Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-05

ion Of his pleasant companion"
The young man dropped her
hands, and caught her in his arms.
you do not lovemc, after all, he said,
reproachfully.
III do love YOU" she replied, at the
same time turning her face away from
his kisses, land have loved YOU ever
since we first met, but | have become
convinced that as poor man you would
not be a success, John, and therefore !
say, Obey your uncle, live the life for
which ypu have longed, and get the
| fortune
BY heavens 1 win not give you npp'
exclaimed Hallhm. sti,ng by nor quiet
sarcasm But, Jennie dear, listen to
/ reason. Promise to wait for me, to be
| true to me, and / win agree to Uncle
Rogers conditions. Who knows what
may happen in five yearsg The old
man may die"
The girl started back from his arms
with glowing cheeks and flashing eyes.
"Shame on you john" she said.
What happiness could attend the
union of two people who waited for
Death and Falsehood to bring them TO-
gothGrg Ynu have said enough. Our
bonds are broken. You are free"
A faint voice from the cottage called,
"Janet"
IL viii never give you up" repeated
the lover, vehcmcntly, and snatChing
her again in his arms, he kissed her
passionately and turned away. Janet
looked after his retreating form for a
moment, then raised her clasped hands
IN mute appeal to Heaven. choked a
rising sob, and answered her mother $
call
John Halam, then clerk in the whole
sale fur store OF Mink & Otter first saw
Janet Dudley at the country house of y
cousin, where he was visiting one sum
mer holiday. She had graduated at the
Normal College year or so before, and
being obliged TO leave the city directly
after, on account OF her mothers fall
ing health had sought and obtained the
position OF village school-mistress at
Strawberry Center.
They had fallen in love with each
other at first sight, he fascinated by
her pretty girlish face, her graceful
ways and quaint, precise speech, and
she 10y his handsome brown eyes, his
gaytty, his fine tenor voice aud mis- gal
liant bearing; and before John holiday
. was over she had promised to become
at some not far distant time his wife. But
a few months after they had plighted
4 troth, Johns Uncle Roger, who had
been the black sheep of his family, re-
$ turned from abroad, like the famous
: black sheep OF Babyland, with three OF
q more bags full not OF wool. however,
: but money. No one knew whore Oh
Y how these bags had been iilled. and No
r one seemed TO care, That they were
! full appeared quite enough, for all doors
u flew open to him at the first Z" Baa
Q Among others who renewed their ac'
q qualntance with Mfr Roger Wander
d gaas, now bleached to admirable white
Q ness, was his nephew, whom be had
0 not seen since his childhood, and u
whose mother he had not sent one linz
) for fifteen years before her death. The
0 old man received his young relative
n with great kindness, aud being also i'm
IS mediately fascinated by his handsome
| face (Which ho secretly ilattered him
g self resembled his own, his air dehon
l air and hne tenor voice, declared hi
n intention of making him his heir, com
i manded him 10 resign his situation a
u Mink a. Otter'a--a command which tn,
10 commanded lost no time in Obeying-
and installed him in elegant rooms ad
e Joining his own in the St Sky Hotel.
'r But when Uncle Roger came TO hea
Or OF the pretty village school mistress h
ss was exceeding wroth, and swore, witt
% many strange and terrible Oaths, tina
n if John did not promise TO remain
n, bachelor for at least five years, an
~ when he did change his state, to maj
~ Nv his Al Jncle Roaer a---ch0ice. back {
~ work should he 20, aud not penn
e from the three or more bags full shoul
Sc he ever have.
Now this Jolly, singing, fine-lookin
Y. young fellow beneath careless ext'
it rior concealed an intense longing fC
Se wealth and all the comforts and luz
We uries wealth could bring; besides whic
no he was troubled with constitution
Dn lassitude, as q certain fox once calle
by il, though il Is better known to III
NJ world under another name, also con
-- mencinq with an l. And 20 desceu
nc from his perch, as IL were, and ming
or once more with the grubbing work.
gh day crowd, seemed to him worse this
so death. But then he loved, as well
'e- such selfish nature could love, blu
m, eyed, golden-haired Janet Dudley, ~
ed hated TO give her up almost as much
o he did the elegant rooms at the ~, SIX
rs Here was coil, and thinking how
nd unwind il cost him week OF sleeple
ed nights The proposition no at ieng
re- made to his '.ladyeloye," rs has be-
Try seen, she Indignantly repelledi al
swearing, /" / will never give you up
no gave kar ap the next day, as will
ms seen by the following letter:
.he .wy pAnLrsa,-For. Notwithstanding "
)ur cruelty'' lhCr "crneity," poor ehildl ~
darling YOU are alH ever win be, The dc
supposed 20 be cast have arceded 70 I'm
Ragers wishes, as you w9nld say you ,.,Il prl