The Santiam news., January 27, 1911, Image 7

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one of ’he r' he I X > ng rn*n or th" Passavant,
age- twenty five million* In realty and dublu
a yearly Income of a million besides'" Inlne
was more than poor Wilf could they were we could hsrdty help find
iprehend al a moment a notice Ing h Im; there m really no trouble a*
With these words ringing In his ears all. shy other flrm could and would
I do not exactly
e Staggered Out of the office and I havs done a* well
ained the street. there to ' walk it ' perceive why he should b* especially
l grateful on that score No doubt ths
young man fed» kindly towards me I
’ have every reason to believe that he
CHAPTER V.
dors. In point at fact “
"What has he tx-en doing for a liv­
Horatio Passavant occupied a rest
dence on Park avenue, that dullest of ing all the*« years?"
a r j & Ljm*rvrr nt
New York's many dull uptown streets i ' Ills vacation has been that nf a
The place and Its furnishings, like [ bookkeeper In a large export house
I "It Is a pleasure to renew the
their
owner, were heavy, eminently downtown"
qualttlancc of v> presentable a young
"I suppose he knows nothing what­
gentleman as yourself Mr Htennls. respectable, pompous. and quite pre
ever of srulcty, paps'* 11« could have
and Io b* th« b>-arqrs of what will. I tcntloua
Th* household consisted of blmwrlf. no really nice people among hla ac­
am sure, be moat grateful tidings Not
quaintances?"
the least item In our gratification con , his daughter, and bls spinster slater-
"Highly Improbable, t should say,"
slats In the fact that you bear a most the latter tolerated chiefly because
dignified and euphonloua name—one • he made an admirable sheepdog tor was the r«jolnd*r. "I was thinking,
eminently fitted to grace the good for­ the second, being conveniently deaf, Clara, that we might du the poor fel­
tune we are about to announce: *WII- quite colorless as to opinions, and low a signal service by taking him
frhl fitennla. Eaqulre'- ah!" Ho rolled capable of complete self tils« vmi-nt up- Introducing him In the right quar­
ters. and all (bat sort of tblug." with
out the full itile tn hla best forensic upon occasion
manner, and our unsophisticated Wilf.
Clara I'assavant. the daughter, was an airy wave nt the band
"Very llk'-ly be gobble« his soup and
win was staggered by all thia unea commonly accounted a handsome
peeled hoinag
aud daltery, hardly woman, of a pale, blonde, stately type rats with his knife' lk> you suppose
recognised bta own familiar appella of beauty, she was thoroughly mer he ever walked through a cotillion In
tlon
cenary, brilliant as an Icicle and near hla life?" said Clara, with supercilious
Her father gave a ventral
Here Mr Carboy, with an Impatient ly as cold, heartless, vain, and ambi­ disdain
rough, took up the (ale. as though he I tious Her all-consuming alm In Ufa chuckle
“Come, come, my dear, we muat not
would say: "We here had the fanry was to contract a splendid marriage.
Ils
touches and tbe flummery; now lets In her eyes money was the Indis­ be too hard on young Htennla
pensable requisite for human happl baa really quite passable manners,
get down to buslncsa '
“Th* facta ar« briefly as follows. Hess; and, although she probably and Impresses me as a man who
Mr Htennts
This firm for many never shaped the thought In so many would quickly fall Into clvlllted ways "
"Oh. you men do that better than
years past has numbered among Its words, she would undoubtedly sell her­
women anyway," commented this ma
most valued clients your late la­ self to the highest bidder.
"Has he any
Father and daughter were sitting ture girl satirically.
mented maternal uncle. Mr Andrew
Meleen. whose reputation In tbe west over their dessert on the evening of drav. barks In the way qf detrimental
was largely tnerg-d In tbe town th* day which brought to Wilfrid the relatives—any sisters?"
"He la absolutely alone In tbe world,
named after him in the state of Ne­ tidings of hla stupendous change In
vada "
fortune
The scene was far as the my dear He was the only son of his
Wilfrid could not repress a gesture antipodes from the humble Interior mother, and she was a widow.' Ills
of surprise at the mention of old An­ over In Macdougal street, where an­ father was a civil engineer by pro- ;
drew's name. Eunice was right, alter other sad a more momentous inter­ tesslon."
view was at that very moment also
That's something In his favor,” ad
all
"Three months ago. Mr Stennis, taking place.
mitted the daughter of the house.
