Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-20
III.-A LONG WAY OUT.

ILL., "A LONd al OOIs.
And so they were married. Mr.. Jack
Jinke gave the bride away, feeling sure
he would have some pickings out of the
three thousand a year acquired by his
friend, and he hoped to be In a sub
stantial commission as well, being a
commission agent.
Some of Sir Towneley Parke's rela-
tives provided him with a few pounds
to pay the necessary expenses. They
were only too glad to get rid of him
so satisfactorily, and thought it cheap
at the price.
And away they went for their honey
moon, she bridling with pleasure, he
rejuvenated with hope. They went to
Lucerne, lovely Lucerne, whittier the
Polytechnic will take you for mere
nothing, if you are polytechnically in
clined. These two were not; they trav-
eled in state, and they put UP at the
Schweitzerhof, that lovely palace Of a
hotel with only it's own gardens be-
tween it and the wonderful lake.
MAY as we'll star. in STYLE" said
the baronet; there's nothing like doing
the thing properly"
The first difficulty came when the
hotel bill was to be met. BY that time
his finances were once more depleted,
and he was without a gold COIN But
what mattered that? There was his
wife with her wealth, and it was quite
time she started paying for something.
1t would be practice for her. 1t
would get her into the habit.
So when the manager presented mi
lord' with his bill and a bow, he said,
Right you are, sonny" in his conde-
scending way Of the true British arts
tocrat, put the bill in his pocket, and
asked his wife to take a stroll under
the trees by the side of the lake. He
would break it to her gently
The silver moon was beaming on the
placid face of the water as they paced
along the sidewalk by the rails She
wanted to rest.
isn't it diyine? she murmured, as
she pushed him against the rails and
began to lean upon his chest and gaze
into his eyes.
YES" he assented, fits awfully
jolly"
$50 tranquil, 50 calm, SO poetic, so
truly continental"
"Beastly dull he hazarded.
Dull, TOwneley? And 1 am with
your
"Oh, not at all, you know. 1 didn't
mean that, you know"
I'D like to stay forever on the shores
Of this lake, wouldn't your"
Il don't know. 1 suffer from rheu-
matism.'
"Ah, yes. But it is so sweet and
dreamlike." She was weighing rather
heavily just then. He tried to shift
her, but she refused to bulge. "Oh,
TOwneley!" she sighed, I'm so hap
py!"
I'm glad" he said, tamely. 'Kiss
he, TOwneley," she adjured him.
Great Scott." he told himself, "she's
getting sentimental! At her age. too
and at her weight"
DuI DIS she Ddue MIN KISS her, of
course, he was obliged to comply. 1t
was necessary, under the circum-
stances But he felt he was entitled
to some reward, and that bill was burn
ing In his pocket
Shifting her weight with a wonderful
effort, he managed to get his hand into
his pocket and produce the bill.
They've presented the account at
the hotel, darling" he said, feeling it
best to be polite. ut only amounts to
a little over fifteen pounds"
Quite reasonable, love-" she pouted.
And when will you pay itT'
That was his cue He coughed.
'Well, you see, my angel, | thought of
leaving 1t to you"
Leaving it to me?'
Eyes, pet; I'm broke"
But don't understand" she said.
Cant you wire to your bankers
CT"
II haven't any bankers" he owned.
but your estates2"