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Show I M I'll s$txH4HlMK In. , His Jeweled I it .:. Snuffbox I I t jm It Came Near Breaking B His nemcnt V 1 1 , I By SARAHjG. BROWNE 1 BBtl ' 'I II ' ?' Copyright by American lre Anio- P flW & 1 I elation, 1911. J, H u7 Edwin Wheaton's ancestors bud nl- B, I P -ways brou rich. He wan boru nnd !h I k rained iiuild tho comforts of wealth, J' but was deprived of tbom by tbo ten- !.,' deruesi of bis heart Never was Uo . JV A known to turn n deaf ear to any np- BBj , J i plication, reasonable or unreasonable. BB ' ! ,t . At tint whi'i) u friend applied to hltn B" ' J ' ijj for it loan lie would write liltu a check flfl? IF for t,lu umol,,lt Then when bo could IB ' i 3 t not produce tbe cnsli be would Indorso BB Ljll tbe friend's note, wlilcb be was In- BB j f variably called on to pay at maturity. flfl ff Uo canceled theso obligations by tbo IB I f' i sacrifice of bis property till It was all IB ' gone; then his Indorsements were no IB ) . longer nccepttible to bankers. flfl i "t l Loans, private gifts to needy Individ- HI i i unls and charity subscriptions finally flfl ' i reduced .Mr. Wheatou's property to tbo fl ' l following articles to wit: Ills ward- flfl ; '" robe, Including ono thrcadbaro dress flfl r f suit, one opern bat and ono snuffbox fl . i , set with Jewels that had come down to fl . f ' r ( lilm In tho line of succession from his fl I t grandfather. Those were his assets. 8 1 it i I1,s liabilities were sundry small bills fl I 8. A duo to tradesmen, most of which wcro B ''It' 'p considered uncollectible and many of fl lu ! which tlio creditors would never press Bj I $ j on account of tbo orders they had 011-H 011-H T cd to their debtor when bo was rich HB ! l ' nnl ou which they had reaped largo B j. profits. Bflt ' i Mr. Wheaton's dress suit and opera BBS ' ' j hat wcro tho only articles necessary BB ! I to his maintaining tho position In so- Bfl clety to which he had been born. Tho BB ' j lovablo traits there were In him, ro-eu- BB j forced by un especially pleasant smile, BB , did tho rest lie was loved by many 1 ' young ladles, but all except ono felt , that their fortunes or expectations, liowovcr great, needed strengthening t rather than weakening by marriage. BSE ; Miss Florcnco Twiss possessed a for- B V Bflt ' TL 0- BBm H - "BIILNQ IT TO ME," SUB CONCLUDED. B ri ' tune In his own right and felt that BBS j i ;! eho would rather add to it Mr. Kdwlu BBB j Whcaton with his dress suit, opera lint BBS i and Jeweled snuffbox than another BBC i J ! man with stocks nnd bonds und houses BIB and lauds. BBS i I will not positively assert that Mr. BBS U 'Wheatou would tmvo chosen Miss BBS j, TwLss In preference to the other young BB ', , ladles who were In love with blm, for BBS ' Ids heart was plenty largo enough to BBS ,j tako them nil In Their loves ovapo- BflBj ' rated In tears and sighs That of Miss BBS ', Twld.s materialized, ijhe gave blm ev BB ' ' ery encouragement. He returned her BflBj love, dllTerlug from the loves he bore BBS i the others In this that his love for flftflt Miss Tulh was not suulTed out as in BIB tbo other cusum by her annouudiig her BBS : engagement to some line else BBBJ Mr Wheatou was emboldened to flflB propose to Miss Tivl She knew very BIB W-'ll Ills circumstances; but, yielding to flflj a natural desire In girls to bother their BBf lovers. lie uskm) him as to his propcr- BBBj ty. BBBb "'t'8 hugely In notes." be replied. BBB , ' "What kind of notes?" BBBJ;1 "Loans Hueh as those In which banks BBBBJ. Invest their funds" BBBt.'' "With good seeurlty, I supivoseV" BBBBJI' "I'lrst rate seeurlty " BBBBS, ) "Iloiuls or real estateV" BBBBj) ' ' "Neither. They all bear tho name of Bi ' ' au ludurser." BflBBi "Meutlou some of them." ' BBB. "Oh. that wouldn't be honorable, you I BflBBi know Tll(,y wouldn't like to have It ' BBSS' kuown that they are In the money i market for funds " BBB "I understand 1 wouldn't have you . BBBB "K've yur friends away for tbe world, flflt .mltbough they have made perumucnt BflBj' ,onus 0( you. 1 trust you have held BBBB' on to that Jeweled snuffbox you set BBB' rB0 much store by." BBBB "I certainly have," he exclaimed, BBSS I with great pride In having preserved BBS -one thing. BBBB j i "Well," said Miss Twtas, "I'll glvo BBBB;' ?u an answer later. When a girl BBBB ' thinks of marrying a mnn with a heart BBBBJI M,, . bo big that property Is reduced to ono vflH 'flTl .Jeweled snuffbot, snuff taking being SBBB1 ' , V' ' ,M, out of fashion, she needs to think BBBiirBBBBt ihni." flflflflflflSflflflflBBBflBB Then 1 may hope?" "Tes, you may hope." "And 1 may have a kiss, mayn't ir "Ono little bit of a one." Wbeaton took the kiss, nnd in this respect It seemed that he was as good at borrowing ns bo was nt lending,' for bo drew on the permission till tbe account ac-count was frightfully overdrawn. Now, it