Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17

What is that dust made up Of? WhC
can tell? The scrapings OF old monks
the scum of Protestant reformers, the
detritus Of any number Of Jordans foI
ages, some Of whom have had measles
some scarlet-fever, some smallpox
No, thank you. III have my claret in
the garden. l can tell you without
| looking what goes TO make up the all
| in that pestilent old box; the dog has
carried old bones behind the cupboard
the cat has been set a saucer Of milk
under the chest, which has been for
| gotten and gone sour. An old stock
| ing which one of the ladies was mend
| ing was thrust under sofa cushion
when the front door bell rang, and she
had to receive caIlers-and that also
was forgotten
| Miss Jordan waXed red and indig-
nant. Mr.. Coyshe,' she said, I cannot
hear you say this, it is not true. Our
house is perfectly sweet and clean;
there is neither a store of old bones,
nor a half-darned stocking, nor any OF
the other denominations you mentioned
about it,
Your eyes have not seen the world
through a miscroscope. Mine have,
answered the unabashed surgeon.
When a ray of sunshine enters your
rooms, you can see the whole course
of the ray
Yes
+ho+ - "a Of
is dirty. If it were clean you would
be unable to see it. No, thank you. /
will have my cIaret in the garden;
perhaps you would not mind having it
sent out to me. The air out of doors
is pure compared to that of a house.
A little table, wine, glasses and
cake were sent out. Barbara and Eve
did not reappear.
Mr.. Jordan had a great respect for
the young doctor. His self-assurance,
his pedantry, his Boosting, imposed on
the timid and half-cultured mind of
the old man. He hoped to get infor-
nation from the surgeon about tests
for metals, to interest him in his pur-
suits without letting him into his Sc
crets; he therefore overcame his shy
mess sufficiently to appear and con-
verse when Mr.. Coyshe arrived.
What a very beautiful daughter you
have got!' said Coyshe; one that is
only to be seen in pictures. A man
despairs Of beholding such loneliness
in actual life, and see, here, at the
limit of the world, the vision flashes
on one! Not much like you Squire,
not much like her sister; looks as if
she belonged to another breed
Jasper Babb looked round startled
at the audacity and rudeness Of the
surgeon. Mr.. Jordan was not Of
Tended; he seemed indeed fattered.
He was very proud Of Eve.
You are right. My eldest daughter
has almost nothing in common with
her younger sister-onIy a half-sister.'
Really said COyshe, it makes me
shiver for the future Of that fairy be-
ing. | take it for granted she VIII 0e
Iyoked to some county BOBBY of d
squire, a Bob Acres. Good Lord!
what a prospect! 4 jewel of gold in
a swine's snOut, as solomon says
Eve shall never marry one IN
worthy of her. said Ignatius Jordan
.vehementIy. She will be under no
.constraint. She will be able to afford
to shape her future according to her
fancy. She will be comfortably off
Comfortably off fifty years ago
means pinched now, and pinched now
means screwed fiat fifty years hence.
Everything is becoming costly. Liv-
ing is a luxury only for the well-to-do.
The rest merely exist under suf-
ferance.'
Miss Eve will not be pinched,' an
swered Mr.. Jordan, unconscious that
he was being drawn out by the sur
geon. Seventeen years ago I lent
fifteen hundred pounds, which is TO
be returned to me on Midsummer Day.
To that l can add about five hundred;
have saved something since-not
much, for somehow the estate has not
answered as it did of old
You have two daughters
oh, yes. there is Barbara, said Jor-
dan in tone Of Indifference. OF
course she will have something, but
then-she can always manage for her
self-with the other it is different
Are you Hip asked Coyshe, sud-
denly, observing that Jasper had
turned very pale, and dark under the
eyes Is the air too strong for you"
No, let me remain here. The sun
does me good
Mr.. Jordan was rather glad Of this
opportunity Of publishing the fortune
he was going to give his younger
daughter. He wished it to be known
in the neighborhood, that Eve might
be esteemed and sought by suitable
young men. He often said to himself
that ne could die content were Eve
in q position where she would be
happy and admired.
When did Miss Ewes mother die?'
asked Coyshe abruptly. Mr.. Jordan
started.
Did I say she was dead? Did
mention her.?
Coyshe unused, put his hand
through his hair and ruffed it up;
then folded HIS arms and threw out
his legs.
Now tell me, squire, are you sure
of yodr money!
What 90 you mean?'
That money you say you lent
seventeen years ago, What are your