Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-29

Bines spirit. That reminds me-" he
continued, as Uncle Peter rose to go,
we've been pretty confidential, Mr..
Bines, and don't mind telling you /
was a bit afraid Of that young man
until yesterday. Oh, not on the stock
proposition. On another matter. You
may have noticed that night at the
Oldaker's-well, women, Mr. Bines, are
uncertain. know something about
markets and the ways Of a dollar, but
all know about women is that they're
good to have. You can't know any
more about them, because they don't
know any more themselves. Just be-
tween us, now, / never felt any too
sure of a certain young woman's state
Of mind until copper reached 81 and
Union Cordage had been blown up
from inside"
They parted with warm expressions
Of goodwill, and Uncle Peter, in high
spirits at the success Of his machina-
lions had himself driven uptown.
The only point where his plans had
failed was in Mrs. Wybert's refusal to
consider Mauburn after the birth of the
Casselthorpe twins. Yet he felt that
matters, in spite Of this happening,
must go as he wished them to. The
Englishman-Uncle Peter cherished
the strong antl-British sentiment pc
culiar to his generation-would surely
never marry a girl who was all but
penniless, and the consideration of an
alliance with Mrs. Wybert, when the
fortune should be lost, had, after all,
been an incident-a means of showing
the girl, If she should prove to be too
deeply infatuated with Mauburn for
her own peace of mind-how unworthy
and mercenary he was; for he had
meant, in that event, to disillusion her
by disclosing something of Mrs wy
bert's history--the woman Mauburn
should prefer to her. He still counted
confidently on the loss of the fortune
sufficing to break the match.
When he reached the Hightower that
night for dinner, he found Pereival
downstairs in great glee over what he
conceived to be a funny situation.
Don't ask me, Uncle Peter. |
couldn't get it straight; but as near
as / could make out, Mauburn came
up here afraid the blow of losing him
was going to kill sis with a broken
heart, and sis was afraid the blow was
going to kill Mauburn, because she
wouldn't have married him anyway,
rich or poor, after he'd lost the title.
They found each other out some way,
and then Mauburn accused her Of be-
ing heartless, of caring only for his
title, and she accused him of caring
only for her money, and he insisted
she ought to marry him anyway, but
she wouldn't have it because of the
twins"
Uncle Peter rubbed his big brown
hands with the first signs Of cheerful
ness he had permitted Percival to de-
tect in him.
Good fur Pish-that's the way to
take down them conceited Britishers-"
But then they went at matters
again from new standpoint, and the
result is they've made it up"
What? Has them precious twin
Casseltborpes perished?"
mot at ALL both doing finely
haven't even had colic-growing fast
probably learned to say fancy, now,'
by this time. But Mauburn's going
west with us if we'll take him."
Get QUIT"
Fact! Say, it must have been an
awful blow to him when he found sis
wouldn't think of him at all without
his title, even if she was broke. They
had stormy time of it from all can
hear He said he was strong enough
to work and all that, and since he'd
cared for her, and not for her money,
it was low down of her to throw him
over; then she said she wouldn't leave
her mother and us, now that we might
need her, not for him or any other
mainland he said that only made him
love her all the more, and then he got
chesty, and said he was just as good
as any American, even if he never
would have title; so pretty soon they
got kind of interested in each other
again, and by the time came home it
was all over. They ratified the pre-
liminary agreement for a merger"
We'll, l snum!"
That's right, go ahead and snUn.
I'd snum myself if l knew how-it
knocked me. Better come upstairs and
congratulate the happy couple"
"Shoo, now! l certainly am mighty
disappointed in that fellow. Still, he is
well spotted, and them freckles mean
iron in the blood. Maybe we can de-
velop him along with the other prop
critics."
They found Psyche already radiant,
though showing about her eyes traces
Of the storms devastations. Mauburn
was looking happy; also defiant and
stubborn.
MIR. Bines," he said to Uncle Peter.
II hope you'll side with me. know
something about horses, and I've near
ly thousand pounds that I'll be glad
to put in with you out there if you
can make a place for me-"
The old man looked him over quiz