The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-03-03

however, when ne nurrlcu lnGO IL Out Ol
the biting air one evening; and, lighting
the lamp, he saw that two.sealed enve-
lopes lay upon the table. The one he
opened first contained circular from a
New York land syndicate, setting forth
the great opportunities offered to obtain
prairie homes where the wilderness would
soonsbe made to blossom like rose.
The address on the second envelope was
in writing that was strange to him. 1t
enclosed a letter from lawyer, an
nouncing the sudden death of his uncle,
| and his accession to a reasonably large
| fortune.
And now where was Mabel2 She
would not communicate with him, he
knew, until good news reached her.
She might learn of successful issue to
the suit of Colly VS.. West, but how was
she to hear of this windmill unless he
told her of ita He was cop paratively
rich man now, but he cared nothing for
his wealth if Mabel could not share it with
him, aud, with great longing in his
heart, he took her last short brave letter
from his desk and laid it on the table,
while he drew the lamp toward him. 1t
was beside the other two envelopes, but
he knew her writing well, and looked
fondly at the address as he picked up
one that bore it. Then he opened it, and
drew out the despised land circular. How
did that wretched advertisement get
there2 Suddenly the blood rushed to his
forehead as he saw that the addresses on
both envelopes were precisely similar.
Not for moment did Philip doubt that
they had both been written by Mable.
But how could such thing have hap.
peneds
The young man had not wasted his
time as law student. He knew how to
weigh evidence, and in half an hour he
was on his way to New York. He has
tened to the office of the land syndicate,
which having pressure of business on
hand, was still open, showing people
how to acquire homes on the prairie. He
had little trouble in ascertaining that a
Miss Mable Stone was one of Its army OF
workers who addressed envelopes, and a
young woman who was in the office gave
her address to him.
He found her with long list of names
before her, and box containing a thou
sand envelopes on the table. She was
about to address the first when he entered,
and said, quietly, "Let us do it to-
gether, Mabel"
In her amazement she nearly upset the
ink. but when he had told his story she
was satisfied, and allowed him to help
her. Splendidly they did it. Before
ten o'clock they had addressed thou
sand envelopes, and earned seventy-fve
cents between them. Then he left her,
but on the following day they journeyed
to Squalacket together, and Deacon
Stone, though at first inclined to turn
them both out of the house, was Modified
as soon as he heard of the altered aspect
of affairs, and was easily induced to con-
sent to their marriage. A lawyer was a
useful person to have in family, any
how, he said, and as he was thinking of
suing the church trustees for applying
five dollars of the funds subscribed for a
new pulpit to the relief of u widow
whose husband had been killed on the
railroad track, it was well to be prepared
for emergencies.
Philip and Mabel were married when
the case of Colly VS.. West was tried IN
the Superior Court. Colly's senior coun.
sci was unable to attend, and the brunt
OF the battle fell upon Philip. He won
it trium phantly. The jury gave Colly
six cents damages, but that carried the
costs. -Harper's Weekly.