Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-20


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.
I'VE 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;
1t is the first thing these improvident
men do; / should not be surprised,
Mary, my dear. IL 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 l 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
fist 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"
I'm that case you would imagine
that he would be only too pleased to
accept your fathers offer"
II 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; frown on the open brow, and
the shadow of deep thought in his
eyes.
Money" said the heir of Ingleshaw
to himself-"money! Nothing but
want of money ever makes 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,
If 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 sanguine he had
been, how he had lavished everything
upon her, always telling her that he
could afford it. 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 it about
money!"
Certainly money has to do with it,"
he replied. vaguely.
Cheer up, Randolph, While we
have youth, health and strength, Ii
seems to me a sad thing to be troubled
about money. | would not he so trou-
Dled," she added, with 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 in
the world. Violet" he said His hon
est heart beat with delight. his honest
face cleared and frightened.
when l talk 10 you about money
Randolph" she remarked. you always
begin to praise me-"
Because l think you the least mer-
cenary person in the world" he re-
Piled; land, just as detest mercenary,
so | love unmercenary people"
Il hope l shall always have enough
to eat and to drink. and roof over
my head, with just few simple pleas
ures; beyond that / care but little. -
Violet declared.
He bent down and kissed the beauti-
full face; such grand, noble. generous
soul shone out of those violet eyes.
at is for love of you, my darling!"
he cried.
Randolph" she said. after short
pause. Il wish you would be a little
more worldly wise
do you? But thought you did not
care about worldly people"
IL do not: but there is proper kind
OF worldliness. Now listen patiently
promise me beforehand that you will
not be cross"
II will not" he replied.
Still she hesltated. with a curious
kind of hesitation.
II am BALI rfraid." she said, with a
little tremulouY laugh. and that admis-
sion made him very tender toward
her. Il do want you to be more world
ly wise" she went ON. II can see how
you might make a great deal OF