Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-09
NORTHERN TRIBUNE,
SATURDAY, JULY 8. 1881.


undoubtedly MI. Oioo"uS" 49,
have been wiser, after twenty-nlne years
knowledge of his nephew, IMAM W nave
been at all annoyed or impatient Deca p't
that nephew was late 10 DleaklaS.. ,a D ~.
Mr.. Clabaugh had lmportanu BUSINESS ~ on
anoeo Jasner think that telegraphed
+o Nm to tourney five hundred miles to
~oAt me here to-day without motive?
Uas the how no curiOsity?' muttered he
"a himself. as he slowly stirred his third
cup of coffee.
Tbe long dining room OF the Pequ0t
uouse was quite deserted, save MIR. Ga
hauoh and one or two walters, when MIR.
Jasner Surridge eventually made his APP
81 seem to be little late Jasper cody
remarked, after exchanging salutatlons
with his uncle, 81 am sorry you waited.
sIf YOU knew why desired to meet you
here. what my business with you Is, you
would not wonder that waited! thlnK
7 was che first person to SIT down 10 the
hreakfast-table, and now the room Is de-
go II appears-has quite the air of a
.honouat hall deserted But that is all
the better for us if you are anxious 10
discnss business at once; there will be no
eaves-drOppers. ~, o,...
cheerfully. half inclined to be greatful
to Jasper for being so late that no chance
fellow boarder could hear his secret: Il
think nv news will give additional dell
cacv even to those tender biscuits. You
remember hearing me speak OF that &C.
centric old Philander Edliffe, for whom
have made so many wlllsF -,
'The man who lived in MedacF
n sYes the same. Well he is dead.
.SomebOdy-or some charitable society
is to be congratulated. The old beggar
left not of money, didn't her !,
you can hardly call man who mad
amassed half million, Deggar,
think
Not literally, of course-only f1gura-
tively--a bit of slang.
sOip And Mr.. Clabaugh was appeased,
he would not willingly insult even the
ghost of rich man.
who has got the property?I0ne OF the
old maid cousins, or hOspltalF
Neither. A person OF whose existence
never heard until | made his last WILL
his only grandchild, Acantha EdiiHe.
what an Outlandish name! tnought
he was a bachelOr-a misogynist;
so did /, but he was married IN ms
Young DAYS. and had one son, radio,
whom ne drove from home by his Ill tenn
per and his miserly way. This son also
married, and died, leaving one daughter,
Acantha. As the girl is his legal heir,
none of the many aspirants can even
claim the property 81,
'Curiousl But why telegraph for meY
This girl is young, rich-and unmar-
ried.'
sAh, I understand! /, too, am young
and unmarried, but alasl not rlch. You
think there are possibilities for mer
Certainly l do! You are good look
ing
L inherit my looks from my mother,
the Clabaughs are all presentable.'
'NOnsensep But the uncle was flatter-
ed. You have always been successful
with wOmen-but by the way, and Mr.;
Clabaugh's tone changed from one OF
complaceny to anxiety, is there any en-
tanglement between youand lottleE
oh, no, nothing serious, only f1lrta-
ton; / have not committed myself.
That is lucky. 1t wouldn't DO, you
know, for my nephew TO be caught IN
ANYTHING dishonOrable; 1T would lnJure
both of u.s..
Don't you worry, uncle! am too cute
to leap before look. Lottie is very sweet
and if she were old Edllffe's helress
there would be some sense In my spoon
ing on her. However, she Is almost as
poor as l am, so that Edllfte girls she
at all passableY & uustN.
of her looks | know nothing; put as
she has been q teacher III one Oh tne
prammer schools in Clarendon for the
last two years, She must have some sort
of an education. Now my plan is that
YOU start for Clarendon Tonight
NO. no, tomorrow You forget that |
have lust come pOst-haste from ONO!
DO give fellow time to BREATHE
Il presume few hours delay will do
no harm, so we will say tomorrow.
tWhen you reach Clarendon look In the
directory for the name of Edliffe; it Is
not common one, and make Acanthas
acquaintance as we'll as you can. Here
are letters of introduction to three OF my
friends there, but don't use them If you
can help it; it will be better for you to
fall i'm love with the girl without know
ing who she is; then no one can ever &C
cuse you of having married her for her
money. Do you understand
oh. yesl But will not she, or some
one smell rat? My advent in Claren-
don Just as she becomes an heiress-
she will not know she is an heiress
until see fit to tell her. l intend to
give you from one to three weeks start;
/ am not well, my physician has ordered
me here to the mountains to recuperate;
how can attend to business nOwp
Il see! must make hay before the sun
shines. Miss Acantha will have first a
luver, than a fortune; which is rather
<feversing the usual order of things.
You are serious, Jasper, and will real
ly try to win this grip
II am seriOusly-yerv seriOuSly-in