The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-12-05

to refuse. Consider it loan that you
can return at any distant date you like"
She had taken the card and placed it
III her pocket.
'We are all, some time or other, VIC
Tins of circumstance" he began again;
''consider that your time has now come"
he concluded banteringly.
"Iou-you are very good" she whis.
rered. why! how do You know that my
tale is true, or that
'You are unkind;" he put in quickly.
"Must tell you what see in your face
and eyes. They spell"
She motioned him to desist. "Tell me
another time-if we ever meet again.
Since necessity demands that I must sub
NIT to, IT,
"Then you will accept the amount?'
Necessity says yes" she answered
softly.
They strolled to the corner in silence.
Don't forget when you are in
trouble" he began, TO-"
Il shall always remember. No words
of mine can thank you. Please dom:
follow me to see where I go. Promise
me-"
eyes, I PROMISE" he said, raising his
hat. ''Good night"
''Good night He watched her walk
quickly down Grosvenor place. then went
to his club.
He knew he had fallen in love at first
sight.
"Another season come and gone, Jack,'
said his uncle, solicitor of the old
school, "and you not found an heiress.
l still stick to my bargain. The day You
marry girl with 10000 leave all to
YOU"
"Well, who knows what may happen?"
answered Jack, pointing to the personal
column of the Daily Argus. Il see you've
got that in again. He indicating the fol-
lowing:
eff Miss Marjorie G.. Blakeley will cali
OH Messrs. Jollup & Granger, Solicitors,
IS Gray's Inn, she will hear of something
to her advantage"
EYES," answered his uncle, II thought
I'd have another try. It's been in nine
times. Say, the girls an heiress to some
thing like $4,000, and she may
be starving for all we know. Jack,
l expect great things if she calls" con-
cluded Grainger's uncle as he left the
Office for lunch, leaving mis- nephew in
their private sanctum.
Jack often wondered what had become
of his forlorn little friend he had met in
the park. He had tried every possible
means of finding her whereabouts, but
was unsuccessful. He had constantly
hung about the park, but had never seen
her. She had never been to see him, but
he was not very surprised at this. He
knew she was the soul of honor and that
the loan of f5 would be returned
at the earliest opportunity. His thoughts
were suddenly interrupted by the abrupt
entrance of the office boy. "A lady to see
Mr.. Jollup, SIR
MY uncle's out,'' answered Jack, ':but
show her in to me-"
In another moment the girl whom he
had befriended entered.
'You can co." said Granger to the
Office imp, who was grinning at his look
OF astonishment. The boy vanished. For
a few moments neither spoke.
Yes" began Jack at last rather awk
wardly, "can I do any thing for your"
She unfolded the Daily Argus, and in
dicating the paragraph, quietly informed
him that she was Marjorie G. Blakeley.
"Why," gasped Jack in establishment,
eve have been trying to find you for
three months. Did you know that your
uncle who lived in Australia, for whom
we are acting, died four months ago, and
left you all his money!"
She shook her head.
tit is true, them" she asked,
TREMENDOUSLY.
"True! I>should think it is. The ad-
vertisement has been in the Daily Argus
rine times. Have you only just seen it ?"
She nodded; then said, Il have pecn
i'll in hospital for six weeks. What
went through before I met you told on
me at last, and had to give in.'
"At the very time I met you in the
park" went on Jack, you were entitled
to f50,0OO. The irony of it,"
"You were very, very good to me-" she
said simply, her eyes filing with tears.
Il have not forgotten about the loan"
"O:,, bother the loan!" exclaimed Jack
in and spoiled it all by insisting on over
hauling all the necessary papers there
aid then.
'And so, Jack, you are going to marry
an heiress after all,'' said Uncle Jollup.
in huge delight some months after, when
he was entertaining Marjorie Blakeley
and Jack to dinner at his house. ''Well,
my boy, congratulate you. Now leave
all to you. A bargains bargain"
Sweet Marjorie blushed, and looked
shyly at Jack, who rose and bent over
her. II have been more than repaid" he
whispered, "for have won the heart and
love of the sweetest girl on earth" New
York Daily News.