\"\'No，\'Ianswered。\'HewenttoEuropeearlylastmonth。\'\"
\"\'Verylikelyhetookherwithhim。SheisprobablyatMonteCarlo。\'\"
\"\'ScarcelyinAugust，Ifancy。AndI\'lltellyouwhat，Ethel。Ihavebeencountingitup。Shehaslosttwenty-fourthousanddollarsintheStandardEggalone。Ittakesagooddealofsurplustostandthat。\'\"
\"\'Serveherright，\'saidEthel\'AndIwouldsaysotoherface。\'\"
\"Septemberbroughtfreshnesstothestockmarketbutnottome。Mr。
Beverly，likethewell-to-domanthathewas，remainedawayinEuropeuntilOctobershouldrequirehispresenceasaguidinghandintheoffice。ThuswasIleftwithouthisbuoyantconsolationinthefaceofmyinvestments。\"
\"Petuniaswerebeingadjustedonafourpercentbasis；DutchessandColumbiaTractionwasholdingitsown；IcouldnotcomplainofAmalgamatedElectric，thoughitwasnowlowerthanwhenIhadboughtit，whilehadIsolditonthatWednesdayinMaywhenEthelbeggedme，beforetheincreaseddividendturnedoutamistake，Ishouldhavemademoney。
ButPhilippiSewerswerethreatened；PasteurisedFeedershadbeennumbsinceJune；PollyopolisHeat，Light，Power，Paving，Pressing，andPackingwasgoingtopassitsquarterlydividend；andStandardEgghadgonedownfrom63to71/8。Mymilliondollarsonpapernowwasworthinrealitylessthanaquarterofthatsum，andalthoughwecouldstillmakebothendsmeetfairlywellinsomeplacewhereyouwouldn\'twanttolive，likePhiladelphia，inNewYorkweshoulddropintoapinchedanddwarfedobscurity。\"
\"Imustsaynow，andIshallneverforget，thatEthelduringthesegloomyweeksbehavedmuchbetterthanIdid。Thegrayertheoutlookbecame，themorewordsofhopeandsensesheseemedtofindSheremindedmethat，afterallmyUncleGodfrey\'slegacyhadbeenathingunlookedfor，somethingoutofmyschemeoflifethatIhadmyyouth，mysalaryandmywriting；andthatshewouldwaittillshewasasoldatMr。Beverly\'smother。\"
\"ItwasthethoughtofthatladywhichbroughtfromEtheltheonlynoteofcomplaintsheutteredinmypresenceduringthatwholedrearymonth。\"
\"WewerespendingSundaywithahousepartyatHydePark；anddrivingtochurch，wepassedanavenuegatewithalodge。\'Rockhurst，sir，\'saidthecoachman。\'Whoseplace？\'Iinquired。\'TheoldBeverlyplace，sir。\'Ethelheardhimtellmethis；andaswewenton，wesawacarriageandpaircomingdowntheavenuetowardthegatewiththatlookwhichhorsesalwaysseemtohavewhentheyaretakingthefamilytochurchonSundaymorning。\"
\"\'IfIseeher，\'saidEtheltomeasweenteredthedoor，\'Ishallbeunabletosaymyprayers。\'\"
\"ButonlyyoungpeoplecameintotheBeverlypew，andEthelsaidherprayersandalsosangthehymnandchantsverysweetly。\"
\"Aftertheservice，westrolledtogetherintheoldandlovelygraveyardbeforestartinghomeward。Wehadtoldthemthatweshouldprefertowalkback。Thedaywasbeautiful，andonecouldseealittlebluepieceoftheriver，sparkling。\"
\"\'Hereiswheretheyareallburied，\'saidEthel，andwepausedbeforebrownoldheadstoneswithBeverlyuponthem。\'Died1750；died1767，\'
continuedEthel，readingthenamesandinscriptions。\'Ithinkonedoesn\'tmindtheideaoflyinginsuchaplaceasthis。\'\"
