The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-28

Julia was the generals ward. When
Tom came back from Harvard, where he
had not covered himself with intellectual
glory, nor yet had disgraced the name of
Harris, tho he had pledged himself to
marry an actress, the general thought it
was time for the boy to settle down, and.
knowing nothing of his arrangement with
| the actress, decided that he should marry
the winning and wilful Julia. He con-
fided his plan to DR.. Moregraves.
Did you ever, Moregraves,' said the
general, Ibid you ever in all your crusty,
| sour, selfish bachelorhood-did you ever
behold a more charming, witty, delightful,
| innocent, beautiful ="
Eye, fye, general" laughed Moregraves
dryly, interrupting him. Julia is a very
| sweet, lively grl-too emotional, too SEN
| tlmental, too given to reading love trash
but that will wear off with her teens. She
| isn't: quite 1S yet, you know. Er-you
don't intend to present Tom with step
| mother?'''
"Confound you, Moregraves!'' cried the
general; he Strengthened up and blushed
With vexation "Julia's the same as a
daughter 1 intend her for Tomv'
''The mountain labored-lo, the mousse
Whlskers! This was your idea, hey?'
| What do you think Of it? Marriage!
1t settles Tom down, 1t provides for Julia.
and it Just suits me What do you think
! of it,"
II saw blacksmith try to repair q
watch once'' Moregraves sneered.
They'll do as say! If say marry
they'll do it,
Til just wager you" said the DOCTOR
speaking in deliberate, amused tone, pc
cullarly exasperating two; hundred and
fifty dollSrs in gold that you'll find a hor.
nets nest the moment you meddle."
| .,lIhe bet was taken, and the course OF
| events by which the bet was decided was
no commonplace one. When one has got
SO far with the story, he will go on to the
| end, meeting frequent surprises, all nicely
| lifting together and leading to a "Finis'
| 1olloWed With sense of pleasure and 2
desire to go back and read over again
some of the passages at words between
| Tom and Julia
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