The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-10

believe we are going to8et BY with IL IL
we do-well. we give this town the biggest
shock it's had. in years, xnd that's tho WY
reform begins, Larry. SaockI
Something of his contagious enthuslaSm
spread to and fired varney. Fate had
thrown in their way 4 plucky and hon
est man engaged In 90 apparently hope
less fight against overwhelming powers Of
darkness He deserved aelp. And what pos
sible risk was there nows&hen tie Cypriant.1
work was practically dope7
II cant say" conuRued Peter du1tuIl1.
that this Is exactly Rayins tho auist on
locker, as my orders read. AZ said last
night consider that: This excursion into
politics will help our Atle business, not IN
.erfere with it. 1t wilIrdlvert attention. 1t
will seem to explain WV We are here. But
If you don't agree w1th@@ms, II you want mo
to drop It" =,
mo-" said varney sfpw1y. Il don't"
Good for you, old ;sportI" cried Petsr,
evidently relieved. needless to say. I'm
right on the Job wherever you nsed me. |
And nothings going te2happen- Trust me-.
Now. as to this other hzatter. You got that
magazine sent this Faorning?-
"Yes. Thanks for tki picture Of my twin
brother. But why coui&n't leave the yacht
till you got back?".' -
Peter stared. WHY: Just that, Of course.
Deuced unfortunate coincidence, isn't III
Everybody in town igFgoing to think that
you are this fellow st46nhope."
"Well?"
well? O, I forgot1you haven't heard
Well, from the storlsa that are floating
around town today stanhope is cad OF
the original brand He was born here-Nved
here until he was Fl org2. Women were his
trouble. The climax came about twelve
years ago. The girl: WAS named orrick-
Mamie Orrick 1 believe. Nobody knows
exactly what became 9. her, but they prae-
tically ran stanhops: out Of town then.
Well-there It is." a
He paused long enough to light ono Of his
Herculean cigars. employing his hat -
wind shield and rapidly continued:
Its very curious :lEnd strange, and I'D
that, but there II ie. A.nontn OF 30 ago t1e
Gazette announced THAI Stanhope was COM
Ing back to Hunston. .Aast night you were
Heen on the square, arSt now the news ns6
spread like wtldfire that the author has ar
rived. Hare heard lot Of gossip on tho
street today. He's H[ad here only q few
wears. and doesn't knaw anything psrron-
ally: but he says theSold feeling against
stanhope seems to have;feviVed as though IL
had all happened yesterday. Orrick the
GIRLS father, a half wttted old dotard was
heard to say that he would. shoot on sight
There are three or four others besides Orricls
who've got personal grS9ges. too. II any OF
these meet you there s. almost sure to bo
trouble. How is that for little compiled.
tlon?"
And this was the reason you sent mo
word to lock myself UP on the Cyprani?
You're a bird, Peter Not that It made any
difference but ventused to suppose that
my leaving before you got back would inter
fere with some plans y2u had been making
for me- and
ut would interfere with some plans
have been making for Sgu, in general way'
to have you assassinatad."
Stuff! Ten to one ;sll these stories that
somebody has been sc. careful to have get
back to you are right out OF the whole
CLOTH" =:
Whats the use Of sc:tIng up your cranky
opinions against the hn9d facts?' The plain
truth is that everybods who ever heard of
stanhopc is going to giSa you the goldfish
der for dog; We can depend absolutely on
that"
But Varney had HE own reasons for, do
PENDING on nothing OF the sort
you've been imposod upon. Peter. In
fact ono of the population mistook mo for
the author last night. S7d instead Of giving
me the cold shoulder, as you say, she
seemed to think that 0eins stanhope WIS
the best credentials thas man could have"
"She? Who're you talking about?"
I'm talking about Uncle Elbert's daugh.
ter, Miss Mary CarstaIra. I had the pleasure
Of meeting her last nisst"
THE devil you dbl cried Peter, laugh.
Ing with astonishn,eEt You certainly
walk of with the prizs for prompt results.
How in the world did you manage it?r
vnrney told him suGcincty how no had
managed It.
Fine! Fine! Hon.atly, was getting
afraid that you never could do It at ALL with
the rotten reputation tiiey've pinned on you
here. Good enough! snll. it's absurd to cite
the opinion OF a little Child In matter Ike
this" -
1T depends upon what you call little
child, doesn't it? Miss :cnrstairs Is 10 years
old"
Peter Strengthened in ibis chair with jerk
and stared at him as though one or tho
other had suddenly cope mad
Nineteen! Why. thought she was H."
so did l." r.
why, how in Sam. Hill did you ever
make such an asinine mistaken"