Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-03-10
JUSTLY RECoMPENsED.

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he sauntered leisInrly up to the desk
which Edward Farnum occupied ir
Messrs. Smith & Jones Office on Wal
street.
The warm blood colored Ned's cheek
in spite of all his struggles to prevent it
and he replied:
No; hope no harm"
"Well. guess it wasn't. Come, put
up your books, and as we go up town I'll
tell you.'
mo, | cannot leave yet. 1 have not
finished my balance
"Oh, pshaw, you can finish that to-
morrow before ten O'clock. l wouldn't
work as hard as you do for any man Nv
ing, much less these bankers, who think
all fellow is made for Is TO work ana
make money fol- them. Come along.
mo, cannos 60"
"Well. then. the tale i'm short is, she's
had big fortnue left her-some say five
hundred thousand dollars"
An involuntary sigh escaped Ned, and
he rather muttered than spoke:
"I'm sorry to hear it"
"Why, what's got into you. you ninny?
Sorry! Why, haven't heard anything
to please me so much i'm many day. /
always liked the girl. but I'm not philos-
opher enough to marry her for love
alone. My doctrine is, when poverty
comes in at the window love goes out at
the door,"
I'm afraid I don't agree with you in
all things, but have no time to discuss
1t now. Miss Temple, i'm my opinion.
would be fortune to any man, did she
not possess cent of money!
"Pshaw, Ned, that's old fogy. Love i'm
q ll III
pretty we'll before, but [ cannot help
thinking her attractions considerably en-
larged since heard the news. Never
should 1 have thought Of anything but
pleasant acquaintance-guess I'll 60 i'm
for her now. Good bye, old fellow, and
don't hurt yourself over those books"
Ned made 10 reply, but he felt as if he
would like to grind his heel on one who
could speak so irreverently of her, who,
to his idea, combined every grace of
heart and mind, and perfection of form
and feature which should make up per-
feet woman. His thoughts turned to ac-
ton, and he caught himself stamping his
heel on the desk stool with such force as
to almost dent IA hole in it, and looking
up. he saw Mr.. Smiths steady gaze fixed
upon him.
Back to work he tried to bring his
thoughts, but they were not subject 70
his will, and he found himself in great
danger of writing the thoughts passing
through his mind. ''She is lost to me
now. Oh, how wish it had never hap
pened." He shut his book, put away his
papers, and with that dreary, lost, far
away kind of look, passed unheedingly
among the throng OIL the money mart of
the new world.
Charley Ashton lost no time i'm i'm
proving his opportunities, for that night
found him seated tete-d-tete with Miss
Temple i'm coy little room in Twenty
first street.
Miss Temple was an orphan, and had
for years lived with an aunt-her fathers
sister. An income of four hundred dol
lars a year had been left her. which at
least supplied all necessary wants. She
was not ashamed TO assist her aunt about
many things some would call mental ; |
and i'm form and feature. heart and mind, |
all her acquaintances said. fully sustain
ed the high opinion we had seen Ned |
Farnum had of her.
Ere the evening was over, Charley
Ashton had succeeded in appearing
deeply in love, and not MANY days had |
passed ere he had proposed and was ac-
cepted. OF all of her acquaintance.
Miss Temple had always preferred the |
two young men mentioned. 1t was true. |
she had rather leaned to the quiet, steady |
Mr. Farnum, but of late he had ceased to |
visit her. while Mr.. AshtOn's presence
had been almost constant. Hence she |
had persuaded herself that she loved and
accepted him.
Charley urged speedy marriage
why being i'm conversation too long for
me to detail, wherein it appeared that
some of the "boys" on the ''street" were
fixing up a pool to buy certain stock,
and our friend Ashton wanted some OF
the five hundred thousand dollars to put
in it. Anna Temple preferred longer
time urged that time would make them
know each other better, especially in the
intimate relation they now stood.
Charles vowed that he knew that time
could never develop any faults in her.
SBut,n said Miss Temple, ''there is an
other reason, and l think can be free
with you now; | have spent so much OF
nv little income-and aunt has no money
to spare-that have no means OF defray-
ing the necessary expenses"
aBut YOU have the fortune left You by
an Australian uncle, and even if you have
not received it, your agent will certainly
make an advance"
81 have no fortune, dear Charley.
Some thought it was mine, but the Tor
tune YOU probably allude to was left TO
nv cousin, Miss Anna Thompson Tenn
Ole. to whom introduced you at the
"Ah, it was indeed. She is a favored
young lady; and how much does she re-
ceive?"
"Report says five hundred thousand
dollars. Cousin Nan has been informed
by the agents that there is but ten thou
sand dollars in money. the rest in houses
and lots i'm Melbourne, valued at ninety
dollars"
sAh! well, really how these things do
spread. But TO our matter: guess, Miss
Anna. you had better have your own
way"
The hours of that evening dragged
heavily along, and as they heightened, ..
Charles AshtOn's manner became more /,
Ind more formal. He left, and Annals ,
warm heart was sad as she thought over
he cool manner and the cooler parting. {
No sleep came to her eyes that night.
"Can it be 30 she said to herself
times; "and yet 1t must be, :
or his manner changed almost from my
telling him of Nannie's fortune"
The next night Charley was not in his
1sual place, and the next and still more. :
About week afterwards short note in
ormed Miss Temple that, having lost all
lis savings in bad speculation, he could
lot think of holding her to her engage
nent, which would be out of his power
% consumate in years. II
TO say this did not grieve her, would
De false, but it did not require many
lays to teach her that she had not loved