The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-12-17
MARI WING a FORTUNE.

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worthless, heartles., hairless. dried up, yellnw,
vinextr.isced o!t maid. IN marry her; or
rather her fortune;' and so saying, he LEANED
himself ck III his chair, and com nced putting
away A. cpoIiy ~ thou IA MARI, ing were the most
cnmnohPl &c, uniuterestiug flair that vas ever
dreamed Of.
'Yon speak quite confaensls. young man" re.
tnrncd his companion, 'p"rl p' the lady in que..
tlon Son't have YOU. Don't b. 10, C,iceited, il
You have been called irre,i-iibie.'
"Flidle-,ick-! gu-ss my uncle. fortune VA,
the most irresi>'in!e part Ia the New York beie-
aud | am certain. now that my 'urcat expecta.
tons have passed away, there isn't two Of Them
ever remembered assncIaring with me tell
YOU tiph, love is all innonshu, : - mere. ere
tGre OF the trucy-for have never seen 4 prctN
girl yet that could set nv he,rt pap,atiuy.-
Money j. what poor orr fee, lawyer wants, not
love- it, a deaf more substantial topn
"Dlnt doubt it: wuuldn'r be tied to an old
vixen for any ocnsidcration,g re.poud,d r ph
and III lry opiniou, Bari, your = fool II yoD
heive yourself away. There, now that adyic.
l. free sra'is--uo lee asked-only do tell Tue the
whole story. ~ =.
Il can do that in few words. About week
ago saved fne-ouking but gon'y old gentle
nan from bring upset out Of his carriage on
Broadway He profu-e in his thanks. learn.
cd nv name, sid he knew M bv repu alton, 'Gl
ne be was wealthy. with bur one child. IL d,ush.
er and il I would come down to Sea view
where heintended passing a few week., he would
make IN .ich oetSe.n Inc and her. I mp,-s,ly
suggested that the lady in question mi yhs object
Tut he insisted that she would not; she was de-
ped to him and heart whnle.-There il j. car.
5'nim. then made inquiries Of a friend what
Kind If girl Mr. l. ttour,, daughter w,s aud
: was til she scravgy old maid. have
her III nav minds eye, bur it. no drtsrtck. I'll
marry for money, and let her afterwards take ~
her eats, Just the same A. she does now That
ali. I'm too law II work Aud he relap,ed in.
20 a profound silence wondering secretly what
time Oh the MORO y Mr.. L,fourn aud d4u4 h,er
would arrive.
There. pI. you dear old goose, listen 10 the
description OF your Neil, excl lined pretty little
| Nellie Ltinurn, arranging the curtains so that
the old gentleman could overfeir the conyer-,.
ton between the young gentlemen who were jus,
mentioned
"Copfound hi impndencc' growled the old
man. III rage brin4i.. his cane down Justify;
IA like 10 see him yet my darling, the hearte,s
, wretch. and my money, even ii he has go. you
mixed up with your aunt Lucille"
Slightly mixed up. isn't it, pa But after all.
how much TIE picture il like her" and she burs,
into a merry laugH, that can-ed dozen dimpies
to play hide and seek around her cheeks and rosy
/ lips.
'"He may he blessed I'll ssnd for him this
moment and l'Il--lll cane him ~
No, indeed you won't, pa YOU let me manage
him, woa't YOU, pa Let him co,ne-let him i'm.
ayine Lu.ille is your daughter and heiress, and
I your. niece, with no expectations Wen sec
how he will carry himself"
On the mex, day Mr. Alberiine Cover waited
npon Mr. L,fourn, and WIS form lily introduced
20 Miss lucille L.fonrn. He inquired after the
I'D gentleman health very atfvctionately, and
.oon became quite engro.sed. apparently, in the
conversation that was started, but secretly he
vas cycling his Intended bride, and he confessed
TO himself tina. the enthusiastic description he
had given his friend Ralph did not belle her. or
scarcely do her.j Just then the door open.
ed and graceful young lady with great sbun.