The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-31

LiOns
buy a county and then have change
left. And that is the reason of Miss
McKee's aversion to my society. Now,
If l had a family tree it would be diff
ferent; If a name, a family crest, I'll
bet 1 could ride up to her house with
an old hat that had seen service be-
fore the war, a pair of breeches
thrice turned, boots that had been
used for candle cases, an old sword
with a broken hilt, my horse hipped
with a notify saddle, possessed of the
SPAWN, troubled with the CHAMBERS,
rayed with the "yellows," short of
breath because of the hives, stark
spoiled with the staggers, full of wind
gals, begnawn with the bots, swayed
in the back, near-legged before and a
head-stall of sleeps leather, one girth
six times patched with a woman's
crupper of velour containing my ini-
tials and crest, why, I'd bet seven dol
lars that she would run to the gate
to meet me. It's this blamed, silly,
stih-necked family pride hat holds
her in restraint. That might be all
right for Virginia or Brandon, Miss,
but these characteristics have no
place in Ohio, the state, sir, that has
given to the country its noblest men,
its bravest soldiers, its four presi-
dents and its"
ooh, cut that out" replied Bailey,
hastily. And go to bed. or take a
drink, or shoot craps or kick the cat,
or do something. You talk like a
glass of water. If you keep on with
your rawlings I'll be constrained to
send for the doctor"
Two hours later Herndon was in
bed. But ne did not sleep. At G
o'clock he was up; at z his trunks
were packed; at IL he took a train
for New York and sailed for London.
On the decks at night he paced to and
fro muttering to himself: Anywhere,
anywhere, to get out of her sight. -
Once in England, he plunged in all
sorts Of gaiety; he went to Nice and
lost more money than his father had
made the year previous; at Paris he
spent the nights in high revelry; in
Madrid he went to bullights and in
South Africa he went into the gold
mines. Nothing satisfied him and
again he went travelling. Two years
J la,er, when he was satisfied in his
mind that Miss Grace Mckee Of
Biadon Springs, Ohio, might marry
Siowash Indian for all he cared, he
took a steamer and sailed for home
When he met his father it did not
take that gentleman fifteen minutes
t. tell him tnat he was a bankrupt and
that he was liable to go to the wal
any moment. He had invested his all
in copper stock only to see the market
slide down hill with swiftness so crue,
and so strong that all of his money
had been used in margins, hoping fol-
a brighter day. Instead of getting
better, the market had gone wild anC
he was at the end of his resources.
The young man went out of hi:
fathers office greatly sorrowed. True
he did not have a thing. possessed
not a single professional accomplish
ment that was convertible into cash
But he was strong, he said to him
self; he could do sonnet ing; hi.
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father should not want in his old ag,
if he could prevent it. So thinking
he went to one Of the most prominen.
law firms in the city and offered hi.
services as a clerk. A clerk? NJ
one knew of the elder Herndon',
financial straits except ais creditors
in New York. Why, they would b,
clad to take the young an in as 1
artrer. And so, the following morn
T another name was aided to IN,
influential firm of Caruthers & Lee
attorneys at law.
A month elapsed after his return be
fore young Herndon saw Miss Mckee
Sac was at the residence of MIR, Ca
ruthers, the occasion being the debu
of Miss Caruthers.
81 am delighted to see you HON
again." she said, with cordial frank
ness. Really | have missed you. W
have discussed you quite often, and