Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-06-10
Paul 1Ratrangs turned ou,o,,. -.


and looked at his uncle AROUND
- anything the matter. ARP, .,,a1
-, ne natter No. Why should ,be ar,
is ALL" " pecuHaf--that
Well to tell the truth, was think.
ing, sfSd Maj. LEstrange. A
'Of what, SIR questioned pan
VI where you meant To get the ,oonev
Q pay Tor all these things" drylv a.
swered the old man. ''iy an
why, from you, OF course - ssid D.,
nan puzzisd, half amused. "You have
always given me all the money wanted y
Dut that Is no sign that shall aIwavs
continue to 90 So" deliberately remarked
the oid gentleman. Look here PM
am thinking Of turning over a new Ieaf1
- don't understand you. sirn
Don't yonf Then must endoor, .
eiucidate my meaning a little The
money is mine. isn't its'
Nost assuredly it is," Paul answered
with knitted brcws.
Wen, then, have right 20 deal IL
out as please. And am seriouzIv
'hinEing Of stopping your allowance"
of-stopping my allowance, Uncle
Yes Ifycu want anything you can
come 70 me for 1t, you know"
Lake school boy, Uncle Geraldr,
cried the young man. With crinsonine
temples. 3
why notT" serenely questioned the
oia gentleman. DO you know, have
an idea that it makes a man extravaoant
70 have the handling Of too much mo-
ney. That, believe. is your opinion
Also" ''''0--
Mine, chr echoed n1ul.
at is what you tell Jour wife, said
Uncle l. Estrange, with twitch of the
corners Of his mouth.
Paul looked puzzled.
but she is a woman. sir
And ergo, she has no wants, Il tia.
logic. my boyy'
~ am always ready to give her any
thing she wanrs! exclaimed the young
man.
Exactly the platform which occupy
IN respect to you" said Gerald. And
yet you don't seem satisfied with the ar
rangement I propose. Comet Let's be
Judicial, my boy. Let us be perfectly
impartial. Fiat justitia, ruat celurn,
you know. II my niece's money is to be I
dealt out to her penny at time, 50
must my nephew's."
" My dear uncle, cried Paul, jumping
up, Il never looked at the thing in that
light before BY poor, little Dolores.
what a sordid old miser must have ap-
peared to her. Why didn't some one do
me the favor to tell me " hat an egregi- {
GUS idiot was making Of myself What
shall | do, Uncle Gerald; Shall make
her regular allowance-so much a
week.
81 dare say we shall find some salts !
factory method Of adjusting the bal
ance,' said Maj. L'Estrange, with a
smile. ITS sort Of al hominem argu-
ment this Of mine, must confess; but
il was real trouble to little Dolores. ,
and So / thought would just mold w
looking glass to you, Nephew Paul But
don't look SO grave; you shall have your
supper at Auranios and your chestnut
mare, and all those othel little luxuries
Of life which have grown to be necessi- 1
ties to you. But Dolores must hav- her
bon bons and flowers and little charity
coins also. As said before. fat justitia.-
"With all my heart, uncle, said Paul,
laughing.
And so little Dolores won her cause
after all. She came to her uncle the
next day.
"Oh, uncle" she said, II am so soEry
l told you that about Paul
why, my DEAR" asked the major
because we have .slked the matter
all over" said Dolores, land he is so
good I am to have a separate allow
ance all OF MY own. Isn't he splendid!
And wouldn't have him think l com
planned Of him for all the worldH'
Don't be afraid, my dear" said the
major. 1T shall be a state secret be I
tween US two forever and a day. And
you are sure you're quite happy now
"Oh, yes, quite, declared Dolores with
emphasis.
But she did not know that Uncle
Gerald was the magician who had
wrought this wonderful change,-New