The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24
The MILLIONAIRE'S BRIDE.
BY JOHN II. LENS.
copyrighted. 1898. by John X. Legs.


The following is an account of a remark
able case which occupied us for some time
one of the most remarkable, Tventure TO
think, that was ever brought to a solicit
tors office.
one morning. while Steyne was from
home. a card was brought 10 me bearing
abe name
ALAN +. CORBETT,
knew that an American millionaire
called Corbett was then residing in Lon
don; and il occurred TO ne that this might
be the same man 1t turned out that / was
right
SHOW him in." said I; and the next mo-
ment a young man not yet thirty with
fair hair, a pleasant but rather weak face.
nnd a dispirited air, entered the room.
when VIII MIR. steyne be back was
the first thing he said.
Tonight or tomorrow morning / re
Piled. Perhaps you would rather wait and
see him"
He hesitated, and I asked him to sit
down.
.'Or. if you prefer to state your case to
me. will report to him this evening /
added.
perhaps that would be best" he said,
YEARLY resting his head upon his hand,
Il feel as If I wanted to confide in some
body right away / am sick of keeping the
affair TO myself 1t weighs on my mind
OF course I told him that ! was entirely
ct his service; and he proceeded
perhaps you may have heard that l
have a large pile of dollars. My father left
about ten millions dollars. and most CT
them came TO me when he died. I suppose
that is the reason the scouudrcls have gone
for me
What scoundrels?"
"Tnats just what I want to find out.
Every Monday morning for the last six
weehs have received Z threatening letter.
They were all typewriter, posted in Lon
don ! burned them as soon as 1 got them
all but the last-and tried to forget them.
But can't set the thing out of my mind.
The fact is. IFS getting on my nerves"
You have the last Of these letters with
Eou?"
Here il Is. The rest were all to the same
effect"
He produced a letter, written on an or
binary sheet of typewriter paper from
his breast pocket, and handed it to me.
II ran as follows:
Sir beg TO inform you that disas-
ter, more awful and heartrending than
you can easily imagine, is now about TO
fall on you. There is but one way by
which this calamity can be averted. You
must Immediately remit to New York the
sum of one hundred thousand dollars Q20,-
O00, and place it to the credit of the ac-
count of Thomas Sinclair at Sullivan $
Bank in Ninety-seventh street. This offer
will remain open for fourteen days only.
If before the expiration of that time the
money is not forwarded, no power on
earth can prevent the terrible misfortune
above predicted falling upon You; and TO
the end of your days you viii regret that
YOU refused to be warned in time.
Your well wisher,
"A. SimmOnds"
"But since nothing has happened in
spite of your disregard of the previous
warnings said I, putting the letter care
fully into drawer, perhaps no harm Is
really meant
IL was given eight weeks to hand over
the money in" answered the young man
gloomily, then seven, then six. Now, you
see the time Is reduced 10 two
"Can you think of any special reason
why that period should be fiXed?'
UNFORTUNATELY l can. I am to be mar
ried in exactly two weeks time"
"Ahu
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