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CHAPTER I. Uncle Gardner’s fine, crusty spirit
the bequest of the countess. * was iii great form this morning after
Things were pretty stormy in the * he dance - With the pleasant sense that
bouse that morning. There had been a J}®. ™ s . awny tbe , bonsebo]d had in ‘
t TT n „ 1n dnlged m a much later breakfast hour
small dance e „ • than they conhl when be was at home.
Gardner had been unpleasant enough He liked to breakfast at 8. and insisted
over that. Ho always made it a point ■ 0 n having his family present at the
to expatiato on the extravagance of _ meal. After being tip late the night be-
Mra. Rodney or the girls, as the case ' fore this was not always a comforting
might be, when ho was drawn on for thing to do for the women folk,
money. Mr. Josiah Gardner had made j . “What's the object of having luncb-
a fortune and had mined his temper cm ? a * . tbia b ° nr of the dnyV” ho in
doing it. He had had to put his noso to j ln b ' a dry ’ J m * UDez -
", b . , , , . .. . ! Mrs. Rodney understood perfectly
the grindstone for years, and now that that the o]d gent]elnan k new it was
he was relieved of that humiliating
combination he tried to even np things
by subjecting others to a like harrow
ing conjunction.
They were all thoroughly tired of it,
no one more so, however, than Florence
Rodney. She was a lithe, pretty girl of
20, a gradnate of Vassar and thorough
ly up to date in athletics. It was a
comfort to her to reflect that she lived
in an age when women rode, swam,
fenced, wheeled, and conld make a fair
showing with men at tennis, golf and
other physical diversions.
Miss Rodney was an admirable ex
ponent of the benefit of air, exercise
and freedom for her sex. Her walk was
springy and graceful, and she carried
herself as straight aa a soldier. It was
a sonree of immense solace to her in all
the phases of her physical well being to
feel her every musclo firm and strong
and to know that her flesh, her heart
and her lungs were in the best possible
condition.
brenkfast, bnt she said submissively:
“Why. I thought the girls would be
tired, and so I had breakfast a little
later this morning. I did not expect
you would be back so soon, Josiah.”
“What! Breakfast? At 11 o’clock?”
he asked, with the most exaggerated
astonishment. “I suppose we'll have
dinner at half past 0. ”
Mrs. Rodney fpll back on silence,
since her brother Jiad pnt this ns a sup
position and not as a question. At this
moment Miss Rodney came in with a
bicycle costume on. Mr. Gardner, who
affected to have a great regard for the
proprieties of women’s dress, was rasped
anew by the sight of his niece’s leg
gings and trim brown derby. It was
certainly a mannish sort of costnme,
bnt it was not violently so. Mies Rod
ney looked exceedingly well in it and
thoroughly womnnly. -
“Going out to ride yonr wheel, my
dear?” lie inquired venomously. “How
energetic the young women are now-
Mrs. Rodney was a widow with little ! adays! Kicking up yonr hoels till 3 or
money, two daughters to marry off and
a mind given to tho things of this
world. When her husband had left her
impoverished, the sense of blood ties
and family duty had induced her broth
er, Josiah Gardner, to tako charge of
her and her daughters. But he had this
unpleasant fashion of complaining
abont money matters. Mrs. Rodney's
one argument in defense of their ex
penses was the need of getting tho girls
well married This meailt marrying
them to men of means and good social
position—rich men. anyhow, for Mrs.
Rodnsy was convinced that money was
enough of an “open ecsamo” for New
8 o'clock, breakfast abont the time wo
nsed to have dinner at home, Sally,
and then off for a ten mile whir
astraddle a wheel! It’s a wonder how
yon old fashioned girls ever grew np
and got yonr natural strength, Sally.”
