Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-23
ives a merchant prince, as ! believe

~ "Von will he married and be happy
avar oftar as in other fairy stories
.Nothing of the sort, Mr.. Cheim. nay
conclusion of the affair is much less SEN
timental. In case events result as l
hope and predict, shall De tnanhiu.
that nave given him chance 70 pus
his theories into practice. You may
member that he said he had theoiies re-
/ parding the use rich man shouiu maAe
of his money. ,u,- nav
ar strikes me you are willing 10 pay
nrettv dear for the probable value OF Inc
Information. even il matters turn out as
Won ernect. But the money Is yours
Miss Harlan, not mine, and II you are
resolved upon being generous In tnis
wholesale way, it is not for me 10 COM
main. We lawyers get conservative d
we grow older, and any romance tna'
NAV have been In us dries up ike the
San in treas that have begun to outlast
their usefulness. We know now nard ~
is to earn an nestliving, and wneh We
see any one in whom we have an Interest,"
developing a taste for imprudent specu-
lations we instinctively utter protest.
Still. as you say, it is but a years IN
rome and may be the cheapest way III
the end 10 teach you reason ia to humor
this expensive fancy. II the money is
Inst Won will never miss 1t, while, as
suminp that this yonng man is all your
imagination paints him, l know OF
nothing that would give me greater
pleasure than to see you happily mar
ried. That is romance TO whlcn l
woud saw Amen with all my heart.
"Thank you very much. Mr.. Chelm.
But I will not obtain your connlyance
on any such terms. Ii you regard TINS
as other than Il purely business enter
| prise | warn you that you VIII Dc woe
fully disappointed.
II shall have to take my chance OF
being right, just as you are going 10
take YOURS. But come now, since you
insist upon my treating this matter SER
iously, what is it that you wish me TO
do?"
Everything, Mr. Chelm."
Given to giving away my bride?
You must promise me that, Ell! Miss
Harlan?"
with pleasure.
otis bargain, then. Command my
services as YOU will wish | could say
nv capital also. But unfortunately |
cannot afford to toss away my hundreds
OF thousands like some people. But
that is an aside. Tell me what you
wish me to do am all ears"
ITO begin with, when Mr.. Prime re-
turns on Saturday should like you TO
Inform him that you happened by
chance to mention his predcament to
friend of yours"
'Of which scX9"
Chat is entirely immaterial. But If
he should happen TO inquire, l shall de-
pend on YOU 10 preserve my incognlto.
You must even ito little II it is neces-
Sary."
Mercy on us. This romantic young
philanthropist talks of ibbing as II IL
were the most simple thing in lie. NO,
mademoiselle, we lawyers never fib. III
we are ever obliged 10 forsake the mar
row pathway OF truth we tell square,
honest lie. But this is positively my
last interruption.
"You are TO tell him that this friend
OF yours was very much interested in
his endeavors TO fad something 10 do,
and synpathized with his determination
To wear a smile on his face and avoid
baggy trousers TO the last. That
II mean, of course, the friend
am willing to give him the
chance for which he asks to
prove himself a man by placing in your
hands sufficient sum 10 found bank
ing house of undoubted solvency. lie
is 10 have complete control OF this
money, on which he may pay interest
if he chooses. in order TO satisfy your
business scruples, Mr. Chelm; but he
need never pay it back unless he
wishes to do so, the particulars OF
Which you will understand how to
arrange better than l can tell you.
Some day in the dim future, when he
has realized his ambition-for don't i'm
agine for an instant, Mr.. Chelm, that
expect him to make n fortune all
at once-he may return the original
loan if he sees fit. | shall be an old
woman then, and should, 1t may be,
have less objection to being known as
his benefactress than at present.
Let me see: is there anything else TO
saw AS to the name OF the firm, 1t
ought to be Francis Prime and com
pany. I presume; but the company
must be a man of straw. He Is to re-
ceive no outside help, not even from
you. There, / think l have made my
wishes sufficiently plain"
"You do not desire him TO give secur-
ity for whatever you might advance?
Not a very business-lIke arrangement.
But as for that the whole scheme Is the
I'd NJ 'HhQGQ
women, these women IL makes pru-
dent man tremble to think what would
become Of the universe II they had full
sway. But l must submit, / suppose.
have given my word"
81 fear he has no security to offer,
unless it be Ike-the beautifully ugly
Ike: Ike the imperlous. Do you sup
pose he would part with the animal? l
took rather fancy to him, didn't you,
Mr.. Chelm?"
"Nay; there l shall put down my
foot. will have no dogs in this Office.
Love me, love my dog, is maxim TO
which l could not subscribe. even in
YOUR case. No. Unbusinesslike as it
| is, prefer to make the loan without Sc
curitv."
1t may be easily imagined that during
the next few days was on tiptoe with
expectation. Let it be said at once that
| was quite aware that | was about TO
commit what might fairly be considered
folly by prudent minded people. The
chances OF my goose proving swan
were altogethcr too slight 10 Justify the
extravagance l proposed. But despite
this never once wavered in my resolu-
tion nor suffered doubt to mar the mir
ror OF fancy In which | chose to behold
my protege fulfilling the ample measure
of his ambition in the years to come.