The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-14
this morning. But If lose my temper,
I keep my understanding.


Rawdon court was in her heart.
She would rather have advanced
the money to buy an American estate.
She had been little pleased at Fred's
mortgage on the old place, but to the
American Rawdons she felt it would
prove a white elephant; and the APP
peal to Ethel was advised because she
In the first place, the Judge had the
strictest idea of the sacredness Of the
charge committed to him as guardian
of his daughter fortune. In the sec
ond, Ethel inherited from her York
shire ancestry an intense sense Of the
value and obligations of money. She
was an ardent American, and not likely
to spendsit on an old English manor;
and, furthermore, madam s penetration
had discovered a growing dislike in
her granddaughter for Fred Mostyn.
- ID never abide him for life
long neighbor, the old lady decided.
It is the RaWdon pride in her. The
to Mostyn for wives many and many
a time, but never once have the Mos
tyn men married Rawdon girl---proud,=
set-up women, as far as I remember;
and Ethel has way with her Just
like them. Fred is good enough and
nice enough for any girl, and / wonder
what is the matter with him! It is
week and more since he was here, and
then he wasn't bit like himself -
At this moment the bell rang and she
heard Fred s voice inquiring IF ma
dam was at home. !" Instantly she di-
vined the motive of his call. The
young man had come to the conclu-
sion the Judge would try to influence
his mother, and before meeting him IN
idea of the trend matters were likely
to take. His policy-cunning, madam
called ibid not please her She i'm
mediately assured herself that she
Soed fer gnst h hss Sg Msa h sas
and general air Of wretchedness fur.
ther antagonized her. She asked him,
fretfully "what he had been doing to
himself, for" she added, cit 8 mainly
what we do to ourselves that makes
US sick. Was it that everlasting we'd
ding Of the Denning girl?'
with much Of the SANE an desire i to an
n0y, 81 suppose it was. / felt it very
much. Dora was the loveliest girl in
the city. There are none left like her.
It will be good thing for New
York = that is the case. IN not one that
wants the city to myself, but can
spare Dora stanhope, and feel the bet
."!The most beautiful Of Gods crea-
tures!',
,s 'tYou We surely lost your psight or
your Judgment, Fred. She is just a dus-
ky-skinned girl, with big, brown eyes.
You can pick her sort up by the thous-
and in any large city. And wander
ln!gy e; g!ddy creature, too, that
sorry for Basil Stanhope, he didn't de-
81 serve such fate.
Indeed, he did not! It is beyond
measure too good for him. -
sSs i have always heard that affliction
9, is the surest way to heaven. Dora will
lead him that road, and it will be more
sure than pleasant. Poor fellow! He'll
soon be as ready to curse his wedding
day as Job was to curse his birthday. A
costly wife she win be to keep, and
misery in the keeping Of her. But if
stanhope, I IL cease talking, for 1 don t
find it any great entertainment"
came to talk to you about Squire
Rawdon.''
:" What about the squire? Keep it in
your. mind that he and I were sweet,
haven't forgotten that fact y
You know Rawdon Court is mort
gagged to METZ
''I've heard you say so-more than
"I intend to foreclose the mortgage
in September; I find that I can get
twice---yes, three times the interest
for my money in American securities =
" How do you know they are secur-
ities9''
Bryce Denning has put me up to
several good things:
Well, if you think good things can
come that road, you are bigger fool
that I ever thought you.'' 49,
Fool! Madam, I allow no one to
call me 8, fool, especially without rea.
son. -
Reason, indeed! What reason was
there in your dillydallyihe after Dora
Denning when she was I engaged, and
then making yourself like a ghost fol
her after she is married. AS for the
good things Bryce Denning offers you in
exchange for a grand English manor
take them, and then If called you not
fool before, will call you fool in your
teeth Twice over, and much too good
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