Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-10-23

~ -1-- "-.r 1'-tH.r7t tuah ne had been made
w 'na,k y yoliey OF missiles, every one
unen nan r't US pfIiise behind And IN
s'' s.'s''" - was no d1abt buffeted by an &c
v, NIX ,','ss'lehoe.
~, ~" fsy crossed the room TO an ebony
.a 'n h.teu az t'e top as writing desk; he
az n's chsck BOOK from an inner drawer.
nl,u up : dfait, while the only sound In the
49, su'oA. was .ne suiien ticking Of morose
' e,ocN nupported py griffins on the martel-
800, pdssea me PINK slip TO his nephew, and
w wai1ea out mo The adjacent conservatory.
&c naa $50 ms say, and for the hour there
~ Nm, - e,'a 70 H.
A you; l am very sorry, I'm sure,
.Alu .ne cniprlt. And by different door
- 49, 80 Vanished
Du' ene snip broker did not dismiss the in
~, rum ms thoughts. 1t was with him
al aay =. ms ONCE In Water street, produc-
NY al Increased test'ness under which his
o'oiAs saueren ana Tor which they could find
a ~ 1iequate palIiation in the current condi-
Son - .raae. Even one Of his shippers con-
uss'enuon 70 mention IN the outer counting
no'ise .nat Ine boss was in a regular tear,
1aSnis ING nor easter, and that all he, the
sa'oI' couid 90 was to reef sail and to bring
~ AZ 49, = " sne WIND"
gu ueonrey was slowly working out q
prou'e'n more troublesome than any supplied
~ s'ie neures on Els ledgers or cargo sheets.
1 1.lsa ~ A,ss nc reached the goal of great de-
elsl'. ~ was clear that his nephew was
ul,. W W mtrusted with the round half
n'i'oi ~ enormously amassed. The scape-
sroNs wouia make ducks and brakes OF It.
Aes " uisinnerlt MIN by will was an irksome
Ptoceiute, ana ran counter to lifelong pur-
tc'es ana preludices. Old Geofrey had ever
pe''il I1auy WIN MS sheer at merchants who
scIapeo ana saved and left their hoard, ct
sne'r reluctant exit, to asylums or charities
anu ~ Lar Us ne knew there was not even
Sousin nai. . cozen times removed who could
10 dragged INTO the warm circles Of wealth
WINS .ie oelhqhent was hidden stay out in
tne coiu. 40; IL was the choice of unwel-
come alternatives that the shipbroker had
iaceo ne might leave his nephew to pres
emu cohtent ana future triumph. Or-the
nrst inception oil the idea was attended by
herce mental throes that fully accounted for
rritapiiity OF temper-he might marry. And
10 marry was his final resolve.
Inc reveiation would have astounded his
CLERKS, and nave at once amused and scan
daiized ms neighbors ard intimates. And he
oPined, rightly or wrongly, that by it his
hisDenaved nephew would be thrown into
CONSERVATION and despair. 1t was on this
feature OF the general effect that he fixed his
prophetic gaze with most equanimity. The
scamp deserved the punishment.
heroism was word contumeliously dealt
witn IN OLD Geoifrays private lexicon. He
professed to disbelieve in it altogether. His
synonyms for it was vainglory-for the hum
bier sort, fanaticism- Yet the quality was
not absent from the purpose he was now
shaping for immediate action. He was co.:
all the ways OF his daily life were ordered on
model tested and approved by prolonged
experience; and it was understood with per-
feet correctness by the whole body of his as
sociates, whether in Water street or Seton
Park, that he was a confirmed miogynist
And in spite of these facts he had determined
to write this very evening an explicit pro-
posal OF marriage to girl OF whom he knew
said cultured--and the daughter of his
banker.
The deed was done before he again met the
intractable nephew whose nose-he chuckled
grimly to himself Knight thus in due time be
effectually put out OF joint
Young Geoffrey failed pitiably to read the
true meaning of his uncle's elaborate polite
ness and elephantine mirth at the dinner
table. Generally dreary function at Elgin
house was that of the great social feastl He
fancied that the sky was clear again; that his
uncles wrath was appeaSed. He learned bet
ter when the solemn visaged butler had with
drawn
I'm! / think it right to inform you,
Geof, that l intend shortly to change my
state-to marry" said old Godfrey.
| A wine glass was shivered, slipping in some
occult way to the polished floor. But there
was no other overt symptom OF dsconcert-
ment on the listeners part. Middleton to
| the core, he simply answered:
| Indeed! Allow me to congratulate you,
! sir.n
And old Godfrey was strangely vexed at
| the sturdy restraint and the family phlegm
| which in a similar position would have char
acterized himself.
| H.
''This means, don't you see, an end to idle
dreaming, Dicks. Ill just have to buckle to
work and coerce Dame Fortune IN spite OF
her frowns. But d take II better, MINK,
if the governor had gone about this freak
for such l call it-after my latest scrape.
And l shouldht nave oeen Us ihucn SUI riseu
then. But he must nave settled IL long ago
He announced 1t as faet already IN process
Of fulhilmene. lie aroppen worn Ut s"o
in the morning as was DONG penance Oh
confession, but didn take HUGH neeo 'hen
| shall have to Row
Mr.. Godfrey middleton tine younger was
discussing with the Old friend ana any wnose
post he had taken at YORK the untoward al
teration OF his prospects disclosed 10 MN Oh
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