Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-06
CHAPTER III.

Portable dining room of Mannersley, the
Pearmans, father and son, are sitting.
The old man has turned seventy, and
can hardly be said to look as if his
money-grubbing career had agreed with
him. He is shrunk and worn, with a
stoop in his shoulders. Altogether. he
wears the aspect of a man whose con-
stitution is beginning to break up. Wealth
is not amassed without much wear and
tear of mind and constitution, and your
great turf spectators seldom attain &
patriarchal age. He draws his chair
closer to the blazing CRATE.
Il think I've got bit of cold. Sam"
he remarked. Better me than Coriander.
though. isn't it?'
swell, father, am sorry for you; but
don't suppose it will be much harm in
your case"
-How did be go this morningT'
well, l wasn't there; but Stephen
tells me he did a good steady gallop. If
he keeps right. he'll about win the Two
Thousand"
'Yes," chuckled the old man. 'I've
been racing now getting on fifty years,
and | don't think / ever saw my way
into a much better thing than this looks
like. We've got on, too, at very pretty
price, take it all around. 1t will be a
hottish Monday for some of them"
IL hope so; but there's one or two
things l want to talk to you about
There's young Shefington; he's crack
Drained young fool. and I've got him
In h,,rl- 80 h. 0f IS
twelve hundred if Coriander wins. Now,
you have done business with him-is he
good for that amount?"
"Yes, Sam-yes. Wen get that from
him in time; but doubt there'll be bit
of waiting for it Don't take long odds
from him again. What else?''
We'll Flashington stands to lose a
thousand to us. He doesn't bear the
character of a very good pay"
Hes the biggest thief in England;
but he'll pay me, though he don't every
body" ;,
And why you, in particularly" inquired
his son.
Because he made mistake about his
name in early life, Sam; and he is quite
aware that / know it, and could rake up
evidence enough against him, if he irri-
tated me, to make things, to say the
least of it, very unpleasant as far as he
is concerned"
Good Then, with a little pressure,
that'll be good money, if it's won, eh?"
"Just so," nodded the fathe.
"Now, wen come to something else.
Just listen to this. I've pretty well come
to the conclusion that / had better get
married"
81 don't see any reason you should
not on the contrary, i should like TO
see it. Not going to make fool of your
self, suppose ?'-and the old man look
ed keenly at his son.
"Tell you more about it when it comes
off but certainly not, think. in the de-
sign. We've made a good bit of money
between u.s. I'm not going to say it isn't
most of it yours; still, since l have been
having a share in the concern, I've put
some together myself Now, what | want
in marriage is connection, more than
money"
"Yes-yes, I think you are right; but
there will be Observation-Disclosures, !
fear"
"Of course there will, to certain ex-
tent; there always is about getting any
thing worth having in this world but
money is a key to most things nowadays.
Tottering coronets must be propped by
wealthy alliances. The parson or doctor
marries the rich tallow chandler's widow.
Marriage is a social contract in these
times. A hundred thousand pounds from
Manchester stands out for strawberry
leaves In the coronet. while fifth OF the
money from Birmingham is quite content
to put up with an Honorable. Well, to
return to what | was saying. you agree
with me that / must look out more for
connection than money, don't your
Eyes, / think that's best; but it would
do no harm If you could see your way
into trife of property besides
Exactly. ! was At the Xminster ball
last night, and the prettiest girl in the
room was the daughter of old Denison OF
Glinn. / got introduced to her; danced
with her, and did quite as well as anyone
could expect to do in first dance-1ust