Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01

VI htdttt WIS past
/ Il suppose / am silly. sentimental
creature" she said to herself. AS uncle
/ SAYS, / ought to marry. But | loved
/ Dick / can't remember time when |
/ did not love him. The thought of marry
ing man ike Mr.. Harper or some one
| | don't love terT-ifies me. Ii | had never
\ known what love is it would be differ
/ emit
She eazed fxedly at Dicks photograph
IA faithful portrait OF what She relnen-
bercd Inn at o. 1t was the face Of
handsome Young man with ii pleasant
smile ard frank expression. And he had
gone away for love Of her because he was
poor and wanted to give her chance 81
marrying well He had gone. not think
ing that his going. Young though he was.
would break her heart
why did YOU 90, Dick :" she said
suddenly bursting into tears Poverty
with you would not natter. Wealth
without YOU is Of no value You should
not have left me; you should not have
gone away"
Then she wondered where he now was
I She had been told he had gone to Amer
lea Was he still there? Would fate
/ ever again reweave the broken threads
Of their lives?
4 few days later old Pcrcivale arrived
at decision with regard to his will and
sent for his solicitor Mr. Gildroy. who
had already made two other wills. now
1 to be superseded, for his client The in
| structions he received did not please AIR
tiildroy, who was a personal friend Of
Mr.. Percivaie, but knowing the old man
would have his way, he did not attempt
/ remembrance.
10 think that NE poor girl Won't get
the money after ALL said the solicitor
to himself. IF the terms of this viii
be carried ont She will have small chance
of the bulk of it,
The will was duly drawn up and exc
cuted. About three months later Luke
! PerCivale brcathel his last
After the funeral Mr. Gildrov request
ed an interview with Myra Having for
mal!y condoled with her, he referred to
the death Of her uncle as it affected her
| prospects. Mr.. Pccivule had had few
relations. His next of Kin was a GRIND.
nephew whom the old man had scarcely
Eno%u.
Yet Luke Pcrcivale had taken IT into
MS head to bcqueath the bulk of his
| money to his nephew. provided he we've
1T j. a most extraordinary condition..
said Mr.. Cildrov apologeticaly: nut
You know how obstinate and eccentric
Mr.. Percivale was There was no use
arguing with him Ii this gentleman
should be married or if You and he eaa
not agree to marry, the money. S250.000
IA quarter OF a million--must go to
| build and eT.aoW a home for aged. desti.
I tt-r ftryf u
Tor IN any case. lou are TO have this
house and $3.50 Il year"
Ot course Alyra was much startled
This Is prIpostercus,' said She. Have
You seen this gcntleman?"
No; that is the difficult point. h
left the country seven or eight years acc
went to some of the colonies. | shall
advertise FOR him without delay. j -.
sure You it is a most Unsatisfactory btsi
ness for me-
And fCr me it is
Don't worry, my dear Young lady.
In all probability this man will he n,sl.
ried represented that point Of viaN
Very strongly to Your late relative. but
without avail. He would have his way
about the terms of his last viii ana
make What | consider an GORGEOUS mis-
take though he had been governed b.
common sense views all his life. Put
You al least are comfortably provided
for"
Yes said Ayra, and tears came "a
ber eyes. Il did not dream that ugsIe
would leave me so well Off Three hun
bred year seems great wealth to me.
snail rot Know how to spend 50 much.
You will soon learn to do that. said
IA sol fsffg l..
vatelN hoped that old Perciyalc's nephe,y
was not married, and that he and Alvra
would agree to fulfill the giraffe condi.
ton of the will.
Myra life went on in the same groove
except that she no longer had her old
uncle To attend TO. A former oovorue.s
81 hef> Miss Jordan, came to live with |
Iet aN companion. The plepoSterous con
dl'loh on her mcic's will, which had given
her shock at first. assumed an 1lnra
haol' aspect. She could not marry this |
stranger. She persuaded herself shat he
was already married. Some months |
elapsed before he was heard of. Than
one day MIR. Gildroy called on Myra.
he heir has come back" lie told her
eagerly. lie wired to me from London |
to-day. Vt least my gents wired. lie
Will I've here tomorrow
Myra grew pale. The Thought that the
peaceful tenor Of her life might be any
day dlfurhrd by the arrival of this /
Strangek had been as a DamoeIes sword /
ur.,uul.,.. lover her head. Now. when The /
'ad fallen. -Ae brac2d herself for
sequences.
| see him, Mr.. Gillroy. Is he
fortunately-a lcast-"
b he l. not married."
agents wired that he is not"
l. dreadful cannot see him. /
don't want 10 he an obstacle to /
ting the money. Can nothing be
hing. The condition, must he full