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Show iDOWJtYOIiMLEIUtliN'G It was tho SOll' 'f Jnmnry. I'M. Tim rrrnclitt iiy lift intcrul Atiistrnlain, J. j tin i-1 Mrs waltoil In rrroii In llio ,,jr m'f tlicy liail ititckul tlmlr r'rs to lmto tlulr Iwlliim assigned t, mill itaiulln? Ilia liiolcmeriry of ' si iliir Hi" iiiliitllmiti hail left t it wt and cruicill.tlnsr III Um ere to troliomo tlila llUratluu ann). j, (.rra U fiitlmsiiiiu rilrftied tn tlio rr i illtitLo evening cury Iiouhmtm U i at. l uar tlio cdmlrriltr, Iiottpvcr, stood r'aL :i'o itln o il irk nnd silent n'Ct cot rm'cd stranjji-ljr wltli tlio Lrilllant tiur ir of U in Iglilwrn. A lurror ,- ,rt anl tm I "! In ii lit.li nail, tttlt iporwinchiro. Iiilirtriwi Iwiumhi tlio nrrvt nail tlm Itoaxi anil nil lliti ilinirt ri I ul4 t-.tri nuw cIumIv MHtiml. Tbii " tlin lioiist) uf Mntir Wixrili n. Hour Wiiurdin a rleli Dnli.li turtti t ri in ly talrni tip with hU , mn ul iiirnlnt lio mi ti.tally Indlf- f,; it filial polltlllll OlOlltl Wlllcll 10 jii oil jl i untr)lni n. tieiilwi which l it j 1 jr tt ily ur let i ml iloinntla fc ! tana tmniilliitirtirlhoinidl-tiltu tmniilliitirtirlhoinidl-tiltu nof l ti i.-i lmr i in mi in ! iti f Woonloii wit I. a In a i tuft rial !e ari'lcluilr In ( tt f a V ixln (Iro llh furlunlltnl r,M! f..M, 1 oi iifi till ihmt, iiwl l nu i Mil tiiji M i lirimml ilnwil tljion i Uui wlii) f iv K.attire.1 i.ny ojtUi 1 I tir t' etutn fniltl tlio tii in lit f flinty air that found rtiui u .t(iryvii riiiignr tho il r. dial 1 near Llin itoml u imllilifil fer utn(i, ii Ur,.o pin niror liwr aiil I ir j. In tlio VI limn) corner all citTvint vci iv cintiwti ilwnmlnt tn i ii hor I'll in -Ii orl.-ln, ocoui'lol I, - i Ii oi . inlly itlrrlug anl d Hi Hi oi ii lira I r ii tin. il rln'l ru- nnl tlio rnuillr iitilcllyluoiinurlu Afow i u i u i it ii a '-" intoml, n ii liMiloitlfim tltuioritaniluti-pn tltuioritaniluti-pn i I il tlio nl 1 unii 1 lljin Willliim" rsLlaltiinl Mn.-tnV.uinkii Mn.-tnV.uinkii 'lluiltiut iximti'il ) oil u Mtlyr "1 left llrook thl morning," ho to-tf,cJ. to-tf,cJ. with a rttM-ctful inlriatloii, "lint tao .oaili are 10 btituU rml w ltd olillcr4 iml tnclllrw that It liulaktii luo all ilirtoKt-t lnlrc.,, "Il'il )ou ico Van r.llwrcr Tlio youiiR mill ilrank n elms of liccr inj tat tlow it hy tho hru htforo amu e r lug tlili iini httoiL et nlr11 ho aU lowly. "Maiter Tin llUrcconiiuiiti to tho tnnrrlaKo. bnt h rt f um to (:l o li! ilanghtir tuoro tbaa Out) dainta iw hir don r).N "Ahf irlml .Mailer Wtunlcn, frown-la frown-la lieatlly, "llicu ho may kup both h' i dint,litcr at il her tlowry." "Hut. fathtr, lit um" lloM ) our toiuno, Willlatni at ) our SO olio tiouM iiurlllco ucr)thliif to lott, but let mo till )ou loo faJii may, whllo money remains. " HUut Mister Vun Ullnrir li ono of tho rlcheit tmrch mta in llollaml, anil uhat U will not Ul o hU ilaiijfhtcr In hli llfe-tlaio llfe-tlaio will turuly touiu to Lor oi bla Ofltlu" "Wbtt then? Am not I as rich ni he? LUttn to tuo. my njn. You "ill onmlay luneoil mo In my btulnoM. IlctucinUr then tlietio two nxtotni nufccr elo tnoro