The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-21

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though not legal one, yet---r9s,- - :
You will nothing of the sort, Mr.
laSo interrupted the young officer, proudly
almost angrily. Il have no claim, and shall
ASK no faVors. If. theiacoming squire chooses
| or his own free will, to offer to continue tn,
allowance Of a thousand a year made to m,
b. my late uncle, will accept it. But he j
hardly likely to 40 SO, and am not beggar
poor as l am, to ask aims, especially of m!
k1nsfolk. 1t is unfortunate, that's ALL
1T u.s. indeed said Mat Iago in the SAM
smooth, quiet tone he mad adopted through
out and which, though Philip Trevlyn couIs
not have explained why, grated so strangel,
on his nerves, and irritated instead of sooth
ing him, probably because he had not yet re
covered from the shock of the disappoint
ment
Putting myself in your place, I can i'm
agine. what your feelings must be- as Vol
look out across this lordiy and beautiful do
main, and realize how, but for your uncle
sudden death, and the fact of his having de
feIred too long to put his wishes on to paper
you would not be master here. What yo,
endure must be comparable to the torture:
of Tantalus. 1t only proves the truth of thu
old adage, There's many slip 'twixt cuI
and lip"
Again Philip Trevlyns ear was hurt by thu
tons of the speaker.
Through all the apparent sympathy he
could have sworn he detected the ring O.
exultant malice.
Yet how absurd and unjustifable such z
suspicion was!
What motive could Mat Iago have fol
triCmphing over his downfall and disappoint,
ment?
He, at any rate, would be no gamer by it
He, therefore, dismissed the suspicion fin
ally and forever, and though he could MOI
help wondering why Mat hesitated anG
WINGED as he shook hands with him at the
hall door, he made up his mind that his
nerves were affecting his imagination, an6
decided to turn his back as soon as possible
on the heritage that was lost to him.
Before ne left, however, he determined tt
search high and low in every nook and cor
ner for the will that he still felt convinced
was hidden somewhere within the old Court
Every book in the library was taken down
from its shelf and turned over page by page
every panel Was tapped and examined, every
cupboard, and drawer, and box emptied OF
their contents and searched through, but
without success.
Nowhere was there a trace of the missing
document.
At the close of week Philip Trevlyn gave
it up in despair and quilted forever the grand
old house to which he had fondIy hoped to
bring home his beloved Amy as a bride.
i cannot ask her to marry me now that ]
am penniless,' he said to himself. IT shall
give her back her freedom, and then go away
and work till I have made enough money to
make a home for her. If she chooses to wait
for me she cant think she will am selfish
enough to hope it-anyhoW, it will be a. test
i shall know now whether it was me she
loved or the heir to Appledofe CoGff. nYohss1
True to his resolution. Philips at once went
to the doctors house, where he had spent so
mary happy hours, and began by explaining
his position, which pra -t3cally was that of a
beggar, to DR.. Sherwood, who was divided
between. indignation against the late squire
for the procrastination which had placed his
nephew in so cruel a position, the warmest
syn pathy for the latter, and bitter disap-
pointment at the shattering OF his own day
dream, which had been to see his only daugh-
ter mistress of Appledore Court.
When Philip said that, of course, he should
set Amy free from her engagement to him,
now that there was no chance of his mar
rying her for several years to come, the old
mar nodded approvingly, and answered that
Amy was old enough to speak for herself in
such personal matter, and that it was not
his intention to interfere.
And Amy did speak for herself with more
spirit and determination than could have
been expected from so young agir
To begin with, she gently but firmly, re-
fused to be set free, saying that her love
would be a poor thing indeed If it fell off
wher it's comfort and support were most
needed, and that she would be just proud
to marry him poor as when she had believed
him to be the heir to Appledore Court and
his uncle's princey fortune. In reply, the
young man told her, IN voice that was
husky with deep feeling, that it was worth
while losing even such an inheritance to find
out the depth and loyalty of a true woman's
love.
When informed of his daughters decision,
the old man nodded his head and grunted, ;.
muttering that 1T was just what he would
have expected from SUCH d fond little fool"
but in spite of the gruffness of his tone, it
was easy to see that he was more deeply
moved than he would nave cared to confess
and though he gave the young man little
encoura cement to hope he offered Philip let
tiers of recommendation to certain person
ages in high places, whose interest and pa
tronage might be of service to him in OBJ
tanning permanent employment and these
PTilip gratefully accepted.