New Ulm weekly review., 1886-12-08

fought to make a better match. Moore
| is q very nice young fellow, / own;Pd
6nd 1t hard to replace him in the iac-
tory. But don't want him for a
son-in-law. You ought to look for
some one higher"
Higher, papa. Do you want me to
be married by son OF Anak. Franks
six foot and an inch,''
"Stuf! you know what I mean.
Don't talk that way to me. There is
Van Stopel, who is half crazy after
you. Do you mean to give up mill
ions for nothing?"
''Not quite nothing, papa. Frank
has over twenty-five thousand
dollars"
twenty-five thousand fiddlesticks!
Why! Van Stopel could settle hun.
dred thousand dollars on you for pin
| money, and never miss it. You must
send Moore about his business"
Millicent shook her head.
"What! You wouldn't be married
without my consent!"
"Oh, no, papa! I never will; but
when | am married, intend to have
my own consent. I have to live with
the man, you know, and you don't. AS
for Van Stopel-well, a woman may
not marry with her grandfather"
"Grandfather! What are you talk
Ing about? Van is only forty. Young
er than am; and I am in the prime
| of life."
excuse me, but he is too old for
| me-"
'.You are an ungrateful, disobedi-
ent-"
''No, indeed, Pm not, papa. I shall
not wed with any one against your
will-nOt even Frank. So don't scold,
you dear old bear. Just consider
Mrs. Livingston, she gives treat "a
to go. And declare haven't dress
that l haven 'tworn half dozen times
almost"
"That means you want check.
How much is it now?"
"Oh! I'll be so economical, papa.
Two hundred-and fifty will do
1.-TWO hundred-and fifty! That's
economy, is it? Well, you shall have
the money. III send Moore with it.
No, won't; he must keep away. You
shall have the money, but not Moore.
When he can settle a hundred thous.
and on you I'll give my consent. and
not before; and / mean to tell him So.
III have q serious talk with that
young man."
"You're not angry with him, papa,
| because hehas fallen in love with me?"
mo, that shows good taste; but he
must have that hundred thouand
dollars"
II think, papa, l would like that
hundred thousanddollars and Moore, -
she added archly.
"Ffph!" said her father, explosively,
and wended his way out to the Office.
When Moore came in with a glowing
account of large sale of Konia he
cut him short.
"Never mind this," he said, I have
something to say to you."
And he said 1T in a way so decided
that Frank trembled in his boots.
Then he wound up with:
You're very useful here, and !
don't care to lose you. I'll put
twenty-five per cent. on your salary;
but l won't have you turning Mil
ly's head. She has promised not to
| have you unless consent, and have
told her that never will consent un-
til you are able to settle q hundred
thousand dollars on her. And I'll keep
my word. That's all there is about it.
III drop the subject, and do you drop
her."
Poor Frank went out with different
spirits than he had when he came in.
A hundred thousand dollars!
! Van Stopel called that evening, and
to his great delight, found not only
that Millicent was at home, but was
disposed to be gracious. In general
she avoided him on some pretext.
or was freezingly polite, but
now she was pleasant and chat
ty. They were alone together, the
father having gone to what he
termed the "library," but which was,
in fact, his smoking-room; for having
quite mastered the article ''soap" in
the encyclopaedia, he never troubled
the dust-covered books. After the
weather and such customary topics
had been discussed, Millicent suddenly
broke out with
"Oh! Mr.. Stopel, I was reading
about stocks in the paper to-day. Do
explain to me what they do in Wall
street, and how they make and lose
so much money. 1 do not under
stand it at all'
Here was q subject on which Van
Stopel could not only talk, but talk
we'll. And he did. He explained all
about puts and calls and options and
margins, buyers ten days and sellers
| five, so clearly that his fair interlocu-
tor did not understand it. But she
did not say SO.
81 should like to speculate myself.
have $3.50, and l should like to dou-
BILE it, just for the fun of the thing"
'Miss Duke, you are very fortunate,
for just now there is the that
is, I think know of a stock that will
surely Il mean probably rise to a
high-a better figure shortly; and il
you entrust your little venture to me,
promise that you shall much more
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