The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-08-29
THE UNION OF
TWO ESTATES
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ger. 1t is an old story that young PEG
pie of opposite sexes owning adjoining
estates are induced by their elders TO
marry, thus carrying out the modern
commercial plan Of community Of
interest" and so 1t was In this case.
Towle went to college, then Travelled
abroad. Miss De Neaux, after com
plotting her education, chafed that she
had been born rich. She pincd for
vocation.
one June day Towle was wandering
about his grounds and before he knew
1t found himself In the De Vcaux cs
tates. A young woman In the costume
of u trained nurse was resting on II
board seat between two trees reading
or studying. Towlc, who had been
carried through a long Illness by one Of
this profession and had great nd
mration for them as class, raised his
hat politely.
Il beg pardon" he said "Will you
tell me who liz i'll at the houseT'
She hcsitated to reply.
"No matter" he added 81 have no
right To pry into family secrets"
Miss De Neaux Is not very we'll"
Indeed. | have--I mean we have
not been informed of her Illness"
why should you be informcdY
II occurred To Towlc to play n part
and learn something about the Indy
whose interests and his were identical.
"Well, am Mr. TowIe's business
man, secretary general utility man
He lives on the adjoining estate, Had
! heard of Miss De vcaux's Illness
should have suggested the proprrty of
his writing TO express his concern. He
would have directed me to write
letter. and In this case he would have
copied II In his own hand and sent Il
TO Miss De NeauX."
BLESS me. IL that the way these
rich people express sympathy"
Usually"
But | thought there was some talk
of Mr.. Towlc's marrying Miss De
Veaux. How could he he SO colby
methodical with herr
lie has never seen her, His family
has long owned It's estate here, hers
only n few years, during which both
Mr. Towle and Miss be Ncnux hnye
been getting an education
IL see. Doesn't he rather shrink
from such cold bloodcd unionr'
Hes practical fellow, with no
romantic nonsense about him"
"Thcn he's not like Miss DE Ncaux
who is in fun sympathy with that 70
nance which IL ut the bottom of every
true heart"
Il am surprised supposed Miss
De NcuuN was rather practical. |
have heard that she is proposing when
she comes into this estate to organize
stan to assist her In dcyotng her
immense income to practical charity"
Her postgraduate education, 50 Ia
speak. ia directed with that end in
view"
Towc sat down on the other end of
the board and beat the grnss with his
cane.
Il wouldn't suppose" hc said that
MIR Towlc would care to marry that
sort OF woman, They are very well
10 admire at distance, but they don't
work well in double harness"
I'm quite sure Miss he NcnuN
wouldn't care TO marry man who
would write her letter of sympathy
drawn 10y hi. business man"
Towlc sat for IA few minutes With
sober look on his face, then turned to
the nurse with Il smile. I'VE urc set
Ting the affairs of our bcttcrs rs
though they We're our own. suppose
we drop them and chat about other top
les that is, If you don't mind making
an acquaintance in this way"
"a trained nurse can't he suueumish."
The pair talked for an hour. then
parted. To meet when the nurse came
of duty for nm hour of recreation thu
next day. In this way they kept w
series of meetings for several weeks
Meanwhile Towlc had sent "A letter OF
sympathy with flowers 10 Miss ~,
NeauN. asking to be allowed TO call a.
soon as she was able To receive callers
one day he received formal note
signed 10y Miss Edna Knapp, Miss De
NeauN's secretary. informing him that
she was quite recovered and would be
pleased 10 see him. Tuwle was some
what startled at this method OF com
munication, but Miss DE NcauN might
be still too weak to do her own CORE
spondcncc He did not much care. for
he had been captiyatcd 10y her nurse.
When Wadsworth Towle was usher
ed into the drawing room where Helen
De NcauN. arriyed in plain but hccom
Ing costume, awaited him he started
Miss he NcauN and her trained nurse
were one and the same person
Pardon me sending you Il mote
through my secretary, MIR. Towlc !
should have made an exception 10 my
rule in your case, but since your note
OF coincidence 10 me came from your
business man | presumed you wuuldn
care. Were you aware that he sent me
the flowers, or did they come under gen
ernl instructions for eases Of illncSsF
Il have called 10 say" replied ruwlc
with quick recovery OF his equanim
ity. that all hope Of our uniting these
properties IS ended. | have fallen IN
love with your nurse"
Miss he vcaux bent her eyes TO the
A..
The nurse you met" she said, is
only n student She IL preparing her
self TO organize stan. etc. aud hnd
iust come IN from her studies when she
found YOU on the he NeauS property
ana recognized you AZ once. she has
been graduated and you viii know her