Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-04-28

Tie WAS uOl Ill IL paFllculiFly lN SAINT
frame of mind. AS he rang the II lie
was thinking what a very WEAR Iorld
this is for Il young medical gent man
who has not enough OF this VSlrld's
goods to fell justified in askl12 the
lovellest girl III the world, END tum-
phrey, to become his wife.
When ushcred into the library! how
ever lie answered his uncie's 81 ting
with as CHEEKY n nod as he coulds nan
age, the two being really fond 0G2each
other.
well, Robert" said the old %ntle-
man, getting down to business al Once.
Il want to talk to you about youtaned-
ical practice; how is it progress1S?
II am glad to be able to ssyt8that
progressing is the right word, Uncle
Tom, but it is SLOW"
"Of course it is slow; what eli did
you expect? Let's see, you haysSbeen
back from the university three 70 &rs?"
Yes, sir" Ia
"Now, l will tell you what thetuS8 uble
is: you need a wife. You must d larry
and settle down." IA
II have known that for some d me-"
DR.. Buchanan gloomily assented%
"IIave you? That is Il good $ign.
When Il man knows what he wans he
is halfway on the road to its p6eses-
sion. Why don't you get you aWee?'
Money! said DR.. Buchanan 1Fief-
You mean lack of money, 1 supnpse?
with $4,000 and my practicsNH for
that is sure to ~increase-I woudSfeel
safe i'll making the venture"
"Yes. that ought to start you. Lkup-
pose you haven't picked out ths8girl
yet? Now, l am going to maksSyou
an offer. The day you tell lie 9bme
nice. sensible girl has promis4 to
marry YOU 1 will give you my ches8 for
$4,000, along With my blessing. What
do you say?" "A
IL say it is q CO." and Robert gra22ped
his uncle's hand. W
"Very good. but that is not an!sS Of
course. my boy, 1 do not want to i3ter-
fere in your affairs. but-you HOW
Enid Humphrey. of c%ourse?"
"Yes." n
"Wcll, her mother and 1 were $eat
friends; 1T amounted to IL deal MOT on
my part, and that is your old miles
romance. Now, my boy, 1 coult¬
get the mother. but If you, my mem ew,
should happen to get the dauglSr l
should be very glad-and Roberta mot
meaning to S any undue infud ice.
YOU understand, 1 would make hat
check. say $25,OOO."
Robert seized his uncle's hand Ind
worked it up and down 500 to the hin
ute, his face beaming with delight Ind
gratitude.
"Uncle Tom," he gasped, "youae n
brick of purest ray serene. Yod$ sit
right down and fill out that check, Ind
I will be back for it in twenty minut u.s."
and he was gone.
LORD bless my soul" said the al pn-
isled old gentleman. 81 vas evidd lily
mistaken about his not having vet ok
ed out n girl"
Twenty minutes after leaving his
uncle's house he was sitting by her
side. an engaged man and one Of khe
happiest in the universe. He told her
the exact day and minute when lie rst
knew he loved her, she reciprocata all
was bliss.
Finally Robert declared that he ast
go. you see." lie said. II have kry
important engagement with Uncle1 m.
In fact, my dear" with n grin, lit a
matter of bread and butter for tw1 %
81 don't understand"
"Of course not; women never do In
derstand that part of it. But I'm
going to cllnch that very necessary ID
junct to matrimonial happiness bis
very afternoon.
"What on earth are you tall ng
about, R-Robert?"
ut is very simple. About nm Sur
ago Uncle Tom made me IN er;
promised to give M a check for SIS 700
the instant that l could tell him [ lat
you had promised to be my wife,
"Oh, indeed"
Eyes, real clever in the old By,
wasn't it?" said Robert, with 9 i'm
perception. that somebody had b in.
dered.
very clever. indeed. And very cd er
in you to take such quick advant &c
Of so generous an offer"
"Why. great goodness"
"But you are not so shrcwd," she r
ried on. "in telling me SO soon Of he
great inducement that brought "
here this afternoon"
ENID. dear"
"Aliss Humphrey, If you please, pr
Buchanan"
Don't he sarcastic and angry. br
know that 1 love you; that for r
years 1 have not had a thought u,
for you and of you. This offer Of y
uncle's was made in the kfndest sp it
He knew that my practice was not e
fcient to justify me in speaking to BY
girl of marriage. and like the dear ID
fellow that he is, he came to nv resd e
He had previously offered me SOL Dt
to settle down with any one, and 81
because he had once loved your mot u
and because lie admires Won M Il 3
| much, he afterward said +ho+ bo nd n