Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-01


| tell you, mind, no matter what Jon
hear, and II you don't talk"
Mrs. Wybert medltatsd.
"Mr. Bines, Pm-its natural that
Pm a little uneasy. why should you
want to see me do well, after our lit
tie affairY Now, out with itl What are
you trying to do with met What do
you expect me to do for your Get
down to cases yourself, Mr.. BinesI"
II will, ma'am, in few words. My
granddaughter, you may have heard,
is engaged to an Engllshman. He's
next thing to broke, but he's got title
coming. Naturally he's looking fur
money. Naturally he don't care fur
the girl, But I'm afraid she's infat-
uated with him. Now then, II he had
chance at some one with more money
than she's got, why, naturally, he'd
jump at It."
Aren't you a little bit wild?"
mot a little bit. He saw you at
Newport last summer, and he's seen
you here. He was tearing the ad-
iectiVes up telling me about you the
other night, not knowing, you under
stand, that I'd ever heard tell Of you
before. You could marry him in a
jiffy If you follow my directions"
But your granddaughter has for
tune"
You'll have as much II you play
this the way tell you. And-you
never can tell In these times-she
might lose a good bit Of hers"
tits very peculiar, Mr.. Bines-your
proposition"
Look at what a brilliant match 1t
would be fur you. Why, you'd be
Lady Casselthorpe, with dukes and
counts takin' off their crowns to you.
And that other one--that Milbrey-
from all hear he's lighter'n cork
cut his galluses and he'd float right
up into the sky. He amt got any
thing but his good family and a
thirst"
81 see. This Mauburn isn't good
enough for your family, but you reck-
on he's good enough for me? Is that
it, now?"
Come, Mrs. Wybert, let's be broad.
That's the game you like, and l don't
criticise you fur it. It's a good game
If that's the kind of a game you're
huntin' fur. And you can play it bet
tern my granddaughter She want
meant fur it-and I'd rather have her
marry an American, anyhow. Now
you like 1t, and you got beauty-only
you need more money. I'll put you in
the way Of it, and you can cut out my
granddaughter"
81 must think about it. Suppose
plunge in copper, and your tip isn't
straight, I've seen hard times, Mr..
Bines, in my life. l haven't always
wore sealskin and diamonds"
MRS. Wybert, you was in Montana
long enough to know how stand
there7"
II know you're A 1, and your words
as good as another mans money.
don't question your good intentions.
TITS my judgment, hey? Now, look
here, won't tell you what know and
how know 1t, but you can take my
word that i know 4 do know. You
plunge in copper right OF, without
saying word to anybody or maxim
any splurge, and here"
From the little table at his elbow
he picked up the card that had an
nounced him and drew out his pencil.
"You said my word was as good as
another mans money. Now I'm going
to write on this card just what you
have to do and you're to follow direc-
tions, no matter what you hear about
other people doing. There'l be all
sorts of reports. about that stock, but
you follow my directions"
He wrote on the back Of the card
with his pencil.
Consolidated Copper, remember
and now I'm a-goin' to write some
thing else under them directions.
"'Do this up to the limit Of your
capital and will make good anything
you lose.' There. Mrs. Wybert, I've
signed that Peter Bines.' That card
wouldn't be worth a red apple in q
court Of law, but you know me, and
you know it's good fur every penny
you lose"
Really, Mr.. Bines, you halfway
persuade me. Ill certainly try the
copper play-and about the other
well-wen see; l don't promise, mind
you!"
you think over it. I'm sure you'll
like the idea-think Of bein' in that
great nobility, and bein around them
palaces with their dukes and counts.
Think how these same New York
women win meach to you then!"
The old man rose.
"And mind, follow them directions
and no other-makes no difference
what you hear, or | won't be respOn-
sible. And I'll rely on you, ma'am,
never to let anyone know about my
visit, and to send me back that little
document after you've cashed in"
He left her studying the card with q
curious little flash OF surprise.