The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-07
CASH AND MARRIAGE.

It was like . clap of thunder from
cloudless sky,
We were speaking Of the failure Of Cos
hawk & Guldridge.
Goshawk g. Guldridge were a firm of
bankers In Hobblegate, where their name
was o tower OF credit. "Governments'
might decline and greenbacks huctuate,
but Goshawk g. Guldridge were always AZ
par.
They might have gone bail for a brace Of
millions without over being asked TO s1ius-
tify." There was something In the very
curve of Goshawk's q nose and In the broad
folds of Guldridge's vest that savored OF
solvency.
"Havo you heard the newsp''
"What news?"
"Goshawk g. Guldirdge"-
"For heavens sake, speakp'
Smashed debts million-assets
nothing-partner abscondedl''
Seth Dodg5caught it in two directions.
The loss Of his own money was bad
enough, but IL was too provoking to SEQ
Kate Orvllle's, on which he had long cast
tender glances go the same luckless road.
He fairly cursed old Orvilles stupidity In
trusting his nlece's entire fortune In tho
very hands in which he had himself trust
ed and lost the bulk Of his own.
Seth had fallen In love with Kate at first
sight-of her grandfather's will, which he
had read over for amusement in the pro-
bate office one day.
From that document he learned that she
was heiress to q cool hundred thousand,
in her own right, which her uncle, Walter
Oryille, was appointed trustee to keep till
her marriage or majority. Tho money,
Seth knew, was snug in the vault of Cos
hawk g. Guldridge.
He lost no time in declaring the state of
xub WaI mad
to reciprooate n Kate didn't. We won't
say positively that Archie Warham had
anything to do with the GOODNESS of Seth's
reception on her part. Apparently he
hadn't, for when Seth began his visits
Archie's suddenly ceased, and Kate tossed
her pretty head and didn't seem to care
What with Uncle Walters backing, his
own perseverance and Archie Variants
demorallzed retreat, Seth felt his chances
were by no means desperate.
He could afford to wait. He was not an
impatient lover. His own finances were
easy, and as long as Kate's money was So
cure there was no need of haste.
But terrible awakening camo that day
when men rushed to and fro, startling each
other with the announcement:
"Goshawk & Guldridge have failedi"
With the depletion Of his own pocket de-
parted all hope of its repletion from Kate's.
monial offer, the Consideration" of which,
In legal parlance, had failed struck him as
the first thing to be done under the cir
cumstances, and for that purpose Seth
presented himself without delay before
Uncle Walter, whom he found at his office
looking as serene as If nothing had hap
pened-the imperturbable old stoiol
II suppose you've heard the newsf" he
began.
Uncle Walter had heard It.
But Seth never shirked duty-to him
self. With much circumlooution and by
ways that were indirect he managed at last
to make himself understood by Uncle Wal
ter.
The old gentleman didn't seem much
taken aback. There was a touch of con-
tempt in his tone as he thanked his visitor
for the very unnecessary pains he had TAX
en-, and when he bowed Seth out the latter
felt considerably lower than before he en-
tered.
Uncle Walter got home early that even
ing. If he was angry at finding Archie
Warham there, he didn't show it, Kate
looked as happy as though she hadn't lost
penny, but had found instead treasure
worth all tho world.
"Don't mind it, uncle" she cried.
"You soc don't, and I've heard all about
it."
said Uncle Walter, turning sharply on
Archie as If suspecting that he, too, had
come to recant.
Nov don't be angry, uncle, dear"
coaxed Kate. I'D have been glad to mar
| ry Seth to please you, but
"Confound Seth Dodgel''
"But, you see, 1 couldn't love him."
Kate continued, land I-Idid love Archie,
and-and"-
Uncle Walter didn't break out in a pas
sion, and that encouraged Kate to go on.
And Archie has asked mo to be his,
| without any money, nd-and--I'ye prom
ised, and he says you shall live with u.s.
1t was n quiet little wedding, that of
Archie and Kate. 1t came off one bright
morning. while all Hobblegate was too
much agog with the recent financial shock
| to think of anything else.
When Kate kissed Unelo Walter goodby,
before starting on her unpretending we'd
ding tour, the old gentleman slipped a
folded paper into her hand.
She opened it with an exclamation of
surprise. 1t was check on one of the
first city banks for sl00,0
"You soe," said Uncle Walter, "I'd a
| lurking suspicion that all wasn't right
with those scamps, and so checked out
| your money three days before they failed,
About the same time another wedding
took place. Seth Dodge kept his losses to
himself, and without loss of time offered
his heart and hand to Miss Elvira Fenoose.
She accepted both at sight.
Miss Elvira was maiden of forty odd au-
tumns and not to be called handsome. Seth
knew her to be tho possessor of a goodly
batch of 1ve-twenties from which she de-
rived a handsome income by cutting off
the coupons.
Tho morning after the wedding Seth
hinted-delicately, of fcourse-that circum-
| stances over which he had no control had
left him little short of cash at present
in fact, and not to put too fine point
upon 1t, deucedly hard up.
Elyira stopped his mouth with kisses,
edging In between them:
Never mind, hubby, dear. Why, that
/ rascally Goshawk Guldridge ran off
with all of my bonds, but it doesn't worry
me bit, now that I've got you, you
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