Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20

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state Of half the world. She had 10
idea, not even the faintest, that all the
virtue and talent in the world would
not cover that most fatal of all wants
want of money.
We must be careful said Richard
Carstone, whose pockets were lined
with gold. after all, | am almost
glad that the man has kept aloof from
us. If we had been very intimate, he
would have begun to borrow money;
| il is the first thing these improvident
men do ! should not be surprised,
Mary, my dear, If he is staying here
\ because he cannot pay his hotel bill"
Il hope it is nothing quite so bad
as that" said the kindly wife. "If it
Is. ! must do something to help the
girl, for / am really fond of her.
But a delicate little investigation,
carried on by Oscar, proved just the
contrary. There seemed to be no lack
of money. The landlord told him, in
strict confidence that the English ar
list was the best payer in the hotel,
that his donations to the servants and
walters and his gifts to the poor
showed that he had plenty of money at
command
at may be, mother" said Oscar,
'that he has had plenty until now, and
that he foresees a shortness. | have
thought lately that he had something
on his mind he looks so thoughtful,
or rather, so uneasy. | am quite sure
there is something wrong, Perhaps
his pictures will not SELL"
"In that case you would imagine
that he would be only too pleased to
accept your fathers offer"
81 do not think so. He does not like
any Of us, and he is jealous OF me"
Lord RIVERS was thoughtful. More
than once Oscar Carstone had found
him walking on the terrace his hand
some brows knitted, his lips tightly
drawn, a frown on the open brow. and
the shadow of deep thought in his
eyes.
Money" said the heir of Ingleshaw
to money, Nothing but
want Of money ever makes a man look
like that, And although he was by
no means ill-natured, he was not alto
gether sorry that the man who would
persist in treating him as an inferior
was In some trouble 81 would lend
him few hundreds myself" he said,
without saying anything to my father,
II he would humble himself even ever
so little but never while he carries
himself like that"
Violet saw her husband pacing up
and down the terrace; and the sight
of his troubled face went to her heart.
She remembered how sangune he had
been, how he had layished everything
upon her always telling her that he
could afford &c. She went up TO him,
and placed her arm in his.
Let us share the walk and the
thoughts and the trouble You look
worried Randolph Is 1t about
money!
Certainly money has to do with il"
he replied vaguely
Cheer mp, Randolph, While we
have youth, health and strength, it
seems to me a sad thing to be troubled
about money. | would not re so trou-
bled,' she added, with a bright laugh
why. Randolph. YOU need not be down
hearted You know you carry your
fortune in those clever fingers OF
yours" And, with a quick, graceful
motion, she bent down and kissed his
hands.
You are the sweetest comforter ia
the world, Violet" he said His hon
est heart beat with delight, his honest
face cleared and frightened.
When l talk to you about money,
Randolph she remarked you always
begin to praise me
Because think YOU the least mer-
ceuary person in the world" he re.
piled, and, just as detest mercenary,
SO love unmerceuary people"
hope | shall always have enough
70 eat ana to drink, and a roof over
my head, with just few simple pleas
urcs, beyond that ] care but little"
Violet declared.