The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-11-21
cHAPTER II.


left the express Office with a small canvas
bag under one arm containing twelve |
thousand FIVE hundred dollars in gold. and |
made his way towards the residence Of
The banker, which was an imposing struc-
ture standing on the corner of Market |
and Sixth streets.
Smooth sailing at last" he thought, as
he passed hurriedly down Front street TO
Market Il shall leave the residence Of
my Hattie free man, with my note in
my possession. and l trust with Mr.. De
Rosette's consent to make my sweetheart
my bride Now, this money / could use
for the balance of the FIVE years; but why
pay eight hundred a year if it can be
avoided? True, there is way that
might retain it and think run little risk,
but must be cautious-I have not nerve
enough to try it. When get back from
Baltimore / will have time to think the
matter over. There will be other oppor-
funitics, and perhaps better ones"
Thus soliloquizing, the young man hast
ened on up Market street, and at exactly
bali after ten the sounding of the door
: lei announced to the banker his arrival.
Air. DeRosette was seated in the library
reading a novel. The bedroom door stood
wide open, and so did the door leading
from that to the bathroom beyond The
two windows of the library, as well as
those of the chamber, opening out on the
lawn Oh the east side Of the house, were
raised to admit the slight breeze that was
borne westward from the ocean, seven
miles away, and yet, so warm was 1t that
the banker had discarded his coat and sat
in his shirt sleeves.
AUNT Hannah. the door, he suddenly
Exclaimed. as he heard the signal; but no.
ficing that there was no response from the
sable Hannah, he muttered: Doing,
pfobably," and passed through the parlors
ont into the hall and opened the door him
self
eCome in Come in, Robert. l am all
alone / think the servants, even, have
gone to bed, as none responded to the bell
/ presume Hattie would have remained
below if | had informed her | was looking
Tor you, but you know late hours for
young people cause dull eyes the next
morning. and then thought that perhaps
You would not desire her to be present.
Herman entered the house not ten min
utes ago. presume he would have been
IN the library yet but for the fact that
told him you were coming to take up your
note. and that there was a private matter
about which we were to confer. He look
ed much annoyed-nay, excited. DO you
Know, he had the audacity to ask my
daughters hand to-day|
BY this time the two men had reached
the library.
II am not surprised" said Robert. 81
had surmised that he would, and imag
ined what your answer would be. l know
Miss Hattie has no affection for him.
Fab. ha, all bestowed on you, l sup
posem
The young mans face flushed. 81 think
sif,'' he said, that if l am so fortunate
as to gain your consent, l possess SUN
Gent quantity of her regard to be able L
induce her to become my wife.
M have not been blind, Robert. hay
seen the trend of matters for some time
and 1 shall be quite content to trust m.
daughter's happiness to you. am salts
led that you love each other. You hav
nroved your ability to take care of wife
even though adversely frOwn on you.
give you my consent freely, my boy.
"Oh. thank you, sir. shall leave 70
Baltimore with a light heart, and nov
for the other matter. / must not kee
You up later
Fob, as for that, it is not yet clever
hut on your own account, if you mus
leave at four. You will nos be gone lonl
trusty'
N shall be home Saturday evening, for
DAYS only: and now for the note. Ih
bae contains the coin. twelve thousan
five hundred dollars. You can see the e.
press seal is still intact. Give me cred
Tor such sum as remains above the amour
Of the note and interest"
rCertainly, my boy, with pleasure, stint
you ask It; but you might as well hay
kerr it. Hattie. as you know, is an on
child, and the prospect is that betwe'
yon, you will handle all of Alvin DER
sette's coin one of these days; that Is, d
but a smaA legacy that will go TO He
man Craven, to whom larger one,
tank. would prove a curse, and remeI
brances to servants.
rGod grant that the years before u
are called away, Mr.. DeRosette, may
maay," said the young man, with de-
feeling. wilmington could i'll afford
lose You, and notwithstanding my love
dear Hattie. there would be void tn
could never be filed"
"Well, well. we must all go, my boy; b
I will try and remain with you avn
vet. and when l die you must take I
helm at the bank. l founded that ins
tuition, and desire it to live after me.
Here the banker pulled open a draw
OF his desk, withdrew therefrom the NO
aud after writing across the face of It {
words: Satisfaction received in full, Il
Eighteenth day of August, eighteen hu
dred and fifty-seven," to which he affix
his signature, handed it to Robert wi
these words:
Keep it as a memento Of what you
complished in two years"
II will give it to Jennie, to paste in
SCRAP book" was the reply.
"Let'f see.' said the banker, that "