Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04


"Oh, dear me, This Mr.. Osborne
must be dreadful person." sighed Mrs.
that he is a regular sheep In VOLTS
clothing that we have all been nurtur-
ing in our bosoms."
That's precisely my opinion" coin
cided Mrs. Gunter, who, in her spiteful
disappointment and chagrin, .was not
disposed to quarrel with her new pa
irons rather mixed metaphor. And
now that these things are beginning to
be talked about"
Talked about? Good gracious"
calculated Mrs. Trevor, with the In
tense horror of a woman who had never
had heart or brain enough to think and
Judge for herself. Talked about!
Well that settles it. If Miss Rayne is
being talked about | really must drop
her, and insist on Diana doing the
same"
Are you speaking OF Eva Rayne"
demanded a bright young voice. DO
come along, mamma, tea is almost
ready"
Miss Rayne?" inlerrogated another
member of the party, gushing young
lady. ''Who Is she? Oh, | know, the
fair girl at Beverly House. who gets
her pictures hung at the Academy. Do
| ~ ,et n ipU al
Mr.. Osborne, who is always doing such
queer things? You and Mr.. Trevor are
great friends of theirs, aren't your
I'VE should all owe you deep debt
of gratitude, Miss Trevor" interjected
a plethoric purple-visaged gentleman,
eff you could give US some useful in
formation about the man. What's he
driving at, that's the question:"
81 think we know" answered honest
Df, bonny lass Of some eighteen
summers; but BERTHE and I'-here she
indicated her almost equally youthful
brother-"are hardly clever enough to
explain it to you"
"Is he a red-hot revolutionist, or
WHAT" demanded Mr. Porcher.
81 think reformer, not revolutionist,
is the better name for him." Di inter-
rupted. He has seen great deal, and
has had, l sometimes fancy, some sort
of painful experience, which makes
him mistrust any attempt to fly to ex-
tremes, but"
Excuse me, my dear young lady.
exclaimed Mr.. Porcher, shaking a fat
forefnger argumentatively. 1--WE
know, unfortunately, that he is not
many things We should like to see him.
What is he, that's the question:"
"A very good and generous man.
should say" replied Di softly. "A
very strange man, too, most likely
because he feels deeply himself and
has strong convictions, yet admits
the possibility Of his being sometimes
in error"
HE is very fortunate in having such
champion" sneered thin individual
in clerical garb.
ooh, really" expostulated Mrs. Ire
vor. I'm sure my daughter doesn't
wish to pose in any way"
"Of course not, mamma. Mr. Osborne
is quite capable of taking care of him
. SELF" interrupted Di, her color rising
as she flashed an migrant glance al
the Roman nosed vicar.
Il fear" remarked Mr.. Porcher, ex-
panding his chest till his watch chair
, rose as on a billow, that even your
charming daughter. acting as Mr.. Os-
borne's mouth piece, could not succeed
in making some Of his nauseous opin-
ions palatable Mrs. Trevor"
Il don't think he has ever expoundet
| any of them to us" the girl replied
slyly, though he has talked to Bertit
and me often of the many wrongs there
are to be redressed, the many FALSE
ideas and cruel codes to be swept away
We call him Mr.. Greatheart. and thinl
) that the name fits him we'll"
: "Humph. All, yes" responded thu
3 vicar He has done good work, vel
admit; in Russia. for instance among
, the cholera stricken peasants, and 81
on; but here in England. where W
( have-er-a constitution and-er-
0 may say church and State, Mr.. Por
e cher intent on the welfare Or
( Itself" interjected young BERTH
: Trevor soto voice.
= 81 was about to say of the communit.
{ in general continued the vicar, -
!" heavy frown at BERTHE, who inn.