Mrs. Rodney was an easy mark for
the old gentleman because he knew so
well how to prick her. He felt that the
-allusion to the primitive style of their
early life would be distasteful, and
Mrs. Rodney, who was fond ofn languid,
dignified pose, always winced when he
called her Sally. Ho gave such a com
mon sound to the name I
Well, I'm going np stairs until
York society at all events. If a man ; things are set to rights,’’ho continued,
had not the blood or manners of a thor- j <*i hope there won’t bo a string of bills
ongh gentleman, a skillful wife who coming in today. ”
was a lady conld pilot him through the j The old man shuffled off, delaying to
shoals all right Most American hus- ; look here and there for one object cr
bands, except the few who are young another simply because ho knew they
society men, do not figure very promi- , would feel relieved when he was gone
nently in the social phases of their fam- ' Finally he went snorting np the staire
Hies. They generally have the air of , . “What a pity you came in with yonr
being casual and bored assistants at bicycle suit on, Florcncel” said Mrs.
functions'of this kind, and not much is Rodney peevishly. “Yonr uncle seems
expected of them except to pay the hills. 1 to have such an objection to it. ”
Miss Rodney was rather a restive filly | “It might as well be an objection to
and gave her worthy mother many an that as to something else, mamma,”
occasion for fretful dissatisfaction. She
had a will of her own, and her tastes, i
as has been said, were for athletic pas- [
times and not for society, though she
was fond of dancing and handsomo
gowns. She did not show that keen de
sire for bagging somo eligible man
which her mother would have liked. ,
Mrs. Rodney had not infrequently com- ■
plained of this in her eldest daughter. 1
“I should think yon would want to
get married and settled and not have
to feel that your undo is breaking bis.
heart over every penny he puts out for ;
what he thinks is our extravagant liv- !
ing. You know, I am doing all I can.”
Miss Rodney would try to keep her
temper over maternal nagging of this
kind and generally succeeded by de
clining to argue the point. She was
content to go her way, and go her wny
she did. In justice to Mrs. Rodney it
must be admitted that she gave only
what entertainments she felt she could
not escape and keep in the swim at alb
She had to keep there, for the sort of
- men whom she wished the girls to
..•marry wero there, and there must be
opportunity for them to meet snch men.
Uncle Gardner was not qnite as mean
as he appeared to ba They generally -
got what they wanted. He simply made
the matter more pleasant for himself
by growling over things and rendering
tho women "Unhappy.
He had gone away for the night of
the dance aijd had not been expected
to return until tho second day after it,
so as to allow the house and the in
mates time to get back to the normal.
But ho had got disgusted with some
thing at thtv hotel and came home the
next day, fall of a fault finding disposi
tion. The women groaned in spirit at
this unexpected advent of the head of
the family. Rose, the yonnger daugh
ter, was perfectly in accord with her
mother’s views and helped her in her
arc set to riijhts,
returned the young woman curtly
“This is his morning for objections.
He has let ns have the dance and now
we’ll have to let him have his grewb
He is always feeling particularly nasty
when he calls yon ‘Sally* in that way.*
Miss Rodney had not been gone long
when the mail arrived. There was a
stout English letter for Mrs. Rodney,
in an envelope with the name of somo
London solicitors on it. She opened it
and almost gasped as she mastered its
contents. They were enongh to aston
ish a less impressionable woman than
Mrs. Rodney Tho solicitors said that
they had been instructed by the Count
ess of Carrington to send 'the inclosed
aims as farVs^rS^erTnde she *** “v ^dT" The
humored and cajoled as well as a pretty I w,tb thls rcqnc ? t tbey d,d E °' 2?®
hut not very clever girl conld hnmor
and cajole a keen, cranky old man.
Airs. Rodney felt that it was a little
unfortunate that the characters of her
two daughters were not reversed. Miss
Rodney ought to bo disposed first in the
matrimonial market, ns she was the
|®J dor If she wero as compliant as
IRose. this consummation would not be
•o hard a one to effect Bnt Florence
1 " ” was nice to the men that she
countess had died two days ago. Tho
contents of the letter from her had been
imparted to them by her ladyship.
Their London address and cable name-
were indicated in tho letter head, should <
Mra Rodney or her daughter wish to
communicate with them.
