The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

"Not myself at all. you stupid dear,
but II appears my mother died IN my
infancy and was left TO the care OF
Uncle Jacob Gregson, the gentleman
who called here to-day, who put me ia
charge OF Mrs. Whitford, paying her
large sums for my support"
where Is your uncle?"
"At the Tiff honse. lpromiseh that
yon would go up TO the hotel this even
Ing and call on him"
$50 will"
Don't be prcjudiced, Frank, but
fear he Is not a bit nice"
Rough, ch?"
mo. but. oh, so intensely vulgar
however, you must form your own con-
illusions"
And Franks conclusions We're the
same as Elsie's. He had not been In
Mr.. Grcgson's presence five minutes De-
| fore he mentally declared him 10 be the
most insuffernble cad he had ever met,
and only to be tolerated for Elsie's sake.
$50 you're the chap that's caught the
( roiden pigeon--rather bit OF prig,
/ expect, but might be worse" was the
courteous greeting q the snowy
stranger.
.sYou are very candid Frank smiled.
"candidl Jacob Gregson's truth 1T
self. just ring that bell by your hand
and let us have nip of brandy, for
tallsins dry work"
mot for me-"
..weil, thought you were prig.
Do YOU smolKeP"
"With pleasure. Thank YOU"
He took one of Gregson's cigars,
though he distrusted II.
"Well, that's something IN your IA
vor. Now, see here, young man, I've
come across the raging ocean-which
by Georgel hate with all my soul-te
see your wife on most important ousi
ness. but now she's married. Accord
ing 10 English law she's nobody, an
Won. her husband, are everybody; con
sequently, I'm driven TO open matters
, to you"
, you'll find me keenly alive to m,
/ wifes interests"
sDevil doubt you; but ] want to fine
you alive 20 mine, too"
"To yours?"
Eyes, the game lies In my hands
Here's young woman entitled TO
4 large fortune; here's young man mar
8 ries her; here's an cnterprising uncle
a kind, good uncle, on whose bosom sh
' Law an innocent babe, whose hard-wo
S ducats have for years supported heI
o Now the kind uncle says TO the mic
v vounp man, says he: You can neve
learn ono word of your wife's forum
> without my aid An the young ma
savs'-he paused, and, with drunke
d lecr. winlSed expressively at Grey
what do you think the young ma
. says?"
Is Frank smiled.
'The Young man." he declared, "say
" he would deal very literally with til
kind uncle"
J. "Spoken like briclSl Tip us "
>, fipper. old chap. You're the right So
after ALL"
"well, what does the kind uncle pr
pose 70 do?"
"He means to give that nice your
VI man n cool fifty thousand dollars
ie year"
d. Grey started with incredulous wo
dermcnt.
Impossible" was all he could ejac
:" late. ''Why, man, you must be dreaI
to ing" lie did not say drunk, though
thought II.
is ~ knew that nd take the starch o
I'd of you, but it's gospel truth-ah, y
didn't think you'd gone in for such b
fs- stakes, when you married the little q
did yer?"
'.if Elsie had never n cent"
sioh, yes, know aii about that Dos
re You're in your calf love now, an III
as all molasscs an moonshine. She'll
al all the sweeter for golden trimmin
you bet yer life." :,
on Grey felt strong inclination to XXI
10 his wifc's irrepressiblc relative.
Gregson drew from his pocket
DIS legally prepared contract, securing