Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-04-14

How should I be likely to-" said
| Victor. You know that l have not
seen her since l babe her goodbye in
you studio before we went abroad. And
so the pretty model is married? Well,
I suppose the proper thing to say is
that n hopes that she will be happy"
But she is not happy, far from it.
Her husband as well as her mother is
dead"
Il believe there are some wives who
/ would consider that fact to be not alto
gether a matter for sorrow. But what
makes you think that Teresina is I'M
happy"
Because she told me so, though she
would not tell me anything further.
The poor girl seemed in terrible dis
tress."
And you gave her money, | sup
poser" said Victor. That is usually
the way one soothes trouble Of her
kind. / hope she was grateful"
Il wish to goodness you wouldn't be
so cynical" said Godfrey, almost los
ing his temper. Il wanted to help her
but she would not let me. Every time
l offered my assistance she implored
me to leave her. She broke down al
together when we reached her house"
Then you took her homer" said the
other. do you think that was wiser
why should l not have done 500"
well, you see," said Victor, putting
his brushes back into their case, "cir-
cumstances have somewhat changed
with you. Miss Devereux might not
altogether approve"
Miss Devereux is too good and kind
a girl to object to my doing what l
could to comfort an old friend in trou-
BILE"
But when that old friend in trouble
happens TO be an extremely beautiful
girl the situation becomes slightly
changed. However, don't think that
/ am e~ndeavoring to interfere. And
now shall we go downstairs?"
"But, confound it, Victor, you don't
mean to say that you take no more in
terest In Teresina's fate than this? /
thought you liked her as much as /
did"
Mon cher ami" said Victor, rear
ranging his tie before the glass. that
is scarcely fair, either 10 yourself or to
me Have you forgotten a little dis
cussion we had together. and which
eventually resulted In our leaving En-
gland for a time? Had you not taken
such an interest in Tsfesina then, I
doubt very much whether I should have
seen Cairo OF Jerusalem. or a lot Of
other places. But still, my dear fellow,
IL there Is anything I can do to help
your old model you may be sure I shall
be only too glad to do it,
Il knew you would" said Godfrey,
placing his hand afectionately on The
others shoulder. we must talk Il
over some time and see what can be
done. It will never do to let her 20 on
as she lis now"
You have no idea. I suppose, OF the
origin OF the ~trouble?"
Not the least. She would tell me
nothing. She tried to make me believe
that she had plenty OF work and that
she did not stand in need OF any assist
anee. ] knew better. however"
And where Is she liying?"
ia Burford street. of the Tottenham
Court-road. 1t is a miserable place.
mainly occupied by foreigners. The
house is on the right-hand side"
Very well" said Victor. When
go back TO town l will look her up. II
will be hard II we can't arrange some
thing.
Then they descended the stairs to-
gether and entered the drawing room.
MY dear Godfrey. are you aware
that you Will have one wife in a hum
dred," said Kitty, pointing to a table
on which some twenty packages OF all
sizes, shapes and descriptions we're ar
ranged
"Hox so." said Godfrey. what
new yiftue have you discovered in
her?vy
y heve found that she can subordf-
nats curiosity to a Of duty" said
no young Ady- These presents ar
rived ~ you Just after ron len for ths