Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-15

fellow Ae cried never will L
judge human creature by his words
again, What shall | say-how shall |
thank you. / asked only for bread.
and yoI have given
Now. my dear young volcano. sit
I.ionn and help yourself and tell me
what the devil has happened TO Lock
mead now"
Il beg your pardon, Merwen. OF
course that thousand pounds came an
onymously; but then, when there was
only one human being VINO could send
IL. you see IL comes to the same thing
as If his name had been scrawled over
the paper"
"wellg"
Come. Morwen; be human for once.
OF course. | understand that. since IL
was against your principles to give me
n farthing for my poor, you couldn't
on-principle put your name TO n thou
sand pounds-a thousand pounds.
Here's your health. though, all the
same, with three times three, and prin-
ciple be hanged! And. with the toast,
here's n sentiment: Justice before
generosity; speak before you act; may
tn. just tongue ever herald the gener-
Gus hand"
Any third person would assuredly
imagine that IL was Amos Morwen
who had been going without his din
ner and Basil Hillyard who had been
sitting an hour or two over his wine.
Indeed. so far as the other was con-
cerned, Amos Morwen might have sup
posed something of the sort, for he
said:
"Inm afraid you've been OVERRIDING
things a trifle, my lad. OF course, |
don't know what you ~mean-eXcept
that you've come 10 the conclusion
that the devil isn't after all, so black
rs hes painted, and that a man can't
be false 10 his principles"
"Opealy. of course, his left hand has
nothing TO do with the affairs of his
right. Morwen, l apologize e you a
second time. i will say no more. On
", if / don't shake hands l shall ex-
plode."
Don't do that. Here's my hand.
and welcome. And you may punish
this wine. whatever foundation you've
been laying: it's mothers milk, and
wouldn't give n headache TO a ny. /
was going to say that I'm afraid that
l was just a trife hard. And since
you've left I've been hitting on a way
You a GO TO work in your W Quix-
otto fashion. and without the help of
any man. You've been talking OF a
thousand pounds. How would You like
five thousand pounds-two hundred
and fifty a year-ail your own"
How would 1 like Golconda and
Perug"
which mean you would like to
make five thousand pounds. Make il,
then. without more ado. And spend it
on yourself, or on the Luddites, or
give it to Dayy Jones, whichever you
please
Make fve thousand pounds? You're
joking. Morwen? Howg"
"Seh your property"
My dear Morwen, my property
wouldn't fetch five thousand pennies,
instruments and all"
Think. my lad. If Miss Hillyard
dies, who is her heir-at-lawg"
Il. of course-if she were to die
childieSs and without a will"
Very well. Then sell your reyersion
10 Lockmead Manor. and the thing is
done"
"And you call yourself n man OF
business? Absurd! 1 have no more
chance OF succeeding TO my grandfath-
erfs estates than you. Firstly, Miss
Hillyard, my second cousin. is young
er than / by some ten years. and of
the longer-living sex. besides. Sec
ondly, she is a healthy girl, certainly
rich and well cared for. presumably
happy. and. l should gather, gifted
with that indifference to the concerns
of others which insures a sound di-
gestion. I am a medical man, exposed
to all the risks of my profession, and
practicing in Iockmead; / need say
no, more. Thirdly, a great heiress
with large estates In two worlds, is alb
sOlutefy certain to marry. and fairly
certain to have heirs-apparent-I am
but heir-presumptive. Fourthly, ever
IL h doesn't marry, she will make a
will. and will certainly not leave me
the value of a mourning ring
My dear Morwen, your proposal is
simply absurd. If a rich young wo-
man dies inteState and unmarried. be-
fore a half WORKOUT surgeon full ten
years older than shei Where is the
fool that would give me five farthings
for such a chance? / should like To
know that man"
IF l find you one who will give you
five thousand pounds down for the
chance, will you close?"
My dear Morwen, the bargain
would be void. for lunacy ON his part
and fraud on mine"
Not at ALL don't want to be false
TO my principles; and yet-weiL. l do
want you TO have the five thousand
pounds. You see, the money will be
In good hands; and, of course, you
won't a n word To a souly'
"What-do you want TO give another
five thousand pounds 10 the poor
through me. Morwen:"
Hush, my dear lad. not a word L
must sticli To my principles, through
thick n thin; so you'll just sell me
your reversion. by way of considera-
ton. for the money. and hen my con
science will be clear. OF course Ii isn't
worth the money"
Il should think not, indeedy'
But still. l shan't have given the
money. you see. EhT'
II do see one thing" said Basil.
graveiy and solemnly; 'that you have
the noblest heart in the world. You
may trust me. 1 am you trustee fof
nav roor-no. for our poor. now. Only
lit is hard that they should not know
from whose hand Their salvation
comes