The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-16
The Outwitting of SorowfuI jim

Ior TWO whole days. The rest or the
cowboys of the outfit did not know what
10 make of it. Cayuse Ike swore he had
been locoed.'' For Allyn had been
nicknamed by the camp Sorrovful ] m,
and to see him boyishiy exuberant and in
gay humor was an gunheard-of-thing-
until the last day or SO.
Allyn had once made the mistake of
considering life a very serious matter,
indeed. And when, after trying for
year to practice law, and not getting
any one 10 practice upon, he had given
it up in disgust, and migrated TO the
home of opportunity in hope of getting
rich. But there was another reason-a
woman
During his idle hours Allyn had fallen
in love. And he took that very seriou Il
also. 1t went hard with him, for he had
nothing on earth except a few bonds an
old aunt had left him. and the revenue
from them did not amount TO three hun
bred a year.
Nelly, however, looked at the matter
in very common-sense light. Common
sense was her strong point, until she
met him. Then it deserted her, and an
unreasoning love for him took its place.
Still, even then, she had more of it left
than he had TO start with.
Jim" she said you are acting very
foolishly. What does it matter if you
haven't any money? I don't want money
I've got enough, or will have when~~I
am twentyfour. when I get control of
it. The income from two hundred thou
sand would keep US very nicely. and
would hold US up until you could es-
tablish paying practice. Now don't
be silly"
Nelly" he replied, solemnly. az cannot
afford to marry you now. People would
say that l married You for your money
and l don't intend to put myself in u
position where such a motive could be
imputed to me. 1t would be unjust to
me, and to YOU
We'll, JIM" and there were tears in
her voice, Il don't think you are act
ing fairly toward me. Here 1 am, an
orphan, with nobody on earth to love
except an old guardian-and I despize
him. You've made me love you so that
life without You will be worse than no
life at all-and now you say you cannot
marry me until you make what il took
my father a lifetime to accumulate.
Why, by that time I'll have wrinkles.
and, maybe, false teeth and glasses, and
be a horrd, snuffy, fussy old woman
mo, Nell. I don't want to make two
hundred thousand-if l had a hundred
thousand it would be all right And it
will not TAX long-out West 1 will make
wait for me-
"Oh, I'll wait. but I think you are
hateful and pig-headed, just the same.
Would you marry me if 1 didn't have
any money at all?'
Yes, gladly and we would be happy,
too. We would manage, somehow. at
now, my self-respect will not allow
me-"
So it was that he went to make his
fortune, and at the same time peace
with his unduly active conscience To his
utter disgust, he found, after a years
prospecting, gold mines were not at all
plentiful and that every foot of the
mountains had been prospected over time
and again. Funds were getting low, so
he secured place as one of the herds
men of the xxx outfit" and, on ac-
count of his grave demeanor. was
promptly named by the other cowpunch-
ers ''Sorrowful finland the name stuck
TO him.
During all his wanderings. he had writ
ten to Nelly as regularly as possible,
and had begun to regret in a measure
his Puritancal conscience. Much against
his inclination he remained. consumed
with desire to see her, yet impalled
to remain in stiff-necked pride, acting as
avant courier and escort for a lot of
wild-eyed. long-horned steers, all the
while cursing himself for a fool.
Small wonder was it. then, that when
he received a letter from her. he felt
that his voluntary exile was broken-h:s
penance was DONE and he was free to
return to civilization and Nelly.
You can come on. Jim. dear" the let
ter said; that is, of course, if YOU care
to take an almost dowerless bride I
have now only enough left to bring me
in three hundred a year-exactly what
you had. 1 do not own another thing
on earth 1 have concluded that the
money without you is not worth hay-
ing, and as long as you are 50 stubborn
about it, l saw that l must give in, so
l have done So gladly. l have gotten
10 be twenty-four, as you know, and
have absolute control over my proper
~. 80, In order to get you, 1 have
given away my fortune"
You have cost me nearly two hun
dred thousand dollars, so I'm of the
opinion that You had better come on
and deliver yourself up as a victim.
don't propose to tell you another thing
about ii, as you have no right to know
now. After-after-oh, well some time I
will tell YOU what I did with the rest
Of the money, but just now it Is no af-
fair of yours. You will simply have to
take my word for it. Come on, Jim, 1 am
anxious to see YOU"
So it was that Jim was so happy He
had only two more DAYS to wait, then he
would get his months wages He had
500 saved up, and he reflected that he
and Nell would manage to get along
nicely on that for a while.
The ceremony was over. the few init
mate friends had taken their departure.
and Jim and Nell looked at each other
In bewidered sort of way
think we ought to take a trip,
Jim. I'm 50 deadly tired of this place
I don't know what to do. Let's 90 to
Europe. I've always wanted to go
there"
Nell. dear. If could afford It you
know would be delighted to take you
Well, you can afford it
Il tell you I cannot"
81 know better-ycu can. Why. lust
look at these" and she handed him
bundle of books and papers He picked
Up the first one and read from the IN
side page: First National Bank. IN ac-
count with James VI Allyn Deposits
NAV l. $500: May 9. 5000: May y.
s12e10."
What does this mean. NeII?" he ask
Cd. wonderingly as he looked At an
other book and read: Received Nav q
bonds, mortgages, stocks and securities.
duly transferred and assigned to James
NJ Allyn and aggregating SI3lc0o land
more particularly described as follows.
The Trust and SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY
Nelly was hugely enjoying the situation
She seated herself or the arm of his
chair. and said.
You dear old stupid nullzh sub
born thing. told you the truth, for
gave everything ! oTnei to you before
I wrote that letter told the truth FOR
I reserved Just enough 10 bring me three
hundred a year.
Well I'll he - Sha Efszsa -.