The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-12-06
you alive to mine, too.

"YeS, the game lies in my HANDS
Here's a young woman entitled to q
large fortune; here's young man mar
ries her; here's an enterprising uncle
kind. good uncle, on whose bosom she
Law 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 drunke1
leer. winked expressively at Grey
what do you think the young man
says?"
Frank smiled.
''The young man." he declared, says
he would deal very literally with the
kind uncle"
spoken like a brickl Tip rs yer
fiipper. old chap. You're the right sort
afte- ALL"
"Wer1, what docs the kind uncle pro-
pos. to do?"
"He means to give that nice young
man a cool fifty thousand dollars q
year
Grey started with incredulous WON
derment.
late. why, man. you must be dream
ing" He did not say drunk, though no
thought it.
Il knew that nd 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 Elsie had never a cent"
'Oh, yes, know all about that bOsh.
You're in your calf love now. an life's
all molasses an moolishine. She'll DO
all the sweeter for golden trimmin's,
you bet yer life"
Grey felt strong inclination TO kick
his wife's irrepressibie relative.
Gregson drew from his pocket .
legally prepared contract, securing 70
himself liberal compensation in case of
Frank Grey's accession to the unnamed
fortune and cried exultingly:
''Sign that document, my boy, an
the estate is yours"
Grey signed like one in a dream
Far away in England lives an old
bloke," Mr.. Gregson began, with a sem
tinental tone and expression, named
Sir Gordon Hillborough, who had ono
child, Richard. who was rather q wild
young cuss. When this youth was
still Young an green he secretly mar
ried my niece, a young country girl OF
seventeen"
"Elsie's motheri" Grey interpolated.
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her."
''She died-was killed By railroad
train. before Elsie was six weeks old"
''How shocking! I hate to tell her
anything so sad"
Gregson ignored the interruption
and continued his story.
"Of course the lad Kept his marriage
secret"
''Why of course?"
"Oh! you don't understand such
things in this country. where Jack is as
good as his master-she was beneath
him-that's ALL"
''In ranl12"
Exactly. Now, very soon after the
marriage they separated. He went
into the army. She stayed with me.
Then the baby was born and she died,
and young I1iilborough married again,
and went with his wife to India"
Leaving Elsie?"
"Pshaw! He knew nothing about
her-didnt know of her existence"
"Well?"
We'll, the whole story was sprung
on the old gent"
''By whom?"
''By NC, if you must know; but I
shall nercr get through my story, IL
you ask no many questions.
well. 90 on"
And it was agreed that the child
should be suppressed"
''Suppressedr'
Yes, shipped abroad under another
name"
And that child is
Your wife as sire as shootin'r'
"And her father went to India and
raised second family"
He didn't. He an his wife were
killed by cholera, an now the old gents
90. n streak of remorse-never could
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