Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-04-17
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might give me a helping hand
| shook my head. It's against all
nv principles to muddle myself up In
other peoples concerns. 1t is thank
less task at best and induces indiges-
ton.
Have a cigarette?" said |.
You might just as well help me-"
repeated Eric you know the Ogre
thinks deuce Of lot Of you
The Ogre l should explain. Is
Eric's disrespectful way Of referring
to his maternal uncle, Sir Richard Al
lotson. whose presumable heir he Is,
Sir Richard being widower without
children.
You see, it's this way" he con-
tlnued. II haven't got farthing In
the world, barring my allowance. ana
the Ogre threatens to cut me Off with
the proverblal shilling or even without
It, II marry. l can't even induce him
to see Betty, or listen to anything
about her"
LAS far rs | can make out" said L,
judiclously. 1.-The case stands some
thing like this: You are in love with
Miss Betty Caselet. She Is In love
with her profession. and incidentally
with you. Your revered uncle hates
her profession for reasons Of his own
thinks you, for similar reasons, an ad-
jectived idiot, as you SO nicely put 1t,
and bids you choose between marriage
and comfortable income
That's about the size OF Ii,
groaned Eric.
well, then, which do you intend to
choose, love or lucre?'
Don't be absurd, retorted Eric.
stiffiy; there is no question of choice.
Nothing viii induce me to give up Bet
ty, but at the same time | don't see
what In the world we are to marry on.
That's why I've come to you to see
II you can't coax the Ogre into a more
rational and human frame Of mind"
happened to know BETTY Caselet;
she was a particular friend of mine.
She was lady of birth, aud, being
possessed OF strong dramatic instinct,
inherited from her mother and next
door to no money. she was studying
elocution. with view to making her
way on the stage. She was a plucky
girl, and q pretty one into the bar
gain; also she was devoted TO Eric.
All this he knew, too hut what he
didn't know was the reason why his
crusty but kind hearted old uncle was
such n woman hater, and so dead set
against marriage | did 1t was an old
story. and had been played to finish
while Eric was still In the region of
the nursery. And this fact conjured
memories OF bygone days. when Sir
Richard was a young man still aud set
me thinking.
II will see what can do" said |.
The next afternoon | had a long talk
with Betty. Three or four days later
l asked Sir Richard to come and have
bit of dinner with me at the Carlton.
and he assented
by the way" said |. Il hope you
won't object, but I've got young
friend of mine coming, too. very
u
terest-a Miss Caselet. She doesn't get
much amusement. poor little thing. and
! thought 1t might cheer her up"
Betty was good quarter of an hour
late-girls always are; II Is their priv
ilege
However, when she did come she
looked so pretty found myself envy
Ing Erie In secret. and wishing was
some twenty years younger. She made
herself so pleasant and agreeable. and
was SO witty and apt In her remarks.
that before we had finished the entree
even Richard himself was betrayed
Into q series of approving grunts.
Sir Richard piled her with more ques-
lions as TO how she lived and where,
an Of which Betty answered truthfully
enough. Finally he wormed out Of her