The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-06-12

had really Occurred-her poor boy had
been very badly used, the good dame
was convinced of that; in some way
or other his feelings had been shame
fully outraged, and he had proud
spirit, as she knew. and SO would not,
even to his good old grandmother, re-
veal the humiliation which he had
been made to endure.
And Mrs. Willoughby had asked
Tony if he had been at all taken into
the confidence of his brother.
And Tony answered, but rather con-
fusedly, that there had been nothing
to tell. that Sydney had been SUBJECTS.
to abuse that he had not merit.o, tnat
he had given his employers as good as
they had sent; and had, then, with
Il proper spirit. and without as a
Good day, gentleman" put on his hat
and walked himself off.
Ihat tho above was q true account
of the matter, Mrs. Willoughby uld
not for one moment believe-she was
satisfied only of one thing, that, what
ever had been the cause which had
! driven Sydney from an employment
in which he had seemed so perfectly
scure, her darling boy had been in no
sort Of way to blame.
And poor Tony, brave as he had been
| to endure trouble which touched him
self only, now found himself coward
beneath the affection which had fallen
on his brother.
Often, while seated at his bench, the
thought Of his brothers seemingly for
-blighted life would come to him,
and then would he be unable to see
the work on which he was engaged,
for blinded would he be by the tears
which rushed into his eyes.
And he worked not so diligently as
formerly; was away from his work
shop every day for whole hours to-
| gether.
And his grandmother had asked him
how it was that he was so often from
his bench, and Tony had answered
that he was running about concerning
Il very important piece of work which,
if he succeeded in it, would prove, for
all of them, the best job he had ever
had in hand.
| The fact was, Tony was scamper-
ing about all over London, into every
watchmakers and engraver's shop, in
the endeavor to trace out to
whom had belonged the broken seal
which Sydney had found near the cup
board in which the money chest had
been placed.
But up to the present moment no
success had rewarded his strenuous
efforts; no matchmaker to whom he
had applied had before seen, and no
engraver had been employed on the
SEAL
And all said it was so peculiar seal
that if they had ever before seen it
they could not have forgotten 1t.
Tony, however, was not disheart-
ened; but as each day he returned
from his unsuccessful pursuit, found
consolation in the fact that there were
still hundreds of the shops he needed
which he had yet to visit.
And Tony Drummond had been to
his sweetheart and had told her that
he had entered into a hazardous spec
ulation with the money which he had
saved, and in trying to make it more
had made it less-had indeed reduced
it to nothing at all.
And so, he was very sorry, but their
marriage would have to be put off q
bit.
But Nancy Smart was unable to per.
ceive the slightest reason for the pro
posed postponement.
What had money to do with love:
Nancy desired to know. Plenty of time
to get rich after they were married
the money Tony had lost might be re
placed; but moments, as they dropped
into the past, were gone forever; and
now to delay their happiness would be
to shorten the term of it's duration.
10 all of which Tony said that hi
Nancy was not only as lovely, but per
: fectly equal in goodness to an angel
: And his Nancy was highly delighted.
J And then Tony added that for al
that he did not think it would do t.
get married yet awhile; and his Name,
) was nightly indignant.
But she soon conquered that feeling
, for she loved good Tony with all he
heart; and, of course, her lovers de
termination was the right one, TO
Y Tony-in his Nancy's opinion-was tn
3 cleverest and most sensible young MAJ
: that had ever existed upon the face o
8 the earth since the said earth had frs
e possessed face on which it had bee
e possible that a young man could exis
at all.
a 1t was another grief to Tony that h
g was compelled to appear SO little am
: iOus for the happiness which seemin,
n ly was awaiting his acceptance; bu
Tony knew he would be wretched unit
l. justice had been done to his no,
wronged brother; and Nancy, If hi
/ wife, would soon discover that he
e husband was very miserable, an
L would then, as Tony termed it, tax
Is to griz1ing, too.
!, On the morning at which We hay
!, now arrived, Tony had perceived tn,
~ his brother was more pale than eve
Of late had been usual with him, ar
le that he was in state of great nervo,
~ excitement.
e "Come. come, Sydney odd fellow
q Tony cried, encouragingly, do plut
~ up little courage. All will soon con
~ right now, take my word for it"
% II might believe you," Sydney q
10 swered dejcctedly, 'if could but .
~ q glimmer, howevNr distant, by viii
go might hope to extricate myself fro
st. that ENHANCEMENT against. which q
~ now SO vainly struggling"
';r He was silent and deep in sorrowi
Thought for awhile, and then said,
ooams that 7 am fO no qel in unauccns