River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
A Wild, Weird 7 ale of Love
and Adventure.
3 4 AMOS LEE.
PUBLISHED BY SPEcI.IgfARRA veE,iESr WITH
THE AUT-I0E

THE ArT-IoE
ICopwfgs'ef. ~ By q " DHringFgD, Al
Rights R.ssrs 81
CHAPTER "
SHALL L DO IT.
What foil you aref' was the polite
ejaculation Of Mr.. Richard Oxford. as they
entered the carriage and were driven away,
the most Internal ass / ever saw,
--PysrYa0- e. cl1Ily responded Fairfax
.PsrrYsois-' repeated Dick. III angry aston
ishmeut Because the finest girl in all Eu-
rope. not even excepting the Princess and
admit she's hard 70 beat tonight showed
more interest m you than she was ever
kuugyu % show in any man before; and she's
seen -ery body from the biggest lord down
20 the smallest baronet- Scores of splendid
felis. have been completely gone over her,
and only too ready 10 treat the faintest smile
a. sign Of hope. Why you consummate
idiot she waltzcd with you. talked with you,
watched yOu ike A lynx all the time. and.
what j. more. held out her hand 10 You when
she sait Good night and it's deuccd sell
dom sine eyer takes the trouble even Ia say
Good might do yOu hear that. You deaf
and blind dOIf, held out her pretty hand in
her most fascinating manner. aud gave YOU
a lo8z thai might have melted any thing bur
a seuse.ess biUCi1fctd- she said she was
glad 10 meet you, and actually asked YOU 70
call upon her Heavens! You, an humble,
unheard-of teacher in that low. plebeian
America 90 cali upon one If our nobility
And Won stood bv like cold bleak of mar
bile and simply nodded that deyiiIsh sorrow
smit;rn head Of yours, I'm utterly pros
trar.-tt This is jo1 much for me
Di-s. after this tremendous burst Of ora
tory iEe uyr5rsifion Of which was delivered
in tn most trtgic manner amt hair-liiti1g
tome entirely collapsed and sank back on
the seat. IaurlaHriug- softly
80 lar i lr-u rht 81 VIufa-.-
C1oss..I q laust m. 10 the. deep tciv-d earth- %
Even Fairfax roGld not repr,ss smile.
He SAID quietly
I'm sorry.
sorry. VII You hear him, H. says he's
sorry Why. saau She worth h"r millions
AN only yii.d ausi g nurer and more love
IL being never. walked the earth. She Is. by
all odds. the haudsomest woman in the mar
ket to-day | acknowledge that the Princess
Is devilish handsome. but shes out of the
question "A soul from another world. 10 be
wOrshipcd at distance: "a sort Of cOld.pure.
ethereal essence, without a being Beside
all that vor, cant get a. her She receives
no visitor and hash for the last two years.
There's no chance there It's very surpris-
ing that she ever broke her rule TO come
here tonight shes never been out, they
saw. sstCe her brothers death
But" continued he, turning toward his
companion. what's the matter with you at
any ratct Iuevcr saw "a man 81 changed in
six short hours"
Il think YOU are mistaken. Dick. with re
gard To the lady Lydia She simply
treated me as a casual acquaintance.
2 az
"a one twentieth a casually, and if l were
not L0rd Lydia within "A twelvemOnth it
wouldn't To- nv fault. | can assure You.
Humph,
After moments reflection, the irrepres-
sIble youth continued
Il must say. my boy. / never saw you APP
pear 50 well Never You looked most
,fiyiiHgas The dignity and b'a,s air YOU saw
ii % assume begame you devilish well and
made Won the most interesting masculine
there iu the ewes Of more than one senti-
mental female Upon the whole You were
the most nCticeab'' fellow there. and
added he with astounding selfC0n placeuCy.
.'yvhen I'm around. that's saying great
deal never saw such an altered indIvid-
uaI Secretly. Old fellow. | felt proud of
Won a fellow who could 50 cuolly receive
the advances Of such a woman must neces-
sariIv make sensation. Every body was
asking who YOU were Hang II all |
wasn't going to tell them that YOU were
ulIy a tutor - I gave YOU a status equal
10 your 10 Ks and the impression You had
created Trus, me for that. my son. And
row 60 think that You must leave to-morr-v
nj fnrego this superb chance It's to
much for human l-ature % rndurer'
= am not going tomorrow quietly re
piled Fairfax.
What Good for You. old man thought
You had more sense than 20 'ei such
chance slip.
You're mistaken. I haven't the least
interest there Then. observing the disap-
pointed look on his friends face. he added.
Il have other tiSh % FRY. and Jar better.
too~
What QUerici niril
That can't tell you. now. but I want
YOUR assistance aud-thc first time / have
ever really asked for 1t the loan Of oonsii-
Crable cash
You shall have il. old fellow was the
Eager reply
Listen Dick. Are you with me for a
scheme requiring much nerve: let me tell
you. &c i something rather veuturesome-
Nou never bJ fore have Heeu and probably.
never hereafter. VIII DE. asked 20 take plTt
in 50 unusual au adventure
..My friend. I never knew you tn under
take thing that had not something COM
meudanie about IT, I'm with YOU. mast de-
cidediy
AL night Fairfax tossed fcvcrishly about
upOu his bed He scarcclv slept An an
surd and extravagant idea had suggested
itself Is him He put il away again aud
again Each tune il returned with over
whelm.ug force Even be. reckless a. lie
was. fe.t ,launted N il h1ldness- L drove
Inn -early wild When h. got a wink Il
sleep. his miud was fun II o. In dreams. II
became doub-y disturbing
And pray. what was tins wild idea that
- harrslSScd him." asks some reader
Let Mr. Fairfax reply. as he blindly rea-
sons with himself. Tomorrow J. the dag
I've So for leaving America Al any rate.
l can't stay longer. because I've hardly cash
enough Ia take me back. let alone remaining
here any longer, Beside. If / diu STAY. every
thsE. and every body points 10 the fact that
void probably never see her AGAIN She