Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07

the widowed mother did not long sur
viye Her young husband.
She died. bequeathing little Edwin
Forester to her brothers care. who.
while accepting the trust, vowed that
sacredly it would be fulfilled; and very
faithfully kept his word.
Jonas. in his day, had been smart
young man; and as, besides TINT ad-
vantage, he possessed the still more
important one of being master of Il
considerable number of golden guineas.
Il is no wonder that more than one
pretty girl cast towards MIN longing
and insinuatng slances.
But vain We're all efforts to tempt
Jonas Jarvis into matrilnony
boating on his little nephew. nc re-
solved for Edwin's sake, to remain 4
bachelor we find him now.
And not sour and Grabbed. but Il
genial, warm hearted old bachelor was
Jonas Jarvis; all the love that would
have gone to wife and children WIS
with his nephew.
Next to Edwin his horses were the
objects to which Jonas was most deeply
attached.
But his was altogether 4 generous ma
ture. and his purse strings had never
been closed against those who came to
him. and who really needed the little
aid it was within his power to offer.
Before, lavish with his means. Jonas.
so soon as he had adopted his young
nephew, became and continued Il very
careful man.
He had determined that young Edwin
FORESTER should be reared like Il gen
tleman, and so the boy. when ola
enough. was sent to Elton, and after
wards to Oxford, and of his own free
choice became a member Of the medi-
cal profession.
And Edwin Forester had succeeded
well, was steadily winning his way to
fame and fortune.
He had been sent for to attend Mrs.
Lindsay. and after awhile had been
asked for his bill
And then he said that his friendship
for Mrs. Redmond and her daughter
had made it impossible that he could
accept money for his poor services,
and cntr"ated that the subject might
never again be mentioned between
them.
Edwin Forester had soon discovered
that Mrs Lindsay was in somewhat
Strengthened circumstances. which alone
had been sufficient to touch his gencr-
GUS heart. but more forcibly still was
that heart stirred by love for EN-
incline Lindsay. which had found it's
way to it on tho first occasion almost
that he had beheld her. so charming
and so lnobtrusive in her beauty, and
which at every after interview was
increased by her graceful. winning
manner, her sweet and gentle DISPOSE
ton.
And Edwin Forester was not asham-
cd that his uncle would continue a
hackney coachnlan; cared nothing for
What the world might say or think
concerning either of them.
Jonas had indeed limited that he
would retire. because his present call
ing was rather hurtful to his nephew's
professional dignity; but Forester car
ed not for that. and entrcated that his
uncle would still 90 on in his old way.
For Jonas jarvis to suddenly fall
INTO an Inactive life would be to NOPE
and pine himself very speedily into his
grave. as was well understood by his
loving and grateful nephew
And after all, Forresters practice
was rather increased than otherwise
by Old Jarvis's peculiar predictions.
for people spoke of Dr. Forester as
a very skilfrl young gentleman, who
had a very rich and very eccentric I'M
Gle.
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We last left Jonas on his way back
TO Barrinston's house, to which he was
driving his nephew.
Jonas had not, however, proceeded
very far before he stopped his horses,
and called to his nephew:
There She goes, Ncd-there she
goes" and pointing with his whip to-
wards Emmcline, who was .lurryipg
along on her way home.
Edwin Forester looked from the car
rlage window, and distinctly behold
and recognized the woman on whom he
had bestowed his heart
II suppose. Ned, am now to return
to her house,"
No, uncle, no." Forester tremulous-
ly replied; take me u little way to-
wards my own house, if you will be
so good"
He felt that at that moment he could
not have walked a step
And when Forester had alicbtnd at
bis own door. and his uncle had seen
that he looked pale and ill. Jonas men
tally invoked all sorts of unpleasant
things for poor Emmcline, and congrat-
ulated himself that he had all his life
escaped falling in love.
Mrs. Lindsay had Of late thought Ed
win Forester was becoming attached
to her daughter. and on the morning
following the adventure with the let
ter. feeling certain that she was sink
ing fast towards her grave, considered
1T her duty to question Emmeline
And that young lady told her mother
that though Forester had never posi-
lively declared his love, yet from his
general manner, and from certain words
which had occasionally escaped him,
she had OWNED that secret of his heart.
And then .Emmelinc confessed that
the gratitude she had ut first felt for
Forrestcr's goodness to her mother,
had soon grown into warmer passion,
and that now she fully rcciprocated The
love She could not doubt he had be.
slowed upon her.
Having received that confession. Mrs
I lindsay i'm ,rrnnt oOr,ljSh pyclnimni