Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-02-09

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can possibly be worth that said she.
Neither did Mr.. Wilson, but lookins
into the young lady's eyes he did no
have the courage to say so, and in fac
if he had five instead of one thousand a
his disposal he would have offered it JUS
as quickly.
perhaps you and your daughte
would like to 60 down and visit it befor,
you sell. said Mr.. Wilson.
~ should like to so down very mucl
If father could spare time" said Nell.
Mr.. Armstrong could not go, but h
thought his wife would be very glad t<
go down to the old home, and If Mr.
Wilson could wait day or two for then
to get ready, they would go, and Nellie
could make the transfer there if sht
concluded to sell; she could do as sht
pleased.
Mr.. Wilson could wait just as we'll al
not, and, as Mr.. Armstrong found ou
by their conversation that he was SOL
Of al old college chum and longtime
friend Of his, he extended an invitation
! to him to spend the time he was in thu
city at his house.
He did so, and of course was show1
about the city, sometimes by Mr.. Arm.
strong and Nellie, but generally by Mel.
lie alone. He found in Nellie a very
agreeable companion. She could talk
common sense and could play chess, his
favorite game, and hy the time the
week in which Mrs. Armstrong took to
get ready in was over, they were very
good friends.
On Tuesday of the next week the
party arrived ut CantOnville. where they
were to be the guests of Mrs. Wilson,
Charles mother.
Here was another surprise. Mrs.
Wilson and Mrs. Armstrong had been
classmates at boarding school many
years before, and they had so much to
say to each other that Charles had to
devote his whole time Nellie, a thing, by
the way, that he seemed to take to as
handily as though he had always been in
the habit of taking young ladies in
charge, whereas he had never been seen
in company with one before, at least not
to the remembrance Of any of the Can
tonville people, Two weeks was all too
short for the visit, and when the time
came for the visitors to return to the
city, Charles and Nellie would have for
gotten all about the island had not Mrs.
Armstrong asked if they had got the
deed I'll fixed.
Nellie blushed and said no, they had
not had time to go to the registers office,
while Charles looked out of the window
and said nothing. So the next day was
spent in making the transfer, and it was
two days more before they could agree
on the price, which was finally settled at
81 900, as Charles positively refused to
take it at a cent less.
AS be babe his visitors goodbye at
the cars he said to Nellie: IT shall
commence to build my house on the
island right off and have it ready for
| visitors next summer, when hope your
family will honor me with another visit"
sob, certainly" said Nellie, "and in
the mean time, if you come to Boston
don't forget to visit us.
Ono danger Of that" said Charles, as
the train moved away.
The house on the island was begun at
once, and hardly q week had gone by
before Mr.. Wilson found it necessary to
visit Boston for supplies of some kind. |
He went Saturday and concluded it
would not be losing much time to re-
main over Sunday, and come back on
the early train Monday, so he did so.
OF course he spent Sunday at the Arm
strong's, and Monday morning he did
not take the early train. but instead
went with Mr.. Armstrong to his Office.
They were in private conversation for an
hour or so, when Mr. Wilson came out
and went to the depot.
The building on the island progressed
finely, and Mr.. Wilson went regularly
to Boston every Saturday and returned
Monday, till folks began to put this and
that together and talk about the future
Mrs. Charles Wilson. The gossips all
called on Mrs. Wilson to inquire about
her son, but they all got the same
answer from her: my son is not one
who talks Of his private affairs to people
not Interested, and until he makes his
doings public, you will have to wait for
your information.
But the gossips talked just the same
and told each other such stories as thew
thought might hit the truth or some
where near it.
Matters went on thus till about Christ
mas, when Mr.. Wilson and his mother
left for Boston. The day before Christ
mas quite number of Cantonvllle peo-
pie received invitations to the wedding
Of Mr.. Charles Wilson and Miss Nellie !
Armstrong at the residence of the brides
father.
The wedding was brilliant one, and |
the young couple left for the south,
where they were to stay till the next
May. On their return they were to &C.
cupy their house on the island in Can
tonville. Nh. Wilson had furnished it
thoroughly, and man had been left in
charge to see that nothing was damaged
during the winter.
With the LIST Of May came the young
couple, and quite grand reception was
given them on the island. Every day
was occupied in receiving visitors, so
that it was three weeks before Charles
had chance to call his wife's attention
to the letter accompanying the deed of
the island. One morning they awoke to
find heavy southeast storm beating
upon the island.
Ono visitors to-day, Nellie,' said
Charles, as he looked out upon the bay.
and we can have chance to look over
that curious letter that came with the
deed of the island"
"What do you wish to look at that
tor; do you expect to find anything more
'AA'sA. w Ae@Vo <1ACdSAy SScu
eyes, Nellie, am free to confess that
l do. 1t has been on my mind ever
since we came to our island home. The
first night we slept on the island had
dream, and in it I saw that letter very
plainly, aud something seemed to say.
study that letter; there is more in it
than you seem to see.' And have been
waiting tor time when you and could
could look at it together" III
-, After breakfast they repaired to the
library and sat down to the table to study
over the letter and if it contained more
than at first appeared. More than an
hour was spent before anything was
found, when Nellie suddenly said:
II have it; read the first letter of each
line: Find my money in the caves"
"Sure enough" said Charles, shut |
there are no caves on this island that {
know OF, and I have searched it pretty
thoroughly" !