. ny's...
No. l226 Chapline St. L rooms. o' -
100 II.
No. 1lS Fourteenth St. houses: 10. ,x
100 Fl.
Four houses sou;hwes. corner Twelfth
and Eoff SITS.
No: q y; Wabash St, rooms AID bath;
lot 60x1O0 II.
MONEY TO LOAN OK CITY real,
ESTATE.
RINEHART & TATUN
The City Bank Building.
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FOR SALE
BARGAINS IN PROPERTY

BHRGHINo TN PhOPERTY
$3.50 buys house of rooms win ...
lot 30x120, on North Huron. near Irs.-ai-
$500 buys house of Z rooms. w..5
corner lot, on Indiana and North g.--lls
streets. --
$3.50 buys house OF 10 rooms. n. s-...
pays u per cent. on the price a...
Indiana street. -' "a
Money 10 loan on short notice.
ROT : 81 JANE
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE

For SALE.
Building Lots on Thirte,nth Street H,u
den Place. Building Lots at Edginglon
W. '. HOGE
City Bank building, Marko
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms. Apply
rs Fourteenth street. apOIi
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-14

FOR RENT-A large front parlor, tu I,T
fully located No. Il n. Front st. mrzoeoh
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-25

Amazed, indignant, and for the first
time in his life Inundated, Dick gaZed
speechlessly after them. The man, of
course, was a sneaking coward-but the
girl was a rather pretty one. 1t had not
been Dicks experience to have women
run from him! Should he follow them,
knock the silly fellows head against a
tree and demand an explanation? Alas!
he knew not the language! They had
already reached the house and disap-
peared in one of the offices. Well! Let
them go for a mean. uncivil pair Of
country bumpkins-he wanted no favors
from them!
He turned back angrily into, the for
est to seek his unlucky beast. The CUR
gle of water fell on his ear; hard by
was a spring, where, at least, he could
water the mustang. He stopped to ex-
anime it; there was yet light enough in
the sunset sky to throw back from that
little mirror the reflection of his thin
oval face, his long curling hair and his
pointed beard and mustache. Yes, this
was his face-the face that many wom-
EN- in Paris had agreed was romantic
and distingue. Had these wretched
greenhorns never seen a real man be-
fore? Were they idiots are insane? A
sudden recollection of the silence and
the seclusion of the building suggested
certainly an asylum, but where were
the keepers! But it was getting dark in
the wood he made haste to recover his
horse, to drag it to the spring and even
battle its shoulder in the water mixed
with whisky taken from his flask. His
saddlebag contained enough bread and
meat for his own supper; he would
camp out for the night where he was
and with the first light of dawn make
his way back through the wood whence
he came. As the light slowly faded
from the wood he rolled himself in the
saddle blanket and lay down.
But not to sleep! His strange position
the accidentrto his horse, singuf7r irri:
Itation over the incident of the fright.
ened servants-trivial as it might have
been to any other man-and above all
an increasing childish curiosity, kept
him awake and restless. Presently he
could see also that it was growing light
err beyond the edge of the wood, and
that the rays of a young crescent moon
while it plunged the forest into dark
ness and impossible shadow, evidently
was illuminating the hollow below. Ht
threw aside his blanket, and made hi
way to the hedge again. He was right
he could see the quaint formal Lines o
the old garden more distinctly-the broad
terrace-the queer-towered bulk of TIN
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-25

NOEL in broader space, which marked
the junction of another road. Directly
-hefore il however, to his CONSERVATION,
were the massive but time-wOrn iron
gates of a park-which Dick did not
doubt was the one in which he had
snent the previous night But 1t was
impossible to go further in his present
plight and he boldly approached the
restaurant. As he was preparing TO
make his usual explanatory signs, to
his great delight, he was addressed III
quaint. broken English, mixed with
forgotten American slang. by the white
trousered. black alpaca coated proprle-
tor. More than that-he was SociaI
democrat and an enthusiastic lover or
America-had he not been to "BostoWh
and New York and penetrated as Iaf
west as "BooAoE" and had much pleas,
urp IN that beautiful and free country.
| Yes! il was "go-a-cd" country-you
"bpt-your-lif." One had reason To say
| so-there was your eIectricity-yoW
street cars, your steamboats, '-ah! such
staamboats-and your "rrail roads an.
observe. compare your rrail rroadN ana
tDc buffet Of the Pullman-with the
| lire from Paris. Tor eXamht-and where
| is ours? Nowhere! Actually, positively
without dOubt-nOWhCre.'
Later. at an appetizng brcakfast-at
which. TO Dicks great satisfaction, the
good man had permitted, and congratu-
lated himself to sit at table with Il free
born American. be was even more 10.
ouacious. For what, then, he would
ask, was this incompetcnce-this imhe-
ciity-of France? He would tell. 1t
was the vile corruption of Paris, the
grasping of capital and companies, the
| fatal influence of the still clinging no.
blesse, and the insidious jesuitical power
Of the priests AS, for example, Mon
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-25
SOMETHING TO DEPEND ON.

