Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-07

FOR ONCE IN THREE YEARS HE WAS
HAPPY.
would hold us up until you could es-
tablish a paying practice. Now, don't
be silly"
Nelly" he said solemnly. Il cannot
afford to marry now. People would
say that married you for your money.
and I don't intend to put myself in a
position where such motive could be
me and you"
well. JIM" and there were tears in
her voice, Il don't think you are acting
fairly toward me. Here l am an or
phan, with nobody on earth to love eX-
cept you so that life without you viii
be worse than no life at all. and now
YOU say you cannot marry me until you
make what it took my father a life
time to accumulate. Why, by that
time. III have wrinkles and maybe
false teeth and glasses. and be a hor-
rid. snuffy, fussy old woman"
mo. Nell. don't want to make $780,
900. If had 100000 it would be all
right And it will not take long. Out
West l will make it quickly. Just you
stand fast and wait for me-"
oh, I'll wait, but l think you are
hateful and pigheaded just the same.
Would you marry me if | hadn't any
money at alp
Yes, gladly. and we would be happy.
TOO You would manage somehow.
But now my self-respect will not allow
me"
So II 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
wears prospecting. that gold mines
were not ut all plentiful, and that every
foot Of the mountains had been pros
pected over time and again. \ year
in Mexico assured him that the business
of finding silver mines lying around
loose had also played out long ago. and
that it took lots of capital 10 start
ranching on a paying basis. Funds
were getting low. so he secured a place
rs one Of the herdSmen Of the NIX
outfit and on account Of his grave de
meanor was promptly named by the
other cowpunchers SOrrowful Jim,
And the name stuck To him.
During all his wanderings he had
written to Nell as regularly as posi-.
bic. and had begun to regret in a
measure his puritaniCal conscience
At $40 A month and grub he did not
see that a fortune was in immediate
prospect. Absence had indeed made
his heart grow fonder. and he longed
for sight of Nell's laughing eyes and
dimpled face.
Yet he would not acknowledge him
self beaten or that he would give in.
Much against his inclination he re-
manned consumed with a desire 10 see
necked pride, acting as avant courier
and escort for lot Of wild-eyed. long
horned steers, all the while CurSing
himself for 4 fool. So he and the rest
OF the outfit did not have much in COM
mon together, and he grew more and
more uuSoCiable and lonely.
Small wonder was il. then, that when
a
that his voluntary exile was broken.
His penaDCe was done, and he was
free 10 return TO civilization and Nelly.
You come on. Jim. DEAR" the letter
sSaid-"that is. OF course, If you care TO
take an almost dowerieSs bride
have now only enough left to bring me
in $500 q year-eNacty what You had.
[ do not own another thing on earth.
! had concluded that the money with.
out you was not worth having. and as
long as you are 50 stubborn about ii |
saw that I must give in, so have done
50 gladly. have got to De -. as you
know. and have absolute control owe,
my property. So. in order TO get you
1 have given away my fortune.
You have COS, ME nearly 100000
50 I'm OF the opinion that you had bet
Ger come on and deliver yourself up Is
q victim don't propose to tell yog