Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-07-02
DRIVEN no MARRIAGE.

wood ougl to be the happiest man in
| Greenyile.
! He was Young, handsome and we'll edu-
Gated; then, just as he vas preparing to
| fight his way to fame with poverty array
| ed against hum, he had suddenly been
made the sole heir to the hue old estate of
his eccentric aunt, Miss Betsy CU.ewood,
recently deceased.
| Wnat more was necessary to the happi
ness Of gay young fellow like Hugh Cole
/ woodI Nothing, il seemed to the enyious
\ bachelors
Howev r, there we're conditions, or one
at least, IN his aunt's will which caused
him no little uUeaslness. He must love and
marry the Girl of her choice, one whom he
had never even seen.
! Hugh Colewood caught up his aunt
last letter to him and read it again and
again, hoping to find some little loophole
or scape from the CALLING condition
But 1t was there N metCiless black aud
white. This is the part that worried
him
AT yol cannot comply with my wishes
for yCu to meet Ethel Wayne and love and
mary her you forfeit your heirship to my
est5t" EJhel's mother was my dearest
friend, and it you marry her daughter it
will be fulfilling my fondest desires. You
cannot help loving her.
81 could not rest in my tomb peacefully
and know that Ethel was not mistress of
my estates, and you dear boy, the master
My lawyer, Mr.. Crauston, will arrange
for you to meet Ethel, as ne Is one 1t her
guardians You know how thoroughly |
despise old bachelors, therefore | give you
warning that | will not allow you to in
habit my houses and lands as one of that
disagreeabie, crusty order.
50 had written The eccentric spinster.
Hugh nioled the ends of his mustache
impatiently as he pondered on the con-
ditions which the will imposed.
Hugh loved the Cole wood estates, and
could not bear to think of giving them
up. Now, if the will lad not specified
whom he must marry, but left the seleo-
tion of a wife entirely to himself, Hugh
believed that he would have enjoyed the
romance Of hunting for bride.
He picked up his hat and rushed from
his room, going up to the hotel where Mr..
| Cranston was stopping, while he arranged
some business matters with hugh.
Hello, Coiewood! Have a seat, " said
the lawyer, scrutinizing the flushed face
and nervous manner of the visitor. He
was Just wondering to himself il the UNI
expected good fortune had turned young
Colewood head, when his visitor re-
marked:
"You are aware of that one peculiar
feature in my late aunt's will, Mr.. Grams
ton2"
Light at once dawned upon the lawyer
. / J. ie
However, he asked indifferently:
10 what peculiar feature do you refer,
Mr. Coewood2'
"The one that absurdly commands me
to marry a girl that have never seen.
oh that returned Mr.. Cranston.
"You are lucky fellow, Coewood. That's
the best part of the fortune.
Its the most exasperating part,
Hugh cried desperately. "HOw can a fell
low love and wed to order
well it's deal Of time and bother
saved to the wooer remarked the lawyer,
putting. "I'ye no doubt Ethel Wayne
will suit you better than any selection you
are capable of making.
Hugh Colewood flushed warmly at the
lawyers cool observation and he spoke
holly
"T'm sure she wol { suit me, sir The
e7tates con 20 to charity for all ! care
don't love any woman, and love my free
dom too well to mary yet awhile. ! don't
want TO be thrust upon any woman for
the sake of fortune and ! don't suppose
Miss Wayne cares two straws about the
absurd condition in nay aUnt's will.
ut is very likely, although Ethel had
the creates respect for the late Miss Cole
wood and was very careful to humOr all
her vagaries, returned Cranston, much
amused over young Cole wood excite
ment. However, J hardly feel able 20
state whether the girl would accept Miss
CoIewood's last great augary in the shape
OF her impulsige nephew or not.
81 shall not give her the opportunity
said Hugh, nettled at the lawyers
words.
Hold on, Colewood. Let's drop nom
sense and come % business, You like
your aunt 3 estat, but you cannot retain
them without complying. with her wishes
You have never met the girl whom your
aunt has chosen. Perhaps it will be proved
that you are neither q you opposed to ful.
filing the condition.
At least. you must meet. will arrange
that. Ethel will pass the summer with my
sister in the country, and III manage it.
for You to spend a few weeks With them
You can soon tell whether the condition
is wholly obnoxious or not What do you
sayf'
81 will do as sou advise, thank you, sir
repiltd Hugo, who had now cooled OF and
was trying ~ take a business yiaw Of the
strange situation
-Four weeks later Hugh C9Iewood was
speeding away from Gfeenviiie 5n the
morning express. bound for a little tom
among the blue hills 0f Virginia.
When he stepped from the train be
vas disappointed to fad 10 one waiting
a. convey him to the country home 81
Mr.. Cranston'5 sister, Assistance Of eight
miles ..ss-.... z. ..- - s.--.