"Now tell me about this Mr. Stennis
your uncle died not very suddenly,
What Is bls full name, papa?"
of yours, papa. said (Tara after the
but full of years, and childless.
"Wilfrid Stennis."
“Does be spell It with an 'I' or with
an '•?""
"With an T—Wilfrid Slather a
In > • •» •
well sounding name—don't you think
lit 4» • *
other man **r
<^LL¿J¿TM77OH*5 ÖY MY WALTER
<
SYNOPSIS.
Andy Meleen. «*<«M and
nutrie roll-
llftnair# minor» U «lyfn* 'll»*! *»r«b-r« hie
a ft «ut»* y to dr«» up a will Wavifttf «II hie
tifufM’ffty (O th«s «tin of « •»•<**! from Whom
I.»» wn* R* p«r«* *1
twfor«* an<l of
wh'MW nani*,
he i# t<n««f»nt
Andy
t»llw the
U»*t h»» *«• tn »rrt.'.l in
hi« youth t»'ii left hi« etf« «rtcf « quar-
r»i in wtd- h h<- «trur W l*er
il» learned
afterward that «>><• «<»•! hl« *l«ifght«r wen»
<1~«d
Th* » «’t*«- «hlfta l<* ,N*w
Inlr-idu Ing \A lUrt I
who !• till­
ing hl« flan« r E inii ** Tr«*k *»<'« «. «hat ho
Mu old do tf h«
th* t»-Mw*--»«-*r of
Iwpiily *»r dftv hi HU oim
In the l«w nt
ft«« <»t Carboy. I'««»avsnt A
•»-
torn*ya (nr th*
<»f Andy
It »«««r It*»»* r v-o’« th« rrault »•( }U«
«N»ar«*h tn »’ * •• *«f for
if
11« con* *«1« (li»» fact that a daughter of
ia «IK«
U lift'd •« «• «ri «1
% <*•* Il«**fn*nt f»»r Info» ttt«(|t»n eon-*rnh»g
hf«rtha
m «I»'«* *nd<*nf•
H* r~
ogidf**« th* d*««fi pl Mn «« that of lila
«trod mnfh«>r and d«*» idrg to answer the
advertisement
CHAPTER IV.—Continuad.
I
"ffli* occasionally spoke of an elder
brother somewhere In this country,
but she never heard from him. that 1
van remember, and we always sup­
posed he was killed In the war."
"And hla name- surely you have
heard her mention h.s name, Mr Bien­
nis r
"Why. certainly
It waa Andrew-
Andrew Meleen, of course!"
The lawyer's Indifferent manner had
disappeared, and he had leaned for­
ward aDVIorisly In tils chair pending
thia answer, but now he resumed his
former position, with as much satis­
faction shining In hla fai face as the
legal proprieties ever permitted.
"Well Mr Htennla, I am warranted
In going «.I f.r .1» 111 • *> flat Hi!» l:>
tervlew haa been eminently sa'.lsfac
tory up to this point, and I am de
lighted to have mad» your acqualn
tance I will have th>>»>> little details
to which I alluded looked up. and if
you will do m» the honor to call hers
at the same hour this day week I may
have some Interesting nows for you—
mini* exceedingly Interesting news.
In fa. •
"Hut—but." stammered Wilfrid. "I
nm not a bit wiser than when I cam*
1n!
You've pumped me dry. and I
should like to know something about
tbs advertisement what It means—
• ml ao would ni) my friends "
Mr Passavant looked at the quiver­
ing Wilf compassionately and dispas
alonately over hla gold rimmed glasses
"Your Impatience Is quit* excusable
under *h» circumstances, my dear sir.
but until we have In our hands the
collateral proofs of which I have
spoke.i. It would be manifestly
proper for me to commit myself
ther Gmid-morning'"
"And ao." as Wilfrid ruefully
Eunice that evening. "I came away
like the king of France, who marched
up the hill and down again, and got
tvothlng for my trouble "
Eunice made him tell the story of
the Interview twice over, and then sat
quietly ruminating, her forehead and
<-ycbrowa puckered In a puxiled frown
"It must be I am sure of It. Wilf."
ah* exclaimed af length
"The ad­
vertisement haa something to do with
that
long lost
uncle
Andrew
of
yours!"