than sou tvecho. mi 1 ilo notliius for tho Klo Lencllt of ntlicra. Thinu oro gooil rnlu for i!iunlj;uulcll na f or (.om-lulrl0,, (.om-lulrl0,, lint" "Lot tho matter roit, my ton. Wo will not iitfa': further of It now." William know tho nolrwtlliil olll-aac) olll-aac) nf hU father too will tort 1 1). ami at itlll lu great iorrov nml .rilexlty, wlillo tho oU man rulmly suiokeil his l" Acalu tho iloorbell rnno;, ami llio dog In tho court) ard began to bark furl-ouily. furl-ouily. "Ahl" rata Mnitcr WoerJen, "It tnut U fuino itrini;ir. Look nut of tho In low, William, nml ieo who It Ii " Tlio ) otini; man ill I o, ia) luj In tones Lf luri rlkAt "It Is u luoiiutcil uillillamtn, fatherl" l'rciiiitly the ol 1 rmant brought In letter, wLlili llastor Wocnlcn ro-celrcil ro-celrcil with un air or grtat illilUuU'. 1 ut on tenrlng open tlio uiiiIuk with Itrpatleut migtra his faco nwiimeil Its tvotited oxprcmlon of Bercultyus ho rcui tlolnrlosuro. "That iswclirhould, os hohanJcd tho lottcr to his itoii. It wain requliltlon from thorjorcrn-rncnt thorjorcrn-rncnt for 00,UOO herrln.'i to bo tlcliv-friil tlcliv-friil within u mouth for tho uto of tho I rench iiriny, "Mlllaml cijalinoil tho old man ftrr a tiioinint'a ritliition, "1 Iiiimi mi lloil Yon tlmll marry Van UlUrn'n oaiiflilir, noil tho ahall huo u ,ood doury too.1 ' Can It bo romlllt'r "Liao ttto mo. AsfT cmals nro II clotcil by tho Kc, bo mwly with two fiUlo hones nt dn) light tomorrow Ahl my nont If )ou only Inliult )our father' Binlusl" Tho next morning tho rlnlnR mn atv thotwutratclcrsnn thilrwnrtn llrouk Ihoy nrrlvt.it abuitt Hilda), but wero obliged to lento their homoa at an inn ontmdo tho lll ijc, luuclllur horit nor carrlajia wero purmlltid to tntir t iir.u tlroik ono)a In llollaml an e traordinary reputation for iioatueu. n Tho itrciia nro putcd with iHillihed B Hones In dllttrcnt colors, which nrortr H 'anscJln imsnlo dii,n. Iifiontnl M fa 'i homo Is n pp.li o r urvo 1 for tho H two of Iti luhnhltaiitii, w hleh U Inclo-cd b) su Iron ullius v, lib blUUJ cruuuicuhi oi nrs nnil tniniihui with tcttcM ot cirted w oo.l s Sn at Is tho manii for cleuullneu that n withered Iwttonunot ull In wto of tlitM eliwant niueU wlthontlho family1! ruiliinj out In tho utmost hnito a removo IL When Matter Woerden anl hli m nrrltcil with nowUdeu rhoei, many cuttrt ulancm uf imllgnntloii followed their i reKreu towarl Muter Van 1.1-uotb-! houwi but na the) weroot onca well known ami greatly minted, no oii-n rcinonstranio was inado On reaching their dntlnnlltm, howcter, tho irvant met them at tho d wr with li tiers In Imn 1 that they inlsht Iwtvo their lienyiliooiillle. Wliriitbotrateleri entrreil tho par-lor, par-lor, not only Mailer Van Uberg but hit charming daughter alto rcutttd thoui with mm h cortlialitv Clotil 1 1 woro tlio ctwtnme of her emm try Tiro short, full skirt richly dec-untoil dec-untoil with tmhrtndtry, tlio Mlvit Iwd-Ieo Iwd-Ieo and tho ihilnlr up Willi Its bordjr of lacv. tlm gold band acron her dnri hair, and the heaty gold rarriiigs thickly set with Jcwtlf. inado n pli-ttireNiie pli-ttireNiie gnli that dalnlll) wt