Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-30


s that might have been expected to rest
: from his completely altered circul
i stances, a change from the modest dit
b dence of poor young clerk into the fl
assurance ct wealthy and successt
man. Not that he was in the least arr
CANT or bumptious or ostentatious, Qui
the reverse, But he bore himself al
could not help bearing himself with thi
almost unconscious self confidence TIN
great success inevitably imparts Son
OF his friends who fanried themselyt
particularly observant said they no.
and then detected CLEAN of contempty
Gus triumph in his eye when he mt
some acquaintance who, having bee
coldly neglectful CT him in his poverty
was now obsequiously cordial to him i
his wealth, but if such feeling eve
betrayed itself for moment in his cy
1t was never exhibited either in his man
ner or his conversation.
lie was friendly and atfable to every
one. Even Silkstone's widow, whom he
might have been excused for treating
with hauteur, and who had, Oh the first
occasion OF their meeting again, been
obviously embarrassed, was relieved to
md Charles perfectly pleasant and
agreeable, and his demeanor toward her
was all the more remarkable because
he had previously had the reputation of
pelng man who did net easily forgive.
1T Is really very sweet of Charles to
bear no malice" said Miriam to her
father, the vicar. some weeks later. "Ho
is good, generous fellow.'
he can afford to be generous, my
dear, replied her parent. "His success
has been extraordinary and should say
his wealth must be immense.
Il heard people saying the other day
that he was worth nearly half million,
papa"
Hardly so much as that, my ret
But from what | can hear in we'll in
formed circles he is worth nearly quar-
ter of million"
'How much year would a quarter
II million be, rapa?" asked Mrs. silk.
;tone carelessly.
Well-as shrewd fellow like !
jharles would invest it, 10000 or
~, 900 at least Certainly Charles is a
ucky man. l."
"He is lucky" assented Miriam, with
sigh.
And, for some reason, the expression
her face grew grave and even gloomy
S she spoke.
Nothing worthy of record occurred
n the next few months, exceDt that
7ople began to talk a good deal and
y now foolish it was of kloudyke Cax.
n to allow himself to BIZ entangled Gas
was apparently doing) into a second
lalr with the woman whc had thrown
III over SO scandalously five years be-
re- And while they wondered he could
so ldlotic, they maryeled how she
uld be so barCtlcod. The mothers Of !
'rrlageaAles w,re particularly strong
this point, and sWelled to the fuIl Y
tent OF their corsots with righteous t
whenever they spoke of it. g
at be should pass by hundreds Of nice G
is III favor OF that pertilious and de. Il
A'hs creature was lncomprehenshle, Ii
that she should spread net. for ii
H. without Disguise or shame, in the ii
glare of the public eye was Mother %
~ LOT less than an outrage Oh COM Fl
decency Heaven grant her intend. fl
.oc.,n n'i rYle e " sth, "; ri
himself 1rcm her tolls before it was n
late! ~
This pious prayer, however was not a
tlned to bt granted. Fix months aft. cj
his return to X CaXton's re eurane. RI
Mt to Sllkstone' S widow was duly an. II
need, and the cOrsets CT the mothers II,
the marrlageabies were in serious
ger OF bursting. There was 40 reason in
waiting, The wedding was fixed 70 vi
place at very carly date. tn
ut much may happen in a short dc
,, and in this brief interval a VERY ce
ortant thing indeed occurred. 1T be
came vague rumor--! ru,u0r tn
Gu people whispered into each 9th &c;
ears with impressive mods and ges ed
s. But soon it swelled and asserted nm
I into louder utterance and more Ga
tive tones. L.londike Cayton's ~
TN had been immensely ovorrated.
o MAD ever possessed quarter of
people had credited him with. il
the outside But that was not the
e. There were two far eravor state. Coe
$ TO be made--tho one, that the
dian bark, with which the bulk Of c
Oh IS money had been placed On de. Crc
pending Investment, had suspend viii
ayment; the other, that the nero. I,ro
ms for the sale of his Klondike die. ut
10 syndicate at a high figure eion
fallen through owing to an uney hove
exhaustion of the gold, which no,,,
uddeniy rendered them valueless. n
course one cannot believe all that ,a,,
" ~ '''>' VAS o'on Only mat a pi.
hearsay it need rot have meant V.
But Caxton himself, in TALKING not
friends, admitted the general ac. land
or these rumors. To Miriam he who
zen more explicit About fort over.
before their wedding-as soon as chur
rtalnty of these disasters reached whic
ne went to her and told her the ratet
from the wealthy man he had berla
10 believed himself to be he was bear
ny transformed to very poor cause
ldeed. y few thousands wore loft for b
was all, enough to bring in q In
income of, say, $500 wear. paris
these circumstances he could not temp
'r to her promise. She was free land,
10 wished to be free. He placed haps
unreservedly ia her hands, and 10 rc
to no
I'M s answer quite took his breath AS a
pcnse!
Charles, " she said, gazing at him ono
rnest' eager eyes and clasping IN thi
ads together nervously, GIN ford,
m so gladW IRENE
es started and stared at her in end Of
stonlshment. Ho could find no two 1t