Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-01
rin that satisfy your Are you wllling

TO wait!
Il must do what r<u suggest, os-
borne" answered par BERTHE, his
heart beating heavily AGAINST the beau
tlful waistcoat. at which she had not
glanced. Somehow, don't know how
came to think 1 had a ghost of a
chance Put me out of my misery as
soon as you can, that's all
Osborne nodded and rejoined Eva.
Have you any idea what Trevor's
mission was?" he asked.
To inquire, | suppose"
ITO make you proposal of marriage,
Eva"
Il am very glad he has not done his
own errand." she said, slowly. Frank,
you can save us both pain if you wal.
Il accept the charge" he answered.
and in silence they walked on till they
reached the door Of the pavilion,
Draw your cloak more tightly
around you" he said; "the place strikes
cold. Don't trenble. dear, there is no
horrid sight to see; nothing to frighten
vou-nothing at all. You know that
the man, alarmed by my crying out to
Bake, had whipped poor little Sky
Rocket up, and was leaving her behind =?
or him and the pony-well, words can
ret express to you the sight we saw.
But here, to all appearance there is on
II death in its midst. most benignant
form. Are you ready" -
Il am ready, Frank"
His hand was on the lock. but even
then he paused. Eva, forgive me-" he
said. Il should have told you. We
both knew the woman who is lying
here"
She gave a little cry. and drew back.
Shall we return, or will you go in
with me? It is the last time I shall
look upon her; could wish TO have
you by my side, but If you desire II,
will take you back to the house and re-
turn alone"
Il will go In" she said. firmly; and
be. taking her by the hand, led her in
to the chamber of death. The shutters
OF the dismantled, whitewashed pavil-
ion were closed It was one of those
mock Corinthian stucco monstrosities
dear TO the hearts Of our Georgian an
eestors, whose tase was the most exc
cradle the world has ever seen. Disus-
ed and deserted now, the walls were a
sckly yellow, the plaster cracked, peel
ing and stained with damp. On the
center of the bare floor stood trestle,
draped with a heavy crimson curtain,
for lack, in the hurry of the occasion,
of the customary trappings eff solemn
black. On 1t stood heavy oaken cof-
fin. and over all hung a lace-edged lin
en- sheet. His eyes on his companions
face. OSBORNE removed the sheet entire
j., and Eva locked down upon her ri
val.
Francis" she said, she is indeed,
as beautiful as eyer"
Yes" he answered, "she is beauti-
full"
Eva drew step nearer, trying to
crush out of her heart the bitter pang
It gave her to see him turn his gaze
from her to the woman who had for
five long years, maintained her supre-
macy though absent and unheard of.
Why have they dressed her like this,
Frank" she asked, in an awestruck
whisper. "She looks more as though
she were going to the opera than the
grave" and she pointed to the robe OF
heavy white silk, girdled with silver
belt and fastened at the breast with a
rare cameo, in which the beautiful dead
woman lay shrouded.
"a within of her own he answered
"You see her as she wished to be. On
her person, written in four different
any stranger to whose lot it might fall
TO bury her, to see that IN these things
she was sent to her last rest. The
paper gave the necessary injunctions;
the police acted at once, for at the
house. the address of which she gave,
they hoped to find damning evidence
against others still at large. The re-
suit was negative as far as they were
concerned; not a scrap of anything
likely to reveal any of her past trans
actions was to be found
But the meaning of this strange