The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-05-01


love HMM those days. Sometimes !
thought | had STANDARDIZATION | had
not seen Fred for some time. for instance:
when he had been driving or riding all
over the country with that alarmingly
pretty cousin of his. But a half hour
ten minutes-with Fred would be enough
to undermine all my resolutions about
making 4 sensible, respectable marriage.
Fred and had been engaged onca No.
no. If | cter married it could be no one
| but Fred, provoking, aggravating, un-
Just, but dear.
hardly expected that we would ever
make up our quarrel. But we did, I'M
cxpectedly, as all the beautiful, best
things in life happen. Fred was ridicu-
lousy poor: but nevertheless, on our
reconciliation, we made up our minds to
be married out Of hand. Our kinSfolk
and acquaintance were informed of our
intentions. and the time named for the
event.
When I saw Mr.. Barnwell for the first
time after my engagement was announce
ed he shook hands with me, his face as
though cast in iron. in the likeness of
his wonted smile, and deathly, CHASTITY
pale. | shall never forget that look.
The next day he was found dead in his
bed. Afterward poison was suggested
that he had taken his own life; but at
the time it was believed he had died of
heart disease.
Whichever theory may have been true.
there can be no doubt that his death was
fastened by his pecuniary entanglements.
His affairs We're found to be in Il very en-
barrassed condition. 1t came out that
he was deeply in debt. He owned farm
and house in town. 1t would be nee
essary to sell these i'll order to satisfy his
creditors: and this done. there would
only be three or four Thousand dollars
left to revert to his brother and sole
heir. Fortunately this brother was
above want: the dead man himself re-
manned the center of public pity. These
developments We're most unexpected. 1t
had been supposed Mr.. Barnwell was Il
very wealthy man. Had he lived, he
must have begun life at the very foot of
the ladder again.
Judge Leighton-Frcd' tather-was
employed in settling the estate. Thus |
learned of good many details that
would otherwise have escaped me. One
day Fred startled me by saying, 1" / had
no idea that Barnwell was an inventor. -
Nor had l.
at seems he was. He had taken out
a patent for an invention, which had
begun to pay moderately well. Five
hundred dollars had been paid in already
on it before his death"
like
Like Never saw such girl for i'll
ventions and inventors. Like? Some
thing like this And he described it to
me.
That afternoon | went to see the Wag-
oners. Lou was placidly ironing, with
the air of doing so in a moment of ex-
IRENE leisure. Wagner was cobblng:
inventive genius was not above the hum
drum necessity of earning its bread
Wagner anticipated presently my own
introduction of the object Of my visit.
Did you happen to have hcerd any
remarks passed about that ar leetle
patcn' of mine that Mr.. Barnwell war
a-seein' to for me, MISS
Nothing very satisfactory. | wish
Wagner. l will inquire particularly
about it..
Whereupon Wagner described it mi
nutely. His description tailed precisely
with that already given me by Fred. |
drew a long breath. Mr.. Barnwcll must
have been hard pushed to have stopped
to defraud this poor simple soul.
Il wish Mr.. Barnwell had a-lived to
see my interests through, miss. ! allays
liked his appearances
You may be sure that Fred and | saw
his interests through. | told him nothing
of his prospects, however, until | had
made sure that his paten' could be iden-
titled. Then announced to him that in
a small way his fortune was made.
1t is my impression that this success
will prove the corner stone of very graf
flying career. Wagner has more time
now in which to perfect his patens. He
has also more ready money to put them
into proper shape. Among other things,
he has improved his Hail Columbia
Chariot. Last Christmas it produced
the widest excitement in Port Royal,
cmptyiny the pockets of their change of
all the small boys in town, to the placid
delight of Lou. and to the pecuniary
profit of her husband.