Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-21

gage on the home farm had foreclosed,
and the baronct's solicitors had advised
him that, owing to decreasing value OF
landed property, he must not hope to be
able to replace the old mortgage by a
new one for the same amount.
The unentailed portions of the estate
were already dipped TO their full value,
ana there seemed no way to raise the re.
qmred money within the six months ae
corded by the bond
Sr Michael made no pretcnse of being
business man. Ever since the death Of
ms wife he had shut himself up with his
DOCKS, and had left the management of
the estate to his agents and his solicitor
On the other hand, Lady Eversmore
Prlied herself on her business capacity.
mat there was no evil without q rem
edy, was her favorite maxim. and in the
present crisis she set her mind to work
to tina way out Of the difficulty.
She was q well-preserVed woman of
90: woman who always dressed we'll
and as she stood at the window of tia
study, in spite of the strong morning
hight; she might well have passed for five
years under her real age.
She had been silent so long that The
haronet began to think she had forgotten
the all-important subject in question.
My dear he said. with a little merry
Gus cough, i suppose no idea has struck
YOU Indeed it it not to be expected
Finch assures me that | cannot raise an
other hundred pounds at reasonable in
terest. The farm will have to go. | sup
pose. and then
"Rubbishy Did lawyer ever see an
inch beyond the tip of his own nose z
That for Finch!" and her ladyship
snapped her fingers.
My dear Agnes, Finch, like myself Z"
is man. As he does not live in the
house there is some excuse for him. but
where are your eyes, | should like to
know? There is n person in tho garden
now. 1T this instant, who. before the six
months are out, will enable You to take
up every mortgage you have out. and
hold them at nominal interest till the end
of your life"
MY dear Agnes" exclaimed Sir Mi
chael, quite flushed by the announcement
You really don't say so. In the garden
you say" and, rising from his chair he
walked to the window, adjusting his
glasses,
Il really don't see anyone, he went
on, after having scanned the grounds in
every direction. Was he friend of
yours, Agnes-a name of property?'
My goodness. Michael; you really pet
more stupid every day Who spoke OF
man? ! said person."
But, my dear, if not a man it must be
a woman, | suppose; and, except Lefty
| see no lady about"
well, and what if l referred to Let
tyg"
The baronet stared at his sister in
blank amazement
4 don't understand" he said, at length
fecbly.
Il do not suppose you do, and yet it
is plain enough. Anyone but a father
would see that Lefty is not only pretty
but positively lovely She has only to
be introduced properly into society, to
marry anybody she likes Let her come
up to town with me, and / will stake my
reputation, as clever woman, that she
is engaged to ten or twenty thousand n
year within three months. Don't stare
at me, as if you were going to have a fit
Michael. | am undertaking rather than
overstating the fact / see no reason
why sAlO sllould 1ot marry loiu OptOnT
bury himself"
But, Agnes, remember it viii all de-
pend upon if she likes the young man.
| win not have my dear child eoerced
into marrying, even to save the home
farm"
My dear Michael, you can leave it to
me- No girl in her senses dishkes a man
who has such an income as Uptonbury
possesses. Besides, there are many other
monied men for her to choose from How
old is she? Nineteen? Then it is quite
time to mingle with Others of her own
age and rank. You need trouble no more
about it. / will speak to Lefty myself,
and as You are troubled just now, Mi
chael, ! don't mind paying for the frocks
and things, She will be credit to nc,
and "a her godmother. it is only right
that / should see to her welfare"
The baronet succumbed His sister
had always carried her points with him
from the time they were children, but he
took heart of grace to speak to Lefty
before she left that house with her aunt,
warning her against thinking that wealth
made happiness, and that no marriage
could turn out happily where love, or
at least, mutual esteem did not exist,
The girl, however. was too excited by
the new future that was about to open
before her, to pay much attention to her
fathers admonitions.