Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27


killing time, and to occasionally pro-
vide pleasant surprises that cost
money--a faculty which is quite rs
rare among city youths, in proportion
to their numbers, as in any country
village To be the wife of such man
would be to become q social queen
so thought some pretty young women
whose knowledge came principally
from their day-dreams.
But Bruno seemed provokingly blind
to all intimations that there were
hearts Mt his feet, waiting only to be
picked up; even when rallied on be-
ing bachelor he would escape by
laughing and saying that he wasreally
too poor to marry and do justice to n
wife. This appeared strange to many
who saw how freely he spent money
when he wished to entertain party
but he was always able to say truly
that bachelors personal expenses
were comparatively trifling, while to
maintain home in good style in the
city cost great lot of money!
statement which heads of families,
whether new or old, were always ready
to verify from the depths of personal
experience.
started in life with firm determine
tion to marry rich or not at all, and
he was keeping himself faithful to that
purpose. 1t cost him terribly, he
sometimes told himself, for he was
really n susceptible fellow and his
heart got new scar about once year !;
but he wasn't going to win girl
merely to have her taken from him by
u matter-of fact father, who didn't
want his money spent by his daugh-
ter's husband. He was in the market /;
if any rich man wanted him for SON
in-law there was n proper way for the
rich man to bring the affair about
provided the daughter was pleasing,
Indeed, Bruno was obliged to elude
one brilliant opportunity to marry
money, both father and daughter be-
ing willing and anxious; but the lady
was n kittenish creature past forty,
while Bruno himself was little beyond
thirty.
But the god of love and the goddess
of plenty kept their eye upon him,
and there came time when they
seemed to join forces. Miss Adah
Moorhart, handsome damsel from the
far West, had set her heart on becom-
ing Mrs, Bruno, and, as she had been
accustomed to having her own way
about everything else, she did not in
tend to be thwarted in her one great
est desire. She had an able ally in her
mother, who held the family purse
strings and wanted just such n man as
Bruno in the family, her own husband
having amounted to nothing since he
inherited his fathers money. Being
n prudent woman, she had interrogated
her bankers, Messrs. Holden d Trust
very closely about Brune's business
and financial standing but those gen
tlemen declined to say more than that
Brune banked with them his account,
though not very large, was never over
drawn; he had a few thousand dollars
worth of securities in their safe; his
business was n commission business,
which, in New York, was term which
covered almost anything; but they
Glanced to know that Brune's own
branch of it was of n confidential ma
ture, and that all the checks he depos-
tied with them were drawn by houses
of good business standing. Behind all
this there seemed some mystery which
Mrs. Moorhart was determined to
solve; but the bankers pleaded bus
mess confidence rs their excuse for not
going into particulars, unless author
lied to do so by their customer.
From that day Brune's fortune was
made, as he half suspected when his
bankers told him of Mrs. Moorhart' I
visit, for woman of strong will and
abundant leisure will expend lot OF
both for the bliss of fathoming II mys-
terry Certainly there could not be
anything wrong about Bruno, or some
one would know of IL; no one who
knew him said anything but good OF
him; besides, had he not always been
known rs everybody's good friend ?
Mrs. Moorhart tried to make her home
even more agreeable TO him than IL
had been, while the daughter let heI
glorious eyes rest upon him from time
to time in manner which no man
with Dyes of his own could fail TO un
derstand,
"Mr. Brune," said Mrs. Moorhari
one evening, after her daughter had
entertained Bruno greatly by telling
of dashing horseback rides through
the wild country sport she longed
Ca enjoy again, she said, vel
dared not hope for until she could go
back again 20 look over the family
property "Mr Bfune, that property
troubles the dead girl more than "a Ia
tie, aud would like to consult you
about ID, IL you'll allow nae, Your,
overyboly's friend, you know, "
''l am entirely at your service, my
dear madam,
. "a heartily wish YOU were, replied
the lads With "a sigh. Much OF th,
! Western property which my husband
inheritod belongs q Allah she is mol
here. is shef a.. thought not
When she eane af age, Insisted that
my husband should divide the estate,
as we'll as the personal property, anl
give her share, she bolng our onl,
child | wanted her o. learn tho value
ul money, and hos q tab. care II a,
instead ot growing ~ silly, fashion
ahle girl onA q squanhar tbs
property al her husband shpnld shs
oven marty OF course she will lnheIil
an that ramaias. IT. the course ul
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