The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-10-01
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We'll, what do you say to $4,000?
It's too little, but I'm very lenient
| man" the stranger remarked persua-
sively.
You unmitigated scoundrel! Do
you mean to tell me you've come here
to blackmail me? Get out, before |
put you out! I thought perhaps you
were about to ask my assistance in
some other way"
What will Miss Jardine say to your
letters to Sal? You amt taken long to
get fresh gal, I'm thinking" CON-
mented the elder man insolently.
George Moscroft WINGED. It was
only six months since he inherited his
uncles business and fortune, and here
he was at home on the point of being
| married. There was no doubt that
he was desperately in love this time,
| but the thought of those letters to
Sally Jarvis, the daughter Of the Wool
aborg storekeeper, made him 80 hot
all over
Il tell you again not to mention
Miss Jardines name-she has nothing
to do. with this he said ~angrlly - 4z
"Oh, hasn't she? She soon will have.
| fancy! When she gets your letters
to Sal into her hand she may conclude
that she has something to do with it.
III warrant you don't bluff her. I've
known lots of women in my day, and
my experience tells me that they don't
like the 1ightly-come lightly-go kind of
gentleman. Think of that, Mr., George
Moscroft - <Geordie Gray-eyes'-as
they called you out yonder! Think of
that, say!"
Look here, Jarvis, don't talk non
sense. What is there in it all? Moth
| ing. l went out to Australia, and fate
took me to Woolaborg. That was two
years ago. was very lonely up there
| in the bush. l was pining for home.
You kept a store there and had a
pretty daughter-the only woman
within fifty miles, except Nancy, your
servant. I made love to her, and she
encouraged me. Neither of us had
real feeling at stake in the matter
Though | thought at the time had l
know better now. We carried on like
fools for six months, and wrote the
most tender letters to your daughter,
to which she replied-not quite so ten
der certainly, for Miss Jarvis, l have
since learned, was what you would
call wide Someone else came to the
station, and your daughter cold-shoul-
dered me. Didn't choke me off COM
plstely-she liked admiration and at
tentiOn too much for that-but sort of
pushed me into second place and let
the newcomer make all the running
/ resented it and kept out of her way
Matters went on thus for twelve
months, and then news of my good
fortune came from England, and your
daughter saw she had hooked the
wrong fish and had let the right one
go. She wrote me most gushing
letter, which returned along with the
other letters. l told her that mad at
length found out what she had appar-
emily discovered some time previously
that the whole thing was mistake,
| and l asked her to return my letters
This she has not done," said Moscroft
quietly and deliberately
mo fear! Sal's a bit too wide for
that"
Then you come to England" con-
tinued Moscroft, unheeding the inter-
ruption, "and attempt to extort money
from me for the letters. was a fool
not to have told Miss Jardine all about
thes absurd affair. / am not going to
tell lie and say that I have. But I
shall tell her now. It won't be pleas
ant, but I'll do it. So get eut!"
| Suppose she doesn't believe your
tale? There's nothing in the letters
to prove that the story's not as will
sum it up Young innocent girl gives
! her heart to young Englishman. Eng
lishman protests undying affection and
innocent girl believes him. Then
comes news from England that Eng
lishman has succeeded to fortune,
upon which he cruelty jilts heart
broken innocent girl, and is scarcely
home in England before he fxes on
fresh victiDs How does that sound q