The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-08-24
HIS ONE, LOVE.
An Old Mans Unexpected
I 2 y Happy Disappointment.

An Old Mans Unexpected
- y Happy Disappointment.
An old gentleman, leaning forward will
his hands clasped oyera Aold headed cane
was seated in a summer house situated
upon the grounds OF q hotel at fashionabl,
watering place. He was IN corner. hjdder
by dropping vines. and his face expressed
deepandappprentlv painful, thought III,
refrain OF his'sad musing was:
'Oniy one person IN the whole world I,
iove me- and l shall lose even that lev,
now!"
On the Other sfde<oY rte simmer horse
divided from the side the Old man occupiei
oy q rustic partition. two ladies. young and
1air, rusaen n, and dtaking out some fancy
work, settled down for chat.
One was tai, and DRESSED in pretty cos
tnme that was at once youlhfu ani ma
IRONY the Other was petlte. blnpde. and not
more than eighteen. Mrs. Courtland spoke
first.
Embroidery, Aliceq" she said. "a
handsome handkerchief corner. For your
trousscaia"
".Yes.'. and. tie sweet voice faltcred
wh'ie ba~nirg b,usn crimsoped the fair
- ~ A'p
very wanr-t te talk about your pros
Pects' child. Ionr Aunt Ma, cia tells me
Sod are making spier I'D match"
Dld SIZE! think 80. Blanche. Maj
com Is sJ noble and good, and a true
Chrlstanr'
"Bntycur aunt tells me he is the favorite
nephew Of che g. eat oil mercnan., Hiram
hates, whose wealth, is something euor
ulOuS, H0u fo ho,
cards well, and ne WIZ prooably be ne,r to
magnlfcent fortune. But wnat ais youa
You LOOK as II | was, telling you piece OF
~ think Aunt Marcia has been misin.
formed, ,t1aE Is atL' sx
Ihen ne is'rot Hiram Bates nephewa,, /.
never heard MIN speak of rich uncle,
ana 4 am quite aurc~ ne mas NO homo of in.
,nnsrlilnH money. de mas good salaFy, sud
my little fortuneav1l puy and fu, sn q small
mouse, SO we c&n lnARe . comfortable. md.
hope, happy nome"
Did he never speak to you Of his
unclen
Never Of d rich uncle He has told me Of
iame uncle, his mother brother VINO has
been very kind to him, given MIN an educa
ton and a start in busin sss He alwavs
talks OF HIM with the deepest love and
pity"
"Pity p'si ''a@
he suffers torture from the effects Of a
fall that has famed HIM for life anc often
causes him weeks Of agonlzing pain. NAL
COIN tells me with tears in his ewes of his
lear of losing this dearest friend and kind
1Inqle, and think he hopes may be useful
sometimes In nursing him."
Il wonder if she is the same2"
me old man leaning upon his cane was
Iulnking.
Can it be truef Does Malcolm think SO
ittle OF my money, that will be his, that he
mas never even mentioned it to his prom.
!Sed Wlfea Can it be that shall gain q low.
ing, tender niece instead of losing nv
nephew, when Malcolm marriesp'
Loving his nephew so deeply, Hiram
Bates had felt keen pain at the news Of
MS betrothal. He had never seen Alice
hunter, but he knew she had been oroupht
up IN a circle Of fashion, and was the
orphan niece OF one OF society's gayest
votaries, Mrs. Marcia Hayden.
ne ascertained by inquiry that the young
glrl had inherited ten thousand dollars
from her father and that her winters were
spent with her Aunt Marcia, her summers,
with maiden sister of her father. She
was quite belle, although only in society
one season, pretty and accomplished, and
.ne Old man groaned in spirit over his
nephew's choice.
a pelle, and with a head full Of fashion
able frvolity, he was convinced that the
girl had been won by the prospect of NAL h
COINS heirshlp to his own fortune. He had
seen in the future his nephew estranped
from him by the influence Of a dressy.
empty-headed woman, or; still more appail.
ing, his neice-ro-be making false protesta.
uons or affection, with hope of winning
golden favors.
While he mused upon the conversation he
mad overheard, the. .silyery voices of his
young ,neighboys still sounding beside him. !;
there was sudden crash, something struck
him upon the head and he lost conscious.
ness.
Cries from the sumnier. house, from
groups OF people collected in the grounds,
brought party of men speedily to the spot.
me rotten posts supporting the rocf upon
= one SIDE had given way and the side and
roof had fallen in. Mrs. CORTLAND and
MISS hunter were buried under the fallen
'iAoers, but were uninjured. Not so the
!o,Vgentleman, ,.who had been their lnusus.
P'ted listener. He was taken out pallid and
,eress. .:,.l
NOBODY knew him. He had come by the
moining trar.'iaai taken breakfast, but no
oonS Nbuaskeu u hcu~ fer the return
.an,. s'eA alxGsali -s.l' il.r:nea as speedily as
posslDle, announced broken arm and mn
injury to the bead, making a Likelihood OF
JG6IOno ny.