The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-23


can play the part as well as a whole lot
OF, these women ere.ss I don't want to
z Exactly. you can give half of 'em cards
and spades and both casinos. Mrs. Wy
bert =
s:And I'll do it yet. I'm not thru by
any means They're not the only perfect
~ elegant people in this town. IS
.sOf course you'll do it, and you could
do it better if you had three or four times.
the stake you got.
II Dollars are worth more apiece In New
York than any town I've ever Geen IN
Mrs. Wybert, I can put You right
square into a. good thing. and I'm going
to do it.. Heard anything about console.
dated copper
Tive heard something big was doing in
it; but nobody seems to know for certain.
My broker is afraid of it,
Very well. Now you do as tell you.
and you can clean up. a big lot inside Of
the next two months. If you do as tell
you, mind, no matter what you hear, and If
you don't talk
Mrs. Wybert meditated. s..
Mr.. Bines, limits natural that m
a little uneasy. Whyashould you want to
see me do well, after our little affair?
Now, out with it. What are you trying to
do with me? What do you expect me to
|
self. Mr.. Bines.''
| II will, ma am, in a few words. MY
granddaughter, you may have heard, is
engaged to an Englishnan. He's next
thing to broke, but he's got a title. com
ing. Naturally he's looking fur money.
Naturally he don't care fur the girl. But
I'm afraid she's infatuated with him. Now
then, if he lad a chance at some one with
more money than she's got. why, natur-
ally, he'd Jump at it -
| Aren't you a, little bit wild ?"
/ Not a little bit. He saw you at New
| port last summer, and he's seen you here.
| He was tearing the adjectives up telling
me about YOU the other night, not know
/ ing, you understand, that I'd ever heard
tell of you before. You could marry him
| in a jiffy if you follow my directions. :
But your granddaughter has a for:
tune. =
You'll have as much if you play this
the way I tell you. And-you never car
tell in these times-she might lose bi
/ Of hers"
IT'S very peculiar, Mr.. Bines-you1
proposition"
4 Look at what a brilliant match il
would be fur you. Why, you'd be Lady
i Casselthorpe. with dukes and counts tax
in off their crowns to YOU And tina
other one-that Milbrey-from all I heal
4 he's lighter'n cork-cut his galluses ant
he'd float right up into the sky. H
amt got anything but his good family
and a thirst
Il see. This Mauburn isn't good enough
for your family. but you reckon he's goot
enough for me? Is that it, now?''
Come, Mrs Wybert, let's be broad
That's the game you like, and I don
, criticize you fur it. Its a good game
that's the kind Of a, game you're huntin
fur. And you can play, it better'n M
/ Id xxyor7 oorof f11t~i
), and I'd rather have her marry al
American. anyhow. Now you like it, an
, you got beauty-only you need NOR
money. I'll put YOU in i the way Of il
and you can cut out my grand daughter.
, st must think about it. Suppose
plunge in copper, and your tip ISM
! straight. I've seen hard times, Mr.. Bines
in my life I haven't always wore seal
) skin and diamonds
/ Mrs. Wybert, you was In Montana Ion
/ enough to know how 4 stand there?" !
! Il know you're A 1, and your words a
l good as another mans money. don
S question your good Intentions .fs
Y Its my judgment hey? Now, loo
here. won't tell you. what know an
. how know it. but you can take my wor
t that I know I do know You plunge ]
e copper right off, without Saying a wor
e to anybody or maxim any splurge, an
g here E1m
From the little table at his elbow \
e picked up the card that had. announce
r him and drew out: his pencil. sIs e@
You said mya Wordi was as good e
7 another mans moneys. Now I'm going
) write on this, card, just what you have
do, and you're to follow directions, !
e matter what you hear about other pet
q pie doing. Therell be all sorts of repor;
II about that stock, but you follow my d
U rections."
He wrote on the back of the card wi
n his. pencil,
:, Consolidated Copper, remenlber-ar
y now I'm a-goin' to write something ell
= under them directions.
"'Do this up to the limit Of your cap
:, = tai and I will make good anything "
q lose There. Mrs. Wybert. I've sign
- that Peter Bines. L That card wouldr
- be worth a red apple; in a, court of la
but you know me, and you know it's go
- fur every penny you lose"
- Really, Mr.. Bines, you half way pc
- suade me. I'll certainly try the copp
ar play-and about the other-well-we
: see; I don't promise, mind your
You think over it. I'm sure you'll Ii
thl the idea-think of bein' in that gre
# nobility, and bein' around them palac
WI with their dukes and counts. Think hi
rel these same New York women will mea
to you then!''
d. The old man rose.
" "And mind, follow them directions a
er no other-makes no difference what y
lis hear, or won't be responsible. And :
ar rely on you, a'am. never to let any o
know about my visit, and to send
IT. back that little document after you
H. cashed in.
no He left her studying the card with
c curious little flash Of surprise.
sit To be continued Monday.
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