Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-12
THE
SPENDERS
A Tale of the Third Generation +
BY HARRY LEON VIII SON
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CHAPTER XXV.-CoNr1NUED.
Copyright, by Lothrop Publishing Company

CHAPTER NXV.-CONTINCED.
But, Mrs Drelmer, there's that poor
girl-she cares for me, and l like her
immensely, you know-truly I do
and she's trump-see where she says
here she couldn't possibly leave her
people now they've come down-even
If matters were not otherwise 'impos-
6ible.''
Well you see they're not only 9TH
'erwlse impossible, but every wise i'm
possible. What could you do? Go to
Montana with them and learn to be an
indian? Don't. for heavens sake, SEN
timentalize! Go home and sleep like
a rational creature. Come in by II
Tomorrow. Even without the title
you'll be splendid match for Mrs
Wyoert, and she must have tidy lot
or millions after this deal"
Sorely distressed he walked back to
his lodgings in Thirty-second street.
wild, Quixotic notions of sacrifice food
ed his mood of detection If the worst
came, he could go west with the fam
lily and learn how to do something.
And yet-Mrs. Wybert. Of course it
must be that. The other idea was alb
surd-too wild for serious considera-
ton. He was 80 years old, and there
was only one may for an English gentle
man live-even If it must break the
heart of poor girl who had loved him
deTotedly, and for whom he had felt
steady and genuine affection. He
passed a troubled night.
Down at the hotel of Peter Bines
was an intimation from Mrs. Wybert
herself. bearing upon this same for
tu1ty. When Uncle Peter reached there
Rt two a. M. he found in his box a
small scented envelope which he
opened with wonder.
Two Enclosures fell out. One was
tripping from an evening paper, an
nOuncing the birth of twin sons to Lord
Casselthorpe. The other was the card
he had left with Mrs. Wybert on the
day of his call; his name on one side.
announcing him; on the other the
words he had written:
Sell Consolidated Copper all you can
until 1t goes down to g. Do this up to the
limit of your capital and will make good
anything You lose
peter BINEs"
He read the note:
birmingham Hotel-7:30
mr.. Peter Bines.
Dear Sir: You funny old man, you
don't pretend to understand your game.
but you may rely on my secrecy. lam more
grateful to you than words utter-and
will always be glad to do thing for you
Yours very truly.
"BLANCHE CATHERTON WYBERT.
"P. S.-About that other matter-him you
know-you will see from this notice I cut
from the paper that the party won't get
any title at all now, SO a dead swell New
York man is in every way more eligible.
In fact the other party is not to be thought
OF for one moment. as I am positive you
would agree with me-
Hs tore the note and the card to fine
hit1.
1T does beat ALL" he complained
later to Billy Brue. Put beggar on
horseback and they begin right away
to fuss around because the bride amt
set with diamonds-give 'em little,
and they want the whole ball of wax!"
That's right" said Billy Brue, with
the quick sympathy of the experienced.
THAT guy that doped me, he want
satisfied with my good $50 wad. Not
by no means! He had to go take my
breastpir nugget from the Early Bird"
At II o'clock the next morning Maui
burn waited in Mrs Drelmer's draw
ing-room for the news she might have.
When that competent person sailed
in, he saw temporary defeat written on
her brow. His heart sank to its low
level of the night before.
well, I saw the creature" she be-
gan. land it required no time at all to
reach a very definite understanding
with her. I had feared 1t might be
rather delicate matter, talking to her
at once, you know-and we needed to
hurry-but she's a woman one can talk
to. She's made heaps of money, and
the poor thing is society-mad-so
afraid the modish world won't take her
at her true value-but she talked very
frankly about marriage really she's
cool-headed for all the fire she seems
to have-and the short of it is that
she's determined to marry some one of
thu smart men here in New York.
The creatures fascinated by the very
idea"
did you mention me?"
you may be sure I did, but she'd
read the papers, and, like so many of
these people, she has no use at all for
an Englishman without a title. OF
course l couldn't be too definite with
her, but she understood perfectly, and
she let me see she wouldn't hear of it
at all. So she's of the list. But don't
give up. Now, there's
! But Mauburn was determinedly
downcast
Its uncommon handsome of you.
Mrs. Drelmer, really, but we'll have to
leave off that, you know. II a chap
Isn't heir to a peerage or a city fortune
there's no getting on that way"
"Why, the man is actually discour-
aged. Now you need some American
pluck, old chap. An American of your
hge wouldn't give up"
But, hang it all! an American knows
how to do things, you know, and like
rs not he'd nothing to begin with, by
Jove! Now I'd lot to begin with.
and here's it's all taken away"
Look at young Bines. He's had a
lot taken away, but I'll wager he makes
it all back again and more, too, before
he's 4O.''
81 '.He might in this country; he'd
never do # at home Won knou,