The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-09
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AAWt WHICH uiuH make IL IL the same
for me as for you. Pay me any other
way and keep your land. IL no other
way, shall have your land. Is that
sense, or is il nOtF'
Hard common sense" said George.
$50 it is" said David. Its always
hard common sense when he takes an
| other mans land"
Il am sorry for you. George" the old
man went on; yet his face expressed a
certain satisfaction. Nobody will blame
you, I'm sure; or me either. for that
matter; and when your poor father bOr-
rowed the money tho land was worth
three times as much as Il is now, so
that nobody will blame him. don't sx-
pect ever to get the value Of my money
back. So we're all losers by the hard
tines | shall want a tenant. George"
the old man went on. 'and we will not
quarrel about the rent. Easy terms you
shall have. and when you've got your
head well above water again, we will
consider about yeu and Mary. Don't
think l shall be- hard upon you"
me" said George; Il am going to
emigrats."
''Ts foreign lands. Gsorgsl HAs it
come to thatl Dear--dearT'
Il am going to Tasmania"
Tut. tut; thS Ia very bad. To for
eign lands! David went to foreign lands,
and see how he came home. George
you had better stay at Sidcots and be my
tenant"
NO" George said, shortly. "wsIl. the
long and the short Of it 10 that we are
here tO-day-MAry and Ito ask your
consent to our marriage"
mo. George: l shall not consent
WHAT! let Mary marry q man who has
lost his own land and . gOlng to foreign
landsf Certainly mott not on any aS-
COUNT
When your sister left Mary al her
fOrtune-
1t was mine By righA made II
for her"
consent to protect her. Ysu know, as
well as l. that abe herself would never
object to me for Mary'S husband"
She began with q thousand pounds
By my advice she made II into six thou
sand pounds Do you mean TO tell me
that am to have no voice in the dis
DOsal Of all this money!
This kind Of talk win not help any
body. Well, l have had my answer,
suppose. Mary. dear. il Is for you 70
choose between Jour uncle and me.
1 have chosen, George, you know
well Uncle. you win have 70 give that
money to David or to me. Here is Da.
vid, and here am l. To which Of us
viii you give itY'
Suppose, Mary" David interposed-
suppose there was a secret arrange
ment-I don't say there il, but suppose
there was-betwesn your uncle and me.
Suppose that / was to sell my chance
for 50 much down, and be was to keep
the rest"
Uncle! you would uot--you could not
do such a thing" Mary cried.
Suppose, l say"-Davld went on
that arrangement was to exist. Then.
you see, George and Mary'-David put
the thing In his slow and elaborate man
ner, 30 as 10 bring out the full meaning
Of the transaction-'you see that II you
don't marry without bis consent, he will
lose the money he's got to pay me. but II
be does not pay me that money before
you get married, he will have TO pay me
the whole afterward. Therefore be nat
urally wants you to marry without his
consent You are going 70 play his game
for him"
At this unexpected blow Daniel was
covered with confusion. When two peo-
pie make such a treaty, secrecy Is the
very essence Of it: and for one Of the par-
ties concerned TO blurt out the truth Is,
/ in 4 sense, a breach Of contract. The
old man actually turned red--at seventy
| he had still the grace to husband hung
/ his head, but he could not speak.
oh. you have specuiated on our mar.
T rying withouty our consent! You 20
actually bought David's chance, and IS
j you want Us 70 marry. 20 that you nay
keep the whole to yourssltr'
4 not the whole" said David. VIVA,
will Be left after he has bought me ou..'
/ Mary" her ANGLE replied. evadinR the
question. why do you want to get mar
I ried yet? Stay with me- Let Gegrga
stay At Sidcote and Be my tenant. And
l viii consider will consider. Besides
think. Mary; l am an old man now. and
you will have all my money and all ~
land when l die"
Have you bought up David 20 tia,
I you may keep the money as long as ,oE
F, please. By always refusing your consent,
Answer that" said George. hotly.
Il shall answer nothing" Daniel Re
piled angrily .'nothiug-nothinK Y0r
have come here and asked for my con
sent to your marriage. Very well. re
fuse 1t. Now you can 60"
MARY said George, 1T il no lonzsp
possible TO leave you IN this house. You
uncle has deliberately set himself 10 rot
you. Come With me, dear: my mothe
will take care Of you till We are mar
ried." Mary hesitated Go. Mary. pu
on your hat and come with me- As 70
you, Daniel LeiEnan"-hs waited Ill
Mary had left the room-"we leave y0i
alone. Nothing worse can happen to you
When you have no longer Mary to pro
vide beforehand all your wants-whei
you are alone all the day and all tn
evening. you 9ill remember what y0f
have thrown away. Oh, you srs sevsnt
years Of age, and you are rich already
and you rob your sisters daughter In OF
der for year or tso to call yourssI
richer stiIi"'
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