Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-05

4 an American sbhilps :,,,a
N cnused the young man an ANXIOUS ANXIOUS
thrill of expectation, Tor ne i'il,ne
d;otely concluded that it was a reply
from his maternal uncle, to whom nc
Ind written many months previous,
~ When, with trembling hand, nc
broke the seal, thefollowlng eonllhu-
nication met his astonlshed gus =,
587 Block A, PRINCESS Town, hANsAs III Z,
| sir bar to ac0uaintyou that by theWll.
! oFyour lateuncle. MrWiliam barnes q W. ~,
| city (copy ofwhich | enclosel, you htJ N
| titled, us residuary legatee. 70 t's ", ohont
| Ills property and effects estimated " aT ~
| 81 100000. The testator died on the @Ies
| If iost month. Awaiting tha honor q your
! Instructions, am, sir, yours ohedleh'2
S,Iss G. BLoTmNG, Barrlster, &c'
| To Mr. Claude Damien,
The young man fairly gaspeu iot
breath as he read this amazing ih'
telligence, and for several minutes ne
stared blankly Mt the letter, unaoie
to realize that he was actually
! millionaire. But as he grew calmer
and proceeded to read the Will oil ms
deceased relative, he grasped the SIT
uation sufficiently to Jump INTO
cab and drive straight to the once
of Mr.. Ponsonby Walker. :.
Miriam's father received him WIN
very scant courtesy, but when no an
nonnced his good fortune, and pro-
duced the letter OF Mr.. Silas biottlnS
and the copy Of his nncle's will, the
financier's manner changed conf
| pletely. :,
"My dear Damien, exclaimed Mr..
Ponsonby Walker, imam almost awe
stricken voice, "thisi is glorious news!
/ congratulate you.
Il love your daughter, sir, muir
INJURED the young man tremulously'
"A million sterling" calculated Mr.
Ponsonhy Walker, risingexcitedly in
his chair.
st belongs to Miriam" cried
Claude. with emotion.
! "My dear Claude, your consistency
is touching" said MIR. Ponsonby
Walker, quite overcome. God bless
you, my boy!'
..Thank you, sir" said Claude,
wringing the hand of his future faith
er-in-law.
"Claude, my boy, regardless Of
your fortune, it will be better that
you should have some employment
As a start, therefore, Iwould suggest
that you should Join the Board o.
the Grand Eldorado Diamond Min
| ing company" cried Mr.. Ponsonby
| Walker, with sudden eagerness.
"CertainIy, sir" said the young
man promptly.
MAY put you dawn for a hun
dred shares?" inquired Mr.. Ponsonbl
Walker, in business-like tone.
an take thousand" replied
Claude, with new and delightful
sense of recklessness.
"No, no: you mustn't put all you
eggs in one basket. The Grnn,
Eidorndo, however. will be n splen
did thing-a splendid thing Pom
sonby Walker, rapidly filling up
printed form. There, my boy, sign
that, and you will discover that
have given you n princely wedding
gift F."
Claude Damien dashed of his sig
nature in lordly manner and the
started off in q state OF drliriOu
happiness to claim his affianced bride
Then came period OF delicious ex
citement, during which the youn,
man was scarcely conscious OF hi
own identity. His sudden elevation
from poverty to extreme wealth a
most turned his head. Now onl
was he received with affecionate i,
ference into the bosom Of the Por
sonby Walker family, but he wa
overwhelmed with congratulation
and polite attentions from every on,
! The lame of his good luck sprea
J abroad like wildtirc, and before
. week had elapsed every newspaper /
England published paragraphs n
luding to the event, and also mer
, tioning his engagement. Mr.. POI
, sonby Walker expressed great aI
noyance and Indignation at the il
PRODUCTION of his daughters nam
into the public prints, but CIaut
; could not help fnncying that h
father-in-law elect wns not so di
! pleased as he affected to be.
But Claude Damien had somethin
/ else to think Of besides love-makin
l and responding to congratulntor
epistles. In the first place il WI
3 necessary to take steps to obtai
: possession Of his property, and fr
3 this purpose he placed himself in Il
{ hands of n firm Of solicitors recon
: mended by Mr.. Ponsonby Wake
: Unfortunately Mr.. Blotting wrote
t reply to telegraphic inquiries thf
9 the tcstator's estate consisted n
r most entirely observation-disclosures whir
r could not be converted into none
{ until after the usual interval. Tn
c was n disappointment to Claude. it
4 he longed TO taste the sweets of h
: inheritance, and, moreover. he IN
: been applied to for the purcha,
1 money of his shares in the Gran
: Eldorado Gold Mining Comnnn,
v Having no means ofmeeting this d
: mand he Ind no alternative but
g seek the advice and assistance OF NJ
: Ponsonby Walker.
: "What a ridiculous situation . O
claimed the financier, with heart
IauUh ng hp gIannpd HE E4