To understand Mrs. Rodney's feel- 1
ings in this matter a few words of ex
planation are necessary. The Countess
of Carrington was Airs. Rodney’s sis-
. liked rather than to those whom it was i ter - She had been twic0 married ’ once !
her policy to attract. Her sturdy indo- l to aD American who died and left her;
.pendent American spirit recoiled from ' TvcaItl1 ' and the second time lo an Erl S'|
deliberate efforts in this direction. She ; Hshmira, Hie Earl of Carrington, who'
was determined that she wouldn't I bad died and left ber a titl& Tbe Iad 3*
(marry anybody unless she both liked j wbo bad ff narried 8ncb treasure from
and 1 'J- : ' 111 d him. and she wonldu't : two husbands' graves employed tbe
Try to bring any man she could not feel : money and the title to make life as cn-
jtoward ln this way to the point of pro- ' joyable as possible to a hard, selfish
tDositar needles*:!v. and ambitions, woman. The feeling be
tween tun two sisters naff nreome so
strained as to result in perfect estrange
ment. Airs. Rodney derived no other
advantage from her rich relative than
an occasion allnsion to “my sister, the
Countess of Carrington," where she
thought snch allusion was profitable.
What she read in her sister's letter was
therefore all the more astonishing.
The countess, without any great
warmth, set forth that she was ill and
her doctors had advised her to attend
to any testamentary dispositions she
might wish to mnke as a matter of
prudence. With thonght of what was
dne to her own position and title and
also of what would be right toward her
own kin. she had devised the bnlk of
her fortune to her niece. Florence, on
condition that within a year after the
decedent's death she shonld marry the
Earl of Carrington, the eldest son of
her deceased husband. If the year
elapsed without snch marriage having
taken place, the property was to go to
the Earl of Carrington, who would add
the name of Gardner to these which he
had. If her niece. Florence, married
the earl, moneys and investments that
would yield an income of §10,000 a
year were to be set aside and Airs.
Rodney would enjoy this income for
her natural 'life. On her death they
were to go absolutely to Miss Rose Rod
ney or her heirs. The Conntess of
Carrington hoped in this wny that her
dnty toward her own family and to
ward that of her hnsband. and. inci
dentally. to herself, would be perform
ed in a manner suitable and advanta
geous to all concerned.
In the event of the Earl of Carring
ton declining such union, the fortune
of the testatrix was to go entirely to
her niece. Florence Rodney
Mrs. Rodney was in a feverish glow
by the time she bad grasped the pur
port of this sisterly letter It was so
evident that the Conntess of Carring
ton was striving to perpetuate her own
tongh personality as far as possible for
her condition when she became a dis
embodied lady of title, that the benefit
which would accrue to the Rodneys
did not stir any very sisterly gratitnde
in Mrs. Rodney But tho benefit was
obvions. She would be the mother of a
conntess. she would have an income of
§10.000 and Rose would have a"pretty
prospect for a girl as attractive as her
self. Mrs. Rodney’s wild fancy set her
at once to murmuring snch phrases in
her small mind as “Aly danghter, tbe
Countess of Carrington, I expect to
come over this summer.” She even
went so far as to pietnre herself as the
grandmother of little Lord This and
little Lady That It was intoxicating
reverie But as the young Arabian
gentleman upset the splendid fortune
he had won. in his mind's eye, from
the sale of liis glassware by kicking the
glass to smithereens in an imperious
moment of opulent disdain, so Aire
Rodney’s large balloon of pride was
pricked when the thonght arose that all
this glory was contingent on her
daughter’s consent to the proposed mar
riage That she would not he too docile
in the matter she had a sure premoni
tion. But since the astnte old conntess
had made the peace and comfort and
respectability of herself and Rase de
pendent on the decision of Florence,
there was hope she might be “reason
able." Florence was not a sentimental
girl and was clear headed enongh. Even
Mrs. Rodney could not charge her eld
est danghter with selfishness. Here was
room for heroic self sacrifice
When her daughter returned from a
good spin on her wheel, Mrs. Rodney
had had time to think it ont After
luncheon she said impressively: “I
have received a letter which will sur
prise you all. Tho Conntess of Carring
ton is dead!”
