River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-02-12

sensible believe You did have little
sense until You met this young news
paper reporter Browning. lie read
poetry to You and turned your head. He
does not know how 10 make money or
how 10 take care Of il.
IF he does not know how To- make
money. he does know how to make
love, and that i more than you can
DO, cried Laura. thoroughly provoked.
You are impudent and foolish.
suppose Browning is still waiting for
my decision. Ii 50. tell him 10 come in
and ] Will soon make myself under
stood.
Laura went to the parlor and imme
diatcIy returned with Browning lie
was a strong y-huilt young fellow, with
a bright. intellectual face, and was
manly in his bearing.
i have sent for you. said Mr.. Pen.
dergrass. looking at him scorrfully. in
order to tell YOU briefly and bluntly
lust what the situation Is. If YOU and
Laura marry I shall not leave her a
cent. have arranged every thing.
Several wears ago made q viii in her
favor. but recently. having discovered
her foolish inflammation for you, had
Attorney Andrews draw up another
viii. which provides that my property
shall De- left to her only on the 'condi
tion that She has not married you OF
does not marry Won for If at any time
after receiving the property She shall
marry Won. she shall forfeit all further
right - the possession of the property
and - it, use If She can not wisely
be- iutru~ted with the property. then il
Will go Ia the foreign missionary soci-
ETY.. A. am a religious man. I have
always taken a great interest in the
hcathcn. and I hope the money may
he the means of converting many OF
them.
Il myself feel more interest in vour
granddaughter than in the heather.
said browning. galiantly. although ne
was very pale. .'and I certainly do not
wish to promote the missionary cause
al her expense. but I wish YOU and
her both t. understand that ! am no
fortune hunter. and that if she loves me
more than she does the money. ] love
ner enough t. marry her without il and
to rejoice then.
spoken like my own true lover.
cried Laura. her heart swelling with
pride ami affection.
She ran To browning ana ne clasped
her in his arms.
Mr.. PendergrasS. the young man
cried. here is something money can
not buy. that is worth more than youT
whole fortune. 1t IS pure, di>interested
love
The old man gazed at the young couple
I'm a>toniShment.
is II possible that Won value what
Won call love more than all Of my money
and the power il would confer on the
po>>eS>or uf it,
1t X, they cried together. and then
looked foudly at each other.
The old man al last was touched. and
the scales fell from his eyes. He realized
the truth II what Laura had said in re-
gard To his having cheated himself OF
the greatest blessings of life lie com
pretended that his life had been a fail
ure. and that he had cheated himself in
spite Of all of his precautions. This
young and unworldly couple possessed
the seSret Of happiness which he had
never found.
He became greatly agitated. and the
effect upon him in his weakened condi-
ton was very serious. lie put his hand
to his side Al 2 cried:
"A spasm is coming. / believe | am
dying. Rum To Lawyer Andrews and
tell him to bring both Of my wills
Laura heSitated.
DO a You are hidden" said her
grandfather. sternly. i have done
wrong. but ! may be able to leave the
property u you yet"
Laura obcyed hm. Fortunately Law
yer Andrews lived in the next house,
and was 1t home. lie rush ii To his
safe. took from 1t a bulky envelope
and followed the frightened laura 10
her home.
Mr. Penderg-raSs was sinking fast
when the lawyer arrived.
..Have you both Wills" the dying
man asked, y.
Yes"