The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-07-04
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Allyr rode across the prairie ioyoosl
and looked loasipsly toward The ess
where The sun vss scarce % hout his
The frssh, brseins air seemed 10 pssmeai
every nbre Of bic being. and be dfss
great bresshs Of II, feeling vild col
Of pleasure 10 the mere FAC. Of bsin
alive.
For opoe 10 three years hs Vas hspp
and be he'd been 10 that bssii6e ttsl
Tor ivo whole dsys. Tue rest Of th
eouboys Of the oniHt did not krow VII
TO nske OF IT, Csyuss lac swofs Le be
been ''loeosd'. For Allyn he'd been ric
Ismed by the camp Sorfovinl Jim, an
10 sss hsu boyishly excbersut end 10
gsy hunor vas sn unhesrdrot thing : a
I'll the last dsy OF 90.
Allyn had ouee made the misiske 0
considering lie very sstious matter. Il
deed, And when siter trying for . yea
10 practice Law, snd not getting snyon,
10 practice upon, he bad given II up II
disgust, and migrated 10 The home o
opportunity 10 hope Of getting rich. Bu
there YES smother rssson "A vomsn.
During bis lille hours. Allyn had faller
10 love- And he took that very seriou,
ly too, 1t vent hard With him, for bs
had nothing on earth eIeepts few bondI
sn old aunt had left him, and the revenue
from them did not amount to $500 .
year, At the rate his practice vas moi
increasing. Methusslah woull hsve been
. younsster compared with Allyn. II be
waited for the revenue from bis profession
to enable him TO marry.
Nelly, bowevsr. looked st the matter In
. different light. Comnon sense was her
strong point, until she met him. Then
IL deserted her, and IN unreasoning love
Tor him ok its place. q i'll. even then.
she had more Of it left than he had TO
start with.
jim. she said you are acting very fool
ishly. Whst doe, II matter II you have
not any money got enough. or will
have. when l get control Of it. The 10
come from 5000. 900 would keep Us very
nicely. and would bold rs up until yon
could establish . paying practice, Now
don't be SILLY.
Nelly, he replied, solemnly. cannot
sfford to marry you now, People would
'ay that married you for your money =
and l don't intend 10 put myself in
} position where suoh = motive could be
imputed to me. II would be unjust to
you aud 10 me.
Well. jim, and there we're tears 10 her
1oice, l don't think you are acting faiI
y to me, Here an. sn orphan, With no
body on earth TO lovs except an old guar
lisn-snd l dsspiss him. You've made
ne love you 90 that life without you will
% worse than no life at oil and now you
sy you cannot marry me until you make
vhst II took my isthera life time to sccu
nulate. Well BY that tims I'll have
wrinkles, and maybe. false teeth and
,lssses, and be horrid, snutiy, iussy old
vomsn.
No, Nell. l don't want 10 make $500,
100 III l bad 800. 1t would be oil right
Ind !. will not take long out west will
make it quickly. just you stand fast and
vsit for me.
Oh. III wait, bat think you are hate
ul and pis,hssdsd. iuat the same. Would
on marry me II I didn't have any money
4 Ill.
Yes. gladly, and ws would be happy.
90. We would msnsge. somehow. But
ow, my seli.respect will not allow me,
80 it WAS that be went to make bis
ortune. and at the same time. peace
nth bis unduly active conscience. To
is utter disgust. however. be found, Of
or years prospecting that gold mines
vsre not st oil plentiful, and that every |
GOT Of the mountains had been prospect
d over time and again, A year 10 Msxi
o assured him that the business Of find
Dg silver mines lying around loose had
lso played out long sso. and that II
ook lots OF capital to start rsnching On .
aging basis. Funds we're getting low,
o be secured plsee - one Of the herds
nen OF the xxx outfit. and on scceupt
I his grave demesnor, was promptly psm
d by the other cowpunehsrs ''Sorrowiul
I'M and the name stack to him.
Daring oil bis wsnderings he bad writ
90 to Nelly % reeulsrly - possible, and
ad begun 10 regret 10 measure bis PuFi
auiesl conscience. At $40 month and
rub. be did not see that fortune vas
o immediate prospect. Absesce had 10
Iced made bis heart grow fonder, and be
oDsed for . sight OF Nelly's laughing
yes and dinplsd facs.
Yet he would Tot scknosledge himself
eater. or that he would give 10. Much
ssiDst his inolinst;oa he remained. con
umed witha desire TO see her yet i'm
,eIled to remain 10 stIf.necked pride, sct
ng ~ svsnt courier and escort Tor lot
1 wild-syed, long horned steers. oil the
vbils cursius himself - fool. So be
nd the res. Of the outf: did not bkvs
0 uch 10 common together, and be grew
uors and more unsooisble snd lonely.
Small wonder YES 1t, thes, that when
10 received letter from ha, be felt that
Iis voluntary exile vas broken his pen
noe YES done. and be vas Tree to return
o civil stiou and Nelly.
You can come op, jim, dear, the letter
aid. thst IL, Of eourse. II you care 10 take
% sluo,t doserlsss bride. ! have nov
niy enough left TO bring me 10 $500