The family received the news with
different degrees of calm. Rose, as the
youngest, was the most impressed.
Miss Rodney was not impressed at all
and Uncle Josiah only gave a grunt
“Awful blow to lose our titled rela
tive!” he sneered. “So sudden and snch
a warm hearted woman I”
“Josiah. we must not forget that she
was onrsister," said Mrs. Rodney, with
an air of propriety.
“It's only dne to good memories that
we know it” observed the old man
brusquely
“She may have been a little worldly
and certainly did not show much
thought of us." assented Mrs. Rodney.
“But she has done very well by us in
her will. ”
Uncle Josiah looked np incredulously
It irritated the old mun to see Mrs.
Rodney swelling with tbe importance
of something to communicate, especially
when he was keen to know it.
“Uinpb! What has she done?'
“She has left her money to Florence,
and an income for life to me.” replied
his sister.
Miss Rodney did look somewhat
moved at this. It meant freedom and
living her own life. Despite herself,
she beamed joyously
“Rose and I are disinherited, are
we?" chuckled Uncle Josiah sarcas
tically.
“I suppose she knew I wonld look
after Rose, and probably she felt that
her sister would be in a position to be
of great help to her." said Mrs. Rodney
diplomatically.
“When do we get it, mamma?" ask
ed Miss Rodney, with fiat directness.
Poor Mrs. Rodney’s heart failed her
at what she had to say. Bnt it must
be said and now was as good a time as
any, when her danghter seemed pleased
at the prospect of such independent
means. Josiah Gardner looked at her
with his sharp, twinkling brown eyes.
3e was a well preserved man for his
years and took the most active interest
in things.
“The countess,” Airs. Rodney began,
with a sigh.
“Oh. bother!' ejaculated Uncle
Josiah.
- “Josiah!' exclaimed Mrs. Rodney,
with a weak quernlcusness of accent,
turning a little, like the goaded worm
“Have some respect l’or yonr sister!”
Which sister was not specified. Tbe
old man stuck ont his chin and looked
impatient, lie retrained from saying
anything, as ho really wanted to know
quickly what had been dona Ho sus
pected that “the countess" wonld have
some string tied to her generous dispo
sition of her wealth.
“She makes this conditional on Flor
ence’s marrying the present Earl of
Carrington within a year," the poor
lady said with aa little faltering as pos
sible.
Uncle Josiah leaned back and let off
a dry, cackling langh. There was no
doubt about the real merriment in it.
however.
“Is that all?" he inquired. “Let me
see the letter. That’s tho quickest way
of understanding the thing.”
Airs. Rodney reluctantly passed it
over to him. She stole a glance at her
daughter’s face. Miss Rodney was
breathing quickly and did not give a
very good imitation of a young lady
tickled at a prospective conntessbip.
Air. Gardner read the cold, dry, bnt
perfectly Incid letter which laid bare to
his mind the purpose and aim of the
defunct Conntess of Carrington. He
hastened cbeerfnlly to impart its im
port to_his niece, watching her all the
lime with malicious pleasure.
“Alatilda has done a fine thing for
you.” he said volubly. “You get all
her mcney, and all yon have to do is to
marry an English lord. That isn’t hard.
The man Matilda married died in a few
years, used np in half a dozen miscel
laneous ways. This yonng fellow, I un
derstand. is a far more brilliant black
guard than bis father and is a first
rate candidate for a hospital already.
He is up to bi9 neck in debt Sc, if yon
can pnt up with n job lot of diseased
humanity for a few years, he’ll go un
der the sod and yon’ll he Conntess of
Carrington forever after. I shonld think
yon would jnmp at it, ” sneered Uncle
Josiah. “These lawyer chaps were con
siderate enongh to send their cable ad
dress. Shall I run out and simply fire a
‘Terms accepted’ at them, Florence?”
Mrs. Rodney made a weak, hopeless
movement of despair. It wonld be a
hard fight for her all alone and her
brother so rudely against her.
