Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-11-14

affairs. Now, you are evidentl! an homes,
mani have proved you to be so, have !
noty Very we'll; I will appoint you my
agent at q salary Of fiftee n hundred dol.
lars year, independent of the SOLICITORS
practice altogether, which will remain as
we originally intended it. Now, don't
you think that this arrangement will
make the stingy old fellow alter his
/ mind?U
II hope 1t will"
IL the daughter really loves you AM
desires to become your wife, most Ger.
ta1nly she will win her father over to her
way OF thinldng."
"Oh, am satisfied that she loves me
sincerely! She has made me promise to
De patient, and sho has pledged herself
nnally to agree to all my propos ais"
80 much the better. thank you very
much Tor the lessons, for which have no
longer any occasion; besides, I am very
! much engaged. have some purchases
to make-presents, in fact for the we'd.
olng-so we will meet again this day
week, when trust you will be the bearer
of better news"
One week afterward, the American and
the Alsacian met again. Weiss eyes
sparkled with pleasure; indeed, he look
Cd perfectly contonted and happy. So
pleased was he that he did not notice the
troubled look of his friend.
| "Ah, here you are - saik the latter, in q
| depressed tone of voice.
His sorrowful accent struck Weiss,
what Is the matter?" asked he.
THE matter is that my love affair has
terminated. This time it Is quite finished
the spell is broken"
II am curious to know how that has
come about"
myself can scarcely understand how
1t happened. First OF all, the daughter
received me very coldly; then the father,
In a roundabout and confused kind of
| way, Informed mo that it had been deoid .
ed to decline my offer Of neutrality-suspicious.
was another lover in the field-the damseI
was very headstrong; it was not left for
him to determine-she had bluntly re.
| fused any other sutton but the one chosen
| by herself"
ut Is piece of rank stupidity!"
AT any rate, it is piece of stupidity
finally decided on. She has twisted her
father round her finger, and at moment
when believed all was settled and had
commenced to purcha tho jewelry. See
here is beautiful bracelet, MASTER
piece of workmanship"
ut seems Ii Ike fatality" remarked
Weiss. AFTER what you have said, I
hardly like to tell you of the happy turn
which my suit has taken. Thanks to you
| and the advantages which you have
placed In my way, the father has con =
scented. I have to see him to- day at his
own house-in short, the door is no longer
closed against me-"
"Ah, l am exceedingly pleased to hear
you say SO! 1t will be consolation 81
to me to know that have done some good
| here"
II hope that will not be your only
recompense."
"Be that as it may, you will find all the
documents you require for your agency,
as also the amount for the purchase OF
your professional practice, at the Office of
my lawyer, in the Rue des Serruriers. !
shall leave Strasburg Immediately. You
have very fine cathedral, admit;
but it is a horrid country and a
wretched people! OF course do not
allude to you personally-on the con-
trary, wish you every prosperity, and a
happy future to both yourself and your
intended. I should have liked to offer
her wedding present-this bracelet, Tor
instance; but unfortunately have had
initials engraved on it. See! But will
get it exchanged;" and Carroll opened
the casket.
Augustus Weiss, while looking at the
jewel adlniringly, suddenly uttered cry
Of surprise.
asked Carroll.
Eyes, yes; but what a coincidenceW
"How?"
"Why, C. H. are the initials of my in
tended's name!"
"Really?"
eyes, assuredly-Caroline Helmstett.
erw
"What! Miss Caroline Helmstetter?"
cried Carroll, as he made prodigious
effort to speak the name us it Miss
Caroline Helmstetter who is to be your
wife?"
''Yes."
''Miss Caroline, the daughter of the r.
ceiver of taxes, No. g. Rue des Serrur.
iers?"
eyes, that is right. Do you know her,
then?"
"Do notr Why, that is the young lady
dressesW
1T can not be possiblel We have been
hunting over the same groundW ex.
claimed Augustus.
"Or rather have been hunting over
your groundv said Carroll.
"And when I was instructing you in
Strasburg German, I was actually put
ting words in the mc1th of my rivalW
said Weiss.
''And, as to myself, what else was I
doing when bought the practice of So
icitor in your name?" asked Carroll.
"Just so! Aud when was encouraging
you, and urging you to persevere with
your suit, was unquestionably working
against my own interestsw
"And in appointing you my agent
was destroying my best chance! I now
understand how it was that we were never
both satisfied at the same time. Truly
we are the heroes of ludicrous ro-
manceW
Eyes, but of one that will have the ef-
feet Of greatly altering the complexion Of
things"
mot at oil, my dear frjend-not at all
1t is who have como and unlntentional.
ly interfered with your projects; am the
one who ought in honor to withdraw. Tie
young lady loves you: marry her-be.