Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24

which had brought him home so hur-
| riedly had, fortunately proved to be a
false alarm. though his mother had
been seriously ill, there had not been
| so much danger as they had led him to
suppose. A month at Torquay had
completely restored her to health, n
now she was back at Detwich once
| more. as hale and hearty an old lady
| as any to be found in the kingdom. AS
| sisted by her youngest daughter, Kitty
| she welcomed the wanderer home with
| every sign of delight.
Godfrey, unlike SO many other peo-
| ple. had the good fortune to be as pop
| ular in his own family circle as he was
| out of it, and he and his youngest sis
| ter had been on the best of terms from
| the days when they had gone birds
| nesting together, until the time when
she had assisted him in packing his
! first picture for the Academy. Since
| then, however, she had not seen so
much of him.
Kits no end of a brick" he had
! been heard to say, "and the fellow who
| marries her may consider himself
lucky"
1t was scarcely to be wondered at,
| therefore, if Miss Devereux and Kitty,
| living as they did within two miles nr
| each other, should soon have become
intimate. They were in the habit of
| seeing each other several times a week.
a fact which Godfrey, from a distance,
had felt somewhat inclined to resent.
When l get home I shall find this
girl continually In the house." he said
to himself; and when he did arrive and
the many charming qualities of her
friend had been explained to him he
! did not feel any the more disposed to
be cordial.
II can see how it will be-" he said to
| his sister, Il shall not catch a glimpse
| of you now"
Perhaps you won't want to when
! you meet Mollie," was the arch rejoin-
| der. "You have no idea what a pretty
| girl she is. They say she created a ire
| mendQus sensation when she was pre-
scented this year. Folks raved about
her.
"The bigger buffers they" was the
unconpromising reply. You have one
| fault, my dear girl. Ever since I have
known you your swans have inyar1a-
bly, turned out to be geese. l faEcy
| can realise what Miss Devereux will
be like"
'1n that case, pray describe her
was the saucy rejoinder, and Miss Kit
ty made a very pretty losing hazard
(they we're playing billiards at the
time). after which she failed to score
and chaIked her cue.
Now 1t seems scarcely fair to say SO,
but Godfrey, being taken at a disad-
vantage, fell back IN what can be only
considered by all honest people A mean
device. In describing Miss Deyereux
he used the almost identical terms
used by Fensden when he had attempt
ed to draw a picture of his friends flu
ture wife.
you are quite at sea-" said Miss Kit
ty, patting her dainty shoe with the
end of her cue as she spoke. Some
day, If you are rot very careful. / will
tell Miss Devereux what you have said
about her. She would never forgive
you the large feet and thick boots
LAS you are strong be merciful,
said Godfrey, potting the red into the
right-hand pocket and going into the
left himself. II don mind admitting
without prejudice that am getting
anxious to see this paragon. When dc
you think she will next honour YOU
with her society,""
"Qn Friday Kittie replied. "Wt
have taken up Woodworking togeth II
and she is coming to see some patterns
! bought in town last week."
In that case we will defer consider
akfon Of her merits and demerits-for
suppose she has some-until then.
Godfrey replied. and then once NOR
going into the pocket on the red h
aaAeuncsd the pme - standing on
hundred to ninety-hvG