Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-09-21

was