New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-01-13
TOO MUCH MONEY.
BY EMMA A. oPPER.

EMMA A. OI1ERs
The.long dining room of pleasant
New York hotel was fast filling, at z
p. m. of a cool autumn day; and the
bright gaslight, the soft warmth, the
flying walters, the subdued chatter of
dishes and the murmur of converse
ton combined to make it as cheerful
O room as possible.
A party OF three sat at a table near
its center-a portly gentleman and
two young ladies.
If the latter were targets for the
wandering chances of the male occu-
pants OF the surrounding tables, GER.
tainly it was not surprising, since
both were, in widely different styles,
strikingly pretty. Moreover, they
were calmly oblivious of the admira-
ton they excited. They ate their soup
with q business-like concentration
which bespoke healthy appetites, and
a profound indifference to the approx
al OF strange gentlemen.
1t was not until the waiter was
gracefully removing the soup plates
that the silence was broken. Then,
Alice Gardner, glancing at her father
to make sure that he had fallen into
his usual table reverie, turned her
blue eyes upon the dark haired, rather
pensive faced girl, at her side-her
cousin and her fathers ward.
Surprising he comes right on after
us, Nettie? supposing he left the is
land on the next boat?'' she said, half
mischievously, "What shall you
do?"
Nettie Avery's soft, somewhat ro-
mantle eyes gathered frown; he1 grasp
upon the lemon she was squeezing on
her oysters grew rather fierce.
''Refuse him again, if necessary, y
she said, firmly. cts no laughing
matter she added, severely, seeing
her cousin ON the verge of a smile.
''Not for poor Harry, certainly" re-
:sponded Alice, with a touch OF indig-
nation
Nettie laid down her fork and gazed
reproachfully into the Others fair
face.
"Shall l never be understood? Shall
I never find a sympathiser?" she MUIR
injured.
.ANot in me-" said Alice, with candid
promptness. ~ don't understand
why you have refused as rich, and we'll
behaved, and nice looking, and good
tempered, and altogether sweet a fell
dow as Harry Miller, and aHyour high
flown reasons don't make it q bit
clearer
She locked defantly at her cousin,
who continued to empty her half
shells with the air Of a martyr.
81 never could have treated Dwight
so," Alice went on, with a fond glance
at the diamond sparkling on her left
hand; "and don t see good gracious,
Nettie, there he ISL
Nettie turned with a start.
A Jolly looking young man was in
the act Of sitting down at a distant
table. His rowing eyes FELL upon the
two young ladies as he unfolded
his napkin, and he smiled and bowed
eagerly.
Il told your said Alice, triumph
antly. II knew it. He followed
you ON the next boat
~ am not surprised said Nettie,
in an injured tone. HE has taken
away my appetite" she added, plant
lively. II don t care for dessert; I'm
going upstairs"
She brushed stray crumb from
her brown satin lap, and left the table;
while Alice unsympathetically or
dered steak and mushrooms from the
waiter.
But she was only half way up;
the stairs when the bell boy rush
ing after her, thrust card into her
hand.
The gentleman wants to see YOU in
theparlor, he informed her.
Nettie hesitated- Then she turned
and walked with dignity down the
stairs and into the reception room.
Harry Miller was waiting near the
door.
Il was anxious to seeyou," he said.
as he grasped her hand warmly, land
didn' t lose any time"
Indeed, he held his napkin still
clutched in one hand. ~ s
.Nettie smiled slightly. Then she
checked the smile and replaced it with
q frOwn.
There is nothing to be gained by.