Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-23
Wei, you may as well leave it, it wor

We'll, you may as well leave it. it wont
be wanted yet
Not wanted"
NO, not wanted" Maria, who had en-
tered, reiterated. 1T was TO be Il present
to the bride, wasn't it9 Well, Madame
Katiskoff viii not require it, / fancy
Eva turned round; her eyes. usually
so gentle. blazing fercely.
So she said. you have repeated
that wretched story and separated
Frank from the only woman ae cares
for"
Naturally I've lone it. Tn always to
blame. No, my dear. you needn't ex-
cite yourself. Frank. it seems, knew
all about it, and"
Frank knew"
Yes, and hes just as big an IDIOT
as ever over the ona with taa diff
ference, that now his folly is almost
criminal"
Don't talk to me like that" Eva re-
torted. Il don't like it. And please so
away, Maria. | can: work with you
about. you idget ne.
The elder lady moved to the door.
"Of all the ~ungrateful girls in all the
world" she said, Il think You are the
worst" then shutting the door with a
lang she retired.
Lest the point OF her remark might
escape the reader, it will be as well TO
state at once that Miss Osborne thought
Eva ought to have been grateful TO her
for the bitter opposition she had DIS
played towards her brothers union
That brothers very existence was the
chief of all her grievances. Not only
had he robbed her, as she considered.
OF their late fathers estate. but his
known age thirty, so to speak, pro-
claimed hers within a year or TIVE. as
the late Recorder had been ten years
a widower before he espoused his seq
ond wife. As a compensation for this
wrong she had always treated Francis
as a mere youth. tyrannizing over him
on every possible occasion. Eva she
would never have received as an in
mate of their home. but that looking
ahead she had said to herself. Frank
will marry some day. and he may as
well marry some one ! can manage
Therefore she was intensely Disguised
when she found the girl siding with the
enem-.
lyon little fool" she said as she stood
outside the door ap~ostrophising the alb
sent Eva. You little fool. DO you
think I'm as blind as Frank IS? DO
0 think I don't know DO You think
! haven't heard Q crying your heart
out every night Why. you're head and
ears in love with him. and with you
baby prettiness and your great eyes you
might have caught him. You might
catch him yet; and there you go. play
ing sister to this adventures and miss
ing your hest chances. Well. wait till
he runs away with her. and then let US
see how you'll like Il. | shan't regret
ii for one thing. for it viii just serve
you right"
The bright summer day had faded
into dusk. and Helga Katiskor was
again waiting for the advent Of her
Z lover. She had made herself strangely
almost wierdiy beautiful 70 receive him.
donning a demi toilet Grfcian in its
simplicity. OF pure white silk fastened
! at the breast and on the shouldsrs with
rare old canoes, and girdled b. q sill
yer c%esnturoR.
She stood to meet him where the
light might fall full on the spiendor OF
her dark. luxuriant beauty. But lie did
not advance towards her; his greeting
mas cold and constrained
Have you news for meev she asked
tightly. determined not to notice his
change Of manper- ~Haye you sue
ceeded7-
No" ne replied II have M news. At
least none that viii be news 10 you. brit I
am in ! position to hand you somettlng
which sou may BE- able to return 70 rs
! proper owner
He vas holding u his had ! papSe.
A. he extended n ~ ~ y >au that Il
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