The copper country evening news., 1897-04-13

.Well. / don't sec that that is anything
against the gtrt.
sum is about $4, 9S3 more than l had to
start upon when came to New York
"Oh, have no fears Of the future
No doubt but what l shall get along. Ii
/ had, ! would hardly contemplate the
step ] propose to take. "
"What is that?'
Marrying.
"Good heavens You are surely not
serious, Chester?'
"Never more so in my life. Why not!
Have You developed into misogynist?
.Well, hardly. But think of the inn
prudence of handicapping yourself with
a wife at this time. You are just start
ing i'm life. without business or even
profession, and only s., 600 between you
and the cold. cold world. You have
plenty of time There will always be as
many girls as there are now-propapiy
more if the statistics Of increase OF pop
ulation are correct-and as your capital
increases selection will be easier ana
choice lots in the matrimonial Market
more readily attainable.
II don't believe you are talking from
your heart, Jack. "
I'm talking horse sense for you JUST
now, anyway. Why, man alive! you
lust out of college and talking OF mar
riage! 1t is madness. "
| sJt would be worse madness for me TO
let slip the chance for happiness that
have now and wear my heart out after
ward with longing and vain regret
"Oh. well. if the case is so bad as
that. have nothing more to say. VINO
is she? Some unsophisticated Camprloge
flower who had been training on 1resh-
mon and sophomores since she began
wearing pinafores:"
mo, Jack She is so far away IRON
that field you cannot nettle me by any
snch chaff. have no objection to telling
vop who she is. The girl propose tt
marry is Miss Ilna Willmarth OF Ne"
York. -.
John Latham took his cigar from nj
lips. his jaw dropped, he sat up stralgh
and stared at his companion as M
! echoed: -,
"Irma Willmarth of New York;,
eyes. Have you any objections? You
an.zement is very funny, but l don
know whether it is complimentary o
e | not. -.
, daughter of Richard Willmarth' Tn
a big banker?' -. lao,
= s.I believe so, though l don't knoN
i much about him. "
g "Why, great Scott, Chester, ne
4 worth ten millions and she is his on
l.. child.
"Well. don't see that that is an.
;. thing against the girl. "
!. "Perhaps not, but it may be som
q thing against your getting her DO y'
- snnnose old Willmarth will let n
danpbter marry a man whose capital
IS only about s., 600? Not mucn'
q. Don't neglect to keep before yo
A. minds eve the effulgent fact that II
ar the daughter propose to marry ana II
~ the old man. -,
" "You propose, yes; but what will
g. dispose" , III,
"Wbatsoeyer scemeth good unto MI
or 7 snnnose. That which he will do, IL
of is sensible. is to say to us Diess ~ ,,
no INV children clinch the blessing VIII
,s substantial check and when we get Oh
Id from a bridal tour in Europe put
~ ;,,o bnsiuess. Oh, I'm willing to wol
40 Ioct I'm not scheming to marry II
~ GIRL that may live an idle drohe ai. !.
od ward. wouldn't think OF marry
,or I,ma if didn't love her.
go "No. / don't suppose you Won
II. But YOU may make your mihd up y
, n that the old man Will thlhk ou' ~
20 nretty little programme not AT an
What Won have arranged for HIM.
'an Ia "Well. then, we will marry with
he consent. can support a wlfe
% ., would be a pity if ! could not after
~ education have received.
snr "Ah. Chester, my dear boy, u,
a io o,,orcst;mate the value Of your collegl
INC training. If you can afford 10 81. u, =,
20 new course of studies for two' u
,.ha or five wears, to give you practicai
-, ,,ose Cor one of the professions, ana
a" -, for business to make your kno
H. edge remunerative, what you nav.
80 roadv learned and the formed hao'
% D,,, aoo,;r;ny knowledge will help
~. p,,t old fellow, very little OF wh8.
and have had stuffed into your head at
'mnd 'u yard will aid you much until you
ia mt a practical handle to IT. some ~
"a "a naners. I understand, afford employr
'''o' tncollege graduates by preference IN
and " because they dress well anu
,nad sn cheap; but you can hardly expec
support Irma willmarth upon wh"'
-. l<atx
-, :, well, even il a fellow doesn't