Smyrna times., 1895-08-28

to help you. But | make one con6
tlon. You must break off vour or
gagement with that penniless girl. an
then I'll pay your debts, set you O
your feet, and, perhaps, mention YOU i
my will. Ifyou refuse, you'll not pe
iarthlng from me, either now or here
after"
II refuse" answered Jim. unbesitat
ingly. Il rather starve than toucl
your money of such terms"
Uncle Obed's face was a study. "Tba
is hnal?" he demanded in an awfu
voice.
"Quite!"
Every well. Then clear out of tbi
Immediately! I'll never see YOU O,
speak to YOU again And you may %
TO the devil as fast as you please ~
Thank you," said his nephew. bow
ing himself out. I'D even do that be-
fore I'd give up Gladys Boyd"
"A few seconds later he banged the
street door behind him, to the great
standardization Of his uncle's sleek
butler, and hurried awav at the rate NJ
five miles an hour in the attemot n
walk of his disappointment and indip-
nation.
Never knew him quite like that be.
fore" he muttered to himself as he
went out. "What has come over him ?
He used to be rather a decent old how
though he was always hOt-tempered
and trifie stingy. But to-day he was
beyond everything l didn't 90 the
right way to prOpitiate him, perhaps.
Only | couldn't stand his saying those
things about Gladys! l am glad I gave
him beans for that. l should do lust
the same again. Aud as for giving up
my darling for his dirty money, I'd
rather spend the rest of my natural life
ming petitions in bankruptcy. It's a
nuisance, all the same. his cutting up
so Internally rough. For how III ever
appease my creditors, goodness only
knows
Ten minutes walk brought him to
his lodgings in Bruten street. He there
found telegram awaiting him, which
MS landlady told him had arrived about
halt an hour before. On opening and
reading its contents all the iIl-humor
vanished from his face. The message
which effected the change was this:
Am coming to town to-day. Meet
me at Victoria, twenty minutes of 8.
GLADYS.
He looked at his watch. It was
scarcely l o'clock. So there was still
ample time for light luncheon at his
club, whittier he accordingly repaired
by Jove" he thought to himself, as
he discussed this meal. II am glad
little Gladys is coming up TODAY
She's coming alone evidently, and that
Is mercy. l so seldom get a chance
OF seeing her except in the presence of
that female ogre, Miss Bailey. Purse
proud, exacting old snob / wonder
how my darling managed to escape
from her this afternoon She scarcely
gives the poor child holiday. Dear
little Gladys! What trump the grille
is! | amt half good enough for her,
Give you up for Uncle Obed's gold. nv
little brown eyes! What do you think
about it, eh ?"
With these and such like reflections
did Jim Trevor begin his solitary meal.
looking the while as pleased and happv
as if he had just inherited a plum. A
school boy out for holiday could not
have shown a jOllier, more beaming
lace than Jim's. The waiter noticed
t, and thought that, in defiance of
regulations, it would mean a tin.
wherein he was not deceived. Several
II the young mans friends also noted
l. and came across to rally him.
Has the uncle stumped up hand
ONE, then ?" asked one.
mo, my boy. Refused to part with
orass farthing, and turned me out of
ne house, with his special commenda-
ion to the devil"
Upon my word" laughed anotbar
you take the disappointment uncom'
lonly WELL Jim, considering how YOU
tand." ~" .
.Llfe's too short to worry over suob
1hes'" said Trevor, philosophicallv
You've changed your tone since last
lgnt' You were glum enough about
fairs then, and that was while Won s
Ill had hopes from Uncle Obed." 1
Yes" +" said Jim. "I'm like what's. l
Isname and what-d'-ye call it. As
ng as the life of my hopes was trembl. t
g in the balance tasted and went s
Ut now that death has supervened l
'nsider it foolish to fret"
He did not tell them the reason of q
s hilarity. They would only have. 4
use his own expression "wiggedI
.
m, for they could not be expected to |
lderstand phase of feeling which he u
uld scarcely understand himself D
What made him fall so utterly in s.
We with Gladys BoydP She was not #
city, somewhat the reverse, People.
deed, admitted that her bright. ex o
essive eyes quite redeemed her face. G
t the word redeem" carried with il Il
nething uncomplimentary to the rest u
her features. Her nose certainly in, Il
ned to snubi her complexion was in
low, her mouth too large to satisfy is
thetic canons. In addition, she was b.
ort OF stature, and, though her figure sc
IS trim and graceful, as far as it went W
gave you the impression of not going m
enough by several inches. si
Yet, here was Jim Trevor hopeless. co
10 love with her-Jim Trevor. the II
nosome, dashing youngster, who had 90
ned up his nose at a hundred pret.
girls and had always chaffed his &C
'nds without mercy when they had to
'eioPed symptoms of what he con- A,
lptuously styled"spooners' disease.n LET
was going the pace like a regular og
ing rip, falling into the fastest bach. sai