Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-05-27
ONE GENT

4 Vnoy tell me Glat NOAOnel EFA0u ana
young Jennings are in town also SO I
have Jlst ordered little bachelor sup
per st Auranio's for tomorrow even-
ing.
@Ahi" said Major L'Estranga
Il looked at that Chestnut mare. sir.
added Paul ~She is simply perfect, so
told the man to bring her up here.
am to have her for 1915. It's bargain.
~IndeedH"
Paul LEstrange turned quickly
around and looked at his uncle
"Is anything the matter, sir 2" said he.
"The matterf No Why should there
beG"
"only your tone was so peculiar
that Is all
swell, to tell the truth, was think
ing. said Major L'Estrange.
"Of what. sir?" questioned Paul
eOf where you meant TO get the
money to pay for all these things, dryly
answered the old man.
sWhy from you. of course, said Paul,
half puzzled, half amused. "You have
always given me all the money
wanted.
But that is no sign l shall always
continue TO do go" deliberately re-
marked the old e. tleman Look here,
Paul, / am thinking Of turning over .
new leaf.
II don't understand you, sir.
Don't your Taen ! must endeavor
60 elucidate my meaning n little. The
money is mine, isn't ISL"
Most assuredly 1t is Paul an
swered, with knitted browA
well, then, have a right 70 deal il
out just rs please And / am seriously
thinking of stopping your allowance.
-Of-stopping my allowance. Uncle
Gerald?"
"Yes. If you want anything you can
come to me for IL, you know.
Like school-boy, Uncle Gerald /"
cried the young man, with crimsoning
temples.
Why mott" serenely questioned tho
old gentleman. "Do you know, I've an
idea that it makes a man sxtravagant to
have the handling of too much money.
That, believe. is your opinion, also I"
mime, eh 2" echoed Paul
@It is what you tell your wife" said
Uncle LEstrange, with twitch Of tho
corners of his mouth
Paul looked puzzled
but she Is woman, sir.
@And, ergo, she has no wantsl Is that
logic, my boy3"
II am always ready to give her any
thing she wantsl" exclaimed the young
man.
Exactly the platform which / occupy
IN respect to you, said Gerald. "And
yet, you don't seem satisfied with the
arrangement propose Comet let's be
judicial, my boy. Let us be perfectly
impartial Fiat justitia, ruot coelum,
you know. If my niece's money Is to be
dealt out to her penny at a time, so
must my nephew'sl"
my dear uncle" cried Paul, jumping
up, II never looked at the thing in thar
light before. Ny poor, little Dolores:
What a sordid old miser must have
appeared to herI Why didn't some ono
do mo tho favor to tell me what an eyre
gious idiot was making OF myself
What shall | do, Uncle GeraIdf Shall !
make her a regular allowance-so much
O week Z"
Il dare say we shall find some satis-
factory method Of adjusting the bali
ance." said Major LEstrange with 9
smile. @It's sort Of ad hominen argu-
ment, this Of mine, must confess but
Il was real trouble 10 little Dolores.
and so thought would just hold up
looking-glass to you, Nephew Paul But
don't look SO grave you shall have your
little bachelor supper at Auranio's and
your chestnut mare, and all those other
little luxuries of life which have grown
to be necessities to you. But Dolores
must have her bon-bons and flowers and
little charity coins also As said bc-
fore, fiat iustitia
with all my heart, uncle, said Paul,
laughing
And 30 little Dolores won her cause
after all She came to her uncle the
next day.
"ob. unclei" she said, II am so sorry
! told you that about Paul.
why, my dear 2" asked the Major.
sBecause we have talked the matter
all over, said Dolores, "and he Is 80
good. / am to have . regular allow
ance, all Of my own. Isn't he splendid
And wouldn't have him think COM
planned Of him for all the worIdi"
Don't be afraid. my dear" said the
Major. 1T shall be state secret be-
tween Us two forever and day. And
you are sure you are quite happy nowf"
@Oh, yes. quite. declared Dolores,
with emphasiA
But she did not know that uncle Gar
aId was the magician who had wrought
this wonderful change. - New York
Ledger.
Epoch.
The transition from long, lingering and
painful sickness TO robust health marks
An epoch In the life Of the individual.