Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-21
A WRONG DIAGNOSIS
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an income Of $4,000 rnar ,,,,:,'
enough to crafty all his wishes ~,
was nothing for him to atcan,,,s.,
" hen therefore q medical sno,.f..t:..
toid MN that certain lum,,. bp Ind
discovered on his person foo oa.,r
vital part TO be removed was Of ma.
hgnant nature and would kin b,.
within period of from a few n,n,,,,.,
TO few years the only horror .1f,f.s1
ing the announcement Was The sufYtq.
ing involved. However since ,5....,
was as yet no pain, the y0nn& man, -.
lermlhed TO turn everything Hp T7aa
into cash and get all the cnf1y,atlt.,
there was i'll it. This would sal,.,. p.
double purpose of giving him pleasure
and diverting his mind.
Forbes believed that the CREATES, On.
joyment is to be derived from 4S>o5.i.,
ton with the opposite sex. lie itad ao
llH2ind to confine himself 20 .ttfr s.f,.
woman-he chose three Tie frs p.4s
Agnes Tweed, one of those Girl. ,1Ho
in Paris go by the name OF arfeoftn,
the second was Mildred st Clair. Il 80.
ciety belle; the third. Margaret Mai.
ton, the daughter Of a cIaf4yfa.f,,
whose income was but 81 .20o a year.
Forbes spent an average Of &2aUeH \
month for eight mouths; then. finding
that his tunor was grow ing tos>. he
consulted his physician. who l9n Efn
that he had been mistaken in IN uI,-
lignant character 1t was 4 harmless
growth and was being absorbed. Tie
young man found himself With HE be-
fore him and fortune retlacea from
100000 to $4,000, out ef which am iB-
come could be derived fer bare SIP
pert. He resolved to aunolinrr the
fact to his feminine associate. begin
ming with the elersyInaD'S daughter
"Margaret." he said. eight mouths
ngo | was told by my physician that
must die within Il short period
turned my fortune into cash aud lae.e
been spending it freely eNer since On
ioyins q great deal of ii in yonr com
pany Now the doctor tells me that
he was mistaken in the character Of
my disease and have nothing 10 fear.
Some $4,000 Of my fortune IS eft.
just enough for a bare living. VIII
you share it with me as my Wife,"
Margaret thought fer some time be-
fore replying.
Il could not think passing my
life" she said, with Il man wbo has
no ambition. no principles. no =Symha
thy for world in which So Hucb is
needed. Had YOU on your doctors first
announcement given your fortune to
the poor. reserVing only enough to
carry YOU through the short period You
expected to live, and ROW without a
cent made me this proposition, resolved
to make career for Yourself. might
have said Yes AS it is, my answer
is No"
With bowed head Forbes left her,
perhaps more depressed than when his
doctor had told him he must soon die.
He wandered about aimlossly fot
few days: then. throwing off tempo
rarly the disa agreeable feeling conse-
quent upon his rejection, he sought
Mildred st. Clair and told her of his
doctors two announcements.
"Mildred.'' he added. had | sought
you when was we'll and possessed a
fortune would have asked you to
share it with me. AS it is | cannot
think OF proposing that you should
share my beggarly income.
II confess" replied the girl. that
had you asked me before the sNuan-
dcrng of your fortune would have
accepted YOU though greater fortunes
have been offered me. AS it is. ! must
agree with YOU that your income
would not support me except in conf
paratiye poverty. for which | have no
taste.
Forbes left her with sigh. The one
had declined him because he had no
principle. the other because he FAD
spent his fortune. He did not know
which reason pricked him most. but in
his heart he could not but respect the
reasons given by Margaret. Ana
now he said. "as last resort Will
go to Agnes. Surely she will have no
scrup!es. and the remaining $4,000
will be great temptation to her.
Tony" she said, after he had an
nounced that the doctor had erred. that
his life was before him and that he
still had money in bank. you are
good fellow. You have treated me
white You have spent lot OF mon
ey on me. and now you propose to get
rid Of the rest of your fortune in tue
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