Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-12-06
| THE
SPENDERS |
A Tale Of the Third Generation |
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By HARRY LEON WILSON |
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Copyright. by Lothrop Publishing Company.
CHAPTER xXv.-cosrlSuED.

sirl-she cares for me, and | like her
immensely, you know-truly do
md she's trump-see where she says
lere she couldn't possibly leave her
people now they've come down-evel
matters were not otherwise impos-
iible."
We'll, you see they're not only 9TH
.rwise impossible, but every wise i'm
possible. What could you do? Go to
Montana with them and learn to be an
indian? Don't, for heavens sake, SEN
imentalize! Go home and sleep Ike
rational creature. Come in by IL
o-morrow. Even without the title
Jou'll be splendid match for Mrs.
Wybert, and she must have tidy lot
If millions after this deal"
Sorely distressed, he walked back to
his lodgings in Thirty-second street.
Wild, GuiXotic notions of sacrifice Hood
I'd his mood of detection. If the worst
came he could go west with the fam
lily and learn how to do something.
And yet-Mrs. Wybert. OF course 1t
must be that. The other idea was alb
turd-too wild for serious considera-
ton. He was 80 years old, and there
was only one may for an English gentle
man live-even If 1t must break the
heart of poor girl who had soved him
ievotedly, and for whom he had felt a
steady and genuine affection. He
passed troubled night.
Down at the hotel of Peter Bines
was an intimation from Mrs. Wybert
herself, bearing upon this same for
:uity. When Uncle Peter reached there
1T two a. m, he found in his box a
small scented envelope which he
opened with wonder.
Two Enclosures fell out. One was a
clipping from an evening paper, an
rouncing the birth Of twin sons to Lord
Casselthorpe. The other was the card
he had left with Mrs. Wybert on the
day of his call; his name on one side,
announcing him; on the other the
words he had written:
Sell Consolidated Copper all you can
until 1t goes down to s. Do this up to the
limit of your capital. and will make good
anything you lose.
PETER BINEs."
He read the note:
"Arlingham Hotel--7:3o.
"Mr. Peter Bines.
Dear Sir: You funny old man, you.
don't pretend to understand your game,
but you may rely on my secrecy. / am more
grateful to you than words can utter-and
will always be glad to do anything for you.
Yours very truly,
BLANCHE CATHERTON WYBERT.
"P. S.-About that other matter-him you
know-you will see from this notice l cut
from the paper that the party won't get
any title at all now, so a dead swell New
York man is in every way more eligible,
In fact the other party is not to be thought
of for one moment, as ] am positive you
would agree with me-"
He tore the note and the card to fine
bits.
at does beat ALL" he complained
later to Billy Brue. "Put beggar on
horseback and they begin right away
to fuss around because the bride amt
set with diamonds-give 'em little,
and they want the whole ball of wax!"
That's right" said Billy Brue, with
the quick sympathy of the experienced.
THAT guy that doped me, he want
satisfied with my good $50 wad. Not
by no means! He had to go take my
breastpir nugget from the Early Bird
At II o'clock the next morning Maui
burn waited in Mrs. Drelmer's d:aw-
ing-room for the news sne might have.
When that competent person sailed
in, he saw temporary defeat written on
her brow. His heart sank to its low
level of the night before.
well, saw the creature" she be-
gan, land 1t required no time at all to
reach a very definite understand 6
with her. I had feared 1t might be
rather a delicate matter, talking to her
at once, you know-and we needed to
hurry-but she's woman one can talk
to. She's made heaps Of money, and
the poor thing is society-mad-so
afraid the modish world won't take her
at her true value-but she talked very
frankly about marriage-really she's
cool-headed for all the fire she seems
to have--and the short of It is that
she's determined to marry some one of
the smart men here in New York.
The creatures fascinated by the very
idea"
did you mention me"
"You may be sure did, but she'd
read the papers, and, like so many of
these people, she has no use at all for
m EnoIiohoan u,itho.,t n tit1a ne
course couldn't be too definite with
her, but she understood perfectly, and
she let me see she wouldn't hear Of It
at all. So she's off the list. But don't
give up. Now, there's"
But Mauburn was determinedly
downcast.
''It's uncommon handsome Of you,
Mrs. Drelmer, really, but we'll have to
leave of that, you know. II chap
isn't heir to peerage or city fortune
there's no getting on that way"
why, the man is actually discour-
aged. Now you need some American
pluck, old chap. An American of your
age wouldn't give up"
But, hang 1t all! an American knows
how to do tnmgs, you know, aud like
as not he'd nothing to begin with, by
love! Now I'd a lot to begin with,
ana here's it's all taken away"
Look at young Bines. He's had a
lot taken away, but I'll wager he makes
II all back again and more, too, before
he's 40"
HE might in this country; he'd
never do 1t at home, you know"
"This country is for you as much as