Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

they generally are. Yes, my dear
Miss Carroll, he is trying to attract
your attention. His name is Gregory.
Gregory Moorsome Decastro. Oh, dear
me, What have | done now?"
For Miss Carroll swayed, turned her
self half round and fell to her knees,
gaspng, Him. My husband"
Mrs. Tivvers, groaning, "Oh, dear
me- What have | done?" hastily got
out of the room.
l suppose every one there heard
what Miss Carroll said, although she
really did not speak above whisper.
Everyone saw her turn and fall, for
Mrs. Tivvers' exhibition had quickly
become the centre of all attention. In
stead of a general stir and hustle, an
awed silence followed the first faint.
involuntary murmur that had escaped
us. Miss CAROLS strange exclama-
ton seemed to stupefy US. Mrs AL
fred alone showed presence of mind.
She knelt by her friend, gathered her
in her arms. and lifted her The sud
den cry, the physical collapse that
/ accompanied it, and the recovery, all
occupied less than half minutes
time. We, the other guests. could
hardly have begun to wonder whether
we ought not, in some less precipitate
manner, to follow poor Mrs. Tivvers'
example, when Mrs. Alfred with her
arm twined about the girls waist,
faced us.
"Madge" she said aloud and dis
tinctly, you must let me explain for
you" Then, without waiting foc OK
press permission, she went on, Miss
oil n II ,ysr-isa Crf
three years ago-on East, where we
were at college. The law set her free
and gave her the right to bear her
maiden name. She has as much right
to be called Miss Carroll as l have to
be called Mrs. Alfred Landon.'
Somehow, during the excitement,
| Eugene Landon had got to my elbow.
Until then I had not seen him in the
room. He nudged me and whispered,
You know, Barker, she can't see them
unless they're dead, can she?"
II don't understand it, was all I
could answer.
| understood nothing. Nobody there
seemed to understand anything. Mrs.
Alfred spoke in a low voice to her
mother-in-law, and Madame seem
| ed not to hear. OF course people
began to look for their hats and wraps,
| muttering that it was all very wonder
! full. That was a safe thing to say:
| there was not the slightest difference
of opinion about it.
| But l was not allowed to get my hat
| and oyercoat. Eugene insisted upon
giving me his views about astral
/ shells.
Even if the woman has this horri-
| bic power" he said, 81 don't see how
an astral shell can come off of man
while he's alive. Do you?"
| Il don't know, old fellow. It's all
| beyond me- l answered, trying to get
away.
But see here. This is a very seri-
| Gus business, Barker. You see, my
mother has old-world notions about
| divorce and all that. How-say, dc
you think she would have been Sc
much affected if she hadn't known the
man was dead? She can't care any
thing for him. He behaved like q
brute"
What could l say? 1t would have
been unfriendly TO have run away as ii
Mrs iyvers had discovered small
pox in the house.
So l was constrained to attend Sec
ret council in the library upstairs
Madame was not present; she was
ministering to the victim of nervous
shock. Beyond what | had already
guessed. | was enlightened, if at all,
only by Alfreds very emphatic dis
course upon his mothers French bour-
geoise prejudices. Madames attention