Mr.. James Jones, of the drug firm Of
Jones and Son., Cowden, Ill.,, in speak
ing of DIR. Kings New Discovery, says
that last winter his wife y ; attacked
with La Grippe, and her ase grew so
serious that physicians az Cowden and
Pana could do nothing for her. 1t SEEM
ed to develope into Hasty Consumption.
Having DR.. Kings New Discovery in
store, and selling lots Of it, ne took a
bottle home, and to the surprise of all
she began to get better from first dose,
and half dozen dollar bottles cured her
sound and well. DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and Colds
is guaranteed to do this good work. Try
it. Free trial bottles at any drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-25

arrested by voice from the terrace;
Renee"
1t was the voice of the elderly lady,
who with the cure at her side, had just
rounded the house from its rear, ana at
the further end of the terrace, was look
ing toward the garden in search of the
young girl. His escape in that way
was cut off. To add to his dismay. the
young girl, perhaps reused by her moth
er's voice. was beginning to show signs
of recovering consciousness. DICK look
ed quickly around him. There was an
open door, opposite the window, leading
to a hall which no doubt offered some
exit on the other side of the house. 1t
was his only remaining chance! lie
darted through it, closed 1t behind hlm'
and found himself at the end of long
hall or picture gallery strangely llit-
minated through high windows, reach
ing nearly to the roof, by the moon,
which on that side of the building. threw
nearly level bars of light and shadows
across the floor and the quaint por-
traits on the wall But to his delight he
could see at the other end narrow.
lance-shaped open p0Stern door snow
ing the moonlit pavement Wlthout-eVi-
IDENTIFY the door through which the moth
or and cure had just passed out. He ran
rapidly toward it. AS he did so he heard
the hurried ringing of bells and voices
in the room he had quitted-the young
girl had evidently been discovered-and
this would give him time. He had near
" reached it, when he stopped sudden
ly-his blood chilled with awe! 1t was
his turn to he terrifed-he was standing
apparently. before himself.
His first recovering thought was that 1t
was a mirror. so accurately was every
line and detai of his face and figure re-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-25

Dick.
"Ah! 1t was legend. Consider its
artfulnessl The Comte Armand had
been hard liver, a dissipated scoundSel.
reckless beast, but a mighty hunter OF
the stag. 1t was said that on one OF
these occasions he had been warned by
the apparition of st. Hubert, but he Aad
laughed, for observe, he always jeeLe(
at the priests, too, hence this story ;Ant
had declared that the flaming cross &Ee,
between the horns of the sacred "a a
was only the torch of a poacher, anna h
would shoot it. Good! The body OF
eomte, dead, but without a wound Il 70
found in the wood the next day, Mitl
his discharged arQuebus in his No
The archbishop of Rouen refused MI
body the rites of the church. unWI ,
number of masses were said every NO.
and-paid for! One understands! IN,
sees their little game The count oU
appears-he is in purgatory1nor,
masses-more money! There you bare
Bah! One understands, too, that the
affair takes place-not in a cafetlike
this-nOt in a public place-but at a
chateau of the nOblesse, and is seen by
the proprietor checked the characters
on his fngers-"two retainers, one young
demoiselle Of the noblesse, daughter OF
the chatelaine herself, and-my faits! il
goes without saying, by fat priest--the
cure. In effective interested onesi And
the priest-his lie is magnificent! Su-
perb! For he saw the comte in theipic.
ture gallery, in effect, stepping into his
framew
so, come off the roofw said DICE inn
patiently; ''they must have seen fPme-
thing, you know. nhe-young tidy
wouldn't lie."
NJ. Riband leaned over, with nys-
FERROUS cynical smile, and LOWERING his
voice. said, "You have reason to sag SO.
You have hit It, my friepU There's Is
something! And if we regard the hung
lady-you shall hear The story of Nile.
de Fontonelles is that she has waikiki by
herself alone in the garden-you obferve
alone-in the moonlight, near the Edge
Of the wood. You comprehend 4 the
mother and the cure are in the hk se-
for the time-effaced! Here at tho ksdge
Of the wood-though why she con hues
"a young demOiselle-to the edge the
woods does not make itself-she Holds
her ancestOr-as on q PEDESTAL #oiln,
The Irish standard., 1897-02-20

