Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-01-07


young man will probably 90 TO the
devil, for his unfortunate marriage has
taken all ambition out Of him"
And the lesson9" suggested Losing.
Don't marry woman who is beyond
your station, financially; don't take q
wife from q mansion unless you have .
mansion in readiness for her"
But surely, all marriages Of this
kind don't result o. this one has done"
mo, probably not; there arc excep-
lions to every rule. I am speaking of
the rule. You will find as you grow
older that it holds good in nine cases
out Of ten Marriage Is too serious q
matter to enter into it lightly, and hap
piness too valuable to stake 1t on q
chance. Heiresses are content with love
in cottage only In novels;in real life you
seldom find love that Is strong enough
to conquer all the weaknesses Of human
Aature-especiSlly Of female human
nature"
Having evidently reached the end of
his impromptu lecture the old lawyer
leaned back in his chair and waited for
the other to state the purpose Of his or
rand.
Losing sat In silence for minute or
moro. The old mans words seemed to
have impressed him deeply.
Atlongth he asked the question he had
come to PROFOUND; received q reply that
made the matter clear TO him. thanked
his adviser, and was about TO leave when
the judge remarked:
by the way, my boy, II you want
any further points on that case come to
my house this evening and Will show
you what authorities to consult"
Thank you, shall do So" replied
Losing. He took the kind OFFER rather
Is q matter of course, for Judge Sharpe
had long ago told him to mako use Of
his library whenever he wished, and he
had frequently awaited himself of the
permission.
Losing. after leaving the judges
ONCE, went directly to his own, which
was in another part Of the Same build
ing. Instead of busying himself with
the papers that lay strewn upon his
desk, he paced to and fro excitedly for
several minutes. Then he sat down and
for at least half an hour stared very
hard at nothing. or perhaps at tho wall.
Could he have seen his own faco just
then he would have been surprised at
the change that had come over It
There was q hopeless, despairing ox-
preston there which would have
seemed quite inexplicable to any Of
those who knew him best
There's no other way; I'll have to do
it." he suddenly exclaimed, at the same
time rising abruptly. Then he put on
his hat and coat, went out and walked
rapidly away.
The evening Of that d az found him at
the house of Judge Sharpe, sitting in
the library, apparently engrossed in
legal volume. But as he had been
staring at the same page for tho past
ten minutes, and that page happened to
contain merely portion Of the index,
1t Is doubtful that he was as deeply en-
crossed az he seemed to be.
A light step fell upon the carpeted
floor behind him. A young girl had
entered the room. A very pretty young
girl she was, and the glad smile that
lighted up her face whom she saw the
young man made her all the prettier.
Walter LOSING had evidently not con-
fined himself to Judge Shapes library
on his previous visits. II he had the
judges daughter would not have been
so pleased to see him.
"Poring over dry legal volumes, az
usual, see; what perplexing case rests
| heavily on your mind now. Walters
Why, what ais you? You look as glum
as If you had lost your last friend"
Losing had turned and risen 90 the
young girl spoke, and the light, stream.
ing upon his face, showed IL to be In
deed . mirror Of every thing gloomy and
disheartening.
at isn't law case that Is troubling
me; would 1t were only that, be re-
piled, with . sigh that was almost q
groan.
What Is It. thOn2 Has any misfort
une befallen your"
Eyes, q misfortune indeed; or 81
least 1t seems to be now. Doubtless 1,
u all for the best"
What are you talking about9 Why
don't you tell nae What troubles your"
IT came for that pnrposei that ]
might tell you. After this evening we
must not meet again"
"Not-meOt-again?" Nellie Sharpe
repeated the words, slowly. IS II she
could not grasp their full meaning
The color surged TO her checks and Their
receded, leaving her very pale.
What do you mean, Walter? What
has happeDedP You can not DO II
| earnest"
;'But am in earnest; have brought
myself to this after the hardest menta,
struggle man could possibly undergo.
must be in earnest about this; 1t Is my
duty; would be dishonorable II die
otherwise. But l am talking wildly, o
rsndoms / hardly know what am say
ing or what to say or how to say 1t.
heard some advice to-day; 1t came from
your father; 1 am IN honor bound Il
follow it. This is what be told me-"
Walter rather incoherently recountec
what Judge Sharpe had told him Of tn
case Of Lewis versus LOWS, and tn
comments he had made on that case.
"And is that ALP" asked Nellie, wheI
he had finished. She smiled little .
she asked the question, and close OF
server would have noticed that sigl
Of relief passed her lips.
"All? Is 1t not too much? Knowing
that your father holds this view, can
do otherwise than give you upP"
81 thought you had more pluck" SAID
the young girl, with just suggestion
Of scorn in her voice.
1T is not matter of courage. but Q
conscience, OF honor. Can 90 to tn
maa who gives me such advice as hav'
received, who tells me never to marry
woman who is beyond my station fnan
cially, and ask him to give to nae hi
daughter who Is dearer to him than al
else2 am poor; have none but thi
most problsmAtical prospects; Will
you-well, I need net say more; yo'
can readily SEQ my POSITION
"But / can't see It in tho light IL
which you place It I thought you ha'
sufficient faith IN me not to believe tina
I would do as that dreadful woman di'
! OR v.yhor,- -u Pa&hap aid v0u Won,