The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-15
A Young Man in a Hurry,

would be far TOO fatiguiag- / leave yoy
| perfectly free 20 do exactly as you like
Only Il you run directly counter 70 ny
wishesf really you nave 10 right 70 ex-
| pect me TO aocsde 20 yours"
| "AL that ! ask is thar you will con-
| tinue my allowance" said Charles Rad
| ford earnestly. II have made a good
| beginning. as you know. a, the bar. and
| the mere fact OF cev1ling for Shuttleworth
| is an excellent thing for young man
/ But al present the pay IL no proportion
| at all &c the work. II you VIII con-
| tinue nay allowance until ! make the
same amount myself. then ] can marry
| Lena and you would soon be quit Of al
expense for NE"
Il am always frank said his father
1t IS always 50 much better 10 be So
| There can be no mistake on either SIDE.
| You are q younger son younger son
ought 10 marry money; above al. II ne
marries young. he must marry money.
Father" said the young man In an
| appealing voice. y love Lena Have you
never been in love yOursef3
20 heavens" said his father. testify,
| What does Il matter?"
After this defeat Charles Radtord had
a most miserable interview with little
Lena Grey-a dear little girl with the
prettiest neg retTousee, hair Ike threads
u EOAG anu d HNcAfO-i Ina . N-~--o~-
would give thousands 20 possess. but VINO
Of course, was the youngest daughter
Of a large-Quivered ecclesiastic and equal
ly. OF course was without a penny or
prospect Charles had made her acquaint-
ance at a garden party when staying
with the Trevors. he had taken all the
early obstacles in the course Of true love
at a gaalep. The eccIesiastic would gladly
have married his daughter TO any one
who was able 20 provide the necessaries
OF life. To catch an honorable" was
Unlooked-for luck. proportionate, howev-
er was the disappointment when Charles
bradford. drinking to the dregs the cup
OF his humiliation, was obliged TO re-
port that his mission had ANONYMOUSLY
failed. and his own earnings for the last
year amounted TO thirty gulneas.
Inc engagement must be broken of
then and there, said the ecclesiasttc, and he
vas quite obdurate on the subject of writ
ing and meeting. II would never do for
Lena TO lose other chances while waiting
for what might be a mares nest Mar
rage was her only possible provision in
life
If you succeed in making a decent in
come, 1 shall be happy to hear from YOU
In the meantime 1 regret that you were
not more candid at the first"
And so, regardless of poor Lena's heart
rendins grief. Charles Radford was dis
missed peremptorgy
since everybody is go sensible. :"
thought Charles, bitterly, II suppose the
most sensible thing for me to do. would
De to blow out my brains" He did not
commit this crowning folly. however.
Lady Mount Michael was a clever wo-
man and she soon guessed that the en-
gagement was off,
ana so, one day, there was fresh arri-
val In the shape Of Mrs. Scarpent. the
youthful widow OF a wealthy commercial
person, who had amassed an enormous
fortune out of old bones. Lady Mount
Michael had made her acquaintance about
Two months before and had cultivated
her solely for the sake of Charles. bur
she received her as a dear and intimate
friend
THIS is my stepson, Charles Radford."
was her introduction You will find him
rather bear. He does not care for the
society of our sex
Mrs. Scarpent was not bit pretty. She
was a plump little woman, with rather
too much color and pleasant. good-hu-
mored expression. She looked Jolly"
and she soon proved great ACQUISITION
in the way of liveliness. She gave a hint
OF her capabilities by remarking in reply
to Lady Mount Michael: Then he doesn't
know when he has got a good thing"
and took no further notice of the alleged
misogynist. which in time piqued him
so curiously constituted is man.
Before Mrs. Scarpent had been In the
house a couple of days. however. there
happened one Of those "unlucky acct
dents" that every clever woman can ar
range If she gives her mind 70 II. The
details don't matter. The point was that
or, al1r l-f,-
her dog cart, and IL really seemed as if
there was no one TO do it but Charles.
Il am sorry to be obliged to ask you -
said Lady Mount Michael, because I
know you don't like her. But I can't
arrange it any other way, and IL would
be rude to leave her behind
Il don't dislike her. / don't know any,
thing about her. except the obvious fact
that she can't bear me-" said Charles.
with a touch of sullenness. and that IS
scarcely calculated to make me adore
her."
After that they got on well. and soon
Mrs. Scarpent found herself falling in love
with Mr.. Charles Radford. He was such
a fine, manly young man. perhaps two
years younger than herself-but she did
not mind that at all-and likely to make
a great name at the bar II prouerlv
pushed on by clever woman Moreover.
he would give the rank and connection
which she wanted.
Charles Radford was not in III. least
IN love with her. He considered her a
Jolly little woman" "a good fellow"
and a lively companion. But, since ne
could not marry Lena-and the combina-
ton OF both sets Of parents rendered this
absolutely tmpOssible-perhaps on the
whole ii would be wisest TO take her ad-
vice. 1t would make him independent Of
his stepmother. delight his father. help
him on in his profession. And as a com
from all considerations Of
love-he could think OF none more salts
factory than the lady by his side.
His proposal was not Economically en-
thusiastic in language
Three months after their marriage there
came a sudden telegram.
Charles Radford opened IL and his face
became CHASTITY. His wife, who was real
" devoted to him. cried out. and he pass
ed the telegram. II said that Lord
Mount Michael and his eldest son had
both been drowned while yachting OF the
Irish coast
Then. l am Lady Noun, Michael" she
said 10 herself. with high glee. which.
in decency. she strove 10 reoress
But the thought that flashed through
the new peers brain was:
Tied 70 that woman for Ife: AMI IL
had only waited a few months. O.
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