The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-14

GAS she is my only child-left moth
..,oOs when an infant-and have never
Ia anv occasion for practicing economy
~ ber all her whims have been hui
w. and | may have thoughtlessly
n,od in her habits that will i'll adapt
her for finding contentment without the
,rat;6cation of rather expensive tastes.
d. expenditures for perfumes and toilet
,,;oLtnacxs are more than the salary OF
oxnert bookkeeper, and many pro-
sassional man would be happy to see his
annual fees reach such sum as she
aars for flowers. You understand l do
rot revert to these things with any pur-
ESQ If mere ostentation, Mr.. Sewall
hnt simply as factors III the problem of
socrr;np nv child happiness by marry
inc her to man whose present, ana, SO
far as we can positively affirm, prospec-
tive capital is limited to 81, 600. "
"And do youth, energy and education
oonnt for nothing, Mr.. Willmarth!
asked Chester little bitterly
,Tbey may be satisfactory securities
20 the original holder, but are not read
;lv convertible into cash. Their value Is
merely speculative.
"But. sir. Irma and / love each other
and can only be happy together. Inc
voice Of the heart is louder than the
chink Of dollars. :"
"Rhetorically perhaps, but have not
tound il SO practically. Every child,
once at least, cries for the moon, ana
! being unable to get 1T abandons tha'
desire, but goes on crying for something
else You and Irma are each other
moon just at present.
lyon are very hard hearted, Mr..
Willmarth.
"Mv child has never had reason TO
complain of me, and will not, l think,
\ even in this matter when her head gets
to work The head is a much better adj
wiser than the heart. You may very nat
urally suppose that l might take IL
upon myself to continue to provide ror
nv daughter, and even do more, Ill
case of her marriage, but il so you Will
do we'll to disabuse your MIND OF tha'
erroneous anticipation.
Excuse me, sir. am an American
and q gentleman. sue to you for the
hand of your daughter, but do not pes
for your money.
81 am pleased to hear you say So
shows manly spirit in you. NeVer'ne
less let me say what was ABOUT 70
that when Irma marries she VIII nav
to be entirely dependent upon the ma
whose wife she becomes until oie
and | am likely to live good man
years vet. She is old enough TO MAKE a
intelligent choice, and nope she VIZ
II she finds for herself IA course III Whic
true love runs smooth, / shall not see
TO rouyhen it for her But, on the oth'
hand. | will not attempt by iihan0i'
fabrication TO smooth rough coul'
chosen by herself l shall explain III
clearly TO her, and if she still CHOOSES
marry YOU | will interpose no ac'i'
opposition. But must decline pcii
made in any way a party 10 so III I"
: vised step as her marriage WIN yoo
the present state Cf your iihaiiccs' +,
The old banker stood up during
utterancc of that last sentence, snow
that he considered the interview III
end Chester also arose 10 MS i.', =, !"
listened, silent, pcrturbcd ana o''i.s
Nothing that he could say, as H' W
well knew, would have any eHcc. "p
this man. who probably had Il w''lie'
bond box in the place where any ~ y
else would have "A heart. Ii the Ola
low had shown temper, he mlSh. 10
expressed defiance, which wouio h'
been some relief, but no good ch"l
was given him for that. He hau SIN
\ been gracefully inwrappcd i'll ana qu'
lv crushed nv the fields OF the q
blooded anaconda of fact. W nav "a,
romance do against fact! NothiiS' .
if he had been powerless, what wac
be expected from Irma? Wouiu slie
influenced to scorn the man Oh Do
and to look for some brighter iho ~
IA The Young man bowed himseil
- and Mr. Willmarth i'll the moiiien.
his departure was so good as " "
him success in whatever enlerPi 10
might invest his capital. his oap,'e
He had never before realized nov
temptibly puny sum 49, oo-
1t could be carried III 'esV p
\ And he had had the inane 1oiiy ~ =
ton that sum i'm figures to TINS lu'
But he had not gone 1ar a,on
bank before reaction set III. iiuo,
sum was small, but he would snow
world. and especially Mr.. Wilin,a
what could be done with IL.
starting with even less had pcc ,na.
IA lionaires right here in Wall s,,ceI =,
= why should not he? He would "a
he would marry Irma and pa o.n
to her father. She might nave W
up some unnecessary luxuries 10, "
time until he had made for'ul's =
how gladly she would consent 70 !, "
Dear, noble hearted, loving i"''
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