Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-05
JACK DAYTON'S FORTUNE.

poor ss church mouse and prouder than
Luctfer before he was exaed from heaven
Jack Dayton was as brave as Bengal
tiger. and his poverty never seemed
burden and q reproach to him before be
met Gussie Vandorn. After that mo-
mentous meeting at Saratoga he felt that
he could hang himself because he had not
been born with q 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 he was poor his pride stood be-
tween him and the rich woman who had
stolen his heart In an unguarded moment.
Ee had been practically raised In law
yer's Office. He had entered it at the age
of ~ as general utility boy and be had
left it at the age of % finished lawyer.
with few hundred dollars saved up dur
ing the long years
80 somewhere. Jack" said the fond
mother. land 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 q
hard student; you have been loving and
devoted son &c take vacation"
Jack kissed her and took himself of to
Saratoga. the worst place on earth. except
Newport. for poor man to go. But Jack
was bent upon celebrating his admission
In grand style and within the limits of
$500 So he went to Saratoga and took a
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,
too, and at the same hotel with Jack He
got acquainted with them In no time. He
and Gussie got ON famously In an easy.
procrastnsting way She was dashing,
brilliant woman. with q sober side the
world seldom saw. She began by study
ing Jack He was q social phenomenon
He was the most nonchalant, self pos
sessed and dignifed young man at the
Springs; thoughtful yet often humorous
conversationalist. Everybody wondered
what q brilliant and fashionable woman
Ike Gussie Vandorn could find to admire
In studlous. self possessed and undemon-
strative man like jackson Dayton They
were much together about the hotel,
talking hterature" some would say.
When Jacks $500 began to get down 10
fine point he set about returning to New
York Instead of taking him through the
summer. it had just taken six weeks Of
Saratoga in a very quiet way to eat ths
life out of It, There is nothing like a
summer hotel for eating up money. Jack
had to go. 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 IS silent as tomb
stone Jack was surprised thereby and
cast hasty glance into her face. He was
startled he could not mistake the sur
prlsed and bewildered expression on her
countenance his abrupt declaration had
provoked His heart gave q great leap
and then stood still.
IF say go with regret it is because
you have made my stay 50 very pleasant, I"
he managed to say.
Must you goY' asked Gussie.
Il must go. / am but poor young
lawyer with o loving mother to support.
My dream hour is over. It seems Like 4
dream"
What seems like q dreamY
The few weeks have been here and
privileged to have 20 much Of your So
ciety"
Il shall be pleased to see you at our
home in New York. Mr.. Dayton"
Miss Vandorn," said he. soiemnly, IVA
have always been frank with each other;
let me be SO now. Why7 an TOO poor
to be numbered among your New York
friends.
Il shouldn't mind your poverty, Mr..
Dayton: worth makes the man and want
of it tho fellow you know"
Yes; but the world does not look Is It
that way; neither do I have got to
struggle for q place to stand. Some dry
we mag meet again Ipr>y that We may.
And it will seem long time bafozs that
day comes"
They parted
When she reached her room, where the
Injuries which wealth alone commands
were scattered everywhere. she sank into
an easy chair and there was sweet smile
upon her lips.
He win return to ma" she murmured
TO herself, and shah wait until he
does"
All this passed through Jack Dayton's
mind two years after It had occurred BE
had had hard Struggle With ell his
brilliant talents he bad . time Of IL "a
maize ends meet BE wAs brave and hope
full, and be nurtured these BY thinking Of
the brilliant woman be had not met since
be parted with her It Saratoga He heard
of Der often, but he purposeiy avoided
meeting her.
What's the uses' b would ask HIN
self
Jack. said his mother - be went home
one night. Il have never spoken TO you
about vour father because the subject Is
painful ooe to me. But I have heard news
today through his fathers lswyers that
700 should know.
"werl. mother. what's the news. I ha~s
never taken any stock tn my father. be-
cause you never told me anything about
him. aud l concluded that he must havs
wransed yoa vary deep
BE did. Jack BE th0usht he loved ma
but he did not He married me and when
he found that his rich father would not
sanction the marriage he deserted ma
For txe-.sr -fxa MARI b. has Ered In En-