The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04
FORGETTING THE MONEY.
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BY ELMER GARNET.

been entrusted with his address. The
letter filled him with a great sorrow-
and then with a great joy which wiped
put the sorrow altogether. It told him
that on account of the shifting of the
values of securities and a series of
unfortunate investments of her prop
erty, the entire fortune left Helen By 1
her father had been swept from the
boards and that she was practically a
pauper. The letter further said that
her pride was so strong that she re-
fused to remain with the doctor. who
had been all Of a father to her, but
had determined to go out as a teacher
or governess-and added how sorry all
society was to lose so bright an orna-
ment. His correspondent went on to
comment on the pity of the situation
which sent a frail and unequipped girl
used to all the Injuries out into
the merciless world to suffer and
struggIe-and perhaps die.
Chalmers finished the letter with a
whoop and two days later was speed
ing eastward as fast as the limited
would carry him-with a weeks lay
of to his credit
Helen was charmingly pleased to
see him but somewhat reserved and
naughty as he attempted to explain his
flight. But he plead his cause with
eloquence and logic-and with passion
and love and won, of course
4 ought to send you about your bus
mess and I am going to- think
and hesitating lost, or won So she
went away with her lover into the
little city in the great West, in the
role of poverty and they started in to
live on a thousand a ear Luckily
he got a raise of a couple of hundred
presently and they got OF very well
in their little vine-clad cottage in the
suburb. But it was tight pinching and
they sighed now and then for the the
ter parties and the automobiles and
the seashore-and the countless diver
sions of the other days. But the signs
always ended in smiles and laughter
and in renewed assertions that they
would not trade the persent life for
the old memo not if all the gold OF
Croesus were to be thrown in
This sort of thing wen on all very
well until the doctor, On a western
trip to inspect some mining stock, be
thought himself to stop OF to see how
his ward was getting on When he
saw the simple cottage he smiled
Observation-Disclosures a fad of Helen's-
But when he was ushered into the
!, plain little sitting room with its cheap
but tasty furniture he gasped, and
when he had sized up the apparel of
the pair and partaken their plain but
: appetizing supper, he began TO think
) hard
Presently he got a moment alone
r with Helen.
What Toes this all mean?" he ex,
claimed. Surely you have not gone
! on fooIing your husband all these
! years?"
) BlushingIy she nodded her head
many times.
But why?" insisted the doctor
J There is no necessity for it and real
Iy it must be hard work-and very
dull for you both
No. no, my dearest guardian re
, piled Helen. we are so very happy
!, that I cannot bring myself to disturb
the dream"
But" exclaimed the doctor, mysti
| fed. what do you do with the cheeks
1 send you every month";"
DO you want to know" she re
: piled. Then follow"
:, In the sewing room she pulled al
! impossible little drawer in the sewini
; machine and extracted therefrom
thread box which she handed to hin
: with a blush. He opened it and there
neatly piled up we're all the drafts h
had sent her since she had left hi
: home-amounting to many thousand
of dollars.
: And he still thinks he saved yol
(. from poverty" queried the doctor
~chuekling.
"Yes-and don't you dare to int
:, mate to the contrary" replied Helen.
: Good girl" said the doctor, leanin4
: over and kissing her. but We wi
have to lay up a little scheme for he
to make her money back, becaus
ChaImers-or any other man-wm tr
: of this sort of an unequal some day.
Copyright, 1906. by Daily Story Pub. Co