Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22
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mad" Mile shuddered. ''What an
end"


NO, iuuCcuS put iSut hNV-NNA9
much alive-uncle, Frank"
you are joking?'
II never was more serious. lie came
all the way from England on purpose
to see me, and l don't like him one lit
tie bit. Frank, do absolutely believe
the horrid man was going to kiss mel
/ "Shows he has good taste, at any rate,
Is he the corporal's brother?'
"Why. don't you know the Whitfords
are not my real father and mother,
Frank?"
Frank stared in amazement.
"And you were not Elsie Whitford?s
mot myself at all, you stupid dear,
but 1t appears my mother died in my
infancy and was left to the care Of
Uncle Jacob Gregson, the gentleman
who called here to-day, who put me in
charge Of Mrs. Whitford, paying her
large sums for my support
"Where is your uncle?"
"At the Tiff house. promised that
you would go up to the hotel this even
ing and call on him."
80 will"
Don't be prejudicea, Frank, but !
fear he is not bit nice"
Rough, eh?"
mo- but, oh, SO intensely vulgar
however, you must form your own con-
clusions,
And Franks conclusions were the
same as Elsie's. He had not been in
Mr.. Gregsons presence five minutes be-
fore he mentally declared him to be the
most insufferable cad he had ever met,
and only to be tolerated for Elsie's sake.
$50 you're the chap that's caught the
golden pigeon-rather bit of prlg,
expect, but might be worse" was the
courteous greeting Of the snowy
stranger.
"You are very candid" Frank
smiled.
"Candid! Jacob Gregsons truth It.
self. Just ring that bell by your hand
and let us have nip of brandy, for
talkn's dry work"
"Not for me-"
"Well, l thought you were prig
Do you smoker"
"With pleasure. Thank you"
lie took one of Gregson's cigars,
though ne distlusted it.
Well, that's something III your fa-
vor. Now, see here, young man, I've
come across the raging ocean-which,
by George! | hate with all my soul-to
sec your wife on most important bust
ness, but now she's married. Accord
ing to English law she's nobody, an
you, her husband, arc everybody, con.
sequently, I'm driyen ia open matters
10 you
You'll find me kecnly alive to my
wife's interests"
Devil doubt you; but want to find
YOU alive to mine, too
= "ro yonrs?"
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lar',o fc - Ioro's - rorn,, MAJ, ,,o..
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n kind rool unrlo ON hoss bnsom ,,be
law nm inrocou, XII. vhose harl',,e,,
dno,ts boyo ro, vo,,r. srn,or,od hon.
Nov tbe kin1 uuele sovs to tbe nice
yo,,na man,, suys he, 'You cnn never
jeqr, one word Of rou- yif,,s mrtune
vi.,nai ~r oid ,nftbe v,,,n,, ,,,an
.o,.! ei'''i Ia ~ ,sor , AID 9Th d,nn,,an
lner wiui,pd ..nraseicnlv n, Crow.
"vbm 10 Won ,hi,l, ,hn ,on,o ,nor
says?"
Frank smiled
ohio vorrg MN F." ho lcrlorad "sove
be ,vou,1 dool vow Hh.rallv w;lh thn
kind uncle y ..-
nsnolen li,,e Il bri.ll r,n no WON
thinner. ola elan. you're the rioht sort
after allr
"Wel, what does the kind uncle pro-
nose IN do9s
"Ue means IN civc that nice vouno
man n cool dfty tbousand dollars n
voorp
Grov stortod with ,rcredu,ous ,von.
dormcnt
"Impossible. , was all lie could elacu-
late sWhy man vmllmust be dream,
4,,a II trsa III ~, ..a,. l..,,r,, 4l,a,oh L..
:, 81 l ew VT that I'D take the starch out out