Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-03

nation was in no way the result Of
piQue. and that l was on the point Of
sending In my papers to retire from
the service altogether
'The simple fact Is that have come
into money, sir-a good bit Of money"
I explained.
"Eow much, II it Is a fair question
I ask because you may have n good
enough income, devilish fine income.
and yet it would be wiser for you to
stay here. The discipline of any regu-
lar routine work Is good for independ.
ent men. Believe me, you'd soon sick.
en- of being entirely your own master;
take to drink or cards or petticoats
and 60 10 the devil hands down. What
is 1.-two. three. four thousand a
year%
1T is far more than that, Sir
Charles" went on. 81 believe | am q
millionaire two or three times over.
Will you please read that2" and
handed him my lawyers letter. -.
"Whewp' He whistled several bars
Of popular street melody (very much
out Of tune), folded up the letter. hand
ed 1t back. and then. looking me
straight In the face, said. with slow.
kindly emphasis:
"By George. Wood. pity you"
It was not quite what expected
from this experienced. long headed
man Of the world. and he read my
disappointment In my face.
Doesn't please you. eh? You think
yourself the most fortunate chap alive?
But you're all wrong. Vast riches are
q nuisance-they are worse"
He threw up both his hands and be-
gan to slowly pace up and down the
room.
"A nuisancel A tyranny indeed.
They will weigh you down and worry
you perpetually. Lord. Lord. the care
Of all this money. the use Of 1t. the
defense Of It! The whole world. Wood.
Is made up Of two classes-those who
have money. and those who want to
take it from them. You will soon have
q much poorer opinion of human ma
ture, with their continual cry of Give.
give But let's talk about yourself.
What do you mean to dor
Honestly. Sir Charles. hardly
know. i am still too much bewildered
and taken aback by what happened.
Will you advise me. sirf"
"It's not so easy. my lad. 1t depends
80 much upon yourseff-upon. your
principles, your tastes and predilec-
tons. OF course you will marry. and
I've a shrewd notion which way your
fancy lies. know her well-Frida
Fairholme, that little mink. Miss
Frida will lead you fine dance"
"But, Sir Charles. have never
spoken to her. l have no reason to
suppose that. II I did, she would ac-
cept me-"
"Try her." said the general dryly.
"You have three millions and odd-new
and strangely eloquent reasons for
convincing her Of your worth"
"She ls not that sort at all, Sir
Charles"
"Then Eve wasn't her ancestor. I've
known her from child. She's pretty
enough. I'll admit. but. by the living
lingo. I'D rather you married her than
I. BY George. she'll be handful! At
any rate. she will give you plenty to
do. Miss Frida will set the money
moving. and you too. So much the bet
ter. perhaps"
"Then you advise me to leave the
service. sirY'
"Of course you must leave" he roar
ed with sudden fury. "What. cap
tain In the army with q hundred and
fifty thousand year! It's out Of the
question. But don't be In too great q
hurry. Wood. Suppose this windfall
proves a fraud. where are you? You
can have leave-although ] don't know
how | can spare you with all this 60
ing on
Leave was weak point with Sir
Charles.
But" be went on. III you must. you
must. but not for day or two. please.
And. Wood. my dear chap. don't neg
lect this New York business. am re-
lying so much on you for 1t. You've
been out there and know all the ropes"
So | stuck to the papers for the rest
Of the afternoon. and when ] left de-
sired the messenger to send them on In
a dispatch box to Charges street.
TO BE CONTINUED.