“Uncle,’’said Miss Rodney calmly,
bnt with a hot. angry patch of color in
her healthy cheek and a glitter in her
eye. “there’s no need of yonr being any
more disagreeable than necessary. 1
admit the prospect of escaping from
my life hero and escaping from you
makes this atrocious proposition have a
force that nothing else conld lend it.
The Earl of Carrington can’t bo much
more of atrial than yon,’’she added
hotly.
“That’s the sensible way to look at
it, my dear. ” returned Uncle Josiah,
with brisk and unruffled cheerfulness.
“But Matilda didn’t know you well.
Alatilda was a business woman at least
It was so like her to leave her money
to Carrington and at tbe same time
rope in you as a beneficiary, thus seem
ing to have a regard for her own fam
ily. I don't know why she shonld have
cared about that.” lie went on, disre
garding apparently Aliss Rodney’s beau
tifully undisguised look of disgust
“She never minded ns while she was
alive. But people funk so when they
are going to die." he observed philo
sophically. “However, as I was observ
ing, Matilda foolishly thonght that you
were a degenerated niece and might
balk at tho prospect of marrying a bag
of disease and thonsands of pounds of
debt So she ties np yonr mother’s and
yonr sister’s good fortune with your
consent llarry this titled biaekghard,
and yonr mother and sister will be in
dependent 'and comfortable for life.
They won I have to live with him, yon
know. So i • ■ i e is no reason why they
shouldn't lie >py."
“Josiah. ' cd Mrs. Rodney, “this
is brutal. I..moot endure it If you
continue 1'ke that. I shall have to leave
the room. ”
“There's no reason why yon shonld
not, ir.y dear,” he replied cheerfully.
“You can cry and plead with Florence
later on. "
“Don't be silly, mamma,” said Miss
Rodney prosaically “Uncle Josiah is
patting it as badly as he can. bnt even
be cannot do more than justice to this
vile, miserable scheme of my aunt I
am thankful to you for letting mamma
see the thing jnst as it is," she said to
her nncla
“Oh. don’t mention it." said tho old
cynic- “It is a pleasure to help you out
in this trying moment I can see yon
with tbe coronet of n conntess stack on
top of yonr head. They wear coronets,
don’t they?
“But yon will note our dear Matil
da’s forethought,” he went on. “I am
almost proud of her. You might kick
over all this debt aad diseasa So she
bribes yon with yonr mother’s and sis
ter's happiness Why she shonld have
thonght that Carrington would possibly
talk at bestowing his distinguished self
on you I don’t see, unless she knew
that his favorite typo of woman was
the chorn3 girl. If he refuses, yon get
it all. Bnt he won’t refuse, I promise
you. You refuse, and he gets if* And
if he gets it, he has got to tack the
name of Gardner on to his own. Oh.
Matilda was a corker for family pride.
The idea of perpetnating the family
name in that way I Hitching it on to
an earl’s" title! It was great. Why
conldn’t yon. if yon accept him and
become the mother of a little earl to be,
name him Josiah. after me? That is a
now name in tin* British nobility It
wonld probably bp the only strong,
healthy thing about the poor little
chap. He would snreiy he scrofnlous as
a filial compliment to his papa.”
“This is n little disgusting.” said
Miss Rodney, looking at her venomcis
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oin uncle ln a way that even lie felt.
