The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-31

on, seizing her hand. ~ adore you
you are the-wait a second. / know what
/ want to say-you are the lodestar-
that Is it-lodestaT-the lodestar OF my
existence"
any lord" exclaimed Anastasia, II
must go. My father"
"oh, III make 1t all right with the old
boy" he went on. ION my krees-my
Blended knees" (and down he went,
gradually at first then fiop), and gasped.
II ask you to be my wife-to be Count
ess Falconer."
get up. do" cried Miss Bateson,
really angered.
Say you will be mine"
Don't be fool" she exclaimed get
up. say" 80,
Poor fellow! He seemed to do his
best 10 obey, but somehow his hercdlt-
AIRY knee pinned him to the ground He
struggled and struggled, but all to no
purpose. and to put an end to the en-
batrassing situation Miss Bateson
placed her hands round his frail body
lifted him up and literally threw him
back into his chair.
Then she ran into the house.
A little later her father and Cyrll
found her in the music room. sitting
alone. tanning herself excltedly.
why, what's the mGtter?" asked
Mr. Bateson.
matter! You know what's the mat
ter" she moaned, You brought MN
here to insult me Where Is he?
"The earl?" asked Cyril. Gone! we
found him in terrible state OF eNcltS,
nent in the garden and nothing coulo
prevail upon him to remain"
II should think not. snapped Anas-
tasia.
"Well, let him co." said her father
400 want none Of your beggarly earls
knocking about here. told you whaS
sort OF idiots they were, but you would
not believe me-"
%An earls are not like that one" COM
mented Anastasia, with bitterness
;"No. perhaps not" said Mr.. Bateson,
"but such as come heiress-hunting TO
Au1rrica are, as a rule, both weak III
nurse and weak In body, and do not
want 10 sell my girl for the patching
M 81 wasted fortunes and blighted ca
reers. Just for the empty return Oh
worthless title"
II took her some little time to ger over
the shock, but time. the assuhger OIL 80
many grIefs, pulled her clear OF II event
uelly. and she is now Mrs. Cyril RAY
mond and one of the most popular so
clety women Of the city.
Net long ago Cyril took his wite 10
the theatre TO see n play, In which APP
reared favOrite actor OF character
parts OF the type that John Hare usually
Dlays. When he came lettering on 10
the stage and began 10 speak In his pip
ing treble, AnastaSla opened her eyes
very wide and gasped for breath.
why Cyril-that's-thats Earl taI-
conerH' rr...,.
Nothing OF the kind, my dear. That's
Megson, the celebrated actor
81 could have sworn 1t was Lord Bal+
coner, she said again, when they reach
what" cried Cyril. with mock re-
proach, "Your mind stlll wandering In
Never" she exclaimed. warmly.
"There is not noblemnn In the whole
world cdual to my Cyril. and she kissed
him with ferVor that was an ample
proof Of the sincerity OF her words.
The next day Mr.. Baieson and his
son -ln. law entertained Megson; the ac-
tor, and the three had n hearty laugh
when Cyril related the story OF the pre-
yious night
''Yew cured her completely that after
noon, Megson and can never forget
ybur serviccs! said Cyril You acted
better OF the stage than have ever
saen you do on IT,"
Thanks for the compliment" return
ed the actor, dryly. "shc was too good
10 be lost. "-Chicngo News