\"Someoftheyoungpeopleinthepewnowcamealongthepath。\'Thegrandchildren，\'saidEthel。\'Sheisprobablytoooldtocometochurch。
OrsheisinEurope。\'\"
\"Theyoungpeoplehadbroughtabasketwithflowersfromtheirplace，andnowlaidthemoverseveralofthegrassymounds。\'Givemesomeofyours，\'
saidonetotheother，presently；\'I\'venotenoughforgrandmother\'s。\'\"
\"Etheltookmerathersharplybythearm。\'Didyouhearthat？\'sheasked。\"
\"\'Itcan\'tbeshe，youknow，\'saidI。\'HewouldhavecomebackfromEurope。\'\"
\"Butwefounditoutatlunch。Itwasshe，andshehadbeendeadforfifteenyears。\"
\"EthelandItalkeditoverinthetraingoinguptotownonMondaymorning。Wehadbythattimegrowncalmer。\'Ifitisnotfalsepretences，\'saidshe，\'andyoucannotsuehimfordamages，andifitisnotstealingorsomething，andyoucannotputhiminprison，whatareyougoingtodotohim，Richard？\'\"
\"AsthiswasaquestionwhichIhadfrequentlyaskedmyselfduringthenight，havingfoundnosatisfactoryanswertoit，Isaid:\'Whatwouldyoudoinmyplace，Ethel？\'ButEthelknew。\"
\"\'Ishouldfindoutwhenhesails，andmeethissteamerwithacowhide。\'\"
\"\'Thenhewouldsuemefordamages。\'\"
\"\'Thatwouldbenothing，ifyougotafewgoodcutsinonhim。\'\"
\"\'Ethel，\'Isaid，\'pleasefollowmecarefully。Ishouldlikedearlytocowhidehim。andforthesakeofargumentwewillconsideritdoneThencomesthelawsuit。ThenIgetupandsaythatIbeathimbecausehemademebuyStandardEggat63bytellingmethathismotherhadsome，whenreallytheoldladyhadbeendeadforfifteenyears。WhenIthinkofitinthisway，Idonotfeel\'\"
\"Iknow，\'interruptedEthel，\'youareafraidofridicule。Allmenare。\'\"
\"HadEthelinsisted，IbelievethatIshouldhavecowhidedMr。Beverlyforhersake。Butbeforehisreturnourdestinieswerebrightened。CopperhadbeenfoundnearEthel\'swastelandsinMichigan，andthefamilybusinessmanwasabletosellthepropertyforsevenhundredthousanddollars。HedidthissopromptlythatIventuredtoaskhimifdelaymightnothavebroughtagreaterprice。\'Well\'，hesaid，\'Idon\'tknow。
Youmustseizethesethings。BlakeandBeverlymighthavegottiredwaiting。\"
\"\'BlakeandBeverly！\'Iexclaimed\'Sotheymadethepurchase。ItMr。
Beverlyback？\'\"
\"\'Justback。TotellthetruthIdon\'tbelievethey\'refindingsomuchcopperastheyhoped。\'\"
\"Thisturnedouttobetrue。AndIamnotsurethatthebusinessmanhadnotknownitallthewhile。\'WelookedoverthepropertyprettythoroughlyatthetimeoftheTamarackexcitement，\'hesaid。Andinafewdaysmore，infact，itwasgenerallyknownthatthislandhadreturnedtoitsoldstateofnotquitepayingthetaxes。\"
\"ThenIpaidmyvisittoMr。Beverly，butwithnocowhide。\'Mr。Beverly，\'
saidI，\'IwanttoannouncetoyoumyengagementtoMissEthelLansing，whoseMichigancopperlandyouhavelatelyacquired。Ihopethatyouboughtsomeforyourmother。\'\"
\"Those，\"concludedMr。RichardField，\"arethecircumstancesattendingmyengagementwhichIfeltmightinterestyou。Andnow，Ethel，tellyourstory，ifthey\'lllisten。\"
\"Richard，\"saidEthel，\"thatisthestoryIwasgoingtotell。\"
