Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-11

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And thus disappeared Mr.. Amos
Arkwright.
Alice Dean WIS rctrimming her
opera hat Week or. two afterwald,
when the door opened, and Fiorian
Levcrson walked deliberately i'll.
She smiicd welcome TO her lover.
But lhen she noticed he looked very
pale.
Florian, what has happened =
81 have bad news to tell you,
Alice" said Lcvcrson, seating HIM
self beside her. "My uncle has died
somewhere out West. lie has been
thrcateled with apopIezytfor some
time past, but he was person who
never took any precautions for his
health and am left Il bcggar.'
so, Florian, thought he was
rich"'
$50 he was; but through some
strange pique or pcrversion, lie has
left all his fortune to my cousin AL
BERT
"But Mr.. Wheatley will surely di-
vide with you Florian; he knows
that you two were brought up to-
gethcr in anticipation of an equal
share of the family estate"
Florian's lips curved bitterly.
You do not know Albert Wheat
ly, Alice; he is selfish, cruel, and
grasping. Incver new him to share
an apple or a handful of marbles with
anybody elsc,'
" Then, Florian--''
"Then, Alice. my little treasure,
there is but one alternative left upon
to mc-to give YOU back the trotE you
plightcd me. l cannot drag you
to poverty with me now.'
- lorian,' cried Alice, with the
tears flushing into her soft eyes and Il
deeper dye of crimson coming to her
check, "do you think | would give
up your love how? Never, dearest
Let II. be poor and happy together :
we can both work, and love Will shed
a sunshine over the darkest lot"
But, Alice, you have been So tell
derlj brought up
DO you think am dependent OH
velvet carpets and diamonds, and u
box at the opera, for my happiness,
Fiorian - she asked almost rcproacli-
fully.
"My darling!' was his low-mur.
INJURED reply as he folded her TO his
heart. "Lct Albert Whcailey have
the Arkwright fortune now. envy
none of its yellow glare, since your
noble, disinterested heart is mime"
Mr.. Dana was in his office,
| when "Scmpronious Parkes's" card
was brought in. Mr.. Dana, who hap
pencd to be that rara aris, all honest
lawyer. laid down his pen ana told
his clerk to show the stranger in.
1t was not much that Scmpronious
Parkcs wantcd--a little matter that
was soon dispatched: but somehow
they driftcd OFF into dcsultory con-
vcrsation afterward, and happened
on the sudden death of Amos Ark
| wri "ht.
81 have been told lie was enor-
mouslv rich" said Mr.. ParkeS. tap
ping his snutf-boX.
"Ycs," said Mr.. Dana. at was n
curious whim of the old mans con-
stituting me his legal executor. Why,
Inever saw him in my life -
"No?"
Never once. But of one thin. am
quite certain, to use HibernianiSm,
the greatest mistake of his lifetime
was at his DEATH"
GLOW do you mean 2" inquired
Mr.. Parkes.
"In leaving his money to that
young Wheatly."
"A mi.er, eh ?''
"On the contrary, rs gracclcss a
spcndthrift as you ever saw. Gamb-
ling, betting at the races, vicious
amuscments, and degrading company.
His property seems to have acted on
him as have sometimes seen sun
shine act Oh rank, noisomc patch of
weeds, stimulating him into tiaunt-
ing folly"
"Spcuding the old mans money.
eh: -
"Not entirely for the best of ii
was fortunately so tied up that he
could only use the interest but what
ever could by any possibility be
squandered has vanished"
There was another nephew, was
there not ~
:.Yes, Florian Levcrson. He is
married"
Married ~
"Ycs and is in Jay and Dyson's
banking house, doing we'll. Nobody
had any. idea of the steadiness and
common-sensc there was i'll that
young fellow"
81 suppose he is furious at his un-
cle's partialit..' ...
al have never heard him express
such opinion. He always declares
the money was his uncle's. to do with
it as he saw fit, and that lie had re-
ceived too many kindnesscs ut the
hands of Mr.. Arwright TO begin to
criticise his memory now"
Mr.. Parkcs took snuff.
Must be curious young man."
he snid drily. q" Amd-]vh0, may ask,
did he marry ?"
"Miss Dean and very energetic,
thoroughgoing little wife she makes
for him. In this case, the disiit' ri
ted nephew seems to have received
the most real happiness of the two"
"It's very peculiar sort of story" I"
said Mr.. Parkes. sising-;; rbut l must
be going, Gdod morning, Mr. Dana!
Pm much obliged to your ''rolstcness
about those stamps" 80
And Mr.. Dana went back to his le-
gal tolls, never once nistrusting that
he had been talking TO A ghost.