The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-12-29
Trench-Nellis
Fortunes
By CLAIRE SMITH.

Copyright. 1921. Western Newspaper Union
Your uncle, Mr.. Daniel Trench.
wishes to do you full justice, Mr.
/ DenslOw."
Il hope so. 1t is my due" observed
/ Eane Denslow.
"Ionr uncle is glad to help you in
business way pursued his agent
and attorney, Mr.. Thacker.
He has great future plans for you.
AS soon as you get all your arrange
ments for going into business made. he
wants to have you shoot straight
ahead. See? In fact he has you in
his eye as a-what shall / say? A
very promising party for his ward,
Miss Nellls. You've heard of her?
Think of the vast mutual interests il
the Trench and Nellis fortunes could
be consolidated"
I'm other words" broke in yane
coldly, my upcle offers bride to
have me become a puppet in his
handS?"
Not at all-not at ALL" the willy
lawyer FASTENED to declare. "He only
hopes you will see things in his way"
Not in the matter of the selection
of wife," observed Vane. He had
better not try it! Does he know, sir,
that / am honorably engaged to a
young lady here in Wilby?
Just So Indeed not. Just men,
toned it. Ha, hum! Forget 1t. my
dear young friend. Good day."
In brief. the attorney had appeared
to make Vane proposition-to 90 to
Meriden, fifty miles away, and enter
into business. His uncle was about
to retire, a wealthy man. The eleva-
tor he owned controlled fine trade.
He offered to make a gift of it to his
nephew.
Vane DenslOw was proud, self-re-
liant young man, but he saw his way
clearly to accept the gift. In his mind
and in his uncle's mind and in the
minds of all who knew great deal.
but could not legally prove the same,
when Nane's father died his brother
law to get hold of some valuable prop
erty by all moral right belonging to
the DenslOws.
There was no doubt that old
Trenchs conscience as he got older
had urged him to a grudging restitu-
ton, the way Yane figured it out.
LEONE, at Wildly, began to receive
some letters that nearly broke her
heart at the first, and Dale at Meri-
den, In turn received news concerning
his fiancee that amazed him. Forum
ately he ran down to Wildly for an
ut is all clear 70 me-" he said to
LEONE. "SOme trouble maker has got
the news to you of my gay life at
Meriden, and to me of the numerous
beaux you are going around with. to
us. / know who it Is, and I
know why. LEONE dear, we must out
wit these plOtters. Whisper. dear"
and the interview wound up in an ex-
cursion TO nearby city, and then
Vane went back to his work.
Vane was introduced to his uncle's
ward. Miss Dolly Nellis.
Dolly made sure that her guardian /
was out of hearing as she sat down /
on rustic bench.
"Mr. Denslow," she whispered In a /
futtering tone, "are we all, all aIone?"
81 think we are. Miss Nellis," re-
Dlied Vane wOnderingly.
"Can I tell you a dreadful, dread
'ul secret?" she wavered.
81 shall be hOnored by your conf
1ence," intimated Vane.
"Then-then, oh, dear. l hope 1t
won't break your heart, but Il am
II must congratulate you"
"Oh, am so glad!" gushed the fair
Dolly.
81 will tell you secret, too, dear
Mss Nellie" said Denslow. 81 am al
'eady married"
II could almost kiss you for de-
ight!" cried Dolly. 81 will your wife,
When meet her. Oh, am so happyw
When old man Trench learned how
lis nephew had outwitted him through
secret marriage to LEONE at the
ime his emissary Thacker was plot
ing to separate them, he wrote an
lwful letter to Vane.
In a dignified way the latter in
ormed him that the business he had