The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-05-28

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DID,"
Charlie Courtland was not betting
man, but he couldo't help weighing
the words of the all-wise Snaflcs, and
the extraordinary odds which were be.
ing laid against him. "Teu thousand
to one hundred,"' said he to himself
several times. At that moment very
neat, unpretending carriage passed 10.
to the Row 1t . foot's pace. "Chsrlie,
there's your friend, Miss MaitlaDd.' -
be looked round, and Just caught sight
Of that young: lady as the carri.gs be.
came lost 10 the. crowd, ~. il:
ne had letter in his pocket, which
made him! him supremely melancholy
melancholy mel. .l1 just to the verge of utter
despair; for it told him truth which
he knew would be ,rellgiously kept BY
the LADY. 1t was I. very good letter,
notwithstanding. It did not attempt
to disguise from him that, if all things
had been convenient, he would have
been received by both father and
daughter with open arms. Edith made
no great parade of Affection: didn't
talk about suicide or hin: at
mutual charcoal, or go in for : broken
heart: She laid great stress on tho ne.
cess,ty: Of obedience to her fsther, aand
ssid, that; until the conditions he had
insisted on were fulfilled, she had no
hope of his yielding; without his per.
mission she would not marry. She said
= word or two on patience and on hope ;
she did notsay that she never would
marry anybody else, but she really
meant it at the time, and Charlie
CORTLAND guessed it.
AS he walked away from the coterle
of agreeable friends he had been talk.
ing to he turned over her note IN his
breast pocket and its contents in his
mind. "This cursed ten thousand
pounds, thought he. Chow ia the
world am l ever to have ten thousand
pounds until the governor dies? And
[ don't want him to die; he's a very
good fellow, a capital governor to me !;
besides; he's only tihy.tvo, and as hard
as nails: I must sell out, and 60 on
the Stock Exchange. Aad what a
rage the governor will be in, to be sure
Besides, perhaps I mayn't make 1t an
swer. l never Was q great hand at fig
ures. To be sure, there's that fellow
1Dumble began life when l did without
shilling, and lives in Rutland Gate
with a wife and three ohildren,; aud
one of the best broughams in London.
Why can't l do as Dumble Z" And
Charlie had got thus far in q brown
study, when-"Hallo, old fellow
where tho D-l are you comm g to ?''
said Peter Mayfair, gu.rdsm.n, gen.
tlemsu, rider, heavy better, aud rollick.
ing bachelor, great friend of Charlie
Courtland's, and always ready with ad.
vice, or anything but ready money, fer
his friends. Ready money, I mean ;
tor as to paper there was not q more
liberal young one out than Peter. zone
would think you were in love, or had
been backing the Rake at three to
one"
'But I haven't. I wish I had back
ed somethin & like to VIM.
"Ah.! I didn't know that was your
game, Charlie: You've kept it very
quiet. V.uoau will win but if you're
only going for pony or two, you'll
have to pay precious dear for it. You
won't get more than six to iour.".
"sha'nt:I7 Well, that's no use
at all. "A hundred and fifty 70 a hun.
dred-", .,Y,::" y.t:a;: 49," :: = :
T. 'No use at Ill" says the other.
"That's just what Is,y. You eau',
ma ke money without some risk, you
know. Aud Whit the deuce can . fel.
low do with a hundred and fifty: when
he's got it ?'' .-r ,r~...:: = - $780, =. 49,,
:'Tkis sort ot reasoning va, ve,y 'l' pa,
lat,ble 70 TIE perturbsd state Of Char.
lie Coartlsnd:s, mind: What w.s the
use of . hundred and d. fityj to him? ...,
:" And Az how log ,d9 % yoa, 60 down 70 Ep.
som {, Charlie 7" said. the fashionable
Peter. ..1
"Epsom ? I sha,u't 60 EPSON" And
Charlie gave salky luroh. -
"Nogo to EPSON 7 O, come, I say
old fellow !" And, after a prolonged
stare Of great astonishment, not de.
dcient in intelligence, ":You're it
love !" ,'@.@' -.
"That's good. I suppose you thlnl
ever fellow that don't 60 to Epson il
in we 2" ..
""l' m sure they are," answered Pc
ter, readily enough !; "and lots that d
60 too ; so you'd better come. II
tell you what I'll do.-. ,I'l drive 20,
down in the drag, and I'll put you on
Ia good thing, when We get there. Wha
will satisfy you ia hundred to one
Because I know something that's no
tauite dead IN at that price"
.''I'll tell you what, Peter: if I coul,
pull of ten thousand TO . hundred, t..
should be the happiest fellow alive.
am in love, old fellow, with the moa
beautiful, the most. charming, tn
most -"
y eyes, Of course; 70 I eonclade: Al
Of you fellows are. When . fello,
once becomes 'spooney, ft's astonishing
how hasy his vision il. But you com
with me- I've : shocking bad one. q
that price myself to five hundred an