The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-06-10
well have been in the family as not" she

well nave been IN the family 0s not" she
grumbled. "and there wasn't track in
the carpets nor a scratch in the furniture
and I've no doubt there's silks that would
stand alone folded away in the attic, and
nobody the better"
And while she bcwailed PEARLS folly
Lawyer Verdict dropped in to say that
the Squire had left his money to Pearl
and cut off the poor nephew with pal.
try $500!
Pearl hastcned to telegraph the news
| to Lucy Lorillard.
| "Now fear you will not wish to share
my cottage, gentle maid?"
You don't suppose I'm going. to keep
the filthy lucre?" answered Pearl.
II certainly do"
II wouldn't touch q copper of it for
the world"
IF you don't keep every cent I'll have
nothing more to say to you"
| "You're joking, of course."~
| II was never more serious in my life"
IL can't believe it of you"
."1f you give up the money you will
give me up, too"
"Then dearest friends must part; you
are not the one took you for"
I'm your best friend, however,"
II couldn't follow your advice and sat-
| isfy my conscience"
"Thcn you love your conscience better
than me-"
81 could not love you, dear, SO well,
Loved 1 not honor more"
"Let me persuade you to keep it,"
you cannot; the woman doesn't live
| who could"
"Let me come and talk to YOU"
"You may come and talk till the hcav-
ems fall"
"shall our interview take place atyour
aunt's?'
"With Liz at the key-hole and Belle at
the closet slide? No; here at the office.
The messages are too infrequent to signi.
fly; only you and have kept the wires
from rusting."
But all that is at an end. To-mor-
row, then, at the office. Amt disin-
tercsted mortal to travel to Jones' Sta
ton just to persuade you to keep a for
tune?"
Excuse me if l call it a fools er-
rand"
"Philanthropists arc always called
names. Az reuoir."
Pearl waited at the office next day in a
fever of expectation. What would this
friend be like, whom she was about to
deny herself, this friend whom she had
once longed and now dreaded to see-per-
suasive, and difficult to resist, with soft
dove eyes? Every step upon the stairs
sent quickened pulsation through her
being; yet she was already absorbed in
her reverie when the office door swung
open and admitted a darkbrowed woman.
In an instant the color famed and flick
cred in PEARLS cheeks, her eyes dilated,
her hands trcmbled; but the dark browed
lady calmly wrote message and made
way for the gentleman who had entered
behind her-a somewhat short and thick
ly-built man, with large gray eyes and
curling blonde hair and mustache, whom
Pearl instantly recognized as Squire Ga
ble's nephew. Again the warm flush
stained cheek and forehead. Had he
come to upbraid her? Had he come to
demand his own, to appeal to her sense
OF justice? What if Lucy Lorillard
should meet him. then? Why not steal
a march upon Lucy and put it utterly
beyond her power to be persuaded? Not
that she doubted herself. Why not, be-
fore he could demand it or reproach
her?
Excuse me-" she faltered, eff take
oAAAo WIN w pCuN w Jou dDOuU u AdbGC1
that troubles me. You are Squire Ga
blc's nephew. merely wish to say, as 1
may not meet you elsewhere, that I do
not mean to accept the fortune left me
in his will. shall restore it to the
rightful owner as soon as the lawyers can
arrange it."
"Your motives are commendable; but
do not disqu1et yourself" returned the
1S0,,irosc
will has been unearthed, which renders
your somewhat Qulxotic design unnec-
essary, as the requests are now reversed;
Pardon; but have message to write"
Which he scratched hastily of, md gave
to Pearl, who presently dropped in a heap
i,:to the nearest chair and burst into
tears at the discovery that Lucy Lor-
lizard was a man!
The telegram read:
Let me persuade you to accept not only
Squire Cables money, but his graceless
nephew, LUCY LoRILLARD.
ut was perfectly inexcusable, allow"
Lorillard averred, later; "but what can
a man do when pretty girl wishes him
happy New Year? 1tOok pains to sat
isfy my eyes many time and oft, and
found she was more than fancy painted
her. And as for the rest l have my ma
ternal grandfather, one John Lucy
peace to his ashes!-to thank for the
legacy of his name, which l always de-
spised till l found out that Pearl Silver
ly loved nobody SO we'll as Lucy Lor-
lizard"
And SO, you see, Pearl was persuaded,
after all.