“I decline to hear any more on the sub
ject. You have really In yonr coarse
freedom of language expressed the plain
truth. I have never so agreed with you
in my life L simply refuse, without the
need of another moment's deliberation,
my aunt’s infamous proposition. Tho
only thing that can palliate her daring
to make it is that she did the same
thing herself And she, heaven save the
mark, was an American girl! Don’t
let the subject be mentioned in my
hearing again. ”
“But, Florence.' remonstrated her
mother in an iujnred way. "don’t be
rash. There is no need of any hasty
conclusion Yon are taking all that
yonr uncle says about this young man
as true. Ho may be a very nice young
fellow. ”
“Mamma!” said Mis3 Rodney ex
plosively. “As if the vileness of the
Earl of Carrington was not known to
everybody who reads even* the Ameri
can newspapers only 1 I have heard of
him again and again. Even the decent
men in his own set despise him and cut
him. It is hard that when this wretch
ed woman conld have done her dnty by
us she should have left so degrading a
proof of ber utter bard beartedness and
unwomanly feeling. Why. mother,”
exclaimed the girl, wrought up by the
melancholy dissent that was visible on
Mrs. Rodney’s face, “yon would not
have me degrade my womanhood be
yond all self respect if yon were to have
millions by it. That is what this coarse
would be. I want independence as
much as any one living, but I will not
forfeit one bit of my self respect to se
cure it. I would work ns n shopgirl
sooner than marry this Earl of Carring
ton. and 1 hate my nnnt for insulting
American womanhood in this way.
Yon know me enough to feel sure that
when I say this is my last word on the
snbject it is useless to think of it any
more. ”
“Bravo!" said Uncle Josiah “You
are a credit to the family. I approve of
your sentiments. Don’t mind your
mother. I shan't live forever, and then
you’ll all be independent. I am no
Anut Matilda, conntess of Carrington. ”
“No; yon conldn’t be qnite aa bad as
she, I admit." said his niece, with re
freshing candor.
Uncle Josiah sniffed at this. Airs.
Rodney heaved a sigh, as if her lot was
a particularly unendurable one. and
Rose looked a little like a wilting La
France rose. Bnt they all felt that
Florence would be ns good as her word.
At this moment the servant entered
with a card. Mrs. Rodney picked it
from the tray with the air of a Niobe
gathering a further harvest of tears.
“Rev. Arthur Kimball." sho observed
despairingly. “I did not know he was
back from Enropa We most sco him,
I suppose Yon can show him in. Wil
liams.
“This is a very appropriate time for
a parson to call, when a family is pros
trated with grief over the loss of a near
relative of fortnne and of title." said
Uncle Josiah, with placid sarcasm.
Rev. Arthur Kimball was a fashion
able pastor, whom Airs. Rodney respect
ed as snch. He was this somewhat
despite himself, for lie was not a half
bad sort. His favorite way of spending
his vacation was to go to Switzerland
and climb the most inaccessible moan-
tains there He had just returned from
one of these athletic ontings. Between
him and Miss Rodney there was a warm
bond of sympathy, based on tlieir devo
tion to physical development.
After some preliminary small talk
and inquiry abont friends Aliss Rodney
said:
“Well, what Alp have you conquered
this year. Dr. Kimball? I suppose you
will soon be driven to tho Himalayas
for your vacation. Switzerland will be
a sucked orange. ”
“After this summer I almost feel as
if it were." replied the clergyman
cheerfully^ “l did the Matterhorn this
year. It still lias the credit of being
something fit for a climber to vanquish.
Of course the old time glamour of its
sharp crast when the gnides themselves
used to wag.their heads and tell weird
tales abont the nnseen horrors that
cling to its top is done away with. Too
many have shinned np this slippery
needle of the Alps. But it is tng enongh
still to be something to boast of. As an
Englishman, a member of the Alpine
club, said to me this summer. ‘Alont
Blanc is inglorious today Little boys
and girls take a promenade to its top
as kindergarten play at moantain
climbing.' But it mast have been a
glurions moment for Wbymper when
he planted the first pair of hnman feet
on the virginal peak of the Matterhorn!
The trip must have been a melancholy
memory, however, for the vanquished
spirit of that hitherto unsealed eyrie
seemed to wreak revenge on this in
trusion of man. You know four of the
party were lost on that first ascent.
Whyinper was the only one of the
climbers, except two of the gnides, who
retraced bis steps after the victorious
climb. I am happy to state that one of
this first party to reach the top was,
like myself, a clergyman."
“And is it renlly so difficult?” asked
Miss Rodney eagerly.
