Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-07

gaily sauntering along, hailed Ned
in his old familiar way:
"Well, old boy, off early to-day 7"
"I've been promoted, and am not
obliged to work so late, though l
do often; then / think of taking a
ride in the park my head has
ached much of late, and ! am more
nervous than formerly"
"Shouldn't work so hard: don't
get any thanks for it. By-the-by,
that fortune of Miss Temples turns
out to be all in my eye."
"How-what's that Z" was the
eager reply.
"Well, Miss Somebody Temple
had about hundred thousand dol
lars left her, but it wasn't our pret
ty little friend"
"But heard you were very at
tentive, some say engaged
"There's no telling what might
have been but for that fool of an
uncle making mistakes in names.
However, it's all over now. You
know that | at least can't afford to
marry a poor woman no matter if
she is Peri. / know that you en-
tertain some sort of foolish notion
what love and etc, will do, bat it's
all bosh. Give me the dimes, my
boy. When poverty comes in at
the window, ETC., you know. Take
my advice and drop all such foolish
ideas"
Ashton might just as well have
talked to the lamp post for the
hearing Farnum paid. What he
was thinking of we cannot say, but
he did not go to the park that
afternoon, but the evening found
him in a little parlor which had so
often been graced by Charley's
presence. Ere the evening was
over he had explained his long alb
sense, told Of his better prospects,
and offered his heart and hand.
She asked three weeks to consider,
and he to visit her as often as he
wished. At the end of that time
he was accepted and Anna learned
what true love was.
Here my story might end, but
there is a sequel. Some months
after the engagement. Mr.. Smith
tapped Ned on the shoulder, and
motioned him TO the private Office.
"Going to marry my niece 7" said
the gentleman.
81 am engaged to Miss Anna
Temple, sir, and we expect, in a
quiet way, to be married one month
from to-day. But / was not aware
that she was your niece"
"Neither was until a few days
since. AS for your quiet way, un-
derstand me, sir, the child Of my
only sister can be married nowhere
else but in my house. Come now,
no flinching. I've heard all about
It. But she's poor-poor as Jobs
turkey: and ] have too many chill
dren to give her more than a de-
cent wedding"
Ned did not understand the ex-
preston on Mr.. Smiths face, but
he felt little angered, and replied :
81 never should have addressed
her, and / would release her this
moment If / knew she was q heir
ess."
"No you don't, no you don't. ]
know you and / know the whole
story. You can CO."
Ned pondered long over this
singular conversation, but got no
satisfaction from his own thoughts
or Anna. She replied only by a
smile aud a kiss.
Notwithstanding all the urging
of her new found uncle, Anna re-
fused to leave her aunt until the
time of her wedding. That event
came, and the ceremony over, Mr.
Smith called the young people into
his library, and, drawing from his
safe an iron box, said:
"Now, young man, you're tied
hard and fast, and I'll tell you that
you've got an heiress, and a rich
one, too. A foolish brother of her
fathers, who would go to Austria
liza, took it into his head to die, not
long since, and left such blotched
up will that il has taken six months
to get the straight of it. We were
his agents, and kept the matter tc
ourselves, because it was large
sum and might create imposters
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