The Shasta courier., 1872-04-06
be married"
Sand who is the young lady ?"
Alice Dean"

you We maze IOOl OF yOurSeH.
TN what way, sir ?" demanded Florian
"Shc don't care straw for you; it's
your expectations she's going to marry
"Uncle!"
"Don't tell me p cried Mr. Arkwright
GAS if hadn't found out the hollow hy-
pocrisy of this schem ng, knavish world
long before you were born. Marry the
girl--but mark my words; if you weren't
the nephew of Amos Arkwright, the rich
old -bacheloF, Alice Dean would not look
at you more than twice"
"tIncle, you are speakiog what is false !"
"Hold your tongue" wrathfnlly inter
jected Mr. Arkwright, "or III disnheri1
you"
II would rather be disinherited than
thus insulted," returned the hot tempered
nephew.
By way of answer, Mr. Arkwright mere
ly rose and strobe out of the room, nearly
tumbling over his other nephew, Wneatly
at the head of the stairs
"My dear uncle" caied Albert, a tall
dark, stylish looking man, with voice as
soft as flute
"Don't speak to me-" cried Mr.. Ark
wright, "for I'm in passion
''In passion, uncle p
"With your shiftless, good for othins
jackanapes of cousin, Florian Leverson.
Albert Wheatly's face assumed mild
expression of sympathetic regret
at is scarcely to be wondered at, uncle
Florian's priaciples are indeed to be very
much deplored."
Mr.. Arkwright cut Albert short short by
hurryiDg past him down stairs, and shoot
ing into the street
Half an hour afterwards he came back
in hustle.
"Boys,' he cried, putting his head into
the room where his nephews were enduring
one another's company by the adventurous
aid Of evening newspapers. "1've got tc
90 out West to see about the railroad lands
I've been buying There mas been trouble
in the Board OF Directors, and | must look
after my interests in person"
and thus disappeared Mr.. Amos Ark
wright.
AAhNS Ivan was iCt'iuiuiuS Si tPSio
hat a week or two afterwards, when the
door opened and Floran Leversou walked
deliberately in.
She smiled a welcome to her lover
Bus-then- size noticed he looked. very pale.
'Florian, what has happened ?"
81 have bad news to tell you, Alice,
said Florlan Leverson, seating himself
beside her "My uncle has died some
where West. He has been troubled with
apoplexy for some time past, but he is a
person that never took any prccaution for
his health and now | am left begear
"Oh Florian, | thought he was rich %
$50 he was; but through some pique
or perversion, he has left his fortune to my
cousin, Albert"
"But Mr.. Wheatly will surely divide
with you, Florian, he knows that you two
were brought up together in anticipation of
an equal share of the family estate"
Florian's lips curved bitterly.
"You do not know Albert Wheatly.
Alice, he is selfish, cruel and grasping |
never knew him to share as much as an
apple or handful of marbles with anyone
else"
'Then, Florian :"
81 hen, Alice, my little treasure, there is
but one alternative left open to me-to
give you back the troth you lighted to
me. | cannot drag you down to poverty
with me now"
"Florian, cried Alice, with the tears
flushing into her soft eyes, aud a deeper
dye of crimson coming to her cheek, s.do
you think l would give up your love now
Never, dearest. Let us be poor and happy
together; we can both work, and love will
send bright sunshine over the darkest
lot"
"But, Alice, you have been SO teuderly
brought up"
s'Do you think am dependent on velvet
carpets and diamonds, and box at the
opera, for my happiness. Florian p. she
asked, almost reproacbfully.
"AIy darling" was his low, murmured
reply, as he folded her to his heart ':Let
Albert Wheatly have the Arkwr ght
fortune now. l envy none of its yellow
glare, since your noble heart is mine y
Mr.. Dana was in his Office when en-
pronus Parker's card was brought in. MIR.
Daua, who happened to be that raro ayis,
an honest lawyer, laid down his pen aud
told his clerk to show the stranger in.
1t was not so much Sempronius Parker
wanted-a little matter that was soon dis
patched, but somehow they drifted off into
desultory convel sition afterward, and
happened on the sudden death OF Amos
Arkwright
II have been told he was enormously
rich
"Yes," said Mr.. Dana. sit was curl
GUS whim of the old mans constituting me
bis legal executor. Why, never saw him
in my life
"No"
"Never once. But of one thing I'm
quite certain, to use Hiberniauism, the
gr,atest mistake of his lifetime was at his
death"
"How do you mean 2" inquired Mr.
Parker.
IN leaving all bis money to that youoe
Wheatly."