Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-27
WISDOM FROM
BEYOND TIE GRAVE
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MS nephew, Wallace Glend8wer, his
only brothers son. Wallace had feared
that his uncle would disinherit him for
the reason tl:at he had not acceded to
the old mans wishes in the matter Of
marriage. Arthur Glendower's wife
had married him for his fortune and
had led him miserable life. In the
veins of Gertrude Reid, girl to whom
Wallace was betrothed, ran the blood
OF the Pages, from among whom Ar
thur Glendower had chosen his life
companion. In vain the old man had
warned his nephew against any and
all members Of the Page family. Wal
lace stood firm even to the sacrifice of
his expected fortune. Now that the old
man had left him the estate and free
to we'd the girl of his choice he was ra-
dainty happy.
One morning Rosalie Chandon, a pro-
tegee of the dead Glendower, came to
him with sealed packet on which was
written:
Give this to Wallace twenty days before
the date fixed for his wedding and tell
him to open it.
Wallace tore off the cover and re-
vealed will, dated subsequent to the
one that had been offered for probate
bequeathing all of his estate, save $780,
600 to Wallace, to Rosalie Chandon.
| Wallace was thunderstruck.
"Rosalie," he said when he had some
what recovered, 'uncle has given all
but pittance to you. While l confess
to my disappointment, it is rather on
account of the noble girl who is to be
my wife than for myself. Were it not
for this l would rejoice"
Uncle left all to me, and you about
to be married! How cruel of him!
won't have it." And she would have
torn the will to pieces had not Wallace
stopped her.
Wallace Glendower had not the heart
to tell his affianced bride, engaged, as
she was, in preparation for the we'd
ding, that the fortune Of nearly a mil
lion which she had expected with him
had been reduced to $4,000. Instead
he wrote her note informing her of
the fact and Offering to release her
| from the engagement should she de-
sire to be free. This done, he waited
eagerly for her reply-a reply that
would show that disinterested love of
which he had so often tried to convince
| his uncle. Two days elapsed before an
answer came. 1t was a long letter,
telling him that Gertrude had taken
the time to consider the altered condi-
ton of affairs rather with her head
than with her heart and catalOguing
reasons why it would not be wise for
her to marry him. Wallace read on,
fearing the worst, till he came to the
end. Then his head sank on his arms
on desk before which he was sitting.
He was aroused by a touch OH his
shoulder, and, looking up. there stood
Rosalie. To her he poured forth his
grief, confessing that his uncle had
been wiser than he, and now that Ger
trude had thrown him over he was
really pleased that the wealth had fall
en- into her hands. Rose comforted him
as best she could and before parting
said to him:
"Wallace, will you give her up with.
out an effort?'
Eyes. She has disappointed me-"
"Her prudence is perhaps praise
worthy. Wait! When you succeed on
your own merits, she may reverse he1
decision"
-"She has not offered to wait. She
has ended the matter in order that she
may cook out for another fortune. I'm
Gle was right. She inherits her selfish
ness from the Pages, who have always
been fortune hunters
broken?"
"Yes.''~
"Then take this"
She handed him sealed envelope CT
which was written:
Give this to Wallace upon the breaking
} of his engagement to Gertrude Reid.
Breaking the seal, he withdrew BIT
of note paper on which was written:
The will bequeathing the bulk of m,
} fortune to Rosalie Chandon was not signed
by me. My signature was initiated for me
under a special agreement with my law.
yer.
"Dear Wallacev said -Rosalie, bel
eyes wet with tears. "How glad am!
Wallace stood mutely staring at her.
"Oh, UNCLE" he at last exclaimed
chow much wiser than l! How sure
that Gertrude would not stand the test
Now see what he has never told me
that the treasure lies not in Gertrude
but in you. Rose, will accept nothing
| / H., .
Both stood silently thinking of the
dead. He had loved both. He ha6
been wise to see the selfshness of Ger
trude Reid and that Wallace and Rose
possessed every condition to make eacl
other happy But his browning wis
dom was in showing them the way
with never word of suggestion to eli
ther and after his lips were mute il
death. And how certain he had beer
| Of the RESULT He had left all tn Wal