Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-02-21
WHITENING REGISTER. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 81 1897.

ein;a Johns. had been the dearest
school girl friend of Mrs. MacMlchael
youth. And on the day or Mr.. Bent
incly's speech there was no more exclted
and enthusiastic listener than Mrs. Nc
Michael. who risked her husband
good report at home, and had Giorla
Campeador beside her In the gallery'
and sent to Mr.. Bentinck the Duncn
OF roses which she carried, and took
them both home to dine with her, and
,, to long growl from the senator Who'
having decided ont TO stand LOT an
other term, would have been better
pleased if Harry Bentinck hadn't made
himself an impossible successor.
81 have had news said Gloria, meet
ing him radiantly few mornings after
wards. 1T is only a scrap that Vir-
Clio has sent me. They are OF. On, l
have said all my prayers! And now l
must go tell my news. General Piers
Petersen left his wife here, did you
know? He thought he had done with
administering. and he mararied over
here a little woman with plantation.
Well, the war knocked all that to
pieces. But then he had the war, you
know, and that almost paid him. he
'snuffed delight of battle. l am on my
way to see her. Are you going with
me? 1t is a shame that | should live at
the Arlington and dress like princess
but 1t is my aunt-my aunt who has
the money and who maintains that l
serve the cause better So and who does
not care so much about the cause any
way as she does about me-a shame,
and the dear little Piers Petersen wo-
man living at the top of house out at
the boundary. | have been so busy
converting Senators and secretaries /
have not had time to see her"
1t was quite at the top of a mean lodg-
ing house that they found Mrs. Piers
Petersen In q little hall chamber. She
was wrapped In a shawl, for there was
no fire; but she was rosy and smiling.
IT had TO let you up" she said, for
didn know but you had news. l am al
ways hoping to hear that recruits have
rendezvoused on the Central American
shores, and that some millionaire has
given us a couple of swift cruisers with
guns, and that we have broken down the
coast guard and carried all before us.
Have you news? As for me, never have.
The general never writes; he just appears;
usually he has just failed again."
rs this-is this - began Gloria
Where 1 live? Yes. But then, you
know, 1 am Just waiting. 1t is-that isl
mean"-and she suddenly began to cry.
ION, what sort of thing is this for
lint
nerves might give out, too, If you had
eaten nothing but apples for week.
stop a moment" exclaimed Gloria.
'Do you mean to say that you have eaten
nothing but epples for a week? Then 1
will eat nothing but apples for week
You foolish child" said Mrs. Piers
Petersen, who, being the wife Of soldier.
was superior to the unmarried maid, even
if she were the sister of a soldier, and
superior any way by reason Of the star
Walton on apples, don't You see that the
apple-business is my monopoly" and she
laughed in the midst Of her tears, like a
child.
Well we can't encourage monopolies,"
said Gloria, gayly. I'VE are all for free
dom, and so you will come out and have
lunch with me. And
40. You may lend me little money If
you will. But l will stay here. He will
expect 10 find me here"
AN the money you want And 1 Will
tell you my good news as we go"
You have good news? Then I don't
want the money. 1t will comfort me with
apples until he comes. He always comes"
Il think we shall have to take this into
our own hands" said Mr. Bentinck.
And the little woman had no choice but
to go with them for q lunch and an after
noon of Faust. and when she came home
her room was filed with hyaclnths and
tulips, and under the tulips was i little
stack Of gold pieces, which she saved re-
Hgiously for the time when the general
should come. as he always did, and find
her there.
But zealously concerned as Mr.. Ben
timex had become in the cause for which
he had hazarded so much, he was con-
siderably more concerned about himself.
That Gloria was simply making use Of
him. was trolling him and and his in
fiuence along in creating capital for her
cause, and that she was capable Of throw
ing him over like flower she had worn
TIL it withered. when It suited her pur-
uoses, had indeed crossed his mind.
And then he had reDroached himself
for his unfaithful fGncies regarding this
pure ard ardent creature, who had re-
fused to allow him to be pledged and yet
gave him such absolute confidence; he
had remembered, too. that in matters OF
marriage there is far more reserve in the
habits of the Spanish-American people
than in our own; and he assured himself
that she was his that she had sealed the