The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-20

came. l saw Watts one day driving with
his hancee near the Achilles statue. and
thought that he looked glum enough but
lie came TO me on the following morning
for diamond aiSrette, and although ne
couldn't pay for 1t let him have IT
It'll be all right In a month, Sutton. y
said he, you know the old chaps hard
enough, but he cane let me marry on
nothing year, can he now?
/ said that the thing was possible. and
for his own sake ventured 10 hint that II
was even probable ali opinion which he
took in no good part, sucking his stick
silently for awhile. and then laughing
with a poor. little chuclsle that seemed to
come from the very top of his head
WELL he exclaimed at last, "it's devil
ish rough OH fellow TO have a relation
OF that sort, isn't it2-a positive disgrace
10 the family. wonder what the old
wedding present. Did he ask YOU to show
him any American tickers by the way /
shouldn't wonder IL he presented me With
brass clock, and Eva with a guinea set
in iet-he'S mean enough
HE bought a ruby bracelet here some
days ago L remarked, as III parenthe-
sis.
Did he now" he exclaimed in tone
of pleasure. Il wonder if it's for the
grille, But, of course it couldn't be. He'd
die TO give away anything that once went
into his old cnaTra sal 10 b here cH,rs sutton 5
dred and go halves? l feel like some
thing desperate.
j told him that that was impossible.
and he went tway with the aigrettc in
his pocket. and a very thoughtful eX-
preston upon mis- face. Before lie did
SO, however, he had uttered the pious
wish that his uncle might die OF some
tormenting visitation, and that he might
be alive to dance on the day of the fu-
neral. ] must say that i sympathiZed
with him. for he WAS good-looking and
kindly hearted young fellow, who for
many wears had been led 10 believe that
liS Yal3ficnS would do q HING for him
and who was about to be grievously dis
appointed. Nor could ! forget that he
was engaged TO one OF the prettiest girls
in town, and for her sake enjoyed a
kind OF reflected sympathy which was
sincere enough on the part Of every man
who knew him.
fixed being the 2lst of January. to be
well ahead of Lent. ] saw Watts very
frequently during the following ten days.
he coming with cSpcctant pcrsistency
TO ask me ii his uncle had yet bought
him anything, and remaining disappoint-
| ed almost to the very eve OF his mar
riaSe. In fact. the wedding was 10 take
place on the Wednesday. and II was only
ON the previous Monday that Lord Harm
| inGham asccnded my stairs putting and
blowing. and In a shocking temper. TO
sutton he said. this Is the great
est tomfoolcry on carth-that young
| rascal is going to get married after all.
and | suppose I'll have to give him
|
You can scarce do less / said with
a smile
"Of course can do less he replied
| Garrulously. Il can give him nothing
at all dye see? Not brass half-pcnny.
! Look at the ass maudling about the
| first pretty face he secs over dinner
! table when he might marry money TWEEN
| ~ times for the asking Of il. Did / make
such a fool of myself when l was his
| aEe?"
assured him that he did nothing of
| the sort.
! Then what's he want to do Il for? ?
! Thinks he's going 10 get something out
| of me, perhaps-out OF me, but he Isn't
| not siXpencc: not II they hadn't enough
| to get to the station with. Ha. ha! I'm
| not such "A Spcndthrift as / look
| He talked In this strain for some while
| and then fell 10 hageling over gift
| He told me that the custom of giving
| wedding presents was the insane fashion
| OF An insane age. that he consented 10
! follow II only in view OF the fuss that
| society would make II his card did not
lie on Lord Varnley's table when the
other presents were shown In this bar
| gaining he displayed meanness which
| was triumphant even for him. | must
| have shown him quite a hundred rings
pins and watches. of all values, from (. 5t
10 $500. before hc could In any way make
up his mind. and he did not cease 10 re-
bulSc me FOR that which he called my
Iprcpostcrously cXtraVaGant inslnuatiou
FIFTY soVcrcisns, q hundred sovcrcigns.' -
he kept cXclaimins why. man alive. d,