The Hallett Herald. (Hallett, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 18, 1910 Page: 4 of 8
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Andy Melwn. aged millionaire miner,
la dying and ordera a will drawn up leav-
ing all hla property to the eon of a en-
ter. of whom he haa heard nothing for
years, and whoae married name he does
not know. Meleen waa married yeara be-
fore. but left hla wife after a quarrel. In
which he atruck her. He learned later
that ahe and their daughter were dead.
The acene ahlfta to New York, Introdu-
cing Wilfrid Btennla. who la telling hla
nancee, Eunice Trevecca, what he would
do If he were the poeaeaeor of wealth. In
the law office of Carboy, Pacaavant St
Cosine, attorneya for the aatata of Me-
leen. Roger Hewe reports the reault of
hla aearch for heirs of Meleen. He con-
t-eala the fact that he has discovered that
Meleen's daughter la living. Wilfrid Sten-
nls replies to an advertisement for In-
formation concerning hla dead mother.
Martha Meleen. and Is told that ha la
the hair to Andy Meleen'a mllllona
CHAPTER V.—Continued.
"You sea you were right, after all,
deareet," said Wllf to Eunice after
Imparting to her In detail hla wonder-
ful newa; "It waa uncle AndrewI"
He had cone to her at once, feeling
that he muat confide In aotnebody or
hla brain would buret And who eo
willing a listener aa the girl of hla
heart?
The winter twilight waa ahuttlng
In; old Trevecca waa not yet come
home; the lamp waa atlll unllgbted,
end they twain had the ahabby parlor
to themaelvea.
Eunice Ignored the paaalng tribute
to her auperlor Insight. Her woman'a
vlilon waa leaping far ahead, and al-
though the affianced couple aat hand
In hand? and Wllf waa the aame dear,
unaffected fellow aa of yore, tenderly
affectionate and lover-like, Eunice felt
the Intangible and Impending shadow
of a new element in their relations.
But ahe could not aa yet deflne It or
put her thoughta Into worda. She
must threeh It out by heraelf. For
neither had there aa yet been auffl-
dent time to fully adjuat themselves
to the novel altuatlon.
"I'm ao glad, for your aake, Wllf,
■he anawered; "It la what you have
always wlahed. Do you remember our
talk In thla very room a little while
•go, and the wonderful alr-caatlea you
planned r Wllf chuckled boylahly
"Now you can go ahead and build
them all!"
"Rather aay that we'll build them
together!" he exclaimed loyally.
"What'a mine la youra, you know."
He meant every word he eald, but
Eunice ahook her head.
"What doea that meant" Inquired
Wllf, drawing her to him eo that her
head neatled on hla ahoulder. "Do
you Imagine that any amount of
money can nuke any dlfferenoe In my
love for you? Why, my Bunloe la
worth a doaen fortunea!"
The girl auffered hla careaaea, and
It waa Inexpressibly aweet to hoar hla
talk In that strain, but there waa aa
carr#G#r or j a-um/fcorrca
omlnoua tugging at her heartatrlngi.
However, ahe would not play the pari
of a kill-joy at auch a time.
"Thank you, Wllf," ahe said simply.
'T know you mean It, and It la vary
dear and lovely of you to come to
me first of all with the good newa. I
want you alwaya to remember thla,
Wllf that whatever happen a my lovo
for you can never, never change!"
"Nothing's going to come between
ua, anyway!" affirmed Wllf confident-
ly, sealing hla worda with a klaa, and
atlfllng her negative. Before Eunloe
could make any further reply John
Trevecca came In. and the wonderful
tale had to be gone over again for hla
especial benefit.
Eh, lad, but It'a a mort o' money!
Whatlver will 'eo do wl' Itr
Wllf laughed gayly. "Why, Eunice
and I are going to build caatlea with
some of it"
"And which one will 'ee live InT
queried the old man, taking him
literally.
"Let me tell you one thing," aald
the Impulalve Wllf; "wherever we
are, you are going to be with ua>and
share our good fortune."
"Nay, nay, lad. It'a kindly maant
and I thank ya; but a million a year!
I couldn't live up to It at my ace!
I'll Juat bide here."
It waa charaoterlatlc of the simple
nature of young Btennla that he want
to hla deak downtown the next morn-
ing as though nothing had happened
overnight In fact on waking ha
found It almoat Impossible to rvllse
his changed position. To hla board-
ing-house the newa had not yet pene-
trated, but when he arrived at the
atore he found the tldlnga ahead of
him. Moat of the morning dalllestfhad
more or less lengthy accounts, for
Horatio Passavant had aont for tip re-
porters. apparently creating tha lm-
preaslon that the sewly-fledged mil
llonalre waa under hla protaotlng
wing.
The head of Stennla' firm came to
hla desk at the Instant he waa open-
ing the big ledger as uaual.
"We certainly did not expeot to aoo
you here thla morning. Mr. Slannla.
Let me congratulate you moat heart-
ily! Of oourae, you'll bo leavfbg ua
soon?"
