The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-09

felt all the ungracious dlsa9reeableneas
OF the errand on which he had come.
He blushed he hesitated. he sat over.
whelmed with confusion. Finally he
said, desperately:
-;.,' " You ! know nov y. Why have come. I
"You said you had = message from
your father" questioned Reda, haught-
II prefer not to deliver it now." he
answered.
''You need not. We, my brother and
myself, can we'll imagine that it is only
some new threat to compel US to aban-
don our home-our legal and rightful
home-in spite Of that decision of an un-
just court which pronounced otherwise!"
Raymond bit his lip.
I'm justice to my father then" he said.
II must tell You that his message was
no threat. He wished nae to ask you
when it wonld be convenient to give him
possession Of Wylder's Rock?"
Reda's quivering lips. go back to your
will die first. We will die here resisting.
He shall never have Wylder's Rock
while We Iive!"
Raymond Searle rose from bis seat.
bent his head tremendously to her,
bowed low to the brother, in whose
eagle glance the same fame leaped as in
hers, and went silently from the room.
II think he meant to be courteous"
said We're Wylder, when he had gone.
II hope We were not rude"
81 hope not" said Reda, swift
change coming over the sweet. spirited
face. HE is not to blame. His father
has not told him all the story, or he
wOnld not have come. could see that.
liked his looks-did not you Vere?"
He would scorn to do such baseness
as his father is guilty of, believe"
II think he would" We're answered,
and lay gazing wistfully at his sister in
her radiant young loneliness.
He was thinking how uncertain his
life was-how poor one at best, He
could but say to himself:
"Ah, il kind heaven could but send
her protector, who was as strong and
true gentleman rs he looked who has
just gone"
Raymond went back to his father with
a troubled face.
Sir" said he. abruptly, vet with the
profound respect he always used tow ard
him "yOu did not tell me all the par
ticnlars of this Wylder case2''
Philip Searle Redeemed. He would
have chosen not to tell his son more
than he had, but if he must, he was
ready. What ground had the Wilders
for opposing his claim. Why simply
this:
1t was Raymond's grandfather who
loaned the money to Guy Wylder, and
Wyider We're old and close friends.
| Wylder claimed that he paid the mony
the very day he, Old Ra ymond Searle,
was stricken with the mortal illness Of
which he died, before the following
| morning. Scarle could not at the mo-
ment put his hand upon the MORTGAGE
| he was VIGOROUSLY careless man with
his papers. Both men were easy ma
tured and they trusted each other i'm.
| plicitly. Searle was not feeling we'll,
and it was agreed that Wylder should
come again the following DAY and finish
up the business.
That day never dawned for old Ray
mond sear!e, and the mortgage never
turned up till years afterward.
| This was the truth Of the matter, but
this was not exactly the way the father
told it to his son.
The money could not have been paid
he insisted. 1t was all nonsense about
the mortgage having been mislaid.
| The pair were close friends, true, and
so old Raymond never pushed it. But
then it was in black and white, and only
the single word of Guy Wylder to show
that it had been paid of.
| Young Raymond listened and grew
graver. He believed that the Wylders
had the right on their side, and that the
money had been paid as Guy Wylder
had said, and died fighting to prove his
word true.
All the young mans cbivalrous soul
within him was moved at the thought of
that beautiful, defiant child, and her
stricken eagle.eyed brother, resolute to
the same purpose for which their father
died.
Ofhis own fathers part in the busi-
ness he could not boar to think.
Philip Searle was watching him. 1t
went hard with him to have the son of
whom be was SO proud have one i'll or
suspicious thought Of him.
Father" said Raymond, at last,
"there is one way in which this matter
might be settled honorably. If I can
win Miss Wylder's consent to be my wife,
will you Give yours?"
Philip Searle stood aghast.
"Why she is child"
"She is sixteen"
"You do not love her-you cannot! A
little, fierce, untamed tl,ing?"
II saw nothing fierce or untamed.
She is exquisiteiy lovely and sweet
high-spirited, like it. l could love her
very easily; believe do already, said
Raymond, a tender brightness irradia-
ting his whole handsome face.
Philip Searle reflected. 1t would be a
very toierable way of settling the bust
ness, Of which he was getting rather
ashamed, and from which he foresaN
still endless trouble, if it were not SO ar
ranged.
He gave his consent.
There remained the brothers and sis
ter's to win.
Raymond went to them, frankly ad-
dressing himself to both:
Ss Xs ss0R * asfsE xop 510TB But
love her, and ] am willing to wait for
her to learn to care for me. And l have
withdraws entirely all claim to the
| Rock"
Reda Wyhler was as shv as she was
beautiful and sweet and both We're and
she were proud. But Raymond was pa
tient and devoted, and she liked him
already.
Need I chronicle the result? He won
her!
Vere-poor fellow! lived long enough
to witness the marriage, and be satisfied
that the happiness of his beloved sister
was secured.-Saturday Night.
| Why Preachers Lack Force.
From an Interview with Robert Collyer.
"Why do you have 80 few ministers
of originality and force-men who make
their mark as great preachers2" ask
ed DR.. Collyer.
"Too little life and too much learning,
sir: too little blood and two much edu-
cation. A man makes a great mistake
when he sacrifices life's force for books,
General life increases the power OF