Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-06
NOT FOR GOLD.

carefully measured tho anchovy for his
boiled salmon.
"iIow nuof, RDnaldl Nothing les
than the whole Cross.mc.loof estate,
besides 10000 good money Ia tho
Bank Of Scotland
TOO little, " replied Ronald, shaking
bis head In meditatiyc manner. II
could not sell myself so cheap
"But there u the lassic forbye; she
Il not bad looking, aud she is n careful
housewife and a.good Christian
Doubtless, mother, sho Is better
than she's bonnie, but l know n girl
worth ever 10 much more than Janet
Mcdonald
THAT will be Ballio Johnson's
daufhterr
"You do me too much honor. I do
not aspire 10 n woman nix feet high,
especially when her temper Is OF equal
proportions"
well. Isaballc has bad temper.
but Janet Ia different; shc has no vice,
and
''No heart
'Shc has plenty Of money"
'And no Intellect
"l,nt she has interest enough TO send
you To parliament"
~ don't want to go there, mother,
and do want my dinner, and you are
taking away my appetite" And 10.
maid drew the moor cock toward him
and helped hluseli 20 literally that
Mrs. Mitchell may DO excused for alto.
gcther doubling the fact. Then there
was "a fow minutes silence. which did
not deceive Ronald. He knew Il was
the luu before the breaking Of tho
storm. His mothers attitude Of lndif.
florence aud listleSnass was all assumed.
He was perfectly familiar with Il and
knew-for mono had better reason TO
know-whht proud, rcsoluto spirit Il
hid.
She was oiay hcsitAting now 10 open
the subject which lay nearest her heart,
because Rossld maintained neutral.
ity Of perfect silence; aud she know that
n she began ,lc dispute, she gave him,
NJ the opening Of the argument, all tho
advantages which belong TO tho de
fondaut.
While abs was heiltatlng e servant
brought In a card aud gayc It TO her
1T is Wylhe Ronald, she said; you
had better go and s0e him"
"Why 30, motliori I know nothing
about the property, You and lac have
always managed IT, Besides, | have
an engagement AZ half past T."
"But something must be done.
Every year tho rents arc decreasing.
Ny Income will soon DO al starvation
point
Ronald looked up and smiled Incrcd
ulou,ly.
"Oh, yes. keep up an appearance
Of course, and suppose | shall Away,
be able 10 do that, for am not one oi
the foolish women who spend ms thcy
go. have laid little By 10 help Ill,
future; but what i to become Of youi
'Helgb.ho! have a good angel,
suppose"
"a good wife would be more to thu
purpose, aud II you would only marry
Janet Mcdonald, ahe would bring yol
ilno estate; besides, slie Is II prudent
lassle, and would help you to keep th'
gear well together"
'Ilow do 1 know that Janet woult
have mcr
II have already spoken TO her.
at was throwing words away
mother II there IL anything else
ran pleasure you In, ,hall DO willlnl
aud obedlsnt, but dar not cast m
life away--not for gold, at LEAST
yet, you arc going 10 do 1t for
pretty fnne."
You AFRO mistaken. have IN
price, suppose, but neither land no
beauty are able 10 buy me"
THE coucoit OF men IL wonderful;
passes the comprehension Of women
Where arc you going this evening""
30 Mrs sorley'sn
ITO SEQ Miss Eve. Very well, Ronald
Remember, II you decline 10 accep
Janet Mcdonald as your wife, al
decline TO receive Eve sorley Va ~
daughter | suppose the right OF r,
lection Is lcit 10 me us well rs YOU"
mot equally mother You canno
make Janet my wife. but |, by MARI,
Ing Eve eau make her your daughter,
II deny II Dir, tor In such case yo
would no longer 30 my son. Goo
evening, sir.
Mrs. Mitchell yictuS NJ usual, " sal
Ronald laughing softly to himself an
slowly realizing his glass. Here is
now ;an In affairs. mus go an
see wllat Eve says about H.
On his way there he tried not to thin
of the subject 1t porplcxod and al
noyed him, but Eve had u way Of le
ting sunlight into everything, and wha'
ever She said Of eouue 1ie should dC