The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04

We'll" demanded the doctor as he I
honed the carving knife preparatory
to cutting the juicy steak, what's in
the paper?"
He glanced severely at his ward
Helen, whose duty it was to scar the
paper while the doctor attended TO his
family duties. The girl, usually quick
to respond and tell the family the prin-
cipal news of the day, was strangely
silent. Then she gave a great sob and
laid her handsome head Of glorious
brown hair on her arm and sobbed vic
lently.
The doctor ceased his carving and
reached for the o with only the
exclamation: Well, I'll be dished!"
The family awaited in a fever of i'm
patience. Finally the doctor laid down
the paper and said in a husky voice:
Yes, it's pretty bad-but moi hope
less. He's young. you know and one
Knockout ought not to carry him I'M
der. Besides, If you a Sc much
your fortune is ample"
That's the trouble" the girl sobbed.
He is so proud that he will not let
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an, and the woman he loves"
The other members of the family
who had listened to this obscure con-
versation patiently hoping that the
key would be given them, revolted at
this point.
Doctor" remarked Mrs. Doctor, Sc
verely, will you kindly serve the
breakfast-or let US know what it is
all about"
Without responding to this sarcasm
with his usual f-acetiousness the doctor
silently passed the paper to his better
half and after she had read the impor-
tant story which had so perturbed the
other two she wiped her ayes and
passed the paper along
And really it was too bad. Great
black headlines chronicled the failure
of the house of Cudover & Co, which,
while merely meaning the loss Of so
many thousands to Cudove- with his
millions, meant the entire wiping out
Of Bently Chalmers-the Co, who
had all his patrimony invested in the
business. The paper stated specifcal-
" that the failure not only would wipe
out all the young man had invested,
but would eat up the entire Chalmers
estate. Also that young Chalmers in
sisted that every dollar of indebted.
ness be paid if he had to take the
clothes from his back
Now the interest in all this lay in
the fact that Bently Chalmers was the
afianced husband of Helen and that
theirs had been the most perfect and
beautiful love story possible to i'm
agine. Both of the best type of Amer
leans, both left with ample fortunes
the attraction was not strange.
Chalmers, with the independence OF
the young American, however, was no
satisfied to lay back and live on the
income derived from the struggles anC
labors of the past generations and haC
plunged into business to carve out hi
own career.
To the doctor the failure was saC
because he well knew the terrific diff
fculty in ~recouping fortunes-and b.
well knew the value of money.
To the girl it was a catastrophe be
cause she knew the indomitable pridI
of her lover and she foresaw the en-
of her own happy dreams
Even as they talked the matter owe
the doorbell rang and Miss Helen wa
summoned to the door. When she re
turned her white face told the story
She sat a moment as if dazed and the
4 dropped her head onto her arms an,
\ sobbed in a way to draw tears to ever
1 eye.
Come. come" cried the doctor
this is no way to carry on Out wit
it. Mistress Helen Has he Tilted you?
Released me" she nodded. and say
he starts for the West tomorrow t
begin over again-and that l am nc
to wait for him because he evidentl
ia cut out for a failure and is unworth
for any s-elf-respecting girl to thin
about"
I'm" grunted the doctor. I'VE
cheer up and eat a piece of this tel
derloin. 1 think there are ways
bring young fools like that to thel
milk"
The girl looked up with hope shinin
through her tears When the docto
used that particular lone she kne'
> he was on the warpath and tina b
= had an idea or two up his We
all the town knew when the doctor g
on the warpath there was
sight for the enemy. And Helen kne
that the doctor loved her as his yer
own and thai all things would be dor
for her happiness
] There were many conferences b
tween the doctor and his pretty wal
and these usually ended in tears an
temper on the part of the latter. BIZ
/ the doctor was firm and nothing WI
Y done-with the exception of the quit
work the doctor did to locate the T
calcitrant lover.
Finally one glorious day the docts
came home almost bursting with II
| important news he had to give GU
i He summoned Mistress Helen to h
den with an air of mystery whiC
caused him an accounting with b
i -.-o who rightly believed she ShOu