The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-08
THE LUCKY HORSESHOE.

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Good morning, sir! Pleased to have
you join u.s." remarked gentleman
accompanied by his daughter, address
ing q young man, a stranger, who had
Just overtaken them on horseback. Il
feel as 1t / had more than half right
to claim you acquaintance" he add
ed, with q frank, ingenious laugh,
because Of N.Y. having & formerly
owned the beautiful horse you
are riding, and now belonging, believe,
to my friend, Col. Walton.'' - NJ
r You are right, SIR replied the young
man with an answering smile, and imi-
tating the frank familiarity which he
found both novel and agreeable. Col.
Walton is my uncle by marriage. I
never saw him, however, until about
three weeks ago, he having left Eng
land before my birth. The object Of
my visit to this country is to examine
some copper mining works in which my
father and some other relatives with
him in England are largely interested.
am now on my way to those works,
which, I understand, are located near
the northern line of the state. about
one hundred and fifty miles from Nasn-
ville'' .:..-.c. T.: J.. -
Then we may have the pleasure If
your society as farr as we go,'' taid
Judge Leyden. eve are riding out i
few miles this morning to make a call"
These preliminary remarks suficing
to put the young man entirely at case.
led on into a lively and pleasant cony.r-
sation until the Judge, reined- in his
horse, his daughter following his ex-
ample. IL:
"We must part here" he said.,.a this
Is the place where our visit is due. But
l hope that we will soon have the pleas
ure Of meeting you again, Mr.. - ,sst
"Ashton-Wilmot Ashton was the
quick response as he bowed low to the
parting word and salutation of Miss
Leyden. And I shall be most happy
to avail myself of your kind invitation
at the earliest possible opportunity
That's right" was the cordial re-
joinder
And Wilmot rode slowly away, with
a vision Of a graceful form and win
ming features engraven indelibly upcn
his mind and heart. Giving his horse
the rein he went swiftly over the beau
tiful table-lands before him until he
reached the place to which he was
bound, having picked up a store Of val
liable and interesting information On
the way, considering the mineral re-
sources of this, to him, new country.
Having spent a few days pleasantly
and profitably at the copper works,
Wilmot returned to Nashville, where
shez-Was CORDIAL Weleonaed by mi 1ln=
cle's family, to whom he had nllny
things of interest to report.
by the way, Wilmot,'' remarked
Mrs. Walton during pause in the con
versation, you made the acquaintance,
incidentally, of Judge Leyden and his
beautiful daughter Loanna, the other
day, I hear"
''And am more than half inclin.sl to
believe that you made a conquest 1T
the same tme,' supplemental his uncle
slyly.
"A very short acquaintance to predi-
cate g. conquest upon." retoetrl Wilr.ot
gayly. "But seriously, uncle, she is Il
very beautiful young lady-alu;ost
equal to some Of our girls at hon.e'
Better drop that almost my boy,
if you want to stand well among lis
Tennesseeans," admonished the colonel
$50 you count yourself Tennessee
amp said Wilmot, banteringly.
ITO be sure I do-as much almost as
if I had been born here" was the en-
thusiastic rejoinder II adopted this
country as my home long time ago,
and you will also do SO I hope one of
these days."
Indeed I have no thought of any
thing of that kind" protested Wilmot
warmly. Il am intending to return to
England within a couple of months,
yyyf0n Fot1
upon and pursue the study of law
Tut, tut, my boy!" exclaimed his un-
Gle. Come over here and cast in your
lot with us; be head of the rye, ra-
ther than tail of the wheat Here you
can get as many fve-thousand-acre lots
as you can ride over in a weeks time
for less money than would buy you q
barley patch over there. Besides, your
father and his friends need some one
over here to look after their interests
in the copper mines. But how did you
and Rugo get on together? He ap-
pears to be in excellent order You
must have treated him we'll"
He is indeed noble horse, uncle ~
said Wilmot, enthusiastically '"I ney-
er rode finer one''
mo. and never will-at least not in
England" persisted the colonel with
pardOnable pride
'"The shoe on his right front foot got
loose, however, and replaced it with
new one,' remarked Ashton.
But his shoes were new when he
left" said the colonel. "a little tight
ening would have done just as well"
~Wen, perhaps so, responded the
young man. But he added with a
slightly mysterious air, Il had it. In
TACT wanted to keep that one for
luck" ~.- : - - "a & ,=-,>>vs-s' :,
(Which I hope it may bring YOU. y
said his uncle, laughing. '"And by the
way, you can scarcely do better than
to start your luck by accepting at once
the invitation which I understand the
Judge gave you the other morning."
DO you think it would be quite in
order for me to call upon the family
this evening, and without further no.
tice| asked Wilmot deprecatingly. .
Certainly. They will be delighted to
see you. I will go over with You If
you would like me to do So 3 his uncle
added. But perhaps it lis not neces-
sary.'' 5.= --osS,
Z think not, :" replied Wilmot with
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