The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-17


anybody else in the world"
do you think this will be enough to enable
you to buy the papeF2" asked.
II have little that l can add to it," said Hor
ace, ''and Mr.. Henley is so anxious TO dispose of
his paper that believe he will take this, and let
the rest go on installments If I can get
chance to carry out my journalistic plans. | will
give the paper boom that will enable me to pay
off everything in less time than he will give me.
| shall take the 10 o'clock train, and see him be-
fore he goes to his dinner
There was something about the manner of
Horace which did not exactly please me. had
expected him to be widely grateful, but his
manner seemed to imply that while he was
greatly delighted to get the money, he felt that
he had conferred great favor on me by letting
me have mis- COMPOUNDED machine for little
cash. What he was going to charge me for it in
the future did not know, nor did care. He
might have it back again whenever he liked If
things worked well, he had conferred the great
est possible favor upon me, but not in the way
he supposed
That afternoon went to see Belle whom l
found in state of pleasurable nervousness.
Knowing how much / had the matter at heart,
she had not been surprised at my being able to
raise the money. but she persisted in consider
ing it in the light of personal gift to Horace
from an all too generous man.
what do you want with heel-turner2" she
said. 1T will be of about as much use to you
as planet-corer."
'sWbat is thatl' exclaimed.
'sWhy, thing to take the core out of worlds,
so that the inhabitants opposite sides will not
have to go way round. You know that wouldn't
be of any value to you"
But my DEAR" said, ''that most charming
invention that expect to get
do you mean 70 say that you boughtr she
cried, with sparkling eyes
The necessity of an answer was prevented by
the tempeStuous entrance of Horace. Behold
mel" he shouted, throwing his hat on the floor
and pulling himself up to his Hottest height, Il
am the editor!"
Into our excited minds Horace now poured his
story. The Rev. Mr.. Henley had jumped at his
offer. He had heard that letters had passed be-
tween the officers of the church he wanted and
q clergyman in the West, and the news had
greatly agitated him. The chance of securing
parish so near his present home, and in every
way so congenlai to him, must not be lost, and
he would have sold his paper for almost any
sum in hand. What more was necessary to an
ticipate the payment of the widows legacy, and
SO facilitate the departure of the present incum-
bent he could obtain from other resources.
Now all was turmoil, for Horace vowed he
must be off Immediately. It was necessary that
he should be instructed in the constitution and
working OF his journal; that he should be intro
duced to people; that he should arrange for
running little while on credit; that
he should talk to advertisers; that
he should do thousand things.
He. must go to morrow. Regardless
of the inconvenience which this sudden upset
ting OF ner QO1neSCC aHalrS caused TO Belle, she
most gladly assisted her brother to depart, and
sat up nearly all night to see that his clothes
were in order; while did everything could do,
and promised even more than could do, feeling
all the time as if l were driving hun into an
Eden in order that might enjoy a better one
Horace was now settled at his life work, Belle
had taken up her temporary residence with an
aunt III the village, and l was in tho vestibule
of paradise. We were to be married in month
No one could see any possible reason for delay.
h.co.
wedding received a letter from Horace which
threw me into CONSERVATION. The seasons of
my life and love had advanced once more, with
all their joys and beauties, their opening flowers,
and their ripening grain, and all the glories of
the perfected year seemed just DIT hand, when
that letter, like cold wind from the north, loaded
with sleet hail and bitter chill swept down
upon me, threatening blight and ruin. The
plane of my ecHptic and the axis of my soul
seemed to have forgotten that they had any,
thing to do with each other, and August threat
ened to step back to March Horace wrote in
the highest spirits and with the brightest hopes.
The first number Of the paper issued under his
editorship had created quite stir. A number
of people who had never cared for it before came
in to subscribe. New advertisements that had
been procured had lifted the heavy end of his
running expenses and he was about to intro
duce novel feature which he was sure would
help him more than anything he had done. He
would print every week firSt-class American
story which had never appeared before. Coun-
try papers could not, ordinarily, afford to pay
for such stories, but he had made contract
with literary agent who could furnish them on
exceedingly reasonable terms. He gave me the
name of this agent. 1t was the man to whom |
had sold my story.
No one will wonder at my CONSERVATION The
new feature to begin Immediately, and it
was very likely, indeed more than likely, that,
among other stories, Horace would receive the
narrative of his own peculiar misfortunes and
predicaments If, in the midst of his many du-
ties, he had not time to read the manuscript, it
might even be put into type and hurled into his
paper: and, iii this case the whole remarkable
chain of events would be portrayed in one of its
links. Horace was such sensitive man. such a
passionate and impulsive man, that knew not
how his impetuous spirit would break out if he
Aw this story. Belle, too, was as high spirited
as her brother. / trembled for every thing for
which hoped
The great point now was TO get married. Once
united to Belle felt that could defy even this
fate, and my anxiety for the ceremony must
have appeared ridiculous. / even proposed to
Belle that we should be married on Monday in
stead of Thursday. But at this she laughed;
she could not possibly be ready so soon, and, be-
Sides it was too absurd
On Wednesday Horace wrote that be had ev-
cry possible desire to attend the wedding, but
he had so much on hand which must be done he
really did not how he was going to do it. At
ali events he could not expect to arrive before
the hour appointed for the ceremony. It hap
pened, fortunately, at this time that our village
was peculiarly healthy, and that l was little
called upon in a professional way. Had it been
otherwise, fear that my reputation would have
suffered.
The day arrived; the thunder-e cloud had not
yet broken, and the wedding party went to the
church Horace had not come, and now /
hoped with all my heart he would not come. His
very appearance would unnerve me.
"Our good old pastor proceeded very slowly
with the ceremony. and he actually stopped
for a moment when at the words, when the
secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed" /
hastily murmured, Il will, +" and, with reprov
ing glance, he recommended the sentence How
could help my feeling of nervous haste when
into my mind there continually came the figure
of Horace bursting into the church, wildly wav
ing a newspaper over his head, and forbidding
the ceremony to proceedf
But this apparition appeared not. We were
safely married. and left the village for short
bridal trim When we returned took nv wife