"Yea, 1 auppoae ao," answered Wil-
frid, bluahlng and embarraaaed. "But
yon see, air, I haven't had time to got
uaed to the thing yet and If ym^don't
mind I ahould like to hang ob hero
for awhile, anyhow."
"Certainly—Juat aa you please." The
elder man eould appreciate tho lad's
feelings. Net ao hla fellow employee,
who all that day and for the fewdsys
that Wilfrid did remain at hla old
poet aeemed loat In amasemeat that
any fellow with a million dollars a
year ooming la ahould waat<le work,
•ft elk
But naturally, the hour came
around when Wilfrid Stennla balanced
hla final column of figures, and hung
up hla threadbare office-coat for the
laat time. Gradually hla mind adjuat-
ed Itself to the new atate of affaire,
but tho circumstance that helped most
to bring him to hla bearings was the
announcement by Mr. Carboy that
there atood to his credit in the. Chem-
ical bank a deposit of half a million
dollars "Just for present needs," the
lawyer at the same time handing him
a bank-book and a check-book. Then,
and then only, Wilfrid Stennls felt
that he had really come Into hla king-
dom.
At once he did something for which
he always thanked his good angel in
after years. He rode uptown to
Tiffany's, and selecting for Eunice a
marquise ring composed of opala and
dlamonda, drew his first check to pay
for It a—check that ran into four fat
figures.
"It's the first of the money I've
touched, dearest" he said as he placed
the ring on her finger above the lit-
tle engagement token she already
wore. All tears and happy smiles, the
girl threw her arms about his neck,
exclaiming:
"Nothing you could have done would
have pleased me more, you dear,
thoughtful fellow! It Is far too hand-
some for me, but I shall always love
It and wear It."
In the ensuing early days Wilfrid
was more than a little perplexed as to
what changes he should make in his
mode of life. He soon discovered
what was evidently expected of him
through an avalanche of clrculara
from house-agents, tallora, haberdash-
ers, florists, cigar and wine merchants,
picture-dealers, horse-marts, and car-
riage manufacturers, all bespeaking
his oustom and patronage, to say noth-
ing of begging letters by the gross.
Even a so-called College of Heraldry
offered to furnish a crest and a coat
of arms—for a stiff consideration in
caah. M
Hla boardlng-houBe became Amply
unendurable on this aocount and be-
cause of the notoriety he had already
gained. So by Eunice's advice he
went to a good hotel, "until be could
settle hlmaelf In a suitable auite of
bachelor apartments," she added.
"But what do I want with a bache-
'lor apartment?" he asked In wonder.
'"What I would like to do la to get
married at once, and then we can look
about for a proper houae."
To thla proposition she demurred
resolutely, nor could he dislodge her.
The utmost concession he found It
possible to extort was that she would
marry him In a year from that time—
If he asked her. Pressed for a rea-
son, she at first sheltered herself be-
hind the feminine "because," but
driven into a corner.at last, said that
she wished him to enjoy his freedom
under the new conditions; that he
must go into gay society and see the
world; ahe would not think of tying
him down—and much more to the
aame effeot
Finding the girl Immovable, and,
moreover, tacitly confirmed In her de-
cision by wise old John Trevecca, Wil-
frid rather ruefully took her counsel
as to the bachelor suite. In the se-
lection of this and many other neces-
sary adjuncts to his new environment
he found Mr. Passavant'a advice of
great aaalatance, Phlneaa Carboy
having returned to San Franclaco.
"Everything dependa upon the man-
ner In which you atart out, my dear
boy," aald hla portly mentor with a
return to the paternal manner. "In
your position you cannot afford to
ally yourself with anything but the
very best, from your shoemaker to
your visiting-list You must have a
man, of course, and a secretary; send
the applicants to me; I will sift them
for you. You should have at least
two equipages for town use—a han-
som and a brougham, with aultable
horses for saddle and harness. Do you
ride or drive, Mr. Stennls?"
No, Mr. Stennls neither rode nor
drove; in faot, he knew or cared very
little about horses.
"Ah, then, there my daughter can
be of service; she Is accounted a very
fine horsewoman and one of the best
judges of horseflesh In the oity. But
you young people can talk that over
together. You will naturally take an
Intereat In all gentlemanly sports—
every man of means and lelaure
does; but It will do no harm If you
are positively identified with some
particular pastime, even to the extent
of making It a fad. May I Inquire
what la your favorite dlveralon?"
"Yachting, by all means," said Wil-
frid.
"Exoellent! Could not be better!"
exclaimed Mr. Passavant "None but
a man of large resources can—ah—
Indulge In yachting to any extent"
"I am thinking of building a boat"
said Wilfrid diffidently. "What
would you adviser
"The very thing, my boy; engage
the moet expensive designer and the
most famous builder, and your repu-
tation Is made. An excellent notion
-ah!"
"Really, my dear," said the lawyer
la narrating this little Chesterfieldlan
episode to Clara, "I begin to have
hopes of young Stennls; he Is most
traetable and reooptive to ah sen
blase Clara anticipated with no little
Interest her first meeting with the
new man.
