Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09

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r was III for . fortnight, ana then /
I grew better. and remembered who / was
land great many other things. But
felt too Ianguid to want to explain,
and as lay there thinking, began to
wonder if it would not be very inter
esting to go to England, without letting
anyone know who / was, and see for
! myself if my uncle was really glad-or
| if he would rather have had the money
than his dead brothers only child.
Somehow, l had not fancied l should
like my uncle much, but l wanted to
know if l had done him an injustice.
| Perhaps it was wrong of me, but /
always was self-willed, I'm afraid, and
liked doing odd things. At all events,
when was well enough to act for my
self sold the rings | had been wearing,
which brought enough money not only
to pay the people who had taken care
of me, but to give something to the
sailors q want to do more for them
by-and-by), and to have enough left for
my journey to England.
Il arrived in London, all alone, about
I think it must be about ten days ago;
and | very easily found my uncle's
place, fiat at Queen Anne's gate.
went straight there, and | chose the
dinner hour, for | thought | should be
more sure to find him at home. He IS
a bachelor, you know, perhaps; so
there was not an aunt to find too.
HE was at home, as had hoped, and
| sent word by his butler that lady
wished to see him on business. In
few minutes he came in and-but tell
me, before l go on, what that strange
look in your eyes means, Mr.. Napier?
You must-you must! l will not speak
again until you do"
My face had betrayed me, and now
felt myself flush under her shining
gaze, for | was 10th to put in words the
dark thought that had sprung up like
noxious weed in my mind. But L
knew that she would not let me rest I'M
til had made her wise; and, after all,
if the man were guilty, why Should
seek to spare him, though few drops
of the same blood as hers ran in his
veins?
IF l must tell YOU" l said, Il was
thinking that-perhaps the mystery OF
this attempted crime was proving al
most too easy of solution"
She caught me up with her usual
ouickness. You mean that my uncle
wished me out of the way, and that it
has been his work."
May God forgive me if l misjudge
an innocent man." | exclaimed. For
| should be the last one on earth to con-
denim fellow-being on mere rag OF
circumstantial evidence
Il think you do misjudge him. the
girl rejoined thoughtfully. And the
mystery is as far from being solved as
ever, as | believe you will feel when |
have finished
you would not allow me to let you
finish before l spoke was what |
wanted to say But she was a woman;
and so ! kept silence.
MY uncle came into the ROOM and
he was a good deal astonshed of
course" she went on. But he had had
my photograph when | was few years
younger, and so he could not doubt.
Besides, l had a great deal to tell him
of my dear father; and altogether, in
a short time, had made my case clear.
He was very good, and even cried mt
tie. | began to feel sure | lad not
thought kindly enough of him, and to
think | ought not to have given him
such a shock.
after we had talked for awhile, he
said that ne could not let me stop with
him in the fiat, for it was really moth
ing but bachelor chambers, not fit for
lady to stay in. He had meant to take
a furnished house near Berkeley square
when he had supposed | was coming to
stay with him. but he had sublet at the
news of my death and gone on living at