Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-25

bit. Why. in my check suit-Id gone to
a good tailor-I locked real swell. can
tell you, and lot of nice girls looked my
! way when Maj. Kelby, as / called myself.
| strolled about the pier.
Il put up at one of the best hote:s and
spent freely, and the cash began to give
out so 1 had to think of business again.
l looks around, and spotted a fine house
near the West clif-two old maids as rich
! as the ROthschhds, 1 was told. They'd
/ got a fine lot of jeweiry 1 got to know,
| but they'd never wore It; they lived as
plain as If they'd only 500 year. They
kept one man who was gardener and
coachman, and two girls. The cook was
| about 20. I should say, big Scotchwo-
man; but the housemaid, LEY Leeds, was
young and pretty and innocent-looking.
| 'You'H do for me- ses to myself, and one
evening when she went out l goes up to
her an raises my hat as polite as duke.
Excuse me- I says, but 1 am speaking
| to Miss Mordell, l believes?
No. she says, but 1 could see at once
| she was taken with my grand ways.
| turned on the sentimental tap, you bet
| sir. Well. she swallowed t all like jam,
and told me she went to the postoffce
! nearly every evening.
The next evening I was waiting for
| her with a fine bokey, and 1 got on first
rate. She stopped five minutes at the gate
/ while ! told her how pretty she was. and
kissed her hand on parting. Before the
! end Of the week I'd kissed her in the pro-
| per place and given her a bracelet.
pumped her all 1 could. and she answered
| as innocently as a lamb.
THE next Wednesday was her afternoon
/ out, and took her for a SAIL and gave
her good tea afterwards. 1 went ahead
! Ike an express. | talked about my estate
in Cheshire. and bought her ring. and We
| fixed that day three months for the we'd
ding day.
The next Sunday evening l found out
| she would be all alone for the two old la
dies and the cook were going 10 church.
Then I'm coming in to see you my dear,
| says l; I'm sure it's lonely for you in that
big house by yourself. YOU shall show me
! round y house-it puts me in mind of
my cousins house in Yorkshire where
| I've been staying. I'm rather poor now.
but when my cousin dies
Il stopped for she was laughing Now.
/ look here, major, dear says eShe don't
I suppose / don't know your little game.
/ You want to have a look round the
house. and pick up q little thing or two in
forgetfu.ness. WeA, I've no objection. for
look here. major. dear says she. don't
and it'd serve them right But you must
| pay my price-.t's slOo 6own-that's the
| price of admission. Buy a ticket, and I
| lets you inside. not without"
"A baby could have knocked me down
at that minute, and she laughed till she
was tired.
:" What-what do you mean. my dar-
| iing?" / stammered.
There that'u do she says, sria
| laughing; don't think me born idiot
I You can take what you can. There 5
plenty OF things upstairs and a lot of ST.
4 yer; but my terms is $40 down. Ii You
Inarries NE OF course ;t'u come back 10
| YOU
You're a clever girl. my dear says I.
Wild as 1 felt. couldn't help but admire
the way she'd fooled me
Well. what DO You say?' she asks.
| i saw it was no good to soft-soap her
any more, but I said 500 was oceans TOO
much-Td give So
One hundred, not farthing less, ma
| jor.' says she
Wei, We haggied . b.. AID a. .ast she
agreed on 50 down ard the rest by post
not later than Sunday morning
1 III remember I says. but you're a
clever girl. my dear and L kissed her. I
couldn't hep but admire her.
4 But, deep a. she was, was bit deep