oil hir filr, luld rmlmvs. Uood morning, Master Woerdenl" crleil Van Klberg na ho hell out hU hand clioerilt tn l.ln vliltor. "Von nro wilromo Ilttoihorrrnt.hscaroil )ou away from Amsterdam" "Tiny hat not trnnhled inoln Iho ' lot," replletl Woerdrti "Von know I raro as llttlo for thu tVeiich ns for Iho I'rinra of Or ingo Polities nm er Inter-t-st mo 1 coino to propoio n gooxl si4 nlntloiL" That Is well! Wlrat It HP rcttirntit Vnn l.lli rg "I hnto engnge.l to dclltcr 400 OUO herrings in ft nimith Can )ou furnish them to me tn threo weeki "At whit price" "Ten llorlns n thnurcitul.' "Ten llorlns? "mil I wrlll tindertako to supply tlieiii." (loull" relumed Woenleu, rubbing his hand j togetln r contLiitedly, tut tho dining room door wns now open, displaying dis-playing tho plentiful breakfast which itwaitod them. AftiriArlakingllbemllycf the good things li-foro him, fur tho long rido had iharpnnod bin appvtiu , Mastir Wuenluii glinted !Kiillii.aitll) at thu joungglrl, wlm slit ly turned her e)ci nwa) frori him ua ho Ingnii to dliiouis tho imestloli cftho)oting folks' niarriago. f'iiiillng Ids htut firmly Insisting on giving lilt daughter only tho dowry ho had In fon lixinl, Mnsttr WoonUti mailo lint it folgneil irmmirtratiip to tlieso ttnm and 111 tho t nd conceded tlio disputed ImlnL It was Ihi'ii divided Hint tin1 ninrrlago ilionld tako ilnco lu eight ibva. As they returned to Amsterdam the next day, William tetitnroil to aak hit father why ho bad thou utrod to Master Vni 111 burg a terms. "My ton," rephwl Mailer Woenlen graMly, 'donot dlatiirbnioi.bonttrllh. Tlilicontrictfor lnrrliia Is it serious water, ui d reinlrua all mv thoughtt " Oncu more In his own house. Muster Woerden shut lilniMlf tip for hours In hit nwii room. ni,d when hu at length cmmi forth ho gatohlirer'iaut it liro luckogo of ettors to mill Thrtticln)s later tho old man, with his wrinkled faco all alight with trims! tri-ms! h, wintered tohhtw.! "All. William, 1 hatojour dowry nil read) for)ott" Un tho day nppolnted for tho weildlng Mastir Woirdi u and hisBon illumed to Ilroek This tlmo they wiro rettlttil with great cireuiont. Thowldo folding fold-ing doora that uro only oicnHl for chils-tenlns, chils-tenlns, weddings and funerals wero drtn ii apart, un I a largo p irty or friends nml relatltcs wero nMinblol. Thoiii-ti-Ur of tho houso, huwotcr, muo to meet llicmwlthio lulonml troubleil it conn-tttituco conn-tttituco that William fcand ho lull onto bad newt to in-tko known. Mnster Woerden did not sharo his ton'a alarm, for 1iq Unetv only too tuuly tho csuso of bit licmt't distress. "What truiihles )ou, denrfrlendP ho tald, with a hypocr'tlcal imllo. "You Imilr nnxtom and worried!" "Ahl I ntit crucll) cmharriucdt I must rMk with )ou nt oniel" "Can It bo this martiago that dls-pteuset dls-pteuset )our Do Jon wish -to Ktract )ourconsentP "Oh, no!" Well then, lot tit go on w 1th tho ccro-monyi ccro-monyi when tint It otcr, and jour f rleiidt nro nmtulng thcuiselt es, wo can ipenk nt onr cao of other tiiuttcntr Master Vnn Klbcrg liciltnteiL Ilo would gladly haro put nil tlo utldo till