The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-02-01
Then there is an end to our pleas srt
iream, sighed Edith, with tears in her


dream" sighed Edith, with tears in her
eyes.
s'To the dream, perhaps. We must
change it to the reality. Don't cry,
dearest, what do care for the money
if have you?'
snow, Frank, don't be foolish. How
can we possibly marry on thousand
pounds? 1t might with economy last
a year, but not longer with your expen-
sive habits. You must remember that
you have not been brought up to rough
it."
Il can work.
"What can you do?"
Frank stared moodily in the fire.
1T is all my uncle's fault. MANY a
time have l asked him to let me learn
trade or profession, but he said he
wanted TO be succeeded by gentle
man. There had been enough trades
men in the family. and there would be
quite enough for me without work. I
believe he wanted to keep me entirely
under his control, and feared that If
learned any business 1 might revolt.
"Yes, thousand pounds would no
doubt stock a grocer's shop, and could
sand the sugar." replied Edith, with a
bitter laugh. II fancy 1 see you with
your apron behind the counter, and one
of your nine-penny cigars in your
mouth
"Now, Edie, don't make fun of it."
'My dear boy, it is anything but fun
to me. If you only knew with what
anxiety have been looking forward to
the end of my teaching you would not
think it fun. How hate it-how hate
It'll"
"And you will not leave it and marry
me?"
"No! will not. It is not for my sake
refuse, but yours and mothers. We
should only be drag upon you. But
you may be sure of this-I shall never
marry anyone else. Do use little COM
| mon sense, Frank
"Then I shall take my thousand
pounds aud go to Klondike."
'.You will never get beyond New
York. Besides, are you going to let
| Wylie have all this money? No, Frank,
| you must marry"
II shall never marry anyone but
you"
.'Then, as far as can see, we shall re-
main single all our lives"
.Now tell me, Frank" said Edith,
after pause, ''if / have these particu-
lars right:
Firstly, your uncle conditionally
leaves you everything, and, by-the-by.
how much is everything? r.
"Oh, don't know. suppose, il all
were realized, about s 100, 900, mostly
in house property at Eastleigh."
aYes, well, you will have all this
upon your marrying within year,
and meanwhile he leaves you uncondi-
tionally thousand pounds. This,
suppose, you will have at once? 2"
/ "Yes."
"And if ,sou do not marry, or mar
ry me within the year, Wylie takes it
alp"
ssYes, that's it,
"And you intend to let him have it?''
81 suppose so."
mot if / know it, you won't, my
dear boy"
81 don't care who has it if don't
have YOU"
1 And with her pretty brows knit she
initiated Frank by silently gazing in.
to the FIRE.
i In q few minutes the frown
changed into smile as she clapped
her hands.
.Why, what q couple of sillies we
are!" she exclaimed.
'.You are quite sure you have told
me the exact contents of the will?"
/ Certainly"
i "You are quite sure p
II am quite sure"
''Now, supposing you marry anyone
but me?"
II am not going to marry anyone
but you"
.sNow, Frank, be good. we are only
supposing. say, supposing you mar
ry according to the will, you have tn.
property Immediately after the wed
ding ?'
"Yes."
'sYou are sure?"
"Quite sure"
"There is nothing in the will which
would prevent you marrying me q
some future time?''
NO, certainly not. But what an
you driving at ?"
ssYou would not have to give th.
property up If you did sop
mo, but if you think
"Silence, sir! We will circumven
Mr.. Wylie's plots. and, nevertheless, b
married within the year"
sWhy, Edie, how is that possible
I am afraid it will be useless to con
test the will, and am not even heir
at-law.
Eve won't contest the will. Cam
YOU think of any other way p
"No, I cannot"
"Well, listen to mes like good boy
and don't interrupt till have finished