Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-06

staggers, and would fall upon the pave
ment but for the arms that still en-
bracing support him.
"Out wi his watch!" muttered Dog
gy Dick. Course the thing! 'Twon't
come Of" aos he speaks fumbling at
the young mans fingers, in an endeav-
or to detach his diamond ring.
"Ho, there. what's wrong? demands
the voice of fourth individual, abb
Iuptly coming up, with fifth behind,
both carry sticks.
"Only a man as has had drop too
much" answers Dick, Strengthening
himself up. as does the other, adding:
HE be friend o. ours, an we're trying
to git him home We don't want the
perlice to take i'm"
That's kind of you. But he's also
friend of this gentleman and myself.
Suppose you let us see him home and
save yourselves further trouble.
HYou-be blowed! What do ye-?"
shrieks the ex-keeper, leaving his in
terrogatory unfinished, as the lamp
light, falling upon the intruder's face,
shows him Henry Harding! Another
cry quickly follows, as the stick, strik-
ing his knuckles, causes him to let go
his hold of the young Italian, who
sinks helpless on the stones. Stimuli
taneously his confederate gets taste
of the cudgel from Henry Harding's
friend, which sends the gold watch in
to the gutter, with the garroter stag
gering after it.
Still plying their sticks, the rescuers
set UP shout of "Police." and the
heavy booted guardian of the night is
heard hurrying up. But ere he can
reach,the spot the thieves take to their
heels, and, rushing round a corner,
make their escape in the darkness.
The young fellow is yet in a state OF
stupefaction, not drunk, as the police
man at first supposes; changing has
mind as he picks up cotton handker-
chief saturated with some strong
smelling stuff.
"Chloryform!' he exclaims, holding
it I'D to his nose and shifting it. Its
as wet with the thing as if forty wild
ders had done their weepin' on it.
Fortunately 99X has been for a long
time on that beat, and knows some
thing of him who has been rescued
from the garroters.
Hes a Italian, painter O. picters,
an lives at No. 80, in the square.
And to No. 80 they take him, there
delivering him over to his landlady.
Next morning the young University
men call to inquire after his health.
find him quite recovered from his tenn
porary stupor, and sensible of the SER
vice they have done him. They learn
who he is, and why he was in the pu-
gilist's parlor-like themselves, to see
London life-and, after smoking CT
gar and drinking glass of his wine,
they leave, overwhelmed VIII the
thanks of Luigi Torreani.
Several months have elapsed since
the sons of General Harding had their
setto in the cover. In the interval there
has been peace between them, and in all
outward seeming they have behaved
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to the great qualification of their COM
mon father Having sternly admoni-
ished them against such unseemly and
unnatural strife, to all appearance his
admonition has proved effectual, and
since the lamentable occurrence things
have run smoothly and serene.
But just as the General is congratu.
lating himself on their restored brother
ly affection, new danger begins to
make itself manifest-one he far more
breads than any quarrel or encounter
that could arise between them.
What could this be but woman?
And it is one; her name, Mainwar-
ing-Isabella Mainwaring, better known
in the circle of her acquaintance as
Belle"
Miss Mainwaring is the daughter of
an Indian officer-a colonel, and old
comrade-in-arms of General Harding
himself, but long since deceased-hilled
in the Punjaub-leaving a widow with
one child, the aforesaid Isabella. After
his death, his widow, having no longer
any relationships in India, returned to
England, and, LIKE the General, took up
her residence in the shire of Bucks. But
not from any friendship between the
two, for the very opposite feeling ex-
lists, Mere chance, or rather, capti-
waiting advertisement in the Times news
paper, conducted Mrs. Mainwaring
to the Chiltern Hundreds, where she
has become the occupant of cottage
ornee" situated just outside the palings
of Beechwoods Park. Notwithstand-
ing this proximity, it is not part OF the
Generals property. If it were the col
onels widow would be the last woman
in the world ne would have accepted
as its tenant For. although holding
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