Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-25

lance to Florian Leverson. She
smiled welcome, but could not help
looking startled at the unusual pallor
of his face.
"Florian, what has happened?" she
cried, springing to her feet.
Il have bad news for you, Alice, ="
her lover responded, handing her back
to her seat and sitting down beside her.
MY uncle has died suddenly some
where out west, and-I am a beggar."
ooh, F1orian! I thought he was
rich
and so he was, but through some
strange pique or provision he has left
all his fortune to my cousin, Albert. .
But Mr.. Wheatley will surely di-
Alice. "He knows that you two were
brought up together in anticipation of
an equal snare Of the family estate"
Florian's lips curled bitterly.
"Then, Alice, my little treasure,
there is but one alternative open to me
to give you back your liberty, to free
you from our engagement. I cannot
drag you down to poverty with me-"
"Florian,' cried Alice, with the tears
flashing into her soft eyes and a deeper
crimson coming to her cheeks, "do
you think I would turn from you at
such a moment as this? Never, dear
est! Let us be poor and happy to-
gether. We can both work, and love
will gid our pathway, even if we live
in hOvel."
"My darling" was the reply of Flo
rian, as he clasped her to his heart,
''let Albert Wheatley have the Archer
fortune. He cannot be happier with it
than we shall be without it."
A few days later Queerly-attired
little old man, muff1ed ZIP to he ears
and coughing behind huge tndker-
chief, had called upon Lawyer Dana
about trifing point of law, which was
quickly disposed of, but somehow the
attorney and the caller drifted into a
conversation which soon reached the
sudden death of Amos Archer.
IT have been told he was enormously
rich" observed the caller, tapping the
lid of his snuffbox
EYES," said Mr. Dana, "but of one
thing I am quite certain-to use a Hi
bernicism, the greatest mistake of his
lifetime was his death"
How 500"
why, in leaving his money to young
Wheat1ey?"
"A miser, eh?"
ITO the contrary, as thankless a
spendthrift as you ever saw" replied
Dana, gambling, betting at the races,
vicious amusements and degrading
company. His prosperity seems to act
upon him as I have seen sunshine act
on a rank. noisome patch of weeds,
stimulating MIN into Haunting folly"
There was another nephew, I be-
lever"
Eyes; Florian Leverson He has
just married, and fills responsible po-
sition in Jay e Dyson's banking house
Nobody had any idea of the steadiness
and common sense there was in that
young fellow"
The caller took a pinch of snuff
noisily.
Must be curious young man." he
said. Whom did he marry?"
Miss Dean, and a very energetic,
thoroughgoing wife she makes him
Of the two nephews the disinherited
one seems to have secured the most
real happiness.
tits very peculiar story" said the
caller, arising. 81 must be going.
Many thanks for your politeness."
Florian Leverson and his wife were
sitting at their unpretentious fireside
when there came knock at the door
The husband started little.
If my uncle were not dead and
buried" he declared, 81 should say
that is his knock"
"Nonsense!" returned Alice, opening
the door.
There stood Amos Archer, smiling
contentedly.
Good evening"" he said, walking in
as if nothing had happened.
Husband and wife stared at him a
moment as if he had been an appari-
ton
"Uncle!" then gasped Florian.
YES, that's VINO am, declared MI.
Archer, turning his back to the fire.
II wanted to see for myself how things
were going to work, and I've done so.
Albert's stock is below par, and you
and this bright little wife of yours
come here, my dear, and give me kiss
are trumps and true blue!"
Uncle Archer's ruse had settled sew
eral questions. Albert Wheatley,
shorn of his temporary prosperity, is
toiling as a billiard marker, and Mr..
Archer is quite at home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Florian Leverson.-New York
World