Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-09

"No, but, oh, so intensely vulgar
however, you must form your own con-
illusions"
| And Franks conclusions were the
same as Elsie's. He had not been in
/ Mr.. Gregson's presence five minutes be-
fore he mentally declared him to be the
most insufferable cad he had ever net,
and only to be tolerated for Elsie's sake.
80 you're the chap that's caught the
, golden pigeon-rather bit OF a prig,
/ expect, but might be worse" was the
courteous greeting of the snowy
stranger.
You are very candid" Frank
smiled.
Candid! Jacob Gregson's truth it.
self. Just ring that bell by your hand
and let us have a nip of brandy, for
talkin's dry work"
mot for me-"
well, l thought you were prig.
Do you smoker"
with pleasure. Thank you"
He took one of Gregson's CIGARS
though he distrusted it.
well, that's something IN your IA
vor. Now, see here, young man, I've
come across the raging ocean--which,
by George! hate with all my soul-to
see your wife on most important bust
ness, but now she's married. Accord
ing to English law she's nobody, an
you, her husband, are everybody; con-
sequently, I'm driven to open matters
to you"
you'll find me keenly alive to my
wife's interests"
Devil doubt you; but I want to find
you alive to mine, too"
ITO yours?"
Eyes, the game lies in my hands.
Here's young woman entitled to a
large fortune; here's young man mar
ries her; here's an enterprising uncle
kind, good uncle, on whose bosom she
| lay an innocent babe, whose hard-won
ducats have for years supported her.
Now the kind uncle says to the nice
young man, says he: You can never
learn one word of your wife's fortune
without my aid An the young man
says"-he paused, and, with a drunken
leer, winked eXpressively at Grey
what do you think the young man
Says2"
Frank smiled.
1.-THE young man." he declared, ''says
he would deal very literally with the
Kind uncle"
spoken like brick! Tip US yer
fipper. old chap. You're the right sort
after ALL
"Well, what does the kind uncle pro-
pose to do?"
He means to give that nice young
man a cool fifty thousand dollars a
year
Grey started with incredulous won
derment.
Impossible was all he could ejacu-
late. why, man, you must be dream
ing" He did not say drunk, though he
thought it.
II knew that I'D take the starch out
of you, but it's gospel truth-ah, you
didn't think you'd gone in for such big
stakes, when you married the little gal,
did yer?"
IF E..sie had never a cent"
"Oh, yes, know all about that bosh.
You're in your calf love now, IN life's
all molasses an moonshine. She'll be
oil Iilc SNSCttI lOI BOluCh >,
you bet yer life"
Grey felt strong inclination to kick
his wifc's irrepressible relative.
Gregson drew from his pocket a
legally prepared contract, secui ing to
himself liberal compensation in case of
Frank Grcy's accession to the unnamed
fortune and cried cxultingly:
Sign that document, my boy, an
the estate is yours.
Grey signed like one in dream.
Far away in England lives an old
blokc," Mr.. Gregson began, with SEN
timental tone and expression, named
Sir Gordon Hillborough, who had one
child, Richard, who was rather wild
young cuss, When this youth was
still young an green he secretly mar
ried my niece, young country girl Of
seventeen"
F. "EIsie's aotherl" Grey interpolated
How glad she will be to hear about
her"
''Shc died--was killed by a railroad
train, before Elsie was six weeks old"
How shocking! / hate to tell her
anything so sad"
Gregson ignored the interruption
and continued his story:
"Of course the lad kept his marriage