The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-03-03
WEALTH.

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his wife as he drew a close fitting pair
Of kid gloves over his large, fluffy fin
gers, Jack Hoburton has been paying
our Catherine considerable attention of
late. and | shouldn't be surprised if some
thing came of it,"
II hope So" returned Mrs. Merivale,
languidIy, for he has lots of money.
people say"
"Oh, Hcburton is a bright young mar
and will make his mark yet, there is no
doubt about that, and he may be able to
help us out of our miserable debts" said
Mr.. Merivale.
Kate had many admirers, but Jack
Hoburton was the favorite. Jack was a
steady young man. good looking, well
educated and the possessor of a nest egg
that in the minds of Hates worldly par
ents would be sure to hatch unbounded
wealth.
The parents were gracious and paved
the way to an excellent understanding
between the young people, so the next
winter when Kate went away to board
ing school and Jack went to seek his for
tune in the great west matters were emf
nently satisfactory al around.
Yes" said Mr.. Merivale to his daugh-
ter. Jack Hoburton will make a model
husband, one that will tend to elevate
the family station. That's how it always
should be. ! would be very much panied
TO have you marry any one poorer than
ourselves"
why. papa" said Kate in reply. II
am not goii.s to marry Jack because he
has IA little money. | LII going to marry
him because | love him"
That's right" laughed her father.
but the money is requisite that must
not be deslnsal. for without it love
would be IL very tame affair indeed. If
Jack were below you in worldly station,
there would be a ~grotesqueness about
love that wo1ld o o destroy it. In mar
riage she social equilibrium should al
ways be maintained"
About two ycars after Jacks engage
ment to Kate and ID year previous to the
proposed celebration of the nuptials Mr..
Merivale startled the bosom of his fam
liy one day h.. suddenly entering their
midst greatly hustered and perspiring
from every pore.
He threw hiGlseif into IL chair, and aft
er prolonged silence that nearly fright
,ened the mother and daughter out of
their senses informed them that at last
the goal was III sight"
What goal::" they cried.
AT last" SAID he, I'VE shall rise to
Jour proper station. Henceforth we have
no need to envy Robertson. The cred
itors who have dogged me for the past
20 years shall be relegated along with
bills marked paid back to their misery
level In fine" he added, 1--WE are rich
Explain; pray explain" they gasped.
It's the Arapahoe mine" said he.
we are worth Il cool hundred thousand.
and people will think it a million"
The news OF Mr.. Merivale's sudden
acquisition Of wealth spread rapidly,
and people exaggerated the reports, as
he had anticipated. New friends sprang
up on every side. Wherever Kate ap-
reared she was more than ever the CEN
ter OF attraction.
Mr.. Meriyale began to plan changes
ON a grand scale. A lot was purchased
next to Robertson's and preparations
were made for the erection of a magnifi-
cent mansion.
There We're to be carriages, servants,
.graveled walks, horses, dogs, fountains
in short. al, the attributes of aristoc-
tracy.
. One day. after a long interview with
Iris wife Mr.. Merivale summoned
sAate. Il wish to talk with you about
that fellow Hoburton," said he. "You
.io not suppose. now, that he will try to
hold you to the engagement. do you:" he
inquired n%ervously.
! 'What.' exclaimed the daughter, red
'dening: do you mean that he should
.forsake me because we have been fortu-
mater"
Il mean," returned the father more
..coolly, that since our circumstances
have materially changed we should reg
,ulate ourselves accordingly. My prin-
:ciple is the same as ! have always en-
:deavored to inculcate. No n should
ever marry below his or her station.
Our station has risen. and those who
svvere once our social equals are no longer
$50. Personally. Hoburton is an estima-
,hle young fellow, but l must insist that
the projected alliance be broken off at
ence."
If Kate gave her father a look of scorn,
It was lost to him. for he continued with
out looking up:
You lave always been a dutiful
daughter, and 1 have implicit confidence
n your obeying my wishes. We have a
social status to maintain. 1t would be
flying in the face of Providence to dis
regard the advantages which u altered
circumstances present. This you would
BE doing were you to marry a poor
man"
why, father" exclaimed the daugh-
ter, Mr.. Hoburton is by no means poor.
He has, as you know, over $4,000, and
with the assistance that you might now
afford he could easily add to it
.'Ah," said her father, "you forget
that while he has $4,000 you will have
80 times that. He is altogether too
;;many rounds in the ladder below you,
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