The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-08

Giles at the shy and awkward figure Of
his son and heir. "Ien poundsl" he
exclaimed.
"Yes, and I'll promise to be more
careful in the future
''Do you think, sir replied the mer'
ahant, angrily thrusling aside his pa
per, "that I'm going to encourage you
In Wlllful extravaganza
"But / have never asked you before,
you know"
"Nor never will again. hope"
"Nsver, il you will only give me the
That / certainly will not siri it's
outrageous that you should ask 1t, and
IL shows me that your habits are ex-
travagant; you haven't learned them
from me,h he said, in loud, husky
voice, meanwhile thinking OF his dead
wife, woman belonging 70 class lar
superior to bis own, whom no had
married somewhat late in life, when he
had reaped his frat harvest OF that
wealth. which it was her delight 20
spend freely. Tho boy had evidently
inherited her nature,
"Iwenty pounds year Is not much,
| you Know eApvatulh.eN NupNS'
"Not much, cir, Why, when ! was
your ago / had to support myself on
the fifteen shilllngs q week / earned by
hard work-hard work, | can tell you.
Out Of that l paid five shillings q week
for the room where slept, and had ten
shilllngs to support myself, pay for the
books read at night, for the jacket |
had on my back and the shoe leather |
wore running OF errands all day"
The boy blushed at these reminis-
cences which he had heard uttered be-.
fore by way OF reproach to himself and
OF exaltatinn OF the speaker, He hung
his head and began TO regret having
made his request
sand here are you, sir with every
thing in the world you can desire; with
u house such as l never expected son
Of mine would inhabIt, with tutor
connected with the nobility to train
you as u gentleman, with horse TO
ride, and twenty pounds year to
spend, and yet you arc not satisfied"
Bobbie's face was rod. not from shy
ness, but from humiliation. III your
father had been as rich US mine is," he
answered, II suppose he would have
done as much for you, and uaybe have
given you the ten pounds besides"
This argument struck Samuel Gubba
as conclusive, but he was not going to
alter his course or show what he
thought.
I'll you knew how hardly money is to
earn you wouldn't spend 1t SO readily"
he remarked.
"Then put mo in an Office or some
place where can earn it, for l don't
want to go to Oxford" the boy NUT
tered.
'You are unsuited for an office; you
haven't brains enough"
''And that's the reason ! must go to a
university"
Everyone to their own course Of life.
You have no need to earn money.
want you to be geutlemand and /
have cash enoush to make you one
there's nothing you couldn't gain II
only you had ambition; pluck up spirit
for ] can make you great man-do
you hear, great mani"
YES, butPd be happier now, father,
with the ten pounds than i might be
with thousand when I'm man, you
know"
"You shan't have It, cir" replied.
Samuel Gubbs, the anger which had
partly subsidized rising again. you'll
have to check your extravaganza now
or you'll not know how to curb it pres
entity" he replied with wave Of his
hand to dismiss the subject
Robbie slowly left tho room without
further words, feeling bitterly disap-
pointed, and by no means resigned to
the fate which had left him penniless
for six long weeks to come and deprived
him Of the possession Of the fox's head
AS he reached the drawing room he
heard the rap Of the postman on his
last rounds for the night Samuel
Gubbs heard it likewise, and second
later received letter addressed to him
in Myles Newhury's handwriting He
tore the envelope open impatiently, and
as he read its contents broad smile OF
satisfaction spread across his rubicund
face, aud he nodded his head approx.
ingly.
"Newbury hasn't forgot" he said, as
he left the study and took his way up
the broad and stately staircase, with its
crimson carpets and its balustrades Of
wrought and gilded ironwork, and en-.
tered the lofty drawing room whose
glitter OF marble and OF gold was to his
mind the perfection Of magni6cence.
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