The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-02
A YOUNG MAN SAVED.
BY AMELIA r. BARR.

julius May was a lawyer-that is, he
was going to be one-if spending more
or less hours every day in Reed & Tap
pens offices could produc the arranged
for result. At first the prospect had
been pleasant enough to him, but a
course OF winter amusements in New
York must have some effect upon a
young man, and the effect in Mr.. May's
case had not been, in legal sense, sat
isfactory.
Music and the drama, libraries bound
IN Russia, instead of calf; fine ladies and
fancy balls, London tailors and Fifth
avenue boarding houses-these, and
many other splendid things, had become
very agreeable to the newly -fcdged ex-
quisite. But his little fortune was rap
idly disappearing, and his little salary
was so extremely small that was scarcely
worth counting as a means toward these
desired results.
What must he do2 He had asked him
self this question almost every hour late.
ly, and had never got but one answer
"Marryl" AT first he had met the sug.
gestion with negative shrug, and
muttered "Nonsense" but it had come
back every time with more persuasive
appearance. Finally, one cold, windy
night in March, he determined tc devote
an hour or two to a consideration of his
chances in the matrimonial market.
After a careful and honest review. he
was compelled to admit that among all
the rich and splendid girls whom he had
habitually spoken of as crazy about him,
only two were likely to be crazy enough
to entertain the thought of marrying
him-pretty little Bessie Bell and the ex-
ceedingly clever Nora st. Clair. He was
quite sure both of these lovely creatures
adored him; the only point to settle
was which he liked better; or rather,
which it would be best for him personal.
ly and commercially to choose.
Bessie was the only child of a rich
widow, who lived in excellent style, and
who was perfect mistress of her income.
She was sweet, dainty little blonde,
always irreproachably stylish in dress,
always ready to dimple into smiles, and
never at loss for just the most agreeable
thing to say.
Nora was close friend of Bessie's.
but in all respects a contrast. She was |
no tenderly nuture1 heiress, but a poor,
brave girl, who had by the force of in. |
tellect, study and hard work gained an
enviable position in the literary world. |
Her income from her writings was very
handsome; she visited in the most aris-
tocratic circles; she was charming in
person and manners, and dressed like
the rest of the fashionable world. But
then Julius felt that in every sense she
would not only be the "better half"
but probably the four-fourtbs of the
house; and that his personality would
simply sink into "AIrs. Mays hus-
band"
So Bessie won the decision, and he
determined, if his new suit came home
The next day, to offer Miss Bell the
handsome person which it adorned. For,
20 tell the truth, he was handsome
fellow; and if this work. a-day world
lad only been great dawing-room.
with theatrical alcoves and musical CON
iervatories, why, then Mr.. Julius May
would have been no undesirable compan-
on through it.
The new suit came home, and fitted /
the tonsorial department was
qually effective in results; every pre-
'aution had been taken, and he felt an
arnest of success in the very prosper
y o these preliminaries. He rang at
lrs. Bells door; before the footman {
ould open it, gentleman came quickly
'ut, threw himself into Mrs. Bells
arnage, and, IN voice of authority.
,dered The coaehm IN to drive to the
''arf.