Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14
IL very shak en-

back some marvellous skins: and. at tie
SAME time, ne &c 20 Walt, on this pleas
ure, trip Ok his, some of your Siberian
marveis: tho mtnes near Vitiuis6, for
instance. When he returns he ought
to have budget Of adventures 70 give
us, Perhaps who knows7ihe may
meet q convict train. or be chased
across the plains by a pack of wolves.
There is ample scope for all sorts OF
excitement in this proposed journey.
/ Tier long speech had given Osborne
time TO recover his self command; and
he said, meaningly:
u have not my passport yet, Lady
Emilia"
Oh, that is all arranged she an
swered. Il obtained the necessary
papers for you to-day. You will and
them on the eseritolre In the little
salon. You have only to present them
| in person at the nearest bureau OF po-
! lice, and get them countersgned. Go
and take them, Mr.. Osborne, for your
self"
!, She raised her little jewelled hand
and pointed to the inner room; then i'm
mediately turned away, and tapped the
arm of one OF her admirers, to attract
! his attention to something she had to
say.
Az though in a dream. Osborne passed
through the curtains, and took up an Of
fetal envelope, open but addressed to
himself. It contained paper, signed
| by high official. recommending him,
Francis Osborne to the good Offices of
the Governors of Totma. Tcherdin
= roltsh, and Vitinsk. as also TO those OF
the heads Of all Government stations en-
route. With this invaluable paper we're
two others-one calling upon the Di-
rector of the Mines at Vitinsk to permit
him TO visit them, should he so desire;
the other a brief note to the Chief of
Police IN the district in which hls hotel
was situated, desiring that Official 20
make out bearers passport without un-
due delay.
lie stood with the papers In his hand
He man transformer his gladness,
his immense relief at having the way
snioothcd for him, and the first step ta-
ken and over. only marred by an inward
Shame at the recollection that he had
imputed some sort of unnamed motive
~ Lady Emilia. which would lead her
70 ninder and restrain him.
re did not wlsh to know what that
motive might have seemed; 1t was quite
clear that It had never existed. He !elt
ar impuise 20 throw himself at her feet,
aad crave her pardon; but to do 80
would ne to insult her; and. VITA that
impulse on him, he raised his eyes 10
sse her standing in the curtains. her
eyes humid. her face aglow with "a
strange light.
Il have come to bid you goodbye"
she said Il shall see you again, out
never alone 1t is goodbye now"
can say HOt0lnRs Ue duoWSIrut
but that thank you from my heart
for what you have done for me"
And you she answered. IT en-
crly returning service. shall go ON
r. .no same way to the end OF the chap
ter. and the world will know no differ
erce; but there will be one. ! have at
sssf seen one amman creature VINO is not
self-ccntred. ! have learnt TO believe in
the possibility OF that which have
wholly douhted-an eternal principle OF
good springing somewhere In our ma
ture."
NO, no." he cried. in acute self
aoasement 20 you think you have seen
that IN me. God only knows how much
you ara mistaken"
Hush Let me think so still" she
said 1T Is the only thing I gain by
that which has cost me something.
AID now, goodbye"
She gave him her hand. For a mo-
meut he could not answer her. and so
they parted.