The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-18
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THE ,MILLIONAIRE.

Tho last week arrived.
The impending marriage he'd been men
toned In the papers, and Maimie's we'd
ding gown had been described In two or
three of the ladies' weeklies Ralph's own
particular chums, who knew how hard he
was hit, had done their best with him and
failed They could not convince him that
there were as good fish left In the North
SEQ as any that had reached GTimsby mar
ket. Neither could they persuade him that
Mamie Wrottesley was heartless mink
and worth no true mans alteration.
Meanwhile Mr.. Porter had not been &C.
cessible.
Ralph had called twice and had not seen
him. He had written and received no an
swer.
The truth was that his client irritated
the shrewd detective, who preferred not to
sec Ralph until he had hit what he was
aiming at or was positive he mover could
hit it. Mr.. Porter was, in fact, mot at
home" to Mr.. Ralph Ruyton.
This, II Ralph could have known IL,
would have been yet one more of those
pleasant arrows which the fates Just then
took delight in shooting at him
AS 1t was, he thought comparatively lit
tie about the detective and ali about
Mamie.
He had seen her and the Coolgardie man
driving together, with Mrs Wrottesley, in
the row, and he had seen them together in
Bond street shop. If he could judge by
Maimie's face, she was prodigiously happy.
And he did so judge
Mrs. Wrottesley was wiser. She knew
better Now that the marriage was only
three days distant this astute lady felt sure
nothing could keep her from being mother
in-law to millionaire But instinct told
her so much that was in her daughters
mind tthat she longed for the quick and
safe transit Of these last three days.
Needless anxiety you. would have
thought If you could have seen the mar
riage ceremony, which was duly celebrated
with all tho pomp exacted of the rich by
Dame Fashion. There was not a hitch
anywhere True, Mamie was very pale,
and once held her hand to her heart But
other brides did the same thing and were
not a whit less happy for 1t as wives.
Then came the breakfast, and soon aft
erward Mr.. and Mrs Ferguson were car
ried north.
Mamie hankered after the lakes for q
honeymoon, said her mamma, and so Mr..
Ferguson had engaged rooms at Windef-
mere hotel,
Matters had got thus far, indeed, ere Mr..
Porter obtruded himself upon the unhap-
py Ralph. The latter was at the Office,
after an Intellectual luncheon, when the
detective appeared
well, Mr.. Por"- Ralph was begin
ming with great irony whom the other
STONED him,
ffhere's no time for talk sir he ex
claimed, leone with mo at once.'
"But do YOU KNOW
81 know eyerythipp. That confoundel
shin only ch1nc in mt il o'rlock this morn
ing, and l couldn't trus1 NV documents
until then. I've thought 1t best to charter
n special for us all"
Tho detective smoke with JUNCTION. He
cniored hisclicnt, a surn,dse iuueasurohlv
"Tu explain 1t az we 40 along in the
hanson - he added "rbe others nre nl-
ready at Euston."
II was Ralph's turn tn feel faint How
ever. Mr. Porter,s SUBSEQUENT words were
better for him than sd volatile.
"Therc was another woman in tho case"
ran Portcr's tale, ~ learned that from u
Melbourne man who knew the uhrtics Ho
vowed Ferguson was married TO her eight
years ago. That was what lie had To es-
tabllsh. aud it g taken some doing, | can
tn,, van in the ti,rc Ho,vcver thrv'rc n
.nvidc uwnke lot in Mclhourpo and thanks
ouite no n,urb To that Me,hournc man
WHO has n mighty fine prudye against Fer,
g,,son no IN yorir hundreds Mr. Ruvtnn
eyerytbine's clear, Tho wife herself and
her eldest hov rro .t Euston Che hus tho
certificate and IN, lads face tells ITS own
tale on. it,s inst n heautiful hit of nieninp
tbronphout md nil we've to do is to fix M
the rogue nbout simmer time y
RnInh's feeiinga NAV he ;nogined
Hannilv there WIS M difIicultv about
tho train II conId he so ,nar,pcd tbnt this
s,erinI nrr,yed oven before the othrr car
riin,, M,;r,io and tho ,rnr, ,rhn ,,,as not
her husband
ar Tho journey I, both cases nothing
non,l bo said nyccnt M,inie co,ne
nnnr yi.hing thcrn could ho a collision
viii hor dnatb no ,ne If tha consennancss
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