“I don’t think there can. be any
doubt of its difficulty. ” said Dr. Kim
ball. with a dry smile “It is a tongb
climb, and I have made many. The
Zinal-Rothhorn was a corker. I thonght,
although I found a gray haired woman
at the table d’hote at Zermatt who had
done it a few years before and was not
very boastfnl abont it. A man who had
never climbed attempted this peak and
did it, althongh tho gnides had to sim
ply transport him over the icy and shelv
ing parts of the rocky ledges. Thcwe are
plenty of peaks to practice on Bnt it
is the most glorions feeling in the
world to scratch your way. like a hardy
insect, up the rough, haughty peaks
that nature seems to have reared as a
defiance to the passage of man " con
cluded Dr Kimball as be rose to go "I
see from your looks that you are keep
ing np yonr own ontdoor exercise. Miss
Rodney That is right ”
Yes. but bicycling and oven follow
ing the bounds seem tame compared
to scaling the Alatterhorn," replied the
girl, with an amusing note of regret in
her voice.
Women have to admit a man’s su
periority in some things, don’t they?'
remarked Uncle Gardner, when Dr
Kimball had retired “Here's a small,
not overm’.iscnlar parson who can
climb the Matterhorn! Women have
to shrink into tlieir petticoats over
that”
“Two women have done it without
'shrinking into their petticoats.' as
you so elegantly put it. ” retorted his
niece, slightly nettled at thu old man’s
gratuitous gibe
“That mnst make it all the harder
for tho poor women folk, who have to
content themselves with small exploits,
like riding a wheel or playing tennis,"
returned the determined old man. "I
shonld think yon wonld want to climb
tho Matterhorn. ”
“Oh, I dare say I may some day." re
plied Miss Rodney carelessly “I have
not a doubt that I conld."
“I’ll bet yon §100,000 yon couldn’t
do it, ” grunted tho old man coiitemptu-
opsly.
#“It’s not as easy, of course, as wa
gering §100,000 .when you wnnldn’t
really and seriously wager a penny on
it”
The two were alone. Mrs. Rodney
and the subservient Rose had retired as
soon as Dr. Kimball left
The old man looked at her with a
cold gleam in his eye.
“Look here." lie said after a moment
of this steadfast gaze at the resolute
figure of bis niece “You’ve done a good
thing in treating yonr Aunt Matilda’s
low proposition with perfect contempt
Of course you may relent later on, but
it was tbe spirit of an American girl
that made you fire np as yon did at the
first flush It’s the only spirit of the
kind in the family, and I think it
should be encouraged. Yon think I am
own brother to Alatilda for meanness,
simply because I don’t pay for every
silly extravagance of your mother and
you girls: bnt I ain’t, and I’ll prove it
to you.”
Uncle Gardner was a little excited,
an nunsnal thing for him to be. He
went on aa Miss Rodney made no re
mark. though she was attentive enongh
now.
“When 1 die. I hope you think 1
mean to do the fair thing by you and
the others. I don’t believe in giving a
kickat yonr relatives from yourcoffin,”
said the old man “Now, if you scale
the Matterhorn within six months I’ll
pnt by stocks aud things that will let
you have an income of ten thousand a
year. 1 don’t believe yon can do it, ” be
added spitefnlly. “and I'll show that I
don't by making this offer. ”
“Do yon mean this?" cried MissRod-
noy, springing to her feet She was un
deniably excited.
“I generally mean what I say. don’t
I?" replied her nncle shortly
“Then write it down in so many
words and let somebody witness it. and
I will climb that Matterhorn if it kills
ina If other women have. I know I
The old man was opposed to this, but
his niece worked on his pride and tera-
"1 will climb that Matterhorn if it kills
per until he drew up this proposition
in writing, and it was dnly witnessed.
Miss Rodney took it with a proud air
of trinmph
“I don't know what can have in
duced yon to make snch a heavenly
offer, "she said, “except that you are
so sure I can never do it. Bnt I will.
Uncle. Jasiah Gardner, and I thank yon
for doing it. no matter what yonr ob
ject was if I do succeed and get this
money from you. I really believe I shall
you!”
“Well, don't begin any sooner than
ueccssary." said her caustic relative.
“I shouldn't know what to do with a
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