Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-11-10
Fiction


/ presents he had given her. She read
1t now with tears dimming her eyes
tears that had no bitterness, for tie
bitterness like that of death was past
Il suppose, am silly, sentimental
, creature, she said to herself. "A.
uncle says, ought to marry. But ]
loved Dick. | can't remember a time
when did not love him. The thought
of marrying man like Mr.. Hare
or some one | don't love terrifies me
II had never known what love is i.
would be different"
She gazed fixedly at Dicks photo
graph-a faithful portrait of what
she remembered him at %. 1t was
the face of a handsome young nah
with a pleasant smile and frank ex
preston. And he had gone away fol-
love Of her because he was poor and
wanted to give her a chance of NARY,
ing well. He had gone, not thin inc
that his going, young, though she was
would break her heart.
why did you go, Dick" she said
SUDDENLY bursting into tears. Poverty
with you would not matter. Wealth
without you is of no value. You
should not have left me; you should
not have gone away"
Then she wondered where he nov
was. She had been told he had gone
to China. Was he still there? Would
fate ever again reweave the broken
threads of their lives?
A few days later old Percivale ar
rived at decision with regard to his
will and sent for his lawyer, Mr.
Gildroy, who had already made two
other wills, now to be superseded, fol
this client. The instructions he re
ceived did not please Mr.. Gildroy, who
was a personal friend of Mr. Per
| civale, but knowing the old man would
have his way he did not attempt re-
monstrance.
ITO think that poor girl won't gel
the money after all" said the lawyer
to himself. IF the terms of this vii
be carried out she will have small
| chance of the bulk of it."
The will was duly drawn up anc
executed. About three months latel
Luke Percivale breathed his last.
After the funeral Mr.. Gildrov re
quested an interview with Myra
Having formally condoled with her he
referred to the death of her uncle as
it affected her prospects. Mr.. Per
civale had had few relations. His
! next of kin was grandnephew, whom
the old man had scarcely known.
Yet Luke Percivale had taken il
into his head to bequeath the bulk o.
! his money to his nephew, provided he
were unmarried and consented tt
marry Myra.
ut is most extraordinary condl
tion," said Mr.. Gildroy, apologetically
but you know how obstinate and &c
centric Mr.. Percivale was There was
no use arguing with him. If this
gentleman should be married or Il
! you and he cannot agree to marry, the
money-$1, $50 ,000-must go to buil(
and endow home for aged, destitute
gentlemen. But you are provided fl
in any case. You are to have this
house and $1,000 a year."
Of course Myra was much startl "a
"This is preposterous," said she
Have you seen this gentleman"
mo; that is the difficult point. He
left the country seven or eight
years ago-went to some of the
colonies. l shall advertise for hin
without delay. 1 assure you it is q
most unsatisfactory business fof me-
"And for me it is"
Don't worry my dear young lady
| In all probability this man will be
married. l represented that point OF
: view strongly to your late relative
but without avail. He would have
/ his way about the terms of his last
will and make what l consider al
egregious mistake, though he had
been governed by common sense
views all his life. But you at least
are comfortably provided for"
YES" said Myra. and tears came IL
| her eyes. 81 did not dream thal
J uncle WOuld ledNe me 50 well OH. OHe
! thousand five hundred dollars a year
seems great wealth to me. l shall
not know how to suend so much"
You will soon learn to do Tat.
/ said the lawyer, sympathetically. He
privately hoped that old Percivale's
nephew was not married and that he
and Myra would agree to fulfill the
/ cratic condition of the will.
Myra's life went on in the same
groove except that she no longer hac
her old uncle to attend to. A former
! governess of hers, Miss Jordan, came
to live with her as companion. The
preposterous condition of her uncle's
will which had given her shock al
first assumed an unrealizable asEec.
| She could not marry this strange
She persuaded herself that he wa
already married. Some months
! elapsed before he was heard of. Their
one day Mr.. Gildroy called on Myra.
1.-The heir has come back" he told
her eagerly. He wired to me from
! San Francisco today. At least my
! agents wired. He will arrive here +
morrow"