The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-16
WHO'S WHO?
81 HUGO 81. RlalsrEsas i. D.
Copyright. 1897. by the Author


looked into his bright eyes. it would
have been impossible for him to hood
wink me. If he were on the same train,
he was not in the smoker, and ! was so
sure that he was not a fellow traveller
that I did not take the trouble to look
into the other cars.
The run on the Northern road, with
one or two exceptions, is less than 80
miles, and SINCE there are no western
connections the trains almost invaria-
bly, make exact time. As consequences
our local line drew up at Englewood at
1918, which was one minute in adj
vance of schedule time.
Taking my place on the platform, I
scrutinized every man and woman who
stepped off and went either to the wait
ing cabs, which whirled them away to
their homes, or who made their way
thither en- foot. Convey Cone was not
among them.
And yet had I glanced at the other
side Of the train could not have failed
TO see that gentleman, who, observing
me on the watch, had plenty Of time in
which to disappear behind the buildings
to the left, SO that when the cars moved
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tective the slip and that he was to bear
Nv nano - .no .noon'ou ~ e ,4s "a ., .no
e'es, ~, saun.eieu " vn e. no'e.' .n' 10
:" await 'i'e ''1ne Aof ii'y nie' nnoVe al
'ne business. ,-,-.
A., Meanwniio ny .ae unhoel, lingering un.
"a : was ouo VI 'no WY p,'sseu W q
Iouhoaoout COURSE 70 raiiSaao a'ehue'
inc man streeo Oh hhgieWood' ana en-
,eieu ti'e 'eieeraph oiuoe' l1oln WIZ" Nun
~ een' u, message ~ cipner " NJ"
Iork: lnen' wi'nou' waiting lor ~.
ply ne weht u the lo.e4 acloss 'ilo
street, where ne 'oo' a"aA'eo 'ne eVeA's
VI 1he evening.
Two ie''ers iao COME oulih9 NY ao-
sence' ohe was " pessihs hlssise' ilonl
young man ~ the Mes', WHICH 'oio
up anu nuhs asiue' Lne o'nei was TON
oeane.te Law!ehoe' "i', e'ianse AteA'
ines 'remoiihgiy opeheo IL anu feao'
DEAREST HARoLp-is was sensible and good
address th i +" v nu c;tv home not hnowin.
whittier you have gone, but / suppose it will
be forwarded. pray that you may soon be
July yourself ana WIN Drive al .ns queer ss
will be tho c,se' Mother md I ar. we'll. and
she sends her love and best wishes, but we are
taking no more carriage rides In Central park:
aad VT tn ~, S,., s.ts W , tna " im e
received. But follow the counsel of the doctor.
and believe me, as ever, yours, JEANETTE.
After holding this in my hand for
some minutes, studying the beautifully
formed characters and tracing the sweet
sentiments, took up my pen to answer.
But what should say2 What was
there for me to say? I could not at
tempt to undeceiye her, for she would
accept the effort as another proof of my
distressing delusion and probably insist
that should see the physician without
delay
If I should write as Harold would
have written, breathing love and devo.
ton, it would be still more cruel decep-
ton on my part and pile up sin against
the day Of reckoning which l felt was
close at hand.
Not to reply to the tender communi.
cation would be cold and neglectful.
But that was easier to bear than either
Of the other courses. The time would
come when she would respect my mo.
tive.
"And, whatever the outcome, she
shall yield me that respect, for was man
ever placed in more irving situation
than n"
And so the missivo was tenderly fold.
ed up and placed in nv pocket along,
side the package of money. could not
tell wby I preserved it with 80 much
care. but 1t was more precious in. INV
ewes than the ten bills of large denoni.
nation nesting close beside the letter
Of one Of the best and fairest Of women
The early evening mail brought a
missiye, forwarded from New York,
which was of the most annov;np nature,
IT, was from Harold Westcott or no he
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