Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-17

IudAIti hUOuA tue rent. bhh1 ltA g0h
shall have, and when you've got your
head well above water again, we will
consider about you and Mary. Don't
think | shall be hard upon you"
mo-" said George; II am going to
emigrate."
ITO foreign lands, George7 Has 1t
come to that7 Dear-dearw
Il am going to Tasmania"
Tut, tut; this Is very bad. To for
eign lands! David went TO foreign lands,
and see how he came home. George,
you had better stay at Sidcote and be my
tenant"
mo" George said, shortly. "Well, the
long and the short of it is that we are
here to-day-Mary and Ito ask your
consent to our marriage"
mo, George; | shall not consent.
What let Mary marry n man who has
lost his own land and is going to foreign
lands7 Certainly notl not on any ac-
countw
"When your sister left Mary all her
fortune"
at was mine by rights. made 1t
for her"
She put In the clause about YOU
consent to protect her. You know. as
well as |, that she herself would never
object to me for Mary's husband"
"She began with a thousand pounds.
BY my advice she made it into six thou
sand pounds. Do you mean to tell me
that l am to have no voice In the dis
posal Of all this money!
This kind of talk will not help any
hn1v Wall H.. L..
suppose. Mary, dear, it is for you to
choose between your uncle and me-"
Il have chosen, George, you know
well. Uncle, you will have to give that
money to David or to me. Here is Da-
vid, and here am /. To which of us
will you give III"
Suppose. Mary" David interposed-
suppose there was a secret arrange.
ment-I don't say there is, but suppose
there was-between your uncle and me
Suppose that | was to sell my chance
for so much down. and he was to keeT
the rest"
"Unclel you would not-you could moi
do such a thing" Mary cried.
Suppose, | say"-David went on
that arrangement was to exist. Then
you see, George and Mnry"-David put
the thing in his slow and elaborate man
ner, so as to bring out the full meaning
OF the ransaction-"you see that II you
don't marry without his consent he will
lose the money he's got to pay me; but II
he does not pay me that money before
you get married, he will have to pay m,
the whole afterward. Therefore he nat
urally wants you to marry without hi,
consent. You are going to play his gam,
for him."
At this unexpected blow Daniel was
covered with confusion. When two peo
pie make such treaty. secrecy is tn,
very essence of It; and for one Of the par
ties concerned to blurt out the truth Is
In sense, breach of contract. Tn,
old man actually turned red-at sevent,
he had still the grace to husband huns
his head. but he could not speak.
"Ohl you have specialized on our mar
rying withouty our CONSENT You hav,
actually bought David's chance, and now
you want us to marry, so that you may
keep the whole to yourselfw
mot the whole" said David. "Wha'
will be left after he has bought me outv
MARY" her uncle replied, evading tn,
question, why do you want to get mar
ried YETI Stay with me. Let Georg,
stay at Sldcote and be my tenant. An,
l will consider will consider. Besides
think. Mary: l am an old man now, an,
you will have all my money and all m,
land when ! die"
Have you bought up David so tina
you may keep the money as long as yol
please, by always refusing your consent
/
IL shall answer nothing" Daniel re
piled nothing-nothingl Yo
have come here aud asked for my con
sent to your marriage. Very well; l re
fuse 1t. Now you can 60"
MARY" said George, lit Is no longe
possible to leave you In this house. You
uncle has deliberately set himself to 70
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 Leighan"-he waited Ill
Mary had left the room-"we leave 20
alone. Nothing worse can happen to yor
When you have no longer Mary to Pre-
vide beforehand all your wants-whe
you are alone all the day and all IN
evening. you will remember what 20
have thrown away. Oh. you are sevent
years Of age, aud you are rich already
and you rob your sisters daughter in OF
der for year or two to call yoursel
richer STILL"
The old man crouched among his pi
lows and made no answer. Mary wa
leaving him. But II she stayed he mus
give his consent, and then he would los
| al. Ia, L. NJ
turned. carry ing a small bag In her han,
II have come TO say good-by, uncle.
Her eyes we're full Of tears. IL knee
that / must choose between George an
you. l knew that you would refuse, b,
cause George could save his land If b
had my money, and | knew that you
heart was set upon getting his land. Blu
l did not know-ohl could not guess
that you had planned this wicked thin
to get my fortune as well as George
land. Everything have is yours, but
suppose you viii let me have my cloths
as wages for six years work. Conn
George"
"You will go-and leave me-a
alone, Maryr
81 am her estill, uncle" said Davi,
81 will come and stay here-I will
with you all day long and every ever
ing. Not alone; you still have me. w
shall have roaring time now that Mar
is gone. We will bargain all day long.
The old man looked up and saw h
enemy before him with exulting eyes an
the room empty. save for these two, an
he shrleked aloud with terror. Davi
with him alwaysl
"MaryT he cried, while yet her sol
footsteps, gone forever. echoed still abot
the quiet house. "Maryw But II We
too late. Come back, Mary-dOn