Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-24
Shouldn't wonder if it was Il

Shouldn't wonder if it was that
young idiot JIM
Enter Toosey-"Mr. Houston's wait
ing to see you, sir, he said.
Presently. presently. Put him in the
drawing-room. and the General, who was
feeling very nervous, walked of to await
his ward i'm the dining room.
Meantime. Houston, VINO was i'm q state
of depression and excitement disbelievins
the story of Walls base conduct, yet too
human-too passionately in love, not to
hope that it might be true, stood gazing
upon the garden without seeing it, when a
voice. a voice which was always sounding
i'm his ears said, Il thought l would find
YOU here / saw you come up the garden.
Houston caught her hands, and stood sill
entity gazing at her. II wanted to tell you
bv ourselves" she went on, trying 10 with
draw her hands 81 want to thank you
for vour note. You are a true hearted, 10y
M friend" Here a sob stopped her 1T
did me good. but it is all no use He is
married. ] know he is married
"AIv Cod cried Houston, starting back.
..Are you married TO him? l always felt
there was some mystery about YOU
ID. VI
one. that YOU may be sure-but-I dare not
stop. l am going to see the General and
also there's going TO be the most awful
row. DO come to the dining-room. I
want some one to stand by me-and then
them shall bid you good bye. Come
lin" She turned and went swiftly to-
ward the dining-room followed by the
bewildered Jim.
The General was standing at the head Of
the table. with a judicial aspect, as if he
were about to preside a. "a court martial
in "a matter Of life or death.
ct want to ask you a question or two,
nv dear ward" he said solemnly. Eth?
lin, I don't want YOU here
..yeU. do. General Let him stay
The General looked surprised. but made
no objection. He sat down in big leather
chair. and. laying one hand on the table.
stretched the other solemnly toward the
pale trembling girl standing before him.
Are YOU going to quit my house this
night? Answer me true.
yes. my dear General, I am
"Wfh that man Harris?'
"No-for he is married to another wo-
man"
"Has he written to tell you?'
"Ie has not. but I have had letter
from his wife.
"His wife, DO YOU know hero
"Very intimately.
."Tbere is some devilish mystery under
this Sneak out What is the plot?'
II will tell you. I would ask YOU to
have natience only it would be no use.
Val Harris is married-married for nearly
n month-to-" q little sob-'your ward
INV dear friend Ella Cathcart.
.rTbis is too ridiculous. said the Cen
eraI scornfully.
Il wish it were not true for now see
I have done wrong
"Then who are you?" shouted the Cen
eral.
"I-I-am Kitty Blake" she said. and
seemed - swallow something rather large
in her throat
The General rose mp and stood giaring AT
her while he rested his knuckies on the
table.
You are Kitty Blake-you-. BY
George. 7 begin TO doubt if am In my
senses. Do YOU mean TO say-that you
Won are not my ward? That you nave only
nersonated her? That you have befooled
and bamboozled me-me, your guardian
no not vour cuardian-that--. Then the
follow that met Miss Blake-no-I mean
my ward or whoever she was. I don't
know who's who-Who was he?''
mot my brother" cried Kitty, wringing