The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-02

wronged brother; and Nancy, If his
wife, would soon discover that her
husband was very miserable, and
would then, as Tony termed it, take
to grizzling, too.
On the morning at which we have
now arrived, Tony had perceived that
his brother was more pale than even
OF late had been usual with him, and
that he was in state Of great nervous
excitement
Tony cried, encouragingly, "do pluck
up little courage. All will soon come
right now, take my word for it,
Il might believe you," Sydney an
swered dejectedly, ''if l could but see
| might hope to extricate myself from
that ENHANCEMENT against which / am
now so vainly struggling"
He was silent and deep in sorrowful
thought for awhile, and then said, "It
seems that am to be again unsuccess-
full and sighed deeply.
Sydney, known to one of the direc-
! tors Of new limited liability COM
pany, which was then in course Of
formation, had applied to be engaged
prospect Of success, and was to receive
reply to his application, which was to
reach him on a certain appointed day.
1t was now the morning after the
day which had been fixed on, and no
/ word had reached the anxious and I'm
happy Sydney.
A fresh start in the world would
never be offered to him, was now his
unhappy thought; and the sigh which
he breathed was echoed by Tony; only
very family, that his brother might
not hear it.
For Tony struggled manfully to con
ceal even a shadow of the sorrow he
was enduring from his brother, now so
sensitive and so suspicious, that even
Tony would have evil thoughts con
corning him.
And SO Tony always, when in his
brothers presence, made a point OF
striving to appear cheerful, and in
yariably succeeded; and with diff
Guilty driving back the sigh which was
rising to his throat, would speak en-
couraging words to cheer his brother,
but to which his own sad heart was
utterly incredulous.
And often, while signing to himself
that his brothers promising career
should have been so broken.
Tony would be shouting out:
Don't give way to the dumps, Sgd
ney; every thing will come right in a
week or two, as sure as my name is
/ Anthony Drummond!'
Whenever Sydney's brother pro-
nounced his own christian name in
full, it was intended as proof that he
was most emphatically in earnest; at
| all other times, he was Tony to him
self and to everybody else.
And now Tony said to his brother,
! in what was meant for quite rollick-
! ing tone Of voice, 81 can't see what
you have to worry about, Sydney,
when 1 tell you that matters will soon
come right again; and you know l am
always a true prophet"
/ Sydney did not know anything of
| the Sort and very incorrectly was
Tony prophesying now; for far great
er suffering than they were now en-
during was yet to fall on them both.
And the day will come. and before
long, too" continued Tony, when
shall see myself the brother-in-laW OF
a baronetS niece"
''Oh, never, never!' moaned Sydney.
''What nonsmse!' retorted Tony;
/
While Sydney despairingly exclaim-
| ed: THAT I have not killed myself,
| Tony, has been beca use the remem-
brance Of my poor old grandmother
| has saved me from a suicides grave.
| That | have not sunk beneath my
shame has been, dear Tony, because
your true, brotherly affection, has rem
dered life possible to me. There are
but those two sentiments at my heart
and no other shall ever possess!
"Rubbish-rubbiSh" mumbled Tony,
and as if the words were choking him.
Then, turning his back on Sydney,
proceeded with a seemingly reckless
swagger to the window of his work
shop, and looked out, as well as he
could, through the moisture which
dimmed us eyes, and tried to whistle,
but succeeded no better than in the
laugh he had before attempted.
And Sydney sat, his head between
his hands, his body swaying to and
fro-to Tony, an unmistakable express
sion of the torture with which his
brothers mind was racked.
At last, starting quickly to his feet,
| Sydney said, eff that letter does not
come, | must go at once and learn the
result; although, l fear, can too we'll
guess what that result will be-"
"You can't guess anything Of the
sortv' cried Tony; 'but l can, and l
prophesy that you are about to jump
| into a good berth"
"An answer of some sort will
| have" Sydney resolutely said, as he
! quilted Tony and the house to proceed
| to the director who had promised to
befriend him.
If he does not succeed" Tony was
saying to himself, as he looked after
! 1,;c, brofbor 81 shall coo him smile