The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-04
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"Still, she's awfully sweet ON Won. and
she has loads Of conn.,
Edward Standish was "man of the
world" and the world had got the better
Of the man. He was thinking now of many
things, and among others Of Ethel. Ethel
was the sister Of Jack Harvard, and Jack
was friend Of his. He determined to 20
and say goodby to Jack ere he went 10
rusticate IN Wiltshire. frustrating In
Wiltshire was a terror to Standish, but an
old servant down there owned an inn and
gave him unlimited credit.
"Is Mr.. Jack Harvard imp he asked the
servant on his arrival.
mo, sir, but think he will be here
soon."
Standish heard rustic of skirts as Of
some one running rapidly up stairs.
"Very well; IN wait"
He went into the drawing room and
was not left long in solitude. Ethel came
In, held out her hand and flushed.
He knew well how to use his voice and
his eyes-he had had so much practice in
this sort of thing. az have come to say
goodby," he said abruptly.
"Goodby?"-oh, SO faintlyi
Eyes; must go away''-hs looked ear
nestly into her eyes.
"For-longi"
"Perhaps for ever. am ruined"-"ru-
ined'' is an effective woodland I must
go away" He sat beside her and took
her hand He did not really mean any.
thing wrong; 1t was mere force of habit
As she made no reply and turned her head
away he thought he might as well go a
little further. So he said bitterly, "After
all, no one will miss me-"
"Oh, Mr.. Standish. IL shall miss
you very much, for Jacks sake-you were
such friends" The latter part of this was
weak, and Ted knew It.
II thank you," he said. "Of course J
could not hope that you would miss M,
for your own sake"
But she was an English girl, and he,
spirit was high. say English, because 1,
is well known that our national pre-emi
nence extends to spirit In girls. So sht
gave him her hand, wished him a cour-
teous goodby and rushed up stairs and
cried her eyes out.
We arc now in Wiltshire, and Ted has
spent month of misery, He misses his
London, and it will be admitted that this
is big thing to miss. He missed the club,
the hansoms and the Empire. However.
he is little livelicr now, for Bob Trench.
ard has wired that he Is coming from
Saturday to Monday with him. s'Great
news" he telegraphed.
'Grcat news,'' pondered Standish
what ever does he mean?"
Here l am, Great Scott, what holcr'
said Bob when he arrived.
Bob, old man, you are an angel. Havt
q whisky and soda. The spirits fiery, anG
the soda's fat However. Now, what't
your news3'
Magnificent, my boy. Your fame
Ethel, is coming into pot OF money. She
went on visit to some friends. Staying
there was crusty old bachelor, of whom
no one took any notice. He fell ill; sh,
nursed him. The dad is his solicitor; h.
has made will in her favor, and she will
/ have &c 900 year,
I "Well, but | don't see''--
! "Rot! go back to town at once, propos,
to her, marry herr
i "And be refused as fortune hunting
skunk"
i "Nonsense, she doesn't know her luck. ;
I my dear boy, this is all very well, ant
it's very kind of you, but it's out of tn,
}, question. Surprising the old chap SHOULD
!, alter his willf They always do Suppos,
:. one of the hundred and one things that al
ways happens does happen, III be saddle,
with girl don't care for and miserable
existence of genteel poverty to boot. No
thanks
i "You're an ass. The old chaps dying. >
eyes, but these old men go on dying 70
!, years. How am l to get on meanwhilef'
i, Look here, to show you how sure l an
the things all right, I'll lend you thou
sand on the strength of it,"
"You will2 Good After all, If hitcl
occurs and this money goes astray, cal
blow my brains out. And l might d,
that under any circumstances"
On the morrow they left for town. TIL,
same evening Standish called on the Har
wards He was lucky enough to find Ethe
alone. She was very pale-poor girl-ant
, Ted thought he had always underrate'
/ her.
| "Mr. Standishln
; ETHEL, beg your pardon, Miss Har
ward u
|, "Iou have come backf'
Y 81 could not stay away" Ted knew til
best way was TO do things with rusi
II thought myself too strong. | am pen
. niless beggAr. and dared not be near You
/ or knew / should speak and tell you all
felt. But | knew that 1t was hopeless
Even il you cared for me, how could as
. you TO share my poverty So went away
hoping to forget. have had hard strug
gle, and have been beaten. / could no
:. stay. had to come back and tell you,
i had to learn my fate. And, II you CAV
4 me the answer longed for, We would figh
| the world together. | know 1t is wrong
know am coward. But, Ethel, forgiv
me Tell me that there is no hope, and
will leave you, Ethellh
}, She had clasped his arms around he
;, and was holding up her face to be kissed
. How could he have been SO sillyf He nigh
i have known.
No, there was no mistake. Ted no,
swears that he would have married her
! she hadn't had penny. What Is more
: he means it.-Boyle Lawrence in Londo
Sun.
y Philadelphia Iron Workers Reorganizip
!, PITTsBuRG, Aug 3.-The Amalgamate
Association of Tin, Iron and Steel Worl
ers Is striving earnestly to receive recol
milton i'll the east President Garland hn
:, returned from Philadelphia after organii
= ing the workers in two tin plate mill
Il there. He declined to say what mills ar
:. operated by the men he organized bu
It SAID the union movement had reache
Philadelphia again. This is very import
ant news to Pittsburg manufacturers, Il
it presagcs radical change in wages. II,
III chief dissension over the scale for iro
IN workers, SO far as the Pittsburg manufat
I turers are concerned, was the low rat
H. paid in the east for all manner of iro
4 manufactured.