Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-09

gracious! Wen he reached Che grand
total Of the two sums-S6,S47 ,5l5.
Il viii be one Of the richest men in the
vorldr he exclaimed.
Tearing himself away from the fas-
cinating exhibit, he started for the porch,
walking with a stately, formal tread, as
he deemed becoming for a nan of his
means. Just as he was about TO take
his seat-which already almost seemed
a throne-his eyes fell upon two figures
down at the gate opening into the lane,
the figures Of Lieschen and George, face
70 face and both leaning on the gate.
Perhaps they were not kissing; but if
not they were at least close enough to-
gether to do so. Obeying his first inn
pulse, the old man strobe 10 them and
roughly broke in upon their tender COM
munings with the stern proclamation;
Look here. now, | got enough Of
that. Don't let me have some more of
this foolishness. Lieschen, go in the
house"
..why. Mr.. Kropf, what is the mat
| tergn exclaimed George in blank aston
ishment.
There is nothing the matter but your
schnoouin about here after Lieschen,
Young man. ret1rted the farmer severe
", "unt We stop that right now
'sOh. father.' cried the girl IN an
agony of apprehensive alarm, what dc
Won mean. You know that George and
are engaged. and Won gave your con-
sent, and I'm sure you can't have any
thing against him.
The old man was troubled, but the
sense Of what he as a capitalist owed {.
society weighed heavily upon him, and
he steeled himself against the weakness
Of mere affection.
Against George as George | go'
nothing. my dear, he replied; ''but 1t I
not broper that the daughter Of a mill
ionaire shall marry with "a common
farmer yuost because he Is a nice Teller
l viii make other arrangements for you
my dear. You shall marry some biz
man"
but, father, George is big enough.
don't want 10 marry anybody bu
George"
Excuse me. Mr.. Kropf,7 the younl
man broke in, but my farm is as goo!
as Yours. and when you come TO provid
/ for Jacob Idon't think that Lieschen's'-
THAT will do. young man. | do no
care for discussions. viii have you
I farm looked over, unit ven it suits me
! viii buy il.
The deuce You viii"
: "Sure. win give You two hundre
: dollars for a option, INT then yOu got {
Z sell il o. me ven / wish II. That
! enough now. Go into the house, Liescl
. en-. Good night. Mr.. Stirling
j The girl. sobbing but obedient, wer
10 seek sympathy from her mother, an
George. after "a vain attempt O. max
I the misguided old man listen 20 reason
= took his departure in a very rebellion
T and uuenviable state Of mind, more tina
e nalf convinced that his prospectiy
y father-iu-law had suddenly gone crazl
That hypothesis also suggested itself
: the mind Of Frau Kropf when sine hear
Lieschen's story, and not a little alarl
= mingled with her anger at this unel
pected opposition to her pet schem
g Lieschen's marriage 70 George. as 81
had planned, would be a sufficient an
l. -aAlaAGLAAAN NARNAARA ANAf - -
: pretty much everything would EVENT.
ally go 20 ''that bore poy Jacob 81
, what might happen If the old ma
should really 90 crazy she could n
= foresee. What business, she asked he
self, bad the old fool 70 go and lose h
I wits at a time like this And how d
= he come to do SO? Was il through b
. unwillingness to sell the farm; OF b
e realization Of that grand hotel an
II mineral springs scheme that her bright
r intelligence had OWNED? Would !
4 end by hanging himself, like that ms
in Schnorenberg. Decidedly, she woul
have 10 give him a good talking 20.
As "all roads lead 10 Rome so
" Fran KrOpf's c~ogitatiOns tended 70 tn
end. Heinrich, whatever else might IA
/ him, could always be certain Of "a go'
IL talking TO-"
But knowing and caring naught
q what she was preparing for him he, nm
ing Mr.. Chipland on the porch, slapp'
his shoulder in hearty familiarity al
announced:
Tomorrow morning, Goldbug, We v
4 go unit see how the gold is in anoth
"a greek on the south half Of the farm, v
y / shall keep. | baet you 1t vas mo
rich as the other one"
In To be continued.