San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-20

fashionable do nothing, child? Why,
your aunt wouldn't let me inside the
door! | have only six dresses in the
world. Newport! Tell mer
What nonsense, Aunt Agnes! prom
Use you that you shall have the warmest
of welcomes if you will come, and you
may. if you prefer, wear the same dress
all the time you are there.
did not press the matter at tie mo-
nent, bat required to it many times
afterward, and as soon as got home
told Aunt Helen Of Aunt Agnes propo-
sal to invite Nh Ferroll to her own
house, and of her general enthusiasm in
regard to his proposed visit.
Bravo she responded, clapping her
| hands. Your aunt shows her sense for
once in her life, though one would have
to be blind as mole not to see that this
| is one chance III a thousand"
"What should you say to asking her
down here for few days?"
Certainly dear she doesn't know
any one, to be sure, and would probably
dress like an antediluvian. But people
wouldrt think anything of that if it
was whispered around that she was lit
erary and peculiar think, on the
whole, it would be a good plan to ask
| her can give her few ideas as to
how nobleman should be handled"
Precisely | answered.
Accordingly Aunt Helen and | each
wrote most urgent letter of invitation,
opl ,ftar FRI rArr.ASrnnInnpA
my efforts were rewarded with the pres
ence liz my house of my fathers sister.
| For the first twenty four hours. despite
my cordial welcome, feared every mo-
ment lest she should announce her inten
| ton Of going home again. Her manner
was so stiff, and Aunt Helen's so airy, that
| | was apprehensive of catastrophe. But
at last, by the display of tact and by
carefully humoring their respective pref
udices, drew them gradually together,
and when at last was taken apart by
each of them successfully one evening,
to be told that save for certain unfort-
innate peculiarities her rival was an I'M
commonly sensible woman, ! felt that
could safely retire and leave them to
| their day dream of making me Duchess
of Clyde.
Duchess or no duchess, it would be
an admirable connection" said Aunt
Agnes.
And there is no shadow of doubt
that his wife will be a duchess" added
| Aunt Helen.
One day. shortly after we had re-
| turned to town, the news reached us
that the Honorable Ernest Ferroll was
| in New York, and as a consequence there
was great excitement among those who
| had been told of his projected visit to
our city In her wish to make the young
nobleman comfortable Aunt Agnes had
| Welded to the remonstrances Of her for
mer enemy as to the necessity of reno
waiting her house. and accordingly was
absorbed by plumbers, upholsterers and
decorators, who, under the general SUI
pervision of Aunt Helen, undermined
| the customs of lifetime, but cemented
this new friendship The last touches
were being put to the improvements, and
| complete harmony reigned between the
| two establishments. To think of Aunt
Agnes dropping in on Aunt Helen, or
| Aunt Helen drinking tea with Aunt
| Agnes!
Therefore happened that was taken
very little notice of by my two relatives,
and was free to indulge the sweet cur
rent of sentiment, of which they were
so bhssfully unaware, to my hearts con-
tent The power of love and the power
of money! How, when united, did they
each illumine the other-they, the two
greatest forces of the worldl
On the morning following the day on
which we heard Of Mr.. Ferrolls arrival
| in New York | saw a statement In the
daily paper which made me start vlo-
| Iently. 1t was the announcement of the
failure of Roger Dale. banker and
broker, with liabilities of three millions
and estimated assets ofless than one hun
bred thousand fastened to get ready
to call on Mr. Chelm, but before leaving
the house received message from him
which read as follows: Francis Prime
is in town. and have made an appoint
ment with him for twelve o'clock. You
will please come to the Office at once, If
possible.
What mas happened, Mr. Chelm?' ]
asked. a. entered the room where he
was sitting tried to seem calm and
| Indifferent
"Sit down, Miss Harlan. | am sorry
to say that your friend Francis Prime
has got into difficulties Roger Dale, a
rather prominent banker, has suspended
payment. and Mr.. Prime happens to be
one of his largest creditors"
Has Mr.. Prime failed also?'
Not yet. But | see no escape for him
on his own showing. The circumstances
ore macmillan and indicate deliberate