hlirdlstrektnf mind was ox lalnodi but icilng also how much wiser It would bo tut iko tho iidtlro tln.s i;ittn him, ho gat o tho sign il for tho marrlngo to go on. A fnv niominta latir tho wuldod mlr wiro I noeltng nt tho alt.tr to recilto tho church a blinslng on their union, nnl Immediately on the ictiirn of llio pirty Ir tho honso Master uu I Ibtrrf hurried hit gtiost Into hi prltule room 11) friend!" ho ald nntlously, as loon a ho had cloied tho door, "1 havo ingageiltoilill'iir 400 W) herrings to ton In lirteend-ijs.nnd I luto not )et suiaeilid lu gatltu " "Ittlo ono. Tiny oro nil told " Of louno they nrol crlwl Master Woerden with it bunt of lan.-htcri "I hate ni)scir bought llicmi "Ahl" irled V-in Ella rg, nftcr staring n moment nt his touipanlun in utur iiliuuiment, "Whit thin do )ou cx int" rhit )i)'t will fulrlll ) our engage-nient engage-nient Llslin to tuo, my frlon.ll You will ono d iy Uao )ourdau.-hter a largo fortune and I shall do as mm li for my sou. That I U ery well for tho future; but for tnd-iy they uro not on onual tirms. I shall glvo m ton u sharo In m) bnilnett, but 5 oil glto jour daughter daugh-ter only 4,000 dm ata I hnto not w lahed to dlsui iwliit our ihlldren'a hoiwn, b it 1 Lato planned to coiujiel )oit to boiuoro lust lu lour urrangiiiicnts." While Master Woirilin thin tl-oke, hltioiniijnlonwnj Incoming luororud inoroliottlld. re.1. "Hill Is what I Into donel' cimtluucd Iho iiierehaut of Ai.isti nlam. ") ou hato in -njed to sell luo thcao hi rrlnga nt tin lloilusit thousund, but I nlready hato thwn You can only retrleto) our honor lit buying thorn from me. I will mil Ihein to ) ou fur fifty llorlnt it thousand, llius, joti will payiuo 10,000 tlorln. an 1 wo oro quits " ltltwi'lll' nrliotl Van I'.ILcrg, who lutd 11 -wreg ilne.1 i-ontrol of hi scat-tirel scat-tirel wlti. "oU nro n skillful luer-chant, luer-chant, and hnto caught mo lluely- Ho 1 "I cerimoulJUily to hit com-raiilou, com-raiilou, turned to his dr It nnd drow tip u chegk for tho required turn, which In) handed to Master tv tn anothe. bow Tho two fall era then returned to iho parlor to tako part lu tho weddluj Ut tuition. Klght dayt liter tlw rmcrchiiit ol llrovk rnmo to lslt his danghlor who now llvetl Willi her husband at Anwu r dim Ilo found Mastir Woerdin in groat tribulation. "Ah. frlen 1 Van Lllierg!" ho crleil In Hot-air. 'Vt hat shall 1 do? Thu Usher- I tncii uro blinking In my liirrliigi, nud 1 cannot rind a ilnglo t ask tn link them In. They will nil bo iollll' "Ah " relumed Vn 1 I'.lbcrg coldly. I "You bought up nil thu liming audi hate bought nil tho roska, looullwll them to ) on at nn exorbitant (irke, but nt I m isli t" keep my word iibont giving my dnughti r hi r dowry of -1,000 due it I 1 will only ilinrgo you tho ninount )oti to il.lllf nlly inado out of 1110 In tho ctlu r inatur. You nro nry itninlng, joti I inercliftiita of Amsterdam, but wo of llroeli halo Mltlto ginliii, )ou ic " "Ilutjou gut tho Idiit from 1110P ro-riileil ro-riileil Mailer Wurdcn juoullt Traml itcd from tho I'renih uf Hip-lylo Hip-lylo lltlcnnca by Mary Crugir fur Ho-1 Ho-1 line. |