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Show A FANTASTIC STORY II, I.. M. II. I). Coptriqkl! iJ. , Thl JwA,,., Wi'Sinf r'..rlny "Why tlim't yini wrtic atorlca, ICa? Ynii ar auch a capital lintiil to tnril; up ft atory that haunt an atom of limit In M, ami lull It In a iimat tiuiviiiriiiit f wannnr?" "Tlinnk you fur tlm cnmpllinciil." Kvft rr-j'Uc'l. "I mtuht ho tcmpii'il In try II If I really thimsli I rmiM fll them. The furl In," ahn rontlniiiMl "MMipl are teat wlllluic lu lli'n lo ft tilt of aciunliil, arn ton milium In find out aiinifttilUK ilH rlmi.tital tn their frli'iiila. ami will hclley uuy kind of ft Htory which furiilahea fuel for the fire of goaiilp." "Why, Kmx Wi'tner. iln you think I would believe evil plorleH tuM of my frlenila, I would not enro to hear them, no matter how wull they were told." "Vou are only Initnrin." replied Kva, "ami the boMt nl na muy he teinpli'd and full. 1 1 y tin! wuy, did you hear ! "thai Will Wllklna la on Iho verne of failure?" ; "Yon, Jack unld yenlenlay that Ma frlendH were afraid h would loao the remaining: hit of property he owna. It aeema atrutiKft'tlmt ft man of hla aue and experience, who haa hnd no much ' money to ii.u, rnnnot mnke ft anecr-aa 1 i of aome of hla venluren." Kor a few tiioineiita there wan Nil-enre, Nil-enre, then Kva unld, very ttuletly, "hid you ever hear thttl Will rnmo by hla money In a very peculiar manner; that ft nettro woman a beautiful mu latto who had been hla Krandfathnr'a ) alave, and hrtd been I'ducated by htm, held control of the property during the life of Wllla falherT After the death of Mr. Wllklna. aenlor. Will wa ohllKed In rare for the tK'K.i'.a until 'he died, In oritur to Ret voaaoaalon of tuo inoncy." , "I ha've never heard ny auch non-aenrie." non-aenrie." replied Mr. Ilhodna. "I have alwaya aupixweil that Wlll a father left him the money, but I did not know; he haa been auch kind friend to ua alnco wa movud here that I would not Ilk to believe any III of him," 1"Well. there are trutha atranitur i than fiction." Kv continued. "Have you never heard that ahe rant ft apell over him 'conjured the colored folks call It becuuao, diirlnn her laat tick-neaa, tick-neaa, ha angered her? It aeetna that he waa very annloua to marry, but could not do ao bucauae ho had no j money, and the laat nlKht of her life, 1 ua be ant br her hedniue, alie anid to ' blm: 'It will not bo Ionic. Will, before j 1 11 be (one. and then you can have j the money to do wllh aa vou ploa.e.' , "Why don't you write atonea, Evj!" ' 'Whether hn hail been diiiiklnn or waa dreary with wulchlni; ami nursing, no ! one known, but he ainppcd out: it aeema like a tlmuaunil cnra. and I (in tired of walllnc' "At that the suvnue blood, long dor mant In her ve na, birati to boil, and i white to tho lips with coming donth. ) alio aald. 'Ho you want me to die, eh? ) Well! Jnt renietiilier. Will WIlUlus. 1 that, like the rent of my race. I b- ' llevo In conjuring. l,Men to me! Yon I ahall have ihe money, but 111 luck will I follow It; every time you tniiUu an In- I veatment It v. Ill full: and I v. Ill alwuva "l be at your elbow.' Thi ,e wordft iok- i no, ah full buck ou licr yii.uw ftud Is h few nioiiii lita hud breiilhed her lunt i " Will r lvei) the money mid. na 1 you know, fiilliirc tin. fnllowed nil nl j hi. Inve,tmi.itii. Did y vcr notice' a wuy he has of Kluncini; behind him, i us If loolilni; for wmie one?" uil.i-ij ! Kva. "Why, yea." replied Mia. Uho.lea. "come to think of It, I have! but I never heard Ihla aiory before, and I do not believe In the power to con 1 Jure, allhoui;h I know many aouthern- ' era do. especially the negroea." j "Well." .nl, I Kva, rialtiK. "1 tniint lie ! going. Aa thin hnppcncd many yenra I ago. I truat yon will not repctt It, for j v mm in-' y wL Z "Well, Mr. Will, what did you want of me?" we are very Intimate Men, la of lbs family, and II might make trouble." "You may aurely rely on me I ahall never repeat It to any one." A week paaaed, during which time Kvft (ml Mr a. Ithodea did not chance to meet; but Kv received ft letter from Mr. Wllklna taking her to call at hla office. Hhe went to the oHlce and waa aurprlaed td Und Mre. Ithodea and her husband there. Quickly divining di-vining Iho meaning of her aummona, lie haattly aalutcil tliem, then turning to Mr. Wllklna, alio ankcd. "Well. Mr. Will, what did you want of me?" Ho looked atemllly at her for ft mo ment nud then aald: "Mlxa Kva, If you cannot provo Ihe truth of the atory you told Mia. Ithodea laat week j I Kliull miiku trouble for you." Kva. not ft bit nbntihcd by hla ao-vere ao-vere tone, anid: "I hardly umleratand I v hut you mean; Mi-a. Ithodea faith- j I til ly pi'oinlactl never to repeat the ' atory 1 told her." Mre. Ithodea turned crltnaon. and In hor confusion alnnuneied: "Why I I - "You you ." Kva a:il Indignantly, "aro pearly aa Im-Hpuhlo of truth aa you ftitvo mo creilli for being. Will you pleune repent till I hat waa aald be- j fore I told tho atory?" I With aome aUniiucrlng and hceltnt-Ing. hceltnt-Ing. Mrs. KluKlea repented what had bucu ani.-l up to the time of telling the atory. Then Kva aald: "I never told sou It waa true. I merely naked If you litnl ever heard auch ft etory about Mr. Wllklna. You admitted, after I told It. Hint you never hud; null her had I. mid I made It up to prove to you tho truth of my belief be-lief that we are too willing to believe any atory about our frlcuda. If It la well told. There wuh no hnrin In the atory I told you If you had kept your promlae. I ebull auruly turn my attention at-tention to writing If you who know that I revel In notion can awallow auch an outniKcooa atory about friend. If my Btorles aro accepted by pulillxhera aa reuillly aa by you tny fortune la made, aud 1 thank you for It." Turning to Mr. Ullktni, aha aald! "I bug your pardon, Mr. Will, and hope you will forgive me for having drawn you Into llilu. for I aurely meant no hurni. but wlohcd merely to prove my theory that ft l)it of goaalp la alwaja rullahed. |