The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1890-12-10

seems such capital good fellow, ana /
am heartily glad that you have set your
hearts one upon the other"
thanked him for his kind regard, al
though not without blushing bit, 1
must confess.
"And now," he resumed, "let me offer
you a bit of advice. Olef is getting
ready to enter the profession of law, is
he not?"
HE has graduated and been admitted
to the bar" replied.
"Quite 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,
"Not 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
Olefs and my future.
could your fortune be converted into
ready money!" he bluntly asked.
at is invested in securities which
might be negotiated" returned.
VERY good. OF course you want to
double your fortune. 1t would be but
quite natural that you should. Olef, be-
ing barrister, can quite readily accom-
plish the preliminaries for you. If you
will write to him and instruct him to
fetch ovcr-well, say, twenty thousand
dollars of that money, I, through my
brokerage Office, can invest it for you in
New York Stock Exchange listed Sc.
curities that will yield you 100 per cent.
profit. In fact, 1 know of such an OPP
portunity today. Do as advise you and
l will make your fortune double itself
and give Olef permanent place as man.
ager in my Office. His legal learning will
stand him in to great advantage and he
will find twice the amount of profit in
stocks that he would in the law"
Being only woman of inexperience,
/, of course, gave harbor to VANS adj
vice. Twenty thousand invested would
yield me an additional twenty thousand
besides giving Olef start in life!
How happy we could be upon our little
fortune.
And so by the outgoing steamer sent
Olef letter, instructing him to carry
out VANS suggestion.
must mention here that for fort
night past had experienced the stran-
gest sensations-a feeling of langor steal
ing upon me and spells of morning
dreariness. At times my limbs would
seem stiff. almost dead. Ny back ached
and felt Idly. Twice l recall having
stumbled over the floor when those dizzy
waves swayed my head. looked at my
skin. 1t was growing parched, color
less, lifeless! could not make it out
My exercise and habits were regular
My mode Of living was perfect. took
plenty of baths, fresh air and good,
wholesome food: aud yet grew weaker
day by day, almost tottering at times.
1t seriously affected my vocal powers
four or five notes dropped ont CT my reg
lister, top and bottom. I 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 il 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 partakcn.
1t happened that his surmises tailed
with the cause, for l did put aside the
fruits, took certain RENE, les, including
powerful tonic, and within few days
my physical strength began TO mend, my
voice came back and the roses rushed tC
my checks once more, as if glad to meet
old acquaintance, and got on without
the least hint of my former failing,