Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-03-09
MONEY AND MATRIMONy.

The fresh, bracing air seemed to perme-
ate every fiber of his being, and he drew
in great breaths of it, feeling a wild sort
of pleasure in the mere fact of being
alive.
For once in three years he was happy,
and he had been in that beatific state for
two whole days. The rest of the cowboys
of the outfit did not know what to make
of it. Cayuse Ike said he had been
''locoed," for Allyn had been nicknamed
by the camp Sorrowful Jim, and to see
him boyishly exuberant and in a gay hui
NOR was an unheard-of thing until the
last day or so.
Allyn had once made the mistake of
considering life very serious matter in
deed. and then, after trying for a year to
practice law and not getting anyone to
practice upon, he had given il up in dis
gust and migrated to the home of oppor-
tunity in hope of getting rich.
During his idle hours Allyn had fallen
in love. and he took that very seriously
also. 1t went hard with him, for he had
nothing on earth except few bonds an
old aunt had left him, and the revenue
from them did not amount to $500
year. At the rate his practice was not
increasing Methuseah would have been
youngster compared with Allyn if he
waited for the revenue from his profess
sion to enable him to marry.
jim" she said, you are acting very
foolishly. What does il matter il you
haven't any money? / don't want
nancy. I've got enough, or will have
when | am "a, when | get control of ii.
That would keep US very nicely, and
would hold us up until you could estab-
lish q paying practice. Now, don't be
silly
Nelly" he said solcmnly, Il cannot
afford to marry now. People would say
that | married You for your money, and
l don't intend to put myself in position
where such motive could be imputed to
me. II would be unjust TO me and YOU
well, JIM" and there were tears In
her voice. Il don't think you are acting
fairly toward me. Here | am an or
phan, with nobody IN earth to love ex
cept an old guardian. You've made me
love You SO that life without you will be
say you cannot marry me until you make
what it took my father IA lifetime to ac-
Cumulate. Why, by that time I'll have
wrinkles and maybe false teeth and
glasses, and be a horrid, snuffy, fussy old
woman"
NO. Nell, / don't want to make $780,
900. If | had 100000 it would be all
West | will make it quickly. Just vou
stand fast and wait for me-
"Oh I'll wait, but | think you are
hateful and pgheaded just the same.
Would you marry me if | hadn't any
money at ALL"
Yes, gladly and we would be happy.
too. You would manage somehow. But
now my self-respect will not allow me-"
So it was that he went to make his
fortune and at the same time peace with
his unduly-actiVe conscience. To his ut
Ter disgust, he found, after Il years pros
pecting that gold mines were not at all
plentiful, and that every foot of the
mountains had been prospected over time
and again. y year in Mexico assured
him that the business of finding silver
mines lying around loose had also PLAYED
out long ago, and that il took lots Of
capital to start ranching on paying ba-
Sis. FUNDS were getting low. so he Sc
cured a place as one of the herdsmcn
| of the NNN outfit, and on account of his
grave demeanor 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 possible,
ana had begun to regret in measure
his puritanical conscience. At $40 n
month and grub he did not see that for
! tune was in immediate prospect. Alb
sence had indeed made his heart grow
! fonder, and he loved for sight of Nelrs
| laughing eyes and dimpled face
| Yet he would not acknowledge himself
| beaten or that he would give in. Much
against his inclination ne remained con-
summed with desire TO see her. yet inn
! PEELED to remain in stiff-nccked pride
/ acting as avant courier and escort for n
! lot of wild-eycd. long-horned steers. all
! the while .curSing himself for a fool. So
ne and the rest of the outfit did not
! nave much in common together and he
J grew more and more unsociahle and lone
Small wonder was it, then. that when
| he received a letter from her he felt
| that his voluntary exile was broken. His
! penance was done, and he was free to re-
| turn 10 civilization and Nelly.
on GENE ON, JIM, dear" the letter
| said hat Is. of course. il you care to
take an almost dowerlesS bride | have
now only enough left to bring me in
$500 a year-eXactly what you had |
! do not own another thing ON earth. |
| had concluded that the money without
YOU was not worth having. and as long
as You are So stubborn about ii | saw
| that | must give in. so | have done so
gladly. l have got to be -, as you
know. and have absolute control over my
| property SO in order 10 get you, | have
given away my fortune.
You have cost me nearly 100000, so
| m of the opinion that You had better
come on and deliver yourself up as a vie
tim. don't propose TO tell YOU another
thing about ii, as you have no right to
| Know now. After-aftcr-oh oh. well. some
| time | will tell You what did with the
/ rest of the money. but JUST now it is no
affair Of yours. You viii simply have to
take my word for it. Come on. Jim. |
am anxious To see You"
So il was that Jim was So happy. He
had only two days more to wait: then
NJ would get his months wages. He
! had S4ON saved up. and he reflected that
he and Nelly would manage 10 ret along
ON that for while, His pride was rid
/ ing rampant, also. and his conscience
| was very Self-satiSfed, indeed. for had
he not held out against the alurements
Of beauty wealth, position. eaSt-every-
thngF Ii was victory well worth re-
| lOicing for
The ceremony was over. the few init
| mate friends had taken their departure.
! and Jim ana Nell looked ut each other
in hewildered sort uf way.
Il think We ought to take a trip, Jim.
m so deadly tired of this place. | don't
/ know what to DO. Let's 20 to Europe.
! I've always wanted to 20 there"
Nell, are YOU crazy | can't afford a