The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-23
s.on '.rne HANDBOOK or pLoTs.a

,o,e Plot Selected from Every Man
= His Own Novelist"
r.. following from ''The Handbook of
-, 49,. or Every Man His Own Novelist
I I.Sacts from which have been given pre-
( e1S. sIY- IL capable of expansion into a full
s s,o novel and seems to be worthy of re-
production
o,he beautiful girl was in love with the
NO man, but he was poor, she was ex-
...aoant. and her father wanted a wealthy
'i~;n7law. AS she sat in her boudoir,
s s'.hed in scalding tears (she couldn't bear
I'D hath, she cried, ALAS! must give
him up? "
The Young man pleaded with her to fly
.,h him. and she had almost made up her
mind to do it and abju fine clothes for
uror when the gruff father appeared and
.old him to begone. He promptly bewent.
Tho wealthy sutton pleaded and refused
l.. ha mountainous or anything else ex-
Sort her husband, and finally after waiting
.er three DAYS to hear from the young man
~. ~. yielded to the wealthy suitor's plead
:acc and the gruff fathers commands and
n,ronised to let the sutton pay for her fine
clothes in the future.
".
The gruff father promptly wrote to the
-onnp man, informing him of the beauti-
I'll oirl's betrothal to the wealthy sutton
no didn't suit her, and told him that his
onnaarance in that ward would be signal
sar the commencement of foreclosure pro-
ooodinrs on the little house that be had
r,ortgaged to buy the beautiful girl flow
erS
The Young man just as promptly came
into both the ward and the precinct, ap-
naared one night at the beautiful girls
rindow. informed her that he had discov-
orod terrible secret, in view Of which she
bod better continue in the path she had
chosen. but he advised her to make The
wealthy sutton deed her half his property
before the marriage.
The beautiful girl was again in tears at
the time that the young man was arrested
as burglar while trying to get away from
the house, but she recovered in time to act
IN the suggestion regarding the wealthy
suitor's property.
VII.
The church was brilliantly lighted and
there was a fashionable assemblage pres
eut. but the bride faltered as she walked
I'D the aisle, asking herself; "Will he be
here: Will he see me-
VIII.
She furtvcly glanced around and grew
pale as the ceremony proceeded. She had
hoped against hope that something would
happen to stop it, but at last the final
words were said.
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The beautiful Girl almost tainted as they
turned away from the altar. She gasped
as she saw the young man standing there
with stranger. and one of the bri1emaids
had TO support her.
Two years ago you were in New York."
said the stranger to the groom.
Il was said the groom.
In mere SPORT" continued the stranger,
you one evening called a young woman
your wife and introduced her to some
friends as such"
ALAS! did" admitted the groom.
According to the law there" said the
stranger, that constituted a common law
marriage. This young woman is free, and
/ now arrest you for bigamy."
(NOTE.-Any one can finish this story She
has the young man and half the wealthy suit
or's money. What more could she ask? How
did the young man get out Of Jail? Oh, he just
got out-the way they usually do in novels, OF
course he couldn't admit that he had been at
the beautiful girls window.l
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