Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-03

into tears, but I maintained n logged Sc
lence and utterly refused TO discuss the
state of affairs in any shape or form.
But ! can't tell you how / felt as '
DAYS and weeks went on and matters
not improve Annie's shop be'ap
rage so much so that people
rounding villages began to flock
she started in another bran
making and millinery. This W
success that she soon had thr
working for her. / used to be
them all at work with Ann
experimenting But Annie
my way, and began to fee
unbearable.
WAS angry with her No
say that such a feeling never
mind. The estrangement
taught me how much love-
do believe that II at that IN
married any other man L
killed him.
1T began to be rumored tn.
man, George Dodson, was go
her. When that first came to
seemed to change dull pain :
agony but never spoke.
AT last, however, the china.
night | was standing at my
when / saw George Dodson
20 into Mr.. Lason's. He di
the shop. but through the
trance. And Think the sig
mad.
81 stood for a few minute
such a whirl. my whole be
tumult Jas no words of mir
to 1aptssasudSep1yIG.
road and into the house
"I can see the whole th
was sitting at the far er
and by her side was Georg
were only two other persV7F
nelghbors, Mr. and Mrs eminsi'I1or'
But never heeded them 4
her into my ms. I kissed her a,estable
wildly! And return I got one soft
which knew meant everything. ke.
II sank dosn on my knees and hid m.
head in her lap. her hands resting gently
on my hair. ana think we both forgot all
else save each other until we heard old
Mr.. Fleming. who had only just recov-
cred from the state of stupefaction into
which my entrance had thrown him, ejac-
ulate:
well, I'm dashedv
Then jumped up, and we all laughed.
For George Dodson, who would, suppose.
have felt but little inclined for merriment,
was gone Yes. utterly Disappeared lie
evidently had the sense to see that the
tide had turned, and that he might just as :
well make himself scarce.
Then we heard Mr.. Lnson's voice. The
poor old gentleman had been ailins some
time and was then keeping his bed alto
gether. But he could hear that something
unusual was going on, so Annie ran up TO
him-glad. think. to make her escape for
a few minutes.
"She came down with an April face.
Father wants to see you, James, she
said.
80 up I went. and I'm not sure thlt Il
did not shed a few tears by the oidTs;ftleS
mans bed. For there had always been
real liking-amounting indeed. TO affection
between us. and II seemed no small mat
ter TO once more take what had so long
seemed my rightful place as his prospect
I've son.
Welcome back. my lad he said.
stretching out kindly hands to me. We
shall have wedding now soon, | hope.
I'VE didn't, however. for Mr. Lason
grew rapidly worse and died soon after
ward But his last moments were sooth-
cd by the knowledge OF the mutual afec-
ton between Annie and me.
Annie would not be married until
year had been passed out OF retpect for
her fathers memory. But during this time
of probation we were almost Ike one
famly-my mother dear old soul, peing
unfeignedly rejoiced at our reconciliation
and we Joined forces as 10 shops. Buse-
Miss seemed to flow back to me. for Annie
used to send customers across for any
thing she happened TO be out of. and so
people got into the way OF coming once
again.
"she used to laugh about George Dod-
son.
"'I knew that would fetch you, she
said I knew that II I could stand all
else, you could never sec me with an
other young man..
AT the end of the twelve months l snu'
up my own shop and went 10 live across
the way. Annie's house being the larger
and the better Of the two.
II am thankful to say that our business
continued to thrive and grow, but better
than ali has been the steady love ana con-
fidence between myself and my dear wife.
] know the past has taught me one iesson-
When I stood up in church being married.
] made a solemn resolution. II was this;
That If ever in our after life we had any
little disagreement or quarrel-and who
has not?-I would always be the first to :
speak. the first to make overtures toward
reconciliation. always ready to say, Let's
kiss and be friends
"I have done so, and the plan has worked
well. We often wonder now how either OF
us could have been so stubborn in the days
gone by. But in conclusion we laugh and
exclaim:
".Alrs well that ends we'll" ~