The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-11-12

eingls silver They neverthe.ese decided
that the should take wedding place that d,y
Wsek.
The following d.y Wotrdsn and hi, sen
returned home. Hardly he'd they let Brock
whsn the young man ssked:
Thea, fafher, you have Charged your
mind:'
"How SOP
.Hsvs you mot decided to ec.rps the dow.
cry o6esed BY Menter Van Elburg"
"Let me manage the mater in my own
vsy. my son, and ast 20 questions"
When the veddin s-day came woerden
and HE son returned 20 Brock Van Eibure
teceived them kindly. bnt he was Hurried
and nervous that William feared he had
some bad news for them. H father, how
ever, had 70 srca m:sSivipgs; the old fox
knew too veil TIE c,use CT his colleagues
dis urbed manner.
"WhAt il the matter, Nc. Van E,bure?"
he asked, With a sardonic emile. "You
seem to be worried about someihing"
"Ah. my friend, am gr ally embar-
rasssd. ] lnust sptak with you" To-
"What il il? Have you changed ycur
niud sith rega'd 10 the marriage. Speak
frankly. 1t ~ not yet too la'e."
"No, NO; IL is anotner matter sn;i ely
well, then, le. us 6rst proceed win tie
Wedding ceremony. At;erward shall be
quite At your service"
The company, therefore, repaired TO 8
neght oring church, ard in few minutes
the young people we're hubbard and wife.
When they returned to the house, Won FL
burg asked Woeiden 10 go with him 10 h;s
private room.
my friend, begsn Van Elbur., VIXEN he
b ID carefully closed the door, Gin accord
ance with our agreement, should within
two weeks, deliver to you four hundred
thousand herrirgs. Thus far, however, l
hsve net teen able 70 procure single one.
There ar. none in the market; they have all
been bought up"
.Ceriaiuly they have bough, them mp
m,s-l,;" replied Woerdep, smiling.
'.But-but-how about my c0nrsci?'
stanmered Van E,turg.
"You will fulfil it. L;sen, friend Van
Elburg; you will some day leive your
daughter handsome fortune; shall leave
my s,n a: least as much; it is there fore IN
secsss airy to discuss their future. Thil, how
ever, is not true Of the present. shall sOon
give my entire business to my son, will you
give your daughter four thousand ducats
could not oppose the wishes of the young
people; bat when consented to their union
I determined to compel you to do your duty
towards them. With this object in
view ! contracted with you for four
hundred ,housand herripgs at ten forms 8
thousand, although l then had all the her
rings in the market Now, in order to
comply with the terms Of your agreement
you must buy from me, and my price is Fl.
| ~ forms thousand; you have, therefore,
| only to pay over to me the sum OF sixteen
| thousand Aorius. and We shall be square"
While Meister Woerden was arriving Al
this mercantile deduction, Van Elburg re.
gained his vented equaDimity.
al see, l sse," said he; you are clever
tradesman. / am fairly caught, and mus
b;de the consequences"
| Their conference ended, the two old gen
tlemen rejoinsd the wedding company, a
though nothing unusual had occurred be-
tween them.
A week later Van Elburg went to AM
serbian, os,ensibly to see his daughter
Nov tie tables were turned.
"Ah, meistsr," cried Wos rden, on seeing
his colleague from Brock, II am in a terrible
dilema. The time il sppro aching when
must deliver the four hundred thousand her
rings, and not cask can find to put then
in!'
| THAT does not surprise me-" answered
Van Elburg, smiling; lyon bought up 81
my behring's, and l bought ~ all You
casks !'-Appleton's