Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1858-06-17

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Doctor, am hard up. !" said he.
Sorry to hear il. ]"
MY family is getting - be expen-
| siye. \
s BE prudent. then. /"
! can't, my wife =
he checked himself. He was iimpul-
sivs, and did not mean 10 say anything
about Maria.
=. What other Is she extrayagant7'
Well, yes. I
Put the bit in her mouth, then, !
laughed the doctor.
Don't like 10 do that.
eMusn't let her ruin you.
hi" | hope she viii moi. =
Be firm, Lester. There is only one
way 70 do with an extravagant woman ;
shut down upon her before she ruins
you
I" haven't the courage to deny her. =
3. am sorry for you !; what can ! do
Cor you /" asked the doctor, who seem
ed to be in the best Of humor.
That little note Of mime
What note ~
y Why, the one ! owe.
!" But you paid that
!. Come doctor, you are quzzing me. )
'Pon my sot,l, I am not. Didn't
you pay il few days after YOU gave the
note ~
{. No. surely not,'' replied Edward,
,confounded by the statement.
s But | am sure you did. Here, !
continued the doctor, pulling an account
book from his pocket, g here is where !
entered the cash. You have got the
note"
8 Not r."
Look over your papers and you will
End it. will 60 home With you.''
\ They repaired 70 the cottage, and
Edward, all the time protesting that he
had not paid the money, ransacked his
papers for the note.
g4t'ssst sst There isissll exclaimed the doctor.
pointing 70 4 paper. Il
To Edwards establishment it was the
note, with the signature torn off. He
was utterly confounded at the discovery.
He had no recollection Of having paid
it \ and Maria declared she had not
seen him pay it.
He was mysti6ed but sati6ed with the
result, though he could hardly believe
|it. If any; one had paid it,it must have
been+his guardian angel, and he hoped
he would not charge him the amount.
.as CHAPTER III. e
Three years from the time Of Ed.
wards introduction to the reader hae
passed away, and his finances were II
no better condition. BY great deal o
Iretrenchment Id his own expenses he
had contrived to keep out Of debt. In
stead Of dining at Parker's, at an ex
pense Of Ave Or six dollars 9 week, ht
I & y -.s ~ E 4 u. E14----.
made quarter Of that sum suffice. Hi
tailor's bill had been reduced one-half
and ali other bills in like proportion
Better than all, he had been cured Q
Igrumbling at Maria, for if he complain
FED Of anything she was sure to ask hin
|for fifty dollar bill on the same day
lIn fact he was afraid Of her.
Maria, il her demands for money
Ihad been even more remorseless durin'
1.-THE last year than ever before and ha
actually taken eight hundred out Of b
1.-Two thousand dollars, and there was nc
\ much show for it in the house or upo
her person. If he hinted as an expla
\ Ina.ion; she always turned him off 9
sIsweetly and adroltly that he could no
resist. II ,8.s s3s IA;
" !. Maria, we must turn over ne,
l|leaf he remarked. .5.
& With all my heart, !" smiled she. y
!" Here an without i dollar 4 II
world never shall have while thing
10 on il this way. have given ~
] eight hundred dollars this last year.
i !" Have you, indeed /! What y eigt
! hundred dollars r. chuckled she
Il i. There is Raymond house opposit
Il for sale. n IA beautifnl place, aia
w Il he bought IN four thousand dollafl