Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-02

The doctor glanced at her with a Gu
rious air of surprise He had not pro-
nounced the name of Vaughan. How
vas it this young English lady semeed
to know it so well?
Il am sorry to say" he answered,
that I cannot tell you anything def
mite about Mr.. Vaughan"
Gertrude laid her hand upon her
| heart.
What do you mean?" she gasped.
do you mean that anything has hap
pened to him?' ...
Alas! l am afraid that something
of the sort must be apprehended," the
doctor answered sorrowfully. May
venture to ask you if you were par
ticularly interested in him."
Gertrude blushed. For a moment
she was disposed to evade the Question,
but the recollection of the telegram
which had come to her so shortly be-
fore gave her courage to answer bold
ly.
I'VE were to have been married"
she said, simply.
The doctor extended his hand and
grasped hers with a sympathetic pres
sure.
MY poor young lady" he said, COM
passionately, how l pity you"
Tell me the worst" said Gertrude.
'Do not, l implore you, keep me in
suspense"
ALAS! suspense is all l am in a po-
sition to give you. No one knows for
certain what has come of Mr. Vaughan
He was last seen up at the Five Wells,
when. he led a gallant attack on the
Turkish position. He fell in the mo-
ment of victory, and no one knows
since what has become of him."
rs it not even known whether he
was killed." demanded Gertrude.
Not even that is known" the other
replied. Immediately after he fell, it
appears the Turks resumed the often
sive; the Greek force was repulsed and
Obliged to retire. That happened
three days ago. If Vaughan was killed,
that would, of course, account for our
having heard nothing more of him.
If he was simply wounded then it is
to be feared he has fallen into the
enemys hands"
"And what treatment will they give
him?" asked Gertrude with terrible
anxiety.
That we cannot say. There are ru-
mors that the Turkish troops have or
ders to take no prisoners" he ad-
mitted.
Gertrude wrung her hands.
And no one knows what has be-
come of him." she cried. The Greek
soldiers came away leaving his fate
uncertain. Oh, it was to cruel to de-
sert him like that"
The physician, a native of Crete,
who himself shared IN the general
sympathy lelt for Vaughan by the
whole army, could make no answer to
this pathetic reproach. OF what use to
talk about the necessities of war to a
girl who was demanding the life OF her
betrothed?
mo doubt you would like to see
Major Cheriton." he said. He was
on the spot and must have some in
formation as to how your lover fell"
Gertrude bowed her head in token
OF mournful assent, and the doctor
went out leaving her to the bitterness
of despair.
Il drove him to this" she kept say
ing to herself 1T is my fault that
he has been killed"
When Major Cheriton arrived, which
he did within an hour, he could give
her very little consolation.
81 did not see Vaughan fall" he told
her. ut is true that we were both
present in the fight l was at one end
of the line, he at the other. The Off
Ger called for volunteers in Greek. |
did not understand him. Vaughan,
more quick, seems to have guessed his
n, ga MING nv in stinqt He cDranC m h
feet, and before l knew what he was
doing he had started off. followed by a
number of Greek soldiers. The whole
thing was over in minute, almost be-
fore | had time to realize what was go
ing on. The Turks fed almost directly
SIS they reached the spot. understand
Vaughan was the first to get there and