The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-23

lably yes.
I Well, uncle, | want to- lend it to Mr..
Krkwood, to help him get.int0 business
again"
Child. what forg"
Because he has NJ friends eft, uncle;
De cause feel so sorry for him." said Lisa
Segrisl, with de pening color aud DOWN
cast eyes. "And, uncle, hi must not know
Shn let him have
"Why NOT, yeu little network ofriddles
and mystery?"
"Oh, because I couldn't bear to have
him know. II could be managed, couidn't
| liz"
Yes, | suppose But are you really in
earnest, LlSa?"
| Eyes, uncle"
"And The Interest Of the money, which
has always supplied you WI b pms and
ribbons and tape, and Z mcfackery gen
erallS?"
Il can do without TIM, uncle" Lisa
| TesOlGtely answered. But you mustn't
tel Cora. She would thluk il silly and
r"mantic."
Well we'll, chic" said Uncle Srgris,
smiling, thou h h. was IN rraIity deeply
moved; you shah have v"nr owu wAy."
| The nexr week Mr. K,rkw" d. lawyer
Informed him that ten thousend d'llars
| lay at his banking house, subject TO his
draft "r order at any time
TEN thousand dl,are" cried poor Guy,
quite nverw helmed at the magni ude al
he SUN; "whn w"nId lend me ten thou
sand dollars"
That Is what am not ~ liberty to
tell you," snid Mr. j. Ssup, stiff
And 1t was IN v in that Guy KirkWoOd,
marshalling IN his mem nv aIl Ing proh.
able and improbable friends tried t. hx
the benefit uunn Que ur the other of them.
No he could nor place 1t any 4" here. this
mys' erI"us benef,c.inn; he aust Just a..
cept 1t in he spirit III which it bad been
gwen.
And will try to prove to my unk own
| friend, he said, with choking voice,
THAT the favor has not been bcstowed in
vain. Upon this foundation, Heaven
heIplng me, ! will build up the beginning
u new fortune, u m re prosperous Ga
reer
Mr.. Kirk woods words proved almost
prophetic.
Five years from that time, he had
not only regalred his former position in
the commercial world, but hnf shot be-
y nd 1t; aud Cora Segrist, Who in the
meantime had indulged in several dirra-
tlous auh broken off two engagements
began seriously to c"nsid,r the pr"prlety
IT III ce mere spreading her net for the
bird she had let fly s" long ago
Because | really am getting quite
mihhltsgedl" said Cora, demurely; land
Mr. Krkw"od certainly Is more charming
than ever"
Guy Kirkwood came often to Mr.. Sc
grists mansion; but Cora, disposed ,hruzh
she was 10 take the most favorable view
Iot matters, could not but. mis rust that il
VA more on her sisters account than her
own.
Does he really care for her, | wonder?"
thought Cora, ""r Is It only TO rrveng,
hlm>elf upon me fnr the cavalier mannvr
~ winch dismissed him FIVE years sg,,?
N"nstnse! Lisa isn't half as pretty az [
I'm and she never WAS. | shall win this
ba tie vet
Mr.. KIrkwood had just posted letter
a massive wherriu hung his tate-dI-
rected to Lisa Srgrlst
For he had leaincd ia love the shy,
-"tle girl, asd lacking courage 10 t. II
her NO In words, he had put the substance
al his hearts hop" on paper.
For | won't live IN this sort Of su>-
penN. any longer" was his secret receive.
FROM 'ht postotfice tie went directly 10
"in Jessups law sanc'um.
Have you paid back hat ten thousand
dollars, according TO my nrders?" he said
Il paid 1t t" day with legal interest,
h"tlls'mplea nd compound, for five years. -
answered Jessup succi, ID ~.
only wish | knew when 10 thank for
this steppIng-~tUDe 10 fortune"
Old Mr.. Segrist, " ho WAS sitting by.
looked up qucerly ever the tops IF his
spectacle glasses.
What would you give to know, Guy"
eaid he.
Half am WORTH" was he impulsive
answer
We'll" chuckled the old man, az can
tell you on cheaper terms than that. |
was bound over to secrecy for fire years,
but he time was up las, week. Your
mysterious good angel was none other
than my little nj, ce Lisa"
KIrkwO0d c'lored--his heart gave y
great upward bound. Lisa! his Lisa! He
turned silently away, and left the office
"A curIors way OF ack no wledging ia
vO'!" cried Mr.. Segrist n little testify.
"Hem!" commented Mr.. Je>sup. "There
are some people who feel too tile tn saw
'thank'e' and some who feel too much.
My client, Irather think, belongs to the
latter class, aO not belle 20 he is un-
grateful"
"Npr | either--on the WHOLE" said DIR.
Segrist, repeDtiDg him OF his haste
As cor Guy, he went straight to Lisa
| Lisa !" he SAID. Il have written you
etter which you will probably receive to-
morrow morning. canHot wait for It'll
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