Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-25
WHEELING REGIsTER" sUNDAY.APR1L %. 1897

was really quite by accident that, In
| taking a letter one evening from the
notebook, he pulled out the photograph
which fell upon the foor at Charles
Wards feet. There WEB a small party
Of friends in the parloI and Julia was al
| the piano singing. Charles Ward, stoop-
| ing quickly, took up the card before
Horace had missed it. The face on one
| side, the tender inscription on the other
were sufficient to set his Jealous temper
in blaze and before Horace could stop
him, before indeed he quite realized his
own loss, his rival had torn the card In
two tossed the pieces on the glowing
Goals OF the open crate and with an an
cry stride and lowering face left the
| room. Julia caught the glare OF rage he
threw upon her and a moment later the
slam of the front door shook the house
Even quiet Mr.. Dent was reused and
looking at Horace, said:
Perhaps cannot prevent that man
from breaking my daughters heart, but
| by Jove, he shall not slam my DOORS"
81 wonder" the poor child thought
elf he is going to be jealous Of my girl
friends? l was singing with May Wat
ers when he rushed out of the house"
The parlors were clear of guests at
last and Julia was leaving the ROOM
when her father called her back.
My darling" he said gently, Il want
! to talk with you. Horace will excuse
us. know"
Upon which rather broad hint Hor-
! ace retired.
Now, Dewie," her father said, "be
frank with me. You know there is
nothing l would not do for your happi-
ness"
Julia nestled close in the loving arms
encircling her, hiding the tears that
were falling upon her fathers breast
resting in the love that had never failed
her.
IF you love Charles Ward with such
entire love that you cannot be happy
separated from him. Mr.. Dent SAID, !
will say nothing to you. But, Dewle' II
will be a home of fear rather than love
if this horrible temper he shows no"
| is to govern il.
Papa" Julia said, lifting her pale
tear-stained face, you believe dld love
linn when promised 10 be his WlIe?
Eyes. darling. believe that?
But YOU will not think | am hcKle-
that abominsble woman, a flirt-if l
tell YOU ne has crushed all that love out
These constant scenes. accusations 'ha'
insult me. bitter reproofs without cause
even though they are followed by peni-
tent pleas for forgiveness, have worn
ONT all nv respect. and ! do not love
charles Ward. If you think my honor
Kinds me | will marry him, but ne Will
Kill me with his Jealous suspicious "hell
I am wholly in his power. You Sd"
how he insulted me this evening
everyone saw it,"
what had you done?"
Nothing I have not the fa!r'ts' 'ued
of the cause OF his anger
And yet tomorrow, when he accuses
YOU. and when you convince him that 1T
has made a fool OF himself, ne VIII cry
for pardon and you will forgive nm.
Dewie. let me see him and dismiss him.
II will" she said very quietly. Better
TO suffer little now than TO undertake
duties I have not strength to meet.
So when Charles Ward the next day
entered the drawing room ready to over
whelm Dewie with the story Of her
treacherv. he was rather confounded az
seeing Mr. Dents grave face and near
ing that gentleman say s.erniy;
Il presume you have come, Mr. Ward
to apologize for the rude manner i'll when
YOU left my house last evening"
II was ike a dash of cold water in his
face: he fairly gasped. He had come TO
hear apologies. not to offer them. II would
make my story too long to repeat the con-
versation that followed. Mr.. Dent rather
enioycd telling Nj Ward how Mr.. Fore
man became possessed Of Devices picture,
but he utterly refused TO carry any con
,ri.e messages to his daughter.
Il am authorized by Julia" he said, Ito
tell YOU she is weary of this constant quar-
cling and unjust suspicion
she does not wish to break our en-
gagement?'
That is precisely what she does wish
and what I persist upon. l shall never
consent to your marrying my daughter,
Mr.. Ward"
With his love still unsDoken Horace
Forman returned to Kansas and Mr.. Dent
took julia for a European trip. They were
absent a year and Devices heart wounds
were quite healed. her Old bright smile
had returned when, on their return home.
Horace made his old guardian another
visit.
His wooing then prospered and when he
went TO his Western home again Dewie
was his wife and Mr.. Dent only remained
to wind up his business and retire before
following them to Kansas.
Charles Ward, reading the marriage
notice In the newspapers, ground his teeth
in rage knowing that he had only his
own temper to blame that his name was
not in the place of the bridegroom 5.