happened thnt Mr. Wbeaton Trns sadly In need of shoes. Like most people who do not know when, how and why they nro most attractive he deemed It essential to tho success of his suit with Miss Twiss that ho I should keep up appearances. Ho did not realize that his necessities wero his chief assets with the girl who loved him. Ilo wont to a fashionable bootmaker In tho hopo of being permitted per-mitted to enlargo his already slzablo account by an order for another pair of boots. Whllo ho was endeavoring to soften tho man's heart ho was horror hor-ror stricken at seeing tho object of his lovo enter tho shop. Wlieaton, seeing no way of retreat, advanced toward Miss Twiss nnd greeted her ns heartily as if ho wore really delighted to seo her. 8ho had como In to order footwear nnd was surprised to learn that Mr. Whcaton had his boots mado by her shoemaker. Ilo turned tho topic of conversation to other matters and ns soon ns possible pos-sible got awny from Miss Twiss and tho shoemaker. The latter conceived tho Idea of turning tills chance meeting In his shop to account He saw In it n wny to collect his unpaid bill against Whcaton. Knqwlng tho young man's Idlosyncrncles well, ho sent n womnn to him to solicit charity, directing her to say that Miss Twiss sent her. Whea-ton Whea-ton considered that all between blm and his lovo wns at stake It would never do for blm to refuse tb glvo to a solicitor who had been sent to him by tho lady he iiopcd to marry. -Asking tho lady to wait, he took his snuffbox snuff-box around the corner to n pawnshop, borrowed ?2r on It nnd gave the money mon-ey to the solicitor. Miss Twiss had noticed Mr. Whca ton's embarrassment when she had met blm at the shoemaker's nud divined di-vined the cause. She thought the matter over nnd sent n messenger to ' the shop, directing him to pay Mr. Wheaton's bill nnd tnko a receipt The shoemaker, supposing the' messenger mes-senger to romp from Wbeaton. receipted receipt-ed his bill, which amounted to $20. nnd returned J5. with n noto confessing confes-sing the stratagem by which be had collected the nccount. j Of course the note nnd the surplus nmount went to Miss Twiss She was very much surprised and nt the same time amused. She inferred that the Inst artlclo possessed by her Ipver, tho snuffbox, bad gono to pawnbrokers. She telephoned Mr. Wheatou that suo would like him to call. i "Ned," she said when ho came, "1 have had a long strtigglo with myself nbout accepting you You have been so Improvident, or. rather, bo tender hearted, that everything you had hns gono except your Jeweled snuffbox My heart. I am sorry to say, has triumphed tri-umphed over my better Judgment I will marry you. but I am determined that tho one thing you possess shall not be bestowed on como leach or for charity or And Its wny to the pawn shop. Hrlng it to me," she concluded "Not tonight?" exclaimed Ned, both delighted and In mortal dread. "Yes. tonight You have not far to go " "But you know. It is nn heirloom I must have time to consider tbe propriety pro-priety of parting with It It has been bequeathed to the eldest son of tbe eldest son, to go down In that lino forever. for-ever. Have I a right to glvo It to any one?" I "That's the reason I wish It I de-slro de-slro to mnke sure that It goes to your eldest son." i "nuf- "No more 'huts.' plenae. but the , snuffbox. If you refuse mo I shall consider thnt you don't trust me; that 'you love tho box better than you love me." "You know that I lovo you." "Then prove It Go nud get the box." I "Ilut. sweetheart daillng 1 can't get it before morning. Sensible of my disposition to let things slip through my lingers. I put it In n safe place." The girl smiled "It Is In n s'ife." he added "Who's safe?" I "One who has a deep Interest In mo." i "An Interest of Sil Come. Ned. I know where your snuffbox Is. You pnwned It to get the money you gave the woman I sent you to get a subscription sub-scription for the orphans' home." I Ned flowed his head. I "Why did you yield to her?" i "Consider the poor fatherless and motherless chltdreu." I "You are very weak." I "1 know It. Mow I ever Interested a girl so superior to myself I can't eon-celvo." eon-celvo." I "If I mnrry you I fear you'll give away everything I possess " "I don't see how I can do that since you possess It" "Well, I'm In n very despondent state of mind today about your pawning tho snuffbox. Como nnd seo mo tomorrow." tomor-row." Ned borrowed n dozen or more kisses and left her much rolloved that the I affair had not Induced her to break I with him forever. He went from her to tbo shoemaker who had Jeopardised I him and so represented the enormity of his offense that the repentant man guve him credit for another plr of .hoes. Mr. and Mrs. Wheaton aro' married, ft&d. item to get on very wtL H poke truly when he said he would not be able to sir away what bo Aldat poetess. |