The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1890, 1888-09-08

K4t,shl FAte and N6IuI0 A1o SO011aAeo.
Thev r,,le: what avails It to say
That hone t1ust and love made our life sweet
s'n'e :" "'' ' All The Year Round.
JACK DAYT0N'S FORTUNE
Jact Dayton was "a years Of age. HI
"a, handsome, a. that term applies K
man. he was studious In an extraordinary
eense: be was a. sober as . cold water I'd.
vocate: he was q lawyer, and he was q
NOR q church mouse and prouder than
Lucifer before he was exAed from heaven.
Jack Dayton was as brave a. Bengal
tiger, and his poverty never seemed q
burden and reproach to him before he
met Gussie Vandorn. After that mo-
mentous meeting at Saratoga he felt that
be could hang himself because he had not
heen born with . silver spoon In his
mouth.
The fact Of the matter is Jack Dayton
was In love from the soles Of his feet to
the crown Of his intellectual head, and
because be was poor his pride stood be-
tween him and the rich woman who had
ytolen his heart In an unguarded moment.
He had been practically raised in law
yer's Office He had entered 1t at the age
Of IL ss general utility boy and he had
left II 1t the age Of % finished lawyer.
with . few hundred dollars saved up dur.
Ing the long years.
"Go somewhere. Jack" said the fond
mother. '.and stay all the summer. You
never had vacation in all your life. and
you should celebrate your admission to
the bar by taking one. You have been
hard student; you have been loving and
devoted son. Go take q vacation"
Jack kissed her and took himself off to
Saratoga. the worst place on earth, except
Newport. for poor man to CO. But Jack
was bent upon celebrating his admission
in grand style and within the limits Of
$500 So he went to Saratoga and took
modest room at one Of the best hotels and
started in for solid enjoyment and profit.
able review Of his law books.
But the Vandorns were at Saratoga,
boo. and at the same hotel with Jack. He
bot acquainted with them In no time. He
md Gussie got on famously in an easy.
procrasttnating way She was a. dashing,
brilliant woman, with sober side the
rorld seldom saw. She began by study.
pg Jack. He was social phenomenon.
ae was the most nonchalant, self pos.
eased and digniaed young man at the
Springs; thoughtful yet often humorous
sonversationalist. Everybody wondered
what brilliant and fashionable woman
ike Gussie Vandorn could find to admire
IN studious. self possessed and undemon-
ptrative man like Jackson Dayton. They
we're much together about the hotel,
talking literature" some would say.
When Jacks $500 began to get down to
tine point he set about returning to New
York. Instead of taking him through the
sumner, 1t had just taken six weeks of
earatoga In very quiet way to eat the
lite out Of it. There Is nothing like a
summer hotel for eating up money. Jack
had to 60. but he wanted to stay.
While the two were out for q quiet
walk one afternoon about the middle of
August. Jack said:
Miss Vandorn. I 60 to New York to-
morrow. Ny vacation is at an end"
Miss Vandorn was AZ silent as a tomb.
stone. Jas'k was surprised thereby and
cass hasty glance into her face. He was
tartled He could not mistake the sur.
r'sed and bewildered expression on her
onntenan'e his abrupt declaration had |
PROVOKED His heart gave a great leap
nd then stood still.
~ say go with regret it is because
Lou nave made my stay so very pleasant"
he managed to say.
Must you go2'' asked 0ussie.
! must Co. am but poor young
(s~yef' With loving mother to support.
ny dream hour is over. It seams like a
fream." a Ao
what seems like dream?''
tae 1ew weeks I have been here and
eisty ~ ''n - youf so'
snail be pleased to see you at our
4ome me, IN New York. Mr.. Dayton"
nss Vandorn. said he. solemnly, I'VE
|ase !. el~ays been frank with each other;
~ "e ee 50 now. Why7 l am too poor
" numbered among your New York
n., =! shouldn't mind your poverty, Mr..
Lyon; :. worth makes the man and want
y M II tho fellow you know"
y. 'es' out the world does not look at it
,trn. WY: neither do L have got to
~ usele tor place to stand. Some day
Sua u.9 =, meet again. 1pray that we may.
ban ~ Sll seem long time before that
They parted.
n,n mue'1 she reached her room, where the
..a s''ee which wealth alone commands
n ~ s.s scattered everywhere. she sank into ,
sasy chair and there was sweet smile
Ppon on her lips e'' 'e
h t ae VIII return to me-" she murmured
l. ,o.a ueeself' and l shall wait until he
mind Nd * so's passed through Jack Dayton's
nd M wv s*o years after it had occurred. He ,
uaa hard struggle. With all his