Mohave County miner., 1888-06-09

~wsU, ncthss. what's the nswsf fhsv:
ssvse tAksa sny stock In my father. b.
saass yos ssvss told me anything about
hiu. snd I eoociudsd thas bs must have
vyougsd 700 very deep : ~
i sHS Ak. Jask Hstbought be loved ~,
bua ks ~ not. He masrisd me and whsn
10 found that his rich fslhsr would net
sanction the marriage hs deserted mA
Hss tvsnty Eve yssss be has lived IN faF
rops He drank vcry bard. 20 havs hsAsd
He saver wrote TO me, but his lawysss
have paid me small sum every qnast9.
g you know
"wsll. yss.- said Jack. II knsw you
drew the money. bat didny know be was
Hving and that be 10 rich shall insti-
tuts action 70 recover your rightful share
u his money" .'-s@'st
"But be- Il pow dead. Jack
.Dsadi~ So
"Yes: be disd In Paris month ago.
Whsn Jack entered his Office The mart
nssning his hsad was full os the news his
Hothss had told him and projects 10 look
into his fathers atfsirs TO protect his own
and his mothers interests Ee had hardly
rot settled down 70 work before spruce
young man In footman's livery presented
himself and handed him sealed letter.
He read the letter with mingled emotions.
He put on bis coat and hat and followed
the servant TO the pavement and entered
the magnificent carriage In waiting. TAs
carriage stopped before rich house IN sns
Of tho fashionable up town streets, snA
the doors ssw open ~ Jack spproachsA
them l.4
Hs IVES I'D 70 large bedroom. Ae
walled 70 the sidS Of tho bad, aro0na
which two physicians and one o. tws
servants wers consrsgatsd- Everybody
made way for him. A shrunksn hand vas
sxtendsd 70 him, and he grsspcd II
Young man, said faint voice, II am
your grandfather. I wronged your
mother when she wos young. Your
father ID now dead Ho Vas Q rascal. I
have kept track Of you through the years
since you were born have not long to
1.-Two want you 70 forgive me before !
die Iwill not ask yeur mother TO forgive
me. because have occasioned her too
much sorrow. All my wealth Is yours
Ton havs only TO 80 my lawyers. jerks q
Jenks You Win And everything in shape.
for my house has been In order great
many years agsinst this hour"
Jack sank down by The side Of The bed
thoroughly unnerved. Hs Was Q strong
man. but In this hour, when the past was
70 bs atoned for and dsAth lowered about
the grandfather who had wrpnged him,
but whom he had never seen before, he
was weak - child.
"Forgivs"---- and the spirit Of James
Dayton left the frail and wasted body,
where II had lodged for seventy ysars. -
fore hs could finish the sentence.
Three months after the mortal remains
Of James Dayton had been consigned to the
earth from which they came Jack Dayton
presented himself ut the Fifth avenue
residence Of Gussie vandorn. His head
was In fearful state OF agitation
After short time. which seemed an age
70 him, ths young woman entered ths par.
lor. He aross 70 his feet and advanced 70
meet her. 5...
Miss vandorn, win you pardon the
liberty take IN calling Upon you'll"
Mr.. Dayton. you have been frss to ealj
upon me. BY invitation. for the past TIVE
years. y" -. - - - =
But ! thought you may have forgot.
ten."
Il have not forgotten. ''s"s1
Jack gazsd into her eyes moment with
all the sarnestness Of the days aincs thsy
had parted Her eyes dropped hsnssth
his. and her face was sunussd with
bushes She had not forgottSn. He sasA
with simple eloqueuoe: sT ,i5aas2Ts1
Il have not forgotten asver ccaA
forget. Your face has bsen with me: I
have heard your yoico ever since. we
parted two years ago have come hers
tonight to tell You that life Is no lonsss
endurble II you don't share u With NJ.
ihsve waited two years to tell you this."
"Yoa uesd mot have waited two years,
Mr. Dayton" she said. with . roguish
smilc 9f,artTe4rg Is
And Jack's fortune was not In ths
money his grandfather left him. but In
the love OF the woman that money had ~
cured TO him. Chicago Mail
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