The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-26

/ no soothing Upon the following day
and for a week longer he steadil " refused
/ to go to his business office, declaring That
/ life had lost all attraction for him now
! that poor Vera had gone.
The season few by. Olefs letters
came aud mine went had entered a
musical college and arranged for term
of vocal instruction; and before / real
lied it May month was upon us. Nat
ure had put on her warm, green robes.
| The flowers never smeIled sweeter, the
leaves never looked brighter and but
for the absence Of the music of Olef's
dear voice the MARBLE of the bird notes
would never have rung out n more do
lightful harmony.
/ had already begun to look for an
other letter from Olef. I remarked to
Ivan that it YVES quite time. And / also
told him that upon receipt of that let
ter I should return to Stockholm, h2v-
ing informed Olef to that end.
What was my surprise when Ivan at
once began to wean me from the notion
Of going homel
.Why, do you know" he exclaimed,
shat had fully made up my mind to
ask you to write Olef to pay us visit
that he might be enabled to go back
with you? I like Olef very much. He
seems such capital good fellow, and /
am heartily glad that you have set your
hearts one upon the ether.
/ thanked him for his kind regard, al
though not without blushing a bit, /
must confess.
'sAnd now" he resumed ''let me offer
you a bit of advice. Olef is getting
ready to enter the profession Of law, is
he sotS'
lie has graduated and been adInisted
to the BAR" / replied.
ssQuite to my notion, then. If / am
not mistaken your dot, left to you by
your father, Grefve Melin, amounted to
one hundred thousand kronor-about
twenty-eight thousand dollars in Amer
lean money"
Eyes, was my answer, as his words,
mot half as charming as her dot" ut
tered upon the night of my arrival. flew
back to my memory, and still | could
not connect their meaning with the pres
ent, because Ivan seemed so interested in
Olef's and my future.
ssCould your fortune be converted into
ready money! he bluntly asked.
sit is invested in securities which
might be negotiated" returned.
Very good. OF course You want to
double your fortune. It would be but
quite natural that you should. Olef, be-
ing barrister, can quite readily accom-
plish the preiiminaries for you. If you
will write to him and instruct him to
fetch over-well, say, twenty thousand
dollars of that money, [, through my
brokerage Office, can invest it for you in
New York Stock Exchange listed Sc
curities that win yield You 100 per cent.
profit. In fact, know of such an OPP
portunity today. Do as advise you and
I will make your fortune double itself
and give Olef a permanent place as man
ager IN my Office. His legal learning will
stand him in to great advantage and he
viii find twice the amount of profit in
stocks that he would in the law"
Being only woman of inexperience,
I, of course, gave harbor to VANS adj
vice. Twenty thousand invested would
yield me an additional twenty thousand
besides giving Olef start in hfel
How happy we could be upon our little
fortune.
And SO by the outgoing steamer ! sent
Olef letter. instructing him to carry
out lyan's suggestion.
must mention here that for fort
night past had experienced the stran-
gest sensations feeling of langor steal
ing upon me and spells Of morning
dreariness. At times my limbs would
seem stiff, almost dead. My back ached
and felt giddy. Twice recall having
stumbled over the floor when those dizzy
waves swayed my head Hooked at my
skin. 1t was growing parched, color
less, lifeless could not make it out.
Ny exercise and habits were regular.
My mode of living was perfect. took
plenty of baths, fresh air and good,
wholesome food; and yet grew weaker
day by day, almost tottering at times.
It seriously affected my vocal powers;
four or five notes dropped out of my reg
lister, top and bottom. consulted the
old housekeeper about it, We called in
Ivan. At first he suggested the advice
of doctor, but finally concluded that
the cause might lie in the tin poisoning
from certain imported fruits that had
been using-a Swedish brand Of pre-
serves of which no member of the family,
except myself. had ever partal1en.
It happened that his surmises tailed
with the cause, for l did put aside the
fruits. took certain remedies, including
a powerful tonic, and within a few days
my physical strength began to mend, my
voice came back and the roses rushed to
my cheeks once more, as if glad TO meet
old acquaintance, and / got on without
the least hint of my former falling.
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