The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-04-11

grave, self-made man OF thirty should |
have been wiser than to trust his hap
piness to the keeping of gay, capri |
cious maiden. Why had he been so
dotingly fond of the child, so hood
winked by her coquetriesP Blind,
driveling idiot that he was, the sooner
he was buried again in the law the bet
ter. The mans soul was hot within
him. He reviewed his lonely, joyless
orphanhood, his sharp tussle with the
world to wiring from it his present COM
petence. Not until the latter had been
secured had he allowed himself to think
of marrying this bright young beauty,
who as a schoolgirl had first captivated
his imagination. To have asked Rue
HAYWOOD to become his wife while he
had no adequate means for her support
would have been in his opinion das-
tardly and contemplate. No; he had
awaited the time when he could offer her
name and position. He had wooed
her honorably, and from that day to
this had hardly as much as glanced at
any other girl That he had not want
ed to glance at any other girl had no
bearing whatever upon the case, yet the
lawyers stern eye moistened as he
thought of the three months. of happi-
ness which had been his before this
brilliant new organist appeared upon
the scene with the graceS and accom-
plshments admired by ladies, and
scorned by himself, matter-of-fact John
Coleman. From the outsethe had dis
trusted the winsome gallant's influence
over Rue, with what. reason the sequel
had proved.
Shocked at his partners Ill looks, Mr..
Riggs in greeting him asked if he had
had chill. IS H#
Eyes, something of that nature" was
the grim reply. ''How about the suit
of ingalls, VS.. WadeP / find a flaw in
the indictment. y '
Mr.. Coleman was in the mood for
finding flaws. His 'habitual self-con-
troll had deserted him. Once ne nearly
annihilated Mr.. Riggs, for casually
mentioning Mr.. Lynde and his reported
engagement 49,. I'm -. .t
"Oho! l recollect now; Coleman had
lien on the young woman himself
Queer I1should have forgotten, (" museG
the discounted advocate, dipping his
pen in the ink. t.aiH ssIns afJ. ~"
| That night Mr.. Coleman had q chill
no metaphorical heart ague, but gen
uine physical, bone-shaking rigor tha
demanded blankets and hot brick anC
a heroic dose of quinine " go
'.He's caught malaria from some o
those COMPOUNDED Western bog-holes,
said the doctor aside to the landlord
unless we break it up, he's in for
fever. See that he has good nurse
| I'll be round in the morning. PSI -lG
Il The landlord himself sat up with tn
patient, and busy night he had til
daybreak, when Mr.. Coleman SAN
into a browse. The weary watcher i'm
proved this opportunity to steal ava
for nap, and sent his son to take hi
place by the bedside. After an hour
sleep the sick man awoke refreshed, tn
ringing in his ears greater, but tn
throbbing Of his temples less, the pal
in his limbs no longer absolutely un
bearable.
''Heigho! that you, HarryP" he sale
catching sight of the boy munching a
apple for entertainment. "Where wer
you when l came home lastP / didn'
see you. r.ti "
"At ST. Marks, sir, blowing the o.
gan. Mr.. Lynde has hired me for tn
quarter. " f.t
"Oh, he has. has hep" Mr.. Colema
turned over in bed and scowled at tn
, smoky lamp chimney. Soon he Hoppe
back again. "Do you like this Lynd
, fellow, HarryP"
"Tip-top, everybody does" -u
Mr.. Coleman groaned. -
' as the pain coming on again, sill
Can do anything for youP"
, Nothing thank you, my boy; II
: pretty essentially done for. I'd like
hear you talk, though. Tell me what
< happened while I've been away. What
? this Lynde been up toP"
, "Oh, he's been flying round you
/ better believe"
5 "Been doing a stiff business, 1 SUI
pose, driving out with the ladiesP"
: "He's been driving out with Miss Ha
G wood some. / haven't seen him wi
anybody else"
The invalid suppressed another groa
They've been looking at dishes al
O curtains and things"
It Mr.. Coleman rose savagely upon b
+ elbow This was ten thousand tim
It worse than he had dreamed. 1.-The sto
e I've heard, then, is true, Harry; N
Y Lynde is going to be married"
"Why, how d d you know, Mr.. Co
f. MANI He said 1t was a secret. He
n me go all over his house yesterday
1t he's hired Lunt's cottage, corner
r. Vine street and things shine, 1 +
II you. You just ought to see those CT
n pets. Miss Haywood helped him pi
'em ont The other woman don't 81
:; pect thing"
II What other woman?"
l. "Why, the woman Mr.. Lynde is 2
ing to marry. She lives down in MAR
She thinks after the wedding on Chri
- mas she's coming with Mr. Lynde
. his boarding-house, but instead of tn
=. sir, he's going to fetch her right hol