Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-01-17


And as for giving mp my darling for his
dirty money, I'd rather spend the rest Of
my natural life filing petitions in bank
ruptcy. lisa devil of anuisance all the
same, his emitting up so internally rough.
For how I'm ever to appease my credit
ors, Lord only howsP'
Ten minutes walk brought him 10
the lodgings in Bruton street he there
found a telegram awaiting him, which,
his landlady told him, had arrived about
half an hour before. On opening 1t and
reading its contents, all the i'll humor
vanished from his face. The message
which effected the change was thus:
cam coming to town today. Meet me
Victoria at 2:40. Gladys"
He looked at his watch. Itwas scarce
ly O'Clock. So there was still ample
time for light luncheon at his club,
whittier he accordingly repaired.
"By Joysl' he thought to himself as
he discussed this meal. 81 am glad lit
tie Gladys is coming up todayl By Jove,
/ am! She's coming alone evidently,
and that is a mercy. so seldom get
chance of seeing her except in the pres
ence of that female ogre, Miss Bailey.
Purse proud, exacting old snob won
der how my darling has managed to es-
cape from her this afternoon? She
scarcely ever gives the poor child holi-
day. Dear little Gladysl What trump
the grille is. amt half good enough
for her, by Jove! Give you up for Uncle
Obed's gold, my little brown eyesH
What do you think, eh?'
With these and such like reflections
did Jim Trevor beguile his solitary
meal, looking the while as pleased and
happy as if he had just inherited a
plum. A schoolboy out for holiday
could not have showed a jollier, more
beaming face than Jim's. The waiter
noted it and thought that, in defiance
of regulations, it would mean tip
wherein he was not deceived. Several Of
the young mans friends also noted it
and came across to rally him.
"Has the uncle stumped up hand
some, thenP asked one.
"No, my boy. Refused to part with
brass farthing and kicked me out of
the house, with his special commenda-
ton to the devil"
Upon my word" laughed another.
"You take the disappointment uncom-
monty well, JIM considering how you
stand"
"Life's too short to worry over such
trifes," said Trevor philosophically,
lighting a cigarette.
"By Jove, you've changed your tone
since last night. You were glum enough
about your affairs then, and that was
while you still had hopes from Uncle
Obed."
"Yes," said Jim. "I'm like what's
his name in what dye call it. AS long
as the life of my hopes was trembling
in the balance tasted and wept, but
now that death has supervened / con
slider it foolish to fret. "
He did not tell them the reason of hi:
hilarity. They would only have, to use
his own expression, ''rotted'' him, fol
they could not be expected to understand
q phase of feeling which he scarcely un
derstood himself What made him fal
so utterly in love with Gladys Boyd
She was not pretty-somewha the re
verse. People, indeed, admitted that he,
bright, expressive eyes quite redeemed
her face, but then the very word IRE
deem" carried with it something un
mplimentary to the rest of her fea
lures. Her nose certainly inclined to {
snub; her complexion was sallow; hel
mouth too large to satisfy aesthetic can
ons. In addition, she was short of sta
! ture, and though her figure was trim
and graceful as far as 1t went, it gave
you the impression of not going fa
enough by several inches.
Yet here was Jim Trevor hopelessl.
in love with her-Jim Trevor. the hand
:. some, dashing youngster who had turnet
up his nose at hundred prettier girl
and had always chaffed his friends with
out mercy when they had developed
symptoms of what he contemptuousl.
styled "spooners' disease. He was go
ing the pace like a regular young rip
falling into the fastest bachelor pursuits
earning himself reputation whicl
made dowagers shake their heads ant
J strait laced duenas look earnestl,
into shop windows when they met him
: which caused his name to be snuff1et
obviously by Hebrews in dusty office
and his signature to be regarded as al
old friend by the secretaries of assuranc
companies. Then in the middle of it all
. while the fun was still hot and tn
: : pleasure still sweet, he was pulled Vi
l short, converted, reformed, revolution
lied. And by what?
BY the brown eyes of demure littl
!, puss, who had scarcely personal attrac
ton and absolutely not shilling t.
bless herself with. 1t was, as Jim him
self had phrased it, ''the rummiest g,
alive" He couldn't explain it. FL
: simply accepted it, conscious that i
was by far the most elevating sensation
he had ever experienced, and that
"'pon my word it did, by Jove!"-i
gave his past pleasures such a siokenin
taste that he chucked them one and al
from sheer disgust,
, He reached Victoria in plenty of tim
and had been standing on the arriva
: platform quite 10 minutes when tn
' train steamed in. He soon caught sigh
:. Of Gladys, who thrust her head out
y the window Of third class carriage
' and hurried forward to greet her. A
I he held her hand and looked down int
her up1ifted eyes he detected traces 9
; tears. "What was the matter?" he won
dered. He was not long left in igno
(. rance.
"We must see about my luggage first
Jim," she said. g 1t is in the van nez
the engine"
n "Your luggage, Gladdie? Are 20
coming to stay in town, then?"
"Yes, IL have left Aunt Louisi
q Jim."