Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-01
CHAPTER, TIT

IN LQe very mOuoFu DuC extremely COM
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 a
patriarchal age. He draws his chair
closer to the blazing CRATE.
81 think I've got bit of a cold, SAM"
he remarked "Better me than Coriander,
though, isn't it?"
"Well, father, am sorry for you; bat
l don't suppose it will be much harm in
your case"
"How did he go this morning?"
"Well, I 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. give
been racing now getting on fifty years,
and l 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
hottish Monday for some of them"
Il hope so; but there's one or two
things 1 want to talk to you about.
There's young Sheffington; he's crack
Drained young fool, and I've got him
down in my book to the tune of loser of
twelve hundred if Coriander wins. Now,
you have done business with him-is he
good for that amount?"
Eyes, Sam-yes. Well get that from
him in time but l doubt there'll be DIT
of waiting for it. Don't take long odds
from him again. What else?"
"Well, Washington stands to lose
thousand to us. He doesn't bear the
character of a very good pay"
Hes the biggest thief in kMgland;
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 lrrl-
tated me- to make things, to say the
least of it, very unpleasant, as far as ne
is concerned
"Good! Then. with little pressure,
that'll be good money, if it's won, eh?''
"Just so,'' nodded the fathe.
"Now. we'll come to something else.
lust listen to this. I've pretty we'll come
TO the conclusion that l had better get
married"
ST don't see any reason you should
not on the contrary, l should like TO
see it. Not going to make fool OF your
self I suppose ?"-and the old man look
ed keenly at his son.
"Tell YOU more about it when it comes
off but certainly not, L think, IN the de-
sign. We've made a good bit OF money
between us. I'm not going to say 1t ISM
most of it yours; still, since l have been
having a share in the concern, I've put
some together myself Now, what l want
in marriage is connection, more than
money"
'.Yes-yes, | think you are right; but
there will be Observation-Disclosures
fear"
"Of course there will, to a certain ex-
+ant there always is about getting any
thing worth having in TINS Worlo Out
money is a key to most things no"auays'
Tottering coronets must be propped by
wealthy alliances. The parson or doctor
mar-ies the rich tallow chambers 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 con content NJ
to put up with an Honorable Wen, to
return to what was saying you agree
with me that | must look out nlo 81, ho'
oonnact;on than money, don't your
..yas T think that's best; but it would
do no harm If you could see your way
into a trife of property besides IN
Exactly. 1 was at the minister o eh
last night, and the prettest, girl ; in the ne
room was the daughter Of old ID penl asn,e Of
CHM. l got introduced to her r danced danced
with her. and did quite as well as anyone
could expect to do in trst oanee just