Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-01-26

or told her OF it?"
"No, mover have, and for the pres
emit do not intend to do So"
"For what reason?"
"Firs: and foremost ! am too poor.
"That is no reason ut all You have
sacrificed your future to help me and
am responsible for your poverty, and In
like manner am morally responsible
for your future well-bcing and shall
make 1t my business to see that you
get your share Of the good things oil
this world. have plenty and to spare
and guess when you want to marry
Armida, you can get all tho money you
want for tho asking"
This was long speech for Mr.. VIII
cox to make, but 1t was in good faith.
"Yet," Percy replied, "the probabili-
ties are that II you had not taken me
out Of San Francisco should be still US
poor as ever"
"Nay. not so. Percy; you have ability
and 1t would have been developed. Look
ut tho way you have handled my affairs,
for instance. Haven't followed your
advice In all my Investments, and
haven't they paid we'll in nino cases
out Of temp"
"Still was only doing my duty to you
as your servant"
percy Beaufort Lowell" said the
good hearted millionaire, "a have often
told you that object to the word scrran!
being used and applied to yourself II
may go over in England, but 1t don't
60 here, SO please don't use it."
Now Percy knew that when Mr.. Wilcox
addressed him by his full namo tho
old gentleman was annoyed, so he felt
he must do something to please him
and bring him back to his usual even
temperament ut is Kind Of you to place
such entire confidence In mo. Mr.. Will
cox" he said, 'but even II did accept
your assistanc, ! could not ask Armida
to marry me at present. ! have sworn
to myself to follow up every trail ] find
until that vile Vclasqucz meets his
deserts ani until we find him or proof
of his death, can not settle down. At
any moment might have to 20 oil to
distant part Of the country or abroad
and under such circumstances a wife
would be q burden. Moreover, my
thoughts are SO intent upon tho work OF
running her fathers murderer to earth.
that in my abstractcdncss at times she
might think that ] did not love her
Then there Is another matter quite
worth consideration. Suppose she would
not have me?"
Hardly any fear that she would re-
fuse You, my boy. cant see through
brick wall. but can see through n
ladder and II that girl is not In love
with the secretary | an very much
mistaken" remarked Mr. Wilcox.
You have never heard Armida talk
about an Englishman's love, though"
remarked Percy
"Can't say ever did," was the reply
"Why. she says an Englishman's love
is tho most ccld-bloodcd kind OF love in
the world Ono night she became quite
cnthusia. tic. She had been reading an
Italian love story. about young couple
who committed suicide Ia each others
embrace because their parents would
not lot them wei. | said that thought
an Englishman's love was rs true II IL
was not as dcmonstrative rs any other
mans; but she put her hands on my
shoulders and looked me In the eyes
and said with an intensely dramatic
effect: You Englishmen do not know
what love Is Love which Is love Is only
known beneath the sunny skies OF my
fathers native land Her words had
quite an effect upon me for time and
| almost felt as though really did not
know how TO love, but when have ac-
complishcd, with your assistance. tho
desire OF my heart. will prove to her
that ut least can love-"
AS Percy uttered his last words Mr..
Wilcox looked at him with an aemiring
glance and said: percy. my boy, be-
lieve you"
BY this time each had finished his
cigar and they parted for the night-Mr.
Wilcox promising TO take good look
ut Mr.. limerick next morning
nut WuCu buc ucAt NdhhS ho
was doomed to disappointment, for on
inquiring for Mr.. limerick at the hotel
office no and Percy were told that the
gentleman OF that name had left on the
early morning train for New York.
Neither could have explained exactly
rhy, but each felt keen disappoint-
ment that they did not SEQ the reputod
wealthy ship-owncr again. Besides they
were puzzled to understand why he
should have mado such hasty depart
ure. They did not gain much satisfac-
ton from the clerk, for that functionary
said he did not know the reason. except
that Mr.. limerick had told him he was
called to New York on business.
In an hour the ship-owner had almost
passed from their thought and they be-
gan to mako preparations for their own
departure on the following day.