Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-15
A NINE EPISODE.

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| from mines, and was sJin coming out Of
mines in golden stream. From @OGd
Johns" point Of view this was a very
pleasant fact indeed Mrs. Carstairs
was enabled TO shine in all the brilliance
Of New York seasons and Newport in
doIenee.
But Frances, erabeIlished with all that
Partisan costumes and the skill Of
French maids could possibly add to the
beauty of her graceful figure, and the
Ewitehery of her wavy brown hair and
deep brown eyes, had grave doubts as to
the unalloyed desnabiIity of this wealth.
For there was Dick to be considered.
Dix was not rich; not exactly poor,
but certainly not rich, And when one is
wealthy and beautiful and 81; and when
ones mother thinks it is time to con
slider ones marriage. and so many youths
with all the necessary bank notes and
| bonds have expressed their alteration and
| been refused and ali this with the result
| that ones mother il becoming impatient
while Dick is the only one that will suit
! but Is not rich; naturally the problem
I assumes serious proportions.
| Of course, Dick was also a doubter. To
keep himself at all cheerful he had day
dreams OF becoming suddenly wealthy
and boldly demanding Frances hand
| from odd John" Frances, from a com
Portable and becoming position on Dicks
shoulder would agree that such an event
would be perfectly lovely"
Bat how are you going to make it
happen, Dick, dear?'
Now that was just what Dick didn't
know himself.
Then came a time when Mrs. Car
stairs coming softly into Frances room
at night introduced another factor into
an already perpleXing problem.
/ Frances. dear, it Is time you were
thinking Of marrying and having a home
| OF your own"
/ Il suppose so, mother"
| Now, Of course, Frances. can quite
understand all this foolishness and senti-
mcnt about Dick Leigh, It is all very
well for a young girl just out Of school,
| but when a girl comes to your age,
/ Frances, she must look at things sens
| ibly"
/ Mrs Carstairs continued: II will admit
| Dick il a very fine Young man and have
no doubt would make a model husband.
But my dear, he has no money and is
never likely to have. You must forget
all about this boy and girl affair. Sew
eral young men Of admirable character
and with the necessary means 20 make
you happy have spoken to your father,
and we expect you to make choice be-
fore long"
Eyes, mother almost inaudibly from
the cushions.
The new developments in the rase hay-
ing been tearfully reported to Dick, that
young man was more perplexed than
| ever. but cord offer no advice expect to
wait for a while The waiting" lasted
for nearly three months, until Mrs. Car
stairs announced to Frances that her
hand had been promised to Mr.. Wynd-
ham, whose money was also obtained
from mines.
My dear, it is now March, and since
Mr.. Wyndham as well as your father
and / would like you to be married quiet
| ly at our country house | have fixed the
date for September"
After a short pause she continued;
| "Now, Frances, / have given Dick
| Leigh to understand that you are en-
gagged to MIR, Wyndham ara are to be
married in September, and he has, be-
licve, left the city for the west this
morning | expect, Frances, to hear
nothing more about this old love affair
If do you will regret it."
| She swept out with the full conscious
ness and pride of victory. But as she
departed Frances maid now came with
a letter from Dick Shorn of endearing
epithets and caressiug phrases, the letter
| said that he was off to the west, the
land of mines, ard was determined that
"a mine will soon be mine and then YOU
shall be mine again Always and for.
ever thine. Dick"
| Frances spent an hour in reading those
portions of the letter which we have
omitted. and then plunged into the de-
/ lights of shopping with her mother. for
, Dick would find his mine and she might
as we'll prepare for the wedding now.
and while her mother shoppcd with Mr..
Nyndham IN mind. she could fcpf il was
for Dick
Such implicit confidence in Dick was
P tattern@. but it was doubtful if such
, ialth IN his abilities reposed in his own
mind. Equpped with pro-pector's pacI,
: ana guide me arrived at the little hotel
near the tarstalrs mine lie decided 70
} explore tine country five miles to the
F. north OF odd Johns" mine, and So in
p formed miner who had struck M nm
easy western acquaintance with him.
. Prospect them there hills to the north
p Why, by the ~iV-shooter Of Moses. YER
crazy, pHrdncr"
. Why demanded the crcstfanen
p Dick
There amt no gold rocks there. nav.
not even good buildin' stone. A mans
: plumb lepry-cyed foolish to prospect
Them hills, Better strike a iob workin'
IN the mines Tor Old John Car~tairs Yer
chunky looking specimen. pard and s.
days good pay. Come in." with n
Jerk ct his dirty thumb over his shoul
j'r Come in parincr, the drink'l be
ON me-