The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-17
prs.1sa 0y SPECIAL ArraaoessHt 'saA the Au,aor
WHAT TURNED ON A HEEL TURNER.
BY FRANK R. STOCKTON.
Copyrighted 1854, by the Author-An Rights
Reserved

which Is the true love telb Ior my SWeetnedfI
Belle, shall, for the most part, omit the love-
This mutual affection had grown, warmed by the
most generous sun, and nourished by the most
vivifylng showers under which true love ever
throve, into an engagement between Belle and
myself But there it stopped; and. as far as we
could see, there was no probability that the
seasons of love would proceed 10 the usual order
The spring Of our affection had passed, and we
were enjoying the early glories of summer; but
now our earth had appeared 70 pause in its orbit
and to refuse to incline its axis in the conventia
manner which should induce the ripened fullness
of the year It was impossible for US to fix a
date for our marriage and yet, upon first sight
there would seem to be no reason whywe shsuld
not marry whenever we chose was
the physician of the village in which
we lived and my practice, although
not large and not very remunerative, would, /
was quite sure, support two as we'll as one; and
everybody knows that young doctor ought to
be married if he wishes to succeed. Belle was
an orphan, and there was no one who could
legally prevent her from becoming my wife
whenever she saw fit to do so. But, although
circumstances seemed favorable in both our
cases, there obstacle in the way, and that
obstacle was Bellies brother Horace.
Horace was good fellow, kind brother to
Belle, genial companion to me, and talented in
many ways-rather too many, in fact. He and
his sister had small income or which they
managed to live; but, although he was at least
thirty, Horace had no regular business. He had
studied law for time, had taught school for a
Co. 6od bod
to do with civil engineering. He had some very
queer notions, and one of these was that he
would not consent to live with US after
we were married woman, he said,
could not at the same time do her whole
duty to her husband and brother and he made
the point, to which in my own mind could but
agree, that he would be bar to our domestic
harmony. On the other hand Belle positively
refused to leave her brother until he was set
tied in business. AT present he was undecided,
troubled and anxious, and without her, there
was no knowing what should become of him.
When Horace would be fairly started in life,
then might Loves seasons recommence their
course; then might our earths axis gently tip;
then might full summer come-and marriage.
At the time my story opens we were all in a
state of worried excitement. Horace had long
been Of the opinion that to own and edit news
paper would suit him better than anything else
in the world. What he wanted was country
newspaper, with a barely supporting subscrip-
ton and advertising patronage, and which
might therefore, be held at price which should
come within his means This paper he so pro-
posed to improve, both by his general manage
hat he al
all over the country and perhaps have an
agency in London and other foreign places He
would make its contents of such general interest
that it would be read as eagerly in Texas or
Australia as in the county in which it was
printed. To those who knew Horace well this
seemed the most promising Of his schemes for
life work. He had very peculiar and lively
wit; could make good annecdote better by tell
ing it, never forgot anything worth remember
ing, tookSa lively interest in current events,
quickly perceiving their humorous sides, if they
happened to have any, and often giving them
one if they had not. We all felt that if Horace
owned paper he would put his whole soul into
it, and then he would succeed. He could not ex-
pect to be able to start one; but to buy journal
already established is often within the reach of
persons of moderate means.
The cause of our present. nervous anxiety was
the fact that Horace had recently heard that in
the adjoining county there was weekly news
paper for sale which would suit him exactly
The editor and proprietor, who was a clergyman
had long been DESTROYS of giving up Journalism
and taking charge of church, and had only
been prevented by the difficulty of disposing of
L a.
in his life that he wished had just occurred to
him. A country church, not far from the town
where he lived, had been for some years under
the charge Of young minister, whose health
had become very much broken. He had been
counseled to seek climate more suitable to
his health, but had been unable to do so for
want Of means. He not only needed money to
travel, but he had debts which he would not
leave unpaid. His church owed him considera-
bic arrearages of salary, making sum quite
sufficient for his purposes, but which it was at
present unable to pay. The cause of this
accumulation of pastoral debt was ratben
peculiar. widow had died and left a
legacy to the church. which its officers had de-
ter1nined to appropriate to the mueh-needed re-
pairs of the edifee But there had been q delay
in the payment of the legacy, the executors of
the will having not yet made certain Sales upon
which this payment depended The young min
lister, who was very jealous for the good of his
parish, had heretofore consented that the money
which would otherwise have been paid to him
should be used for the repairs, while he would
wait for the payment of the legacy. This would
have been all very well but for the failure of his
health. Winter was coming on, and he ought to
go away as soon as possible; he could not do SO
without money. and his congregation was poor.
1t was now well known to the editor of the
newspaper, before mentioned, that the church
would be ready to accept him as its pastor as
soon as the money could be raised to enable the
present incumbent to leave. If he could sell his
newspaper he would be perfectly willing to ad-
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