Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-09
LOSS OR GAIN?

Win Ills uauUS ClaSpeu OVei Solu-uedu-
ed cane, was seated in summer-house
situated upon the grounds of a hotel at a
fashionable watering place. He was in a
corner hidden by dropping vines, and his
face expressed deep and apparently pain
full thought. The refrain of his sad mus
ing was, "Only one person in the whole
world to love me, and I shall lose even
that love now"
On the other side of the summer-house,
divided from the side the old gentleman
occupied by rustic partiti n, two ladies,
youg and fair, rustled in, and taking out
some fancy work, settled down for chat
One was tall and dressed in pretty
costume that was at once youthful and
matronly; the other was petite, blonde,
and not more than eighteen. Mrs. Court
land spoke first
"Embroidery, Alice?" she said. "a
handkerchief corner. For your trous-
seau?"
eyes," and the sweet voice faitered,
while burning blush crimsoned the fair
cheek. lis it not pretty9"
every. I wan, to talk about your
prospects, child. Your Aunt Mary tells
me you are making splendid match"
"Did she? think so, Blanche. NAL
colin is so noble and good"
But your aunt tells me he is the ia
vorite nephew of the great merchant,
Hubert Bates, whose wealth is something
enormous. You have only to help him
o,.Io I, NLoL I
be heir to magnificent fortune. But
what ails you? You look as if I was
telling you piece of news"
II think Aunt Mary has been misin-
formed; that is all.''
''Then be is not Mr.. Bates nephew?"
II never heard him speak of rich
uncle, and am quite sure he has no
hope of inheriting money. He has
good salary, and my little fortune will
furnish small house; so we can make
comfortable and I hope, happy
home2'
"Did he rever speak to you of his
uncle2"
ssNot Of rich uncle. He has told me
of lame uncle, his mothers brother,
who has been very kind to him, given
him his education and start in the
world. He always talks of him with the
deepest love and pity"
'.Pity2"
"He suffers fortunes from the effects of
fall that has famed him for life and
often causes him weeks Of agonizlng pain.
Malcolm tells me with tears ia his eyes
of his tear of losing this friend.'
81 wonder if it is the same!" muir
INJURED Mrs CourtlaHd.
''Tell H., Blanche, some of the best
places to 60 Tor oursfurulture and carpets.
It will be new work for me to buy house
hold goods, and Aunt sophy is not we'll
enough to help me much"
"Oh, I will go with you. But T de-
clare, if I were you, I would wait and
see if your Aunt Mary is right. Your
fortune will never buy or furnish such a
house as future millionaire should live
in"
my fortune" satd Alice Hunter, with
ring in her clear voice, twill furnish a
house suitable for bank clerk with five
hundred year salary, which is what m y
husband will have. If Malcolm has a
rich uncle he is not the man to live IN
expectation of money to come over a
grave. If his uncle Hubert is, as YOU
say. very rich, Malcolm would hate
money won by the death of the nearest
relative and dearest friend he has. But l
don't believe in the money, for he never
spoke of it to me-"
Then the talk drifted into discussion
of bridal fnery of furniture and stories of
the young Wife's content in her own mar
Iied life.
But the old man leaning upon the cane
"as thinking; "Can it be true2 Does
Malcolm think so little Of my money
that will be his, that he has never even
mentioned it to his promised wife? Can
it be that shall gain loving, tender
neice, instead Of losing my nephew when
Malcolm marries?"
Loving his nephew so deeply, Hubert
Bates had felt a keen pain at the news OF
his betIothal. He had never seen Alice
Hunter, but he knew she had been
brought up in circle of fashion and
was the orphan niece of one of society
gayest votaries, Mrs. Mary Hayden.
While he mused upon the conversation
ne had overheard, the silvery voices of
his young nelghbors still sounding be-
side him, there was a sudden crash.
Something struck him upon the head,
and he lost consciousness.
Cries from the summer house. from
groups of people collected in the grounds,
brought a party of men speedily to the
spot. The rotten posts supporting the