Stennls nad never before owned a
visiting-card or donned a dresscoat
but when he stepped forward to greet
her, In response to her father'a Intro-
duction, as he entered the drawing-
room, she decided in one sweeping
glance that he was irreproachable at
least In costume and mannera, even
If the latter were a trifle nervoua. Al
the proper moment he offered hla arm
to take her In to dinner. Inwardly
he was greatly perturbed, for he real-
ized that he waa on view; but Clara
Passavant excelled in social tact, and,
taking a liking to him from the start
before the soup was removed he was
chatting with her completely at bis
ease. The dinner passed off quite suc-
cessfully on the whole, for by dint of
keeping a careful watch on what the
othera did he was able to avoid any
glaring blunders, albeit rather be-
wildered at the multiplicity of glaaaea,
and wondering at the possible correct
uses of the different styles and sizes
of knives and forks and spoons. But
he committed no solecisms; he took
wine sparingly; his little errors might
even have been ascribed to a some-
what different geographical environ-
ment by those not cognizant of his
social pedigree.
"He will do!" thought Clara Pas-
savant and put forth all her mature
powers to fascinate and dazzle her
father's guest—In which aim she com-
pletely succeeded, for there It nothing
more dangerous to a young man's
peace of mind than a beautiful, well-
gowned, and well-mannered woman of
the world In full evening attire. And
Clara was all of these things. More-
over, she could be engagingly gracious
when she chose—and from this night
on she did choose.
She found Wilfrid quickly and even
cleverly responsive to the touch-and-
go topics of current conversation and
remarkably well-Informed as to gen-
eral knowledge. In truth, he was a
better-educated man than her father,
so far as wide and desultory reading
was concerned; he had been nick-
named "the walking encyclopaedia" In
the old days of office and boarding-
house life. Yet his mental blll-of-fare
was like a "picked-up" dinner—It con-
tained a little of everything. But if
he had only known It In those early
days as he came to know It later, so-
cially this waa rather In his favor
than otherwise. Society, with a cap-
ital prefix, prefera to be amused
rather than Instructed, and barely
tolerates the man who knows enough
to see Its blunders and not enough
to keep still about them.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
FOUND BOOTY OF PIRATES
Long-Hidden Hoard Recently Dlseovt
sred In City Close to Capital
of 8paln.
Word comes from Colmenar, 8paln,
which Is less than 20 miles from
Madrid, of an interesting discovery of
buried treasure, concealed by bucca-
neers during the eighteenth century.
A workman who was digging on the
site of a ruined caatle near the town
unearthed a number of old Spanish
gold and silver coins. He reported
his discovery to his employer and a
systematic search waa made In the
caatle rulna.
After laying bare the foundatlona of
the castle, which date from the time
of the Moorish occupation, the ex-
plorers uncovered a dungeon which
had been carefully sealed by the buc-
caneers. In this apartment, the walla
of which were of extraordinary thick-
neaa, were two rusted Iron chests
filled with treasure.
The contents of the chests were
carefully examined by experts, who be
lleve that they form part of the booty
obtained from ships captured mors
than 160 years ago. Old Spanish and
Portuguese money formed the bulk of
the treasurs, but many gold and allver
ornamenta, Including vases, Jewelry
and ecclesiastical plate, were also
contained In the chests. Ths excava-
tions continue under government su-
pervision.
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mootual son, Artemus, Jr., who is at
Bowdoln college, In Maine. He writes
me that he la a Bowdoln Arab, ft is It
cum to thlaT Is this boy as I nurtured
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Ar, these boys—they little know how
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Made Hla Reputation.
Harker—That fellow Bllklns Is an
enthusiast, Isn't he?
Parker—That'a what! You know
he llkea to apeak of hlmaelf aa a
sportsman?
Harker—Yea.
Parker—Well, the only thing be
ever did In that line was to go on a
wild goose chase three years ago.
Such a Polite Little Boy.
, "We keep our own cow," explained
the hostess, proudly. "So we're sure
of our milk."
"Well," Interrupted the small son
of the guest, setting down his cup,
"homebody's stung you with a sour
cow "
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A Fresh Start.
A girl came In and aat in front of
them at the play, ahe and her escort.
"What a lovely profile," aald he
"Beautiful! Delicate little upturned
noae, email mouth, deep, pretty eyes.
Ian't ahe beautiful, beautiful!"
"Beautiful," aald ahe. "but not halt
ao muoh ao aa the man ahe la with.
Ian't he the handsomest chap you
ever aaw? Look at hla color, hla mua-
tache, hla lovely head of hair. So
many men are bald or beginning to be
bald. I do love to eee a fine head of
hair on a man."
"You know," he whimpered, "it al-
ways makes me aore to apeak of
people beginning to be bald, and you
know why."
"Will you let up on the pretty pro-
file If 1 eut out the bald head?" ahe
asked.
"Yes," said he.
"All right," aald she
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