Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-11-13

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/ vaguely seemed to me part of the
girls self.
Eli? What did you say? How do
you like his looks? Peculiar face,
isn't it," Queried Farnham, close to
my ear.
Yes, it is peculiar" I answered, me-
chanically, snatching at the phrase.
"And the girl! Isn't she something
rather choice?"
Very lovely. Who is she?''
"a Miss Karine Cunningham. Same
name as the mine that Wildred is going
to take off my hands. Merely CO.
incidence, but 1 fancy it Influenced
him in his wish to buy the property,
perhaps. He is very much in love with
the girl, and rich as he apparently is,
she can more than match him, l
should say. She's an orphan, whose
father, though he came of what you
English call good family made his
pile in trade; and Sir Walter Tressidy,
who is in the box with his wife, was
her guardian until she came of age,
about year ago. Shc still lives with
them, and Lady Tressidy takes her
about. All these things Wildred, who
is never so happy as when he is talk
ing of Miss Cunningham, has told me;
so, you see, I'm pretty we'll primed as
| to her antecedents, means, and so on.
The girl has thirty thousand pounds
year if she has a penny. Whew!
! Only think what that means in Amer
| lean money! She could buy and sell
me-
| l might have truthfully replied that
the young lady could have had me
without either buying or selling, since
for the first time In my callow days
these few moments had taught me
what at was to experience wild
| quickening of the pulses under the
| casual glance of woman's eyes.
She had seen me. So much salts
faction at least was mine. Mildred
had. doubtless. pointed out his friend,
and her gaze had passed on me--drawn,
perhaps, by the compelling magnetism
of the strange new feeling which dom
mated me.
| Wishing to avoid the appearance OF
rudeness, 1 would have looked away,
but l found myself for an instant I'M
able to do so. 1t was ridiculous to
fancy it, and yet, / could not help
| Imagining that the girls exquisite face
| lighted UP with an expression akin to
| interest as her eyes rested upon mine.
1t was for me a moment of intoxica-
ton, as I felt that these twin violet
lakes received. full in their depths,
the involuntary outpouring of my soul
A sensation as of being wrenched
away from some safe mooring passed
through me as she Withdrew her gaze,
and turning her head whispered to
Lady Tressidy, who sat beside her
The latter then looked at me, and I'M
hesitatingly put up her sparkling lorg-
nettes.
Farnham had not failed to observe
this little pantomime, and was vastly
amused thereby
''This is what comes of being a cele
brity!" he chuckled. They've recog-
nized you from the pictures that were
| in all the papers couple of months
ago, or, perhaps, by the photos that
were published when your book came
out"
| "Nonsense!" | said, rather irritably.
They're only annoyed, perhaps, at our
| staring. Let's turn our attention to
the stage"
| set the example which I recon-
mended, but before doing so l gave
myself the indulgence of one more
lingering glance, and saw that Carson
MILDRED was cycling me with undisguis-
ed interest.
| Was l mistaken-was it only the
J faint emotion awakened by the men,
| ton Of name not quite unknown to
the public-or did the man share in my
| Interrogation of him?
| w
sound of my name or the sight of my
face, it was certainly not pleasant
one The one look | ventured showed
me the pale eyes Swallowed by a frown,
and the CLEAN of white teeth, as they
gnawed the lower lip under the slight
dark line of the moustache.
He glanced from me to Farnham,
and something in his look told me that
| for a reason to me unfatn9mable, he
was displeased at seeing us together.
At the end of the act we went out for
a smoke and breath of fresh air, and
as we were returning We met Wildred
near the stairway, which, at the St.
James. leads to the boxes on one side
| of the house.
/ Il was looking for you," be said to
| Farnham, and me tones OF the voice
| reused the same vague, unpleasant
memories that the eyes stirred.
and we We're just talking of you,
Farnnam annoyed me by reCortlng. Il
| should like 10 De the means of making
you two known TO each other. U1
course, Wlldred. you have heard all
about Noel Stanton. This is actually
he in the flesh, and he has been telling
me that he believes he must have seen
| you somewhere before"
Mr.. Wildred tossed away a cigarette,
and followed it with his brilliant eyes.
He was smiling, but his lips were tense,
as his SAFE came back to ne.
ut is my misfortune,' he said, ito
be obliged to assure you that Mr.. Stan
ton is mistaken. | know him as we'll
as one can do without having met him,
through his book. and worldwide
reputation, but beyond that have not,
till now, had the pleasure
We looked into each others eyes,
and | knew the man lied, and that he
hated me. But the mystery of his
personality and my share in his past
was as profound mystery as before.
! Lady Tressidy sent me out particu-
larly,' he said, in quest of you both,
having recognized Mr.. Stanton from
his numerous counterfeit presentments
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