ward her when she leaned over the edge
of the rock. Then he saw that she was
shaking with suppressed laughter, and
penitcnce very nearly became wrath.
"Why arc you laughing at me?" he
demanded.
"Because you're so ridiculous" she
retorted, facing him suddenly. "What
makes you talk as if 3lr. Thorndyke be-
longed to me? What right have you to
think that he is anything more than q
friend of my fathers, likc-like your
self? How do you know that he isn't
engaged to the young lady in New York
who writes TO him every week.
Prothcroe made praisewortty at
tempt to be coherent, but it ended
rather tamely. "Then yo'l---then I
have been mistaken all along in think
+tng-Elsie, please come away from that
cliff and tell me you forgive me-"
:. II -won't-not till you catch me"
And, with moc;sing laugh in which
there was more joy than derision. she
slipped over the edge of the rock and
was nearly out Of sight in the path be-
low before Protheroe gathered enough
presence OF mind to accept her chal-
lenge. The chase was short and vigor-
The Irish standard., 1897-02-20

stand your reluctance, Mr.. Duncan, -
he said, with Il smile that had softened
more than one recllcitrant witness.
.''you win pardon my not mentioning
It sooner, but l had not thought of ask
ing you to serve us in this matter with
out compensation. It will he thou.
send dollars in your pocket when you
bring Kilgrow to my office in Allacoo-
Chez"
Duncan's solemn face gave no int:Iaa-
tfon OF The strife stirred up within him
by the lawyers shameless proposal
= furious struggle between cautious
shrewdness and righteous Indignation.
For the first, and perhaps the last, time
in his life, wrath got the better Of pru-
dence, and he burst out in storm OF
broad Scotch invective that put sharp
conclusion to the interview.
'..Ye'll bride auld jamie Duncan, will
ye? Yell tilt yerscl' back in yer chair
In a mans ain hoose an pit price OF,
the held O his frien''? Lat me tell ye,
.ance for a. Master Attorney, yesdidna
bid high eneuch there's ma gowd
eneuch a'nang the hale scram'lin O. sc
70 buy ane hair @ Johnnie Keelgrow's-
held, d yc ken that, ye auld smooth
faced dell: Tax yer dour face oof O
the boose, before Tin forgettin' I'm a:
marl.o peace an a Chrecstian!s : : ,saa.l
5hnrplcss was shrewd enough 70 see
{ Nat she had hops icssly ruined cases
lt the irate Sect md
The Irish standard., 1897-02-20

IN opportunity for private speech with
The girl; though Thorndyke abused
himself, as was his wont, for not.having
made one, and Protheroe went away
leatlesn-h ea rted because he, had been de-
MED the. privilege of confession and alb
solution.
As to the necessity for going, Thorn
dyke was peremptory and obdurate.
He insisted that Sharpless must not be
given another day; that there had al
ready been sufficient delay. to enable
the crafty and unscrupulous attorney
to entrench himself behind mountains
of chicanery. No, he said, there should
he settlement that day, or else he
would have the manager and the attor-
ney in Jail before night.
81 wouldna be too prcccese ABBOTT
the exact sum, Master Thorn
DYKE" was Duncan's parting injunc-
ton. 'Feefty thousand dollars is a
fearful deal O. money to ding ootat ane
clatter." .-. -
GIVE been thinking that over since
we spoke Of it," rejoined Philip, "and
I've changed my mind. They'll pay a
hundred thousand, or go to Jail"
Protheroe laughed heartily at Dun
cans dumb show of amazement when
they were out Of hearing. II hope
you'll win," he said. "Do you want me
to go with your"
mo; L fancy can manage them bet
ter alone; but I'm much obliged. I'd
be glad to have you with me afterward,
though. Imagine Sharpless will be in
al assassinating mood if do win
The Irish standard., 1897-02-20
She turned away to the window

She turned away to the window
again, and her voice was unsteady when
! che answered him. "You mustn't say
that; you don't understand; he was
very unhappy and discouraged when he
said it,
Protheroe told himself that his con-
clusions,were verified in somany words,
and yet he had to grapple .fiercely with
the spirit of lawlcssness prompting
him to apostatize once for all by telling
her that she was more to him than she
could ever be to Thorndyke, or to any
one else. When he could trust himself
to speak he said, quietly: ~"Don't
grieve; we'll find him all right; I'll find
him and bring him back to YOU"
He meant to go when he had said 1t,
and he might have kept his resolution
If she had not looked up into his face
with her eyes full of trouble. 'Pleass
don't" she began, but the ungovern-
able impulse slipped the leash, and for
e. moment Protheroe put the cup of pos
session to his lips and drank deeply,
taking her in his arms and covering
the burning cheeks with his kisses.
Then a sudden sense-of the enormity
Of his transgression overwhelmed him,