The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-09-05
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MtSS AuCWt N AaSk C0outvGu 70 say. Why, 1 thought you"
 Thought l vas iu love with her There you drop another secret which was shrewd enough to guess before. You are the prince ol good Eellows; but. do0t you kno~--if did love Alice, Alice did not love me. can't make a speech like a fellow in a play. All want to say is this-l caut have Alice fl would and you may if you bul ask" Aud Drew, with the wistful look ia hts Aa1el eyes which have remarked as peculiarly of ais when seized with emotion, took my hand and pressed 1t warmly. Then, with that singular elasticity oi temperament which no cue could credit unless tu con- tact with him for some time. he reiit his cigar, passed hts arm through mine with the air aud carriage of a man without care. while we resumed our walk
 We had not gone far when the ne~ train of thoughts induced by the above incident was interrupted by q servant ap- preaching us saying: |" lf you please. Mir. Charlton wishes to speak to you both m his study"
 maTveied somewhat at this tot;na. summons but Drew seemed to think 1t the most natural thing ia the world. as could tell by his instantly has,ened stride. We reached the house together and en. tered the study. There, seated al the table, with a variety of documents be. tween them, were Mir Gre,g. the lawyer = who had arrived ia the chaise Colonel Stanton and my father The lawyer and the colonel appeared to have been in pleasant converse for, as we entered. the,r faces were still wreathed m smiles My father, on the other hand, looked se- rious, tt not a little Ag,tA,ed. The smile disappeared from the lawyers face as though u had been snuiisd out, but that on the old warriors fingered ino a kind ot pleasing twilight The former, who was evidently president of this eoueiavo, waved to Walter and ne to be seated.
 "We have sen, for you two young gen tlemen." he said in professional tone, ito make you jotntiy acquainted with matters which Colonel Stanton, my client, and Mir Charlton have already discussed The late Mrs, Stanton, whose agent l had the honor to be died possessed of con siderable fortune Tn her own right. This she naturally left to the free dlspo. sal oi her husband, and so far the matter nigh, have rested there. Blt Mrs. Stanton to ok
 
 brothers only child yourself, MT Drew and expressed a wish that Colonel Stanton should treat you as a son, aud as- siSt you out oi her estate in any way and to such au extent as ciTcumStances nigh, suggest and warrant. That estate has remained untouched in my hands up to this time Now, there were ciicumStAnces in the history of the late Mir Drew, which, had Mrs. Stanton been aware of, would have caused her to dispose of large portion Of her means during her lifetime, seeing thA al he died with having the opportunity of ot putting his affairs straight himself Colonel Stanton Is qnile certain on this point, and he has desued me to arrange, ou, of hts vites estate. a settle ment tn full of certain liabilities un der which he has recently learned the late Mir Drew lay with respec, to his friend, the Rev. Mr Charlton. We have been altogether unable to ob,a,n MT Cnaritons consent to accept any quit tance beyond the strictly clear clam which pertains to certain bills he endored for Mir Drew, and for which he became liable on on his friends de ah. The colonel will now sxplain his intentions wi h respect to the remainder oi the property And Mir Gieig lad himself back in his chair with the air of q man who had dis. charged his duty to hls own saiisiaction
 "The fact is young gentlemen" said the colonel. with military bteviiy, "Mr. Greg shall divide II equally. and place the sums to your respective credits" was mute nor can that be matter of surprise. looked hrst at one. then the other, as though to read in ,heir faces whether had heard anght. The colo. nel and his lawyer convrrsei astde; my father sat in a kind of s,upor Drew looked haopy enough for all the party put iogelh
 "You w,li sec. nay den Caarl,on," al last said the colonel taking my father hand in his, "tha, although 1 am bound to respect your scru ples~- ufiaef as 1 consider them neither Water nor my self, nor. [ may add, my daug a,er, could possibly rest under the reflection that your son had been practtc ally di sin heri,ed by us. fh u hardship we a'5 by ihis arrangement enabled to avoid. But what, except your own conscience, can ever re- pay you, my dear old friead, for the mo- ble spirit in which you have borne this terrible borden 50 lonk1"
 | Cou otess you, Nnarcs was aii my father could say, as. aher wringing the colonei's hand, he rose to leave the room Walter took his arm and led him gently out and my hsan vent ou, io gard my friend as b'erved th,s simple action
 am delighted. John sad the colo. mel, addressing me, that yo1 and Wal ter are such good friends Your influence f,T good with him IS already beea i'm mense The friendship of a steady, earnest character like yourself vas really what he wanted ,o make him a little more thoughtful and amspabls to ord,- nary sociAl rules have gre a hopes Of hum yet. He is really An excellent fellow al bottom. You w,ii DC glad to hear that when told him only a week ago, when he was over at the m snor. the sad circnm stances of his fathers connec;ion ~.,s