The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-05-20
"WARD OR WIFE. +"
ABRIDGED.
The following conversation and meet

Sir Hugo. Honorable, generous old
jim! Hope his 7illianous brother, hei;
to the tile and estate, viii bre.,., his
neck some day, as bis treatment Of Jim
is contemplate"
The colonel rises and goes over 10 the
table. Jim Tregarvin, my old boy,
you don't forget me, DO you? Bertie
Ferrers of the Old musketeers?" jim gets
up, and shakes paw heartily.
"Allow me to introduce my ward,
Minnie. Col. Ferrers-Miss Goring.
And they return in procession TO Mrs.
Ferers, and after a pleasant chat they
| go to their different abodes, engaging to
meet again.
''WeII, Min, how about the Ferers!"
ooh, well enough, but l don't want
any body but you jim"
After they reach home and he b,ds
Min goodnight, he sits down on box
to read a letter received in the morning.
1t contained the startling news that his
aunt Anne Tregarvan, spinster, had left
him 1900 pounds and all antique gold
snuff box set in diamonds.
"Well, I am bowed" observes the
fencing master, and then he goes off to
the cliffs, where he smokes like CHM
ney for some hours.
jim had many faults, but his faults
had never degenerated into vices. An
easy going character and too facile good
nature had drawn him into the abyss
IL was in his relations with Minnie that
the higher places of his nature chiefly
asserted themselves. Few men would
have accepted such trust and still few
ct would have had the chivalry 70 fulfill
it as he did. He continues smoking and
many thoughts rush through his head.
cam | SO SELFISH" he continues to
himself, ''as 10 put my comfort, and God
only knows what happens, before her
interests: Aud then, =" with q black frown,
y am not as old, but might be older.
5Iiuie's little beauty, will be a splen-
did woman. Can 1 bear even in fancy
to haar her name slander9dl"
} I'M walks up and down, funing much,
What the deUH shall l do? And then
| aloud; "God confound all scandal-mon-
gers? After a hard battle with himself,
| he decides that if Mrs. Ferrers viii take
| his little Min, she must have her. His
lips quiver under the heavy mustache,
and he leans his head in his hands,
Thus jumping up: Min and must
say goodbye and that's fact, and III
make over the coin to her" The next
day found him making a morning call OH
Mrs. Ferrers.
you have no children, I believe,
Mrs. Ferrersl"
NO." with q sigh, "none."
"Minnie has lived with me the last
ten years, was about twenty-five when
my affairs came to climax; had been
in the regiment ever since eighteen, and
as my allowance was small when | came
into possession of my mothers estate it
took all to pay my debts. Well my
father helped me bit, but then he died,
and my brother turned out a close -fsted,
sniveling hypocrite, 1 sold out and
| made a bolt over here. I wandered for
n wear on the continent, and met an old
friend. Jack Goring, son OF the rich Nis-
count Abaua pEiiautaropisF. who cut him
off for marrying n Catholic. She was
wonderfully beautiful, and they were
happy, but had nothing but Jacks pay
to live on. One day the captain said
something insulting about Mrs. Goring,
and Jack shot him on the spot, and then
had to run for it, and by great luck got
safe TO Paris. Then came a struggle to
keep alive. The poor little woman could
not stand it. We buried be. at I'ere Ia
Chaise. He caught fever and before
he died whispered, Take care of her,
jim She has never left me since.
saw this fencing place advertised, and
took it on chance OF success. Min has
come in for legacy which viii give hel
$3.50 year. The grand daughter Of
Lord Abana should move in good society
Will you and the colonel, tarning tc
him, who had just entered, ''take charge
of her and introduce her into society,"
III she goes into society she shall be
chaperoned by my wife, said the colon
ell.
Mrs. Ferrers simply held out her hand
to jim, and said.
1T shall be so.
Another hand from the Colonel.
''Now, jim, say Done" and its bar
gain"
The fencing master clasps both in his.
] Done" Then, ''She shall Gene, Mrs
Ferrers.
''HoLGokE.
"Afy dearest Of dearest old Ji1ns:-
"What surprise the contents of youl
last letter gave me. When | read tina
, nay grandfather had conquered his pride
and wanted to See IAe.
, well, lie called on me- How l so
! over the meeting, don't know. I won
recount the whole conversation-onl,
;; the most exciting part. After l tirml.
; but politely refused his proposals.
: immediate removal to hyperion Castle
|, and to be his heir-he began talking
. about duty, natural ties. and so on, m.
passionate, temper fred up at once.
d WHAT I exclaimed, do you expec
= me to sit here and hear you go on abcu
:, duty and affection. yau who let nv fathe
che almost uucared for in foreign land
| Where was your affection thenl Wha