“Do you rcallv think so*" said Wilf
dubiously "Why, all old I'assavant's
talk was about mother; he only men­
tioned uncle Andrew once"
"You silly boy!" the girl exclaimed
with pret'y petulance, giving him a
little push, "that's the very thing that
makes me sur«'"
It Was More Than Poor
From which It may be seen that
Eunice Trewcca possessed what haa was. I am happy to say for your asks,
been called ths "leaping mind."
a very wealthy man. I had the honor
Ho there was nothing fur It but to to draw bls last will and testament. In
wait the week out with what patience which he named Mr. I'assavant and
the trio could muster—for Eunice and myself as co executors
The estate
old Trevecca were equally Interested • III foot up at I25.0fj0.000. partly In
with Wilfrid The time passed In all paying mining propertiaa. but mainly
worts of feverish conjecture*, and Wilf, I In cash and available securities. Be­
It muat be confessed, was a somewhat sides thia principal, there la also a
Idle and careless apprenties all that yearly Income, at the present market
week
values of silver and copper, of some
Hence It was with a beating heart thing like 11.000.000 Your uncle’s will
and all aorta of nameless and formless makes you sole legatee, and It be-
expectations that Htennla presented comae our very pleasant duty, Mr.
himself In Temple court at the ap- : Htennla, to congratulate you upon your
pointed hour one week later.
good fortune. From what we can
This time hla reception was cor- I learn of you personally. I have no
dlallty Itself, tempered with ouch hesitation In expressing tha o nlon
marked respect as to be positively em- that this vast wealth could not have
barrasslng to a youngster so Inex- | fallen Into better hands ~
perlenced In th* ways of the world.
Both partners rose to their feet at
There waa a third person present
i
this
peroration, and each grasped a
also. Introduced as Mr. I'hineaa Car­
I hand of the dumfounded Wilfrid, who
boy. the senior member of the firm.
Roth partners Impressively shook ! "stood speechless before them, saying
hands with their visitor and were I never a word." vainly essaying to
' moisten bls parched lips. Then he tat
quite deferential In manner Mr. Pas­
savant'» demeanor might even be de­ down, saying piteously:
"I'm afraid I don't quite take It •Il
scribed aa parentally affectionate.
Wilfrid sat on the edge of the prof ' In. gentlemen' You muat give tuo
fered seat In some trepidation, and i nine to realise tbe news!”
"Oh. you will soon get used to ths
found himself focussed by a battery
of four eyes and two pairs of eye­ situation, mv dear air." Mid the bland
glasses. ao respectfully sollcltoua was and beaming I'assavant, with a return
tbe manner of hie reception. Mr. Faw- to hla fatherly manner.
Havant led oh In one of bis pompously
"Burely!" echoed Mr. Carboy, with
vwuw-UU periods.
>• oouiuaastonats smile. "You will be
Í
"Oh. It will do." said Clara Indlffer
ently.
"Huppose we Invite him to dinner
some night?" suggested Mr Passavant
st length; Just by ourselves, you
know. Then you can take hie mesa
ure and—er—er—form your own esti-
mate of hts possibilities."
This was precisely what the »rhe
mlng Clara had been leading towards,
although she knew full well that,
niati like, her father would probably
claim credit for the Idea should the
experiment turn out well.
"A* you please, papa
Shall we
say a week from next Wednesday?"
“The sooner the better, my dear.“
And so Wilfrid's social fat« waa set
-d.
In the privacy of her own room that
night, before she slept, Clara 1'asaa
vant went to her dainty eacritolre and
taking pen and paper, wrote several
times In a dashing bold hand the
words "Mrs Wilfrid Stennis." scan
nlng the sheet at arm's length. Then
»he tore the paper Into shred», laughed
softly to herself, and pro« *«-d<-d to
make h«r quite elaborate toilet tor
the night
Almost at the same hour another
equally interesting episode of talk was
In progress amid far different aur-
roundings, and yet the subject waa al
most identically the same, the actors
only being different.
UK CONTINUED I
A Plague of Anta.
A singular stat« of thing* and at th*
same time serious exists In th«
commune of Gonfaron Itt Var.
The
fruit trees and all other products of
th* garden and even tbe fields bear an
Wilf Could Comprehend.
unmistakable odor of formic add The
people are much concerned lest their
servants had retired. "Is he at all
produce be rendered useless and up
presentable?"
plication has been made to the minis­
"Not half bad. my dear." returned
try of finance for a grant of 20,000
the lawyer; "a trifle raw and un
franea to rid the district of the pests
formed, perhaps, but und*r the proper
which, it Is scarcely necessary to say.
tutelage I Imagine he will become a
consists of myriads of anta.
very valuable adjunct to society. Ho
The place of origin bf these unde
Is one of the richest young turn la tbe
sirable
aliens Is Africa and. aud It la
world, remember!"
considered that they have been
"How rich, for example?" queried
brought over In bales of cork.
Clara, absently admiring the flash and
shimmer of her bracelet.
Broadminded Norwegians.
"His Income from his mining prop-
Ecclesiastical recognition has boon
• riles alone Is 31,000,000 a year, and given the sport of skiing In Norway
there la a capital nest egg of at least In the special abort, early services
twenty five million back of that"
held In all the churches during the
"A million dollars a year," mused season for the convenience of skters
Clara aloud; "one could support an These services are called skiing pray­
establishment anywhere very com­ ers and a stranger coming Into the sa­
fortably on that!"
cred edifices on such an occasion
Her father gave vent to an excla- might think he bad blundered Into the
mation that was very like a snort of barracks of a ski corps. However, the
disgust "One year of his Income Is services are much liked and very well
more than I have amassed In all my attended, and there Is no difference of
professional life!"
opinion about tha wisdom of the
"When does he come Into his prop- church authorities la thus encoura-
rrtyf wqa the beauty's next quat­ ging a »port making ao strongly lor
tlon
healthy bodies and therefore going a
"Oh. practically Immediately. 1 There long way toward making healthy souls
are but few legal formalities to 1 be ob- — Outing.
served “
"1 should think he would feel very
Llvs In the Light.
grateful to you." continued Clara, "for
Never do anything that Involvoe
rescuing him from poverty and ob­ secrecy or the want of candor, or It
scurity."
may lead to dark method, of Inquiry
"Welk
dear," said Mr. by your neighbor.
Roots
Barks Herbs
That harp great medicinal power, are
raised to their high»«! efficiency. fur
purifying and enriching the blo>-1. ae
they are combined In Hood's Bars*»
barilla.
40.3«* tea’Imontsls re- elv*d by gctuxl
count In two yaars. De »ur* to take
Hood's Sarsaparilla
CTrt It today tn u«u«l liquid form or
chot 04«led tablet« < a* ■ J lariiUbi»
Wsar.ng ef the Hood.
Is Erg:and the hood was not flash
ly given up until ths early part >f
fifteenth century Tbs "great velvet
hat furred * worn by the mayor of lz>n-
d><n. John Welles tn 1432. Is cited as
a singularity by Blow, who states that
previoualy 'the coverture of mens
beads waa hoods, for neither rap or
bat la spoken of' In polut of tact
there are a few earlier Instances of
bata being worn by nobles and even
tbe middle classes
• wsllowed Toothbrush Fatal.
Howard Holton, on whom an Inqunet
was held at the la>ud»n England, hos­
pital. died from the effects of swab
lowing a too’bhruah while endeavor­
ing Io dislodge a piece of meat that
bad stuck In his the-at
Dee>r«D<e Locality.
Ha your auburbe healthful*" "NfX
old chap. It ain’t. My wife loot her
vntre aa e<»on aa «o movod out her«»
and—* "Whafa the price of the lot
n«it to yrnira*
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