The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-10

Another ienga gamerlu! If James had
had fifty engagements lie would have
broken them all for tie privilege 81
meeting Mary Brooks. This was the
first time he had been invited to the
capitalists table. The fact Is. until
g this morning Mr.. Brooks had scarce
ly vouchsafed him more than q cool
4 nod on meeting; but his feelings had
changed, or appeared to, and his be-
havior altered with it. Such IL the
way Of the world. Is -
twas avery pleasant dinner. The
| young artist remained afterward.
~ nave an engagement, Mr.. James,
SAID MT. brooks, "a meeting Of the
! bank directors. But you mustn't 90
away. Mary will entertain you,''
i Ihe young man did not 20 away.
and apparently was satisfied by the
entertainment ne received. He blessed
his aunt for her legacy if only it had
| procured him this afternoons inter
view with the young lady he admired.
But it gained him more. Every few
days he received a similar invitation.
lie could not fail to see that Ezekiel
Brooks looked with evident comma
cency on the good understanding be-
tween ms daughter and himself.
what will he say" thought the
young man, when he finds ouj what
sort OF a legacy l have received from
my aunt?'
Occasionally, too, he felt nervous
! about his hasty assent to the propo-
sition to buy 400 shares of railroad
stock at So when he hadn't $50 ahead,
lie reckoned up one day what his pur-
chase would amount to, and his breath
was nearly taken away, when he found
1t amounted, to $4,000 Still it had
Deen IN manner forced upon him.
lie asked no questions, but every now
ana then the old gentleman said: "Ah!
Gong well! Stock advancing rapidly"
With that he was content. Indeed,
ne was SO carried away by love Of
Mary Brooks that he gave little
thought to any other subject.
One day Mr.. Brooks came up, his
face beaming with Joy.
wish you 10y, Games" he said
"Wimbledon's gone up like a, rocket
to par. Give me authority and III
sell out for you"
The artist did so hardly realizing
what it meant till, three DAYS later
ne received a little note to this effect:
Dear Eames: Have sold out your 500
s 81 ae OF Nv Wimbledon at 1o1. So you bought
per share, or $22, 500. You had better taIe
me rlde and reinyest your surplus. Call at
my Office at once. Yours very truly.
.-.a- EZEKIEL Brooks
CHARLES Eames read this letter three
times before he could realize it's mean
ing. Could it be that without invest
ing a cent he had made over $4,000?
1t must be a dream, he thought.
But when he called at the old gen.
tleman's office he found it was really
true --o4 10y ~
MIR. Eames, how about this money
Shall | reinvest it for your"
THANK you, sir. I wish YOU would.
lshould like a little in hand, however"
"Certainly. Will that answer" and
the Ola gentleman wrote check FOR
hand.
1t was more money than'h had
ever before possessed at one time.
This was convincing proof of the real
1ty OF his good fortune. s.z#@
The next day he went to the CITY
and ordered a handsome suit OF
clothes vt a fashionable tailors. The
TACT was, his old coat was getting
threadbare and his overcoat decidedly |
seedy. While he was about it he
bought new overcoat and boots as
well as other needed articles, and still
returned with money enough in his
pocket to make him feel rich. He
changed his boarding house, engaging
a handsome room at much nicer |
place.
ut seems to me YOU are dashino
out, Eames,'' said his friend the edit.
= 'You know I've had a legacy" said
Eames, laughing: "
, 4 begin to think you have" said.
the editor. s... ~
When Games appeared on the street
IN his new suit it was a confirmation
OF the news of his inheritance. His
removal to O. fashionable boarding
house was additional confirmation.
1t was wonderful how he rose in the
Estimation OF people who had before
looked upon him as a. shiftless art
st. -
All at onceit occurred to him: tsWhy
shouldn't he propose for Mary Brooks?
With $50 900 [ could certainly sup.
port her comfortably. There was a
very pretty cottage and very tasteful
sale at Sc, 900. This would
make charming home"
One morning with considerable ire
oldltlon, young Eames preached the
subject to Mr.. Brooks.
No one should like better for a
'on-lln1--law, if Mary is willing was the
prompt answer.
Mary was willing, and as there seem
"a no good reason for waiting the
marriage took place within q few weeks,
Charles" said the father-in-law
liter the young people returned from
heir wedding journey, sit is time for