Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-05-23
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By WILLIAM BRYAN.
: Copyright, 1867, by Homer Spragac. 4
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tlih- more 10 De Sllu, susie Whisper
! ed. looking mp into Iambert's face.
There is LOT :.larc TO be said" de-
clared Lambert. "incle Jim is guard
| ian of my Inheritance until am TWEEN
| ty-iive. but he has 10 right to prevent
my marrying YOU"
But YOU will lose the fortune if you
marry without his consent" she re-
| minded.
Il can work" he declared. Il would
| rather he poor and work for you than
| TO have the income and be at Uncle
Jlm's mercy. He wants the money for
| himself. and it goes 10 himself IL |
| marry without his consent, so he won't
! give his consent
1--WE can wait" she suggested. ut is
only three years. There will never be
| any one but you. dear / would not
want to feel that in marrying me you
| had destroyed your prospects,
| and be unhappy for three years for
the sake of dads money! he said bit
terly. You can't buy three years even
with half million. Sue. That clause
was only put in because dad was afraid
| that might marry one of the Spencer
| girls. Uncle Jim is taking advantage
| OF the clause TO make me miserable.
| He was only fathers stepbrother any
| way. don't see why dad ever made
| such will"
'He had a right to dispose of his
money rs he saw fit" she said gravely.
I'VE shall have to walt, dear
"Ill carry you Off by force he
threatened. Il tell you | won't wait"
But in the end Susie had her own
way 1t seemed hard that their mar
riage was dependent upon the whim
| of James Frazier but the late Horace
Lambert had been twice beaten at law
by Mrs. Spencer, ana when the will
was made it looked very much as If
Lawrence Lambert would marry Grace
Spencer.
That was before the boy met Susie
Ronalds Later Mr.. LAMBERT had
planned to alter his will, but Frazier
had counscled against it, and in the
| end Mr. Lambert had passed away,
leaving his son at the mercy of his
shrewd but INSCRIPTIONS stepbrother.
Frazier had encouraged Iarly's court
ship of Susie, but when his formal con-
sent had been asked il had been with
held without any reason, ana the more
young Lambert StOrmed the better
Frazier seemed to like It, He felt very
certain that Larry could not wait for
three years and that the family fortune
would revert to himself
| That he was more than comfortably
rich did not matter. He was of the
type in whom possession hegets desire
for more. ana he WAS deaf to all argyll
ments advanced by Lambert.
He went placdly about his business
and apparently had lost al interest in
the matter; but. though his mind mp
peared engrossed with oil wells, he was
keenly aware OF I.ambert's impetuous
mood. and he watched the restless low
err with avariciouS eyes.
That the marriage did not take place
was no fault of Lambcrt's, who begged
and stormcd alternately. Il won't wait
three years. he declared impetuously
after one of these meetings. II want
to marry you now, whether Uncle Jim
likes it or not"
II think he will like it soon" she
said, with a smile Il don't want to
say anything, but I've an idea that it
Will come ont all right"
There's Uncle Jim now" he said in
surprise as the familiar team turned a
curve In the road. Il wonder what he's
up to- a
Perhaps he has come to give his
consent she said, with an odd laugh.
VERY likely" agreed Larry, with
grin. Il declare. he Is going TO stop
| here"
Frazier numbered through the yard
and up 10 the front door rs your
mother in|' he demanded as Susie an
| swer"d the knock. II just want to see
| her moment"
! she ushered him into the parlor and
| reloined Larry In the sitting room. All
that took place came clearly through
| the folding doors.
i Just dropped in TO see YOU about
That south meadow" began Frazier,
when the greetings had been concluded.
/ l bought the Davis farm, and it struck
me that the meadow would go better
with the Davis property than with
yours. It's like separate farm to
You with the car tracks running be-
tween that ana the rest of your land"
Il don't care TO sell" said Mrs. Ro-
iands quietly II had thought to sell It
TO get Susie's wedding things. but now
sneS not TO he married there's no need
TO sell"
ia give a pretty good price for it."
ne said carelessly ia have to drain
of that swamp that lies partly in your
plot and partly in Davis farm. Five
hundred ought to be Il pretty fair
price"
II don't want to sell" was the firm
answer. We've always called that
sues trousseau,' and | shan't sell I'M
III she needs one"
Il wanted to see you about that.
Zoo. he went on uueasily i've been
thinking it over, and il doesn't seem
fair to the young folks TO make 'em
wait three years. | did think that Law
renee was too young. but he's changed
amazingly lately. and | was going to