River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-09-25

! nave an excellent opportunity--one OF
fhe most liberal offers. For $4,000 |
&aA buy quarter OF a tiourishing con-
cefn' ana Tor $4,000 can have half OF
you."
:, And 9,t do sou mean to buy it, asked
Il wish To- do So
Lydia. 7e''
"Ah--thet depends upon circum-
stances" replied Sidney 81 am willing
80 pat all my energies and business tact
against capital, and 90 1t
Il do not understand you, love"
Then | must speak plainly" resumed
Sidney. fy9u will furnish the money,
1 will do the rest
Me furnish the money! uttered
Lydia
Yes angel
you--have-m money!
'1'ot enough to pay months board,
sweet chaTmer But have tact, al "a
bess ne! What's the matterl Have you
Sot a fitF
.'No money! Groaned lydia, sink
ing back upon the sofa, and covering her
face with sler hands.
aDo not tsifle with her feelings, sid
nev, interposed the mother. you are
cruel"
But have only spoken the truth"
Did yon not bring eighty thousand
dollars from California;
NO"
Then sou have deceived us most
crGelly, sir"
But my wife has money
Not dollar"
Are yoT in carncstm
II am; what little money we had has
Seen swep, away by an unfortunate spec
ustion.'
"Then, nv heavcnsr' cried Sidney, 81
houd saw that | had been slightly de
aeayed. You know that the impression
prevailed that you had money, and you
El ew that:I was aware of the fact tina
Mr. Collins left over ten thousand dollars
10 each of his daughters. Why didn't
you tell me of ttis beforeln
"Why didn't you tell us that you had
0G money returned Mrs. Collins.
simply because / never professed to
have any
Then what was meant by that account
n the papert'
"Ohow exclaimed the husband. you
eot hold of that did youl And that ac-
counts for the peculiar warmth of my re
ccption That, it seems, worked the
change that cave me the love | sought.
! I understand it now But, upon my
word, there was no deception on my part
'here. When l got ready to start foi
/
attend to some business which he feared
woald detain him till TIE sailing of the
AeXt steamer, and as bis gold was already
3n board, and he did not wish Ia remove
il, lie placed 1t under my care, and it was
80 consigned to the list. But, at the last
moment he finished his business, and
was enabled TO come with me-
~And Frank is the wealthy onen'
sa8ped Lydia.
Yes. lie delved and dug, while l
apecu!ated end he made fortune, while
| t--didnt."
'Oh! how have been deceived! p cried
the disappointed wife.
Grossly deceived, !" added the mother.
| Sidney started from his seat, and hav-
lng walked UP and down the floor few
times, he stepped and faced the two wo-
| Jncn. He was very calm. and the bltter
| expression which dwclt upon his face
gave place 10 a hooking smile.
II guess We had better not deal too
much in accusations" he said, "tor |
don't think either of us can claim much
charity ON that score. We have both OF
as perhaps all three of displayed
| pretty kind of game, but it seems we
IN l,..I1 a.. Mt
averse to q little bIt of deco tion for The
sase of securing rich husband; and
! perhaps | am not free from the same weak
bess However, we've made slight mis-
fake, but the things done, and it can't he
! he,pcd, so Nc must make the best Of It.
Ya had better keep it to ourselves tllan
Eare II get oat Folks would enjoy Il
| hugely if they knew wha a mistake YOU
! lead made at your gatne at fortune hunt-
| inG. All there is about II, We must turn
too, now, and work. am caught, and
vii make the best Of il; but Just let me
assure you that will not submit to
any further fault finding or recrimina-
ton.
When Nellie found herself within
comfortable, well-furnishcd house, and
knew that It was her own, and that her
husband was wealthy she sank upon his
boston and wept in her Joyful gratitude.
She tried to chide him Tor having de-
caiged her, bpt very soon he convinced
bar that he had not deceived her at all
''Ihis blissiul hour" he cried, "has
boen my goal for years Through all the
weary seasons Of toll have been sus-
tanned by the hope that IN the end this
f,sir hand should be mine and not JOY
htss my wealth promised me that did not
look To you as a sharcr in it.
Nellie believed him, and she was haT
pr happy as she deserved to be-happy
as only such pure hearts can be.
Frank went into business, and he hired
has cousin SidLey for bookkceper, and
paid him a good salar~ Lydia had come
Il her senses, and when her mother went
tc live with Nellie she resolved that she
would make the best of the estate which
had fallen to her lot, though she will
never cease to regret, during the moments
when the old thoughts OF fashionable life
come over her, the Slight mistake she
made in playing her Game Of life.