The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-08-04

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Some few will grove, and then tho eyes will
Then smile, thon laugh-although tho dead
bel Boston Transcript.
THE PRICE OF A SOUL.
II suppose" said the ola man,
woarily, as he swept u stray look Of
the sparse gray hair back which had
fallen over his wrinkled temples,
.that you think Simon Lester d mean,
money-grubbing old villain. intent
upon one object and forever dead to
any sense OF sentiment or even de-
cency."
The old man looked over his hooked
nose through his copper-rimmed
srectacles out OF his blcarcd blue
eyes at the young man who was sit
ting opposite to him, and, getting no
answer for q minute, burst out into
short, chuckling laugh which had
such dry, hollow sound that It
seemed to DO but on echo Of some
thing which had once existed.
"lf you have made up your mind
that shall never have Juliet. why
do you not say SOP 1t is no use to
tantalize mo as you have been doing
every timo l como to YOU"
THAT Ii not spoken like yourself.
my polite little monsieur. You should
restrain your wrath. Anger is ever
an Improbable thing. II may bo-
come tho grand seigneur to got upon
his dignity when he is trying to bad
ger money out Of an old usurer, but
1t is q boomerang, always boomo-
rang-always recoiling upon tho ono
who discharges 1t. But como, Arthur
Drayton, l never said that you should
not have Juliet Juliet must marry,
and tho old miscr. the old jew, does
not want to barter her rs do the rich
Gentiles their children for fortune.
Juliet will DO rich enough for two, so
1t is not riches that want in hus-
band, but must have other qualiii-
cations in the one that sho takes for
mate or she shall never leave tho
roof which has sheltered her since
her BIRTH
What are those qualifications, Mr..
Lcstcr?" answered tho young man,
briefly.
ain tho first place." replied tho old
man, speaking with u shyer manner
and measuring his words out dclibcr-
ately. .'he must love M daughter
not for her riches, but for herself. In
the second place, he must DO able to
protsct her wealth from tho robbers
who will seek to whccdlc It away from
her as soon as am in my coffin"
The answer seemed to please tho
young man. for his earnest. mobile
face grew brighter as he listened.
and when tho old man had finished
speaking he replied:
"As for my love, Mr.. Lester. no
one could doubt it. adore Juliet
and shall never be happy without
her So far as protecting her fortune
goes, no one can accuse mo OF over
having been n spcndthrift On the
contrary, ] have saved money-a lit
tie. 1t is truc-but enough to enable
mo to go into business Us soon as !
feel disposed"
Tho young mans cyo followed the
expressions which appeared on the
old mans facc whilst no was speak
ing with an intent curiosity. and the
old man laughed again, not quite
such barren laugh rs before, but
laugh tingcd with u scornful unbc-
lief chat i~~-ea s-".tiy IN a sapsitiyo
nature.
"You arc a child-a nero child
yot," pursued tho old man. IA chit
"a nero chit What You say is hon
ost and fair enough. You bclicve
that you lovo Juliet She. llttlo
goose. believes the same thing. But
did you ever read tho records OF the
divorce courts; did you ever SEQ tho
end OF those pretty lovo matches
which they say are made in heaven.
and. worse still. did you ever take
notice OF the family jars. not tho
preserve jars" and tho old man
chucklcd ut his small joke. "thc
miserable. hypocritical. lovcless.
desolato lives OF the thousands who
have bound themselves together,
each u milestone round tho mock OF
the other. because. just because, they
were In love. those same two indi'
viduals. madly In love with ono nm
other before they took tho irrcvoca-
bic stcp' All. IL lisa great lottery.
this marriage. Ono should have the
power OF looking into tho future far
before such u tremendous risk Is
taken In hand-tho happiness or
misery OF two lives-liic blessed or
blastcd--probably tho latter think
OF IT," and tho old mans tones again
became excited and vehement.
"1'hcn tho money. the moncy-ah.
that is the principal part OF It," con.
tinued tho old man. calming himself
as II tho question Of finance could ad-
nit OF no excitement "What do You
know OF human naturo' Where have
you studied it' Why I would under
take. II gave you half what am
worth. TO have II all back again In.
side Of II year. You protect for
tunci No, A good. honest heart
may 10 very nice thing To possess.
but what becomes Of the good. hon
os,-henrted people In this world'
They starvc, boy. literally sinrvc.
The money grabbars arc too much
for them. II Is tho law Of nature
attraction OF gravity. No." and
the old man shook his head dospond.
lngly. Us II something ho had desired
To 10 had proved impossible. "rhcrc
Is but one way. II Is said that u
great passion viii inspire 20 other.
wise impossible things There would
have 10 be terrible exhibition Of
will. nm lron.bound determination 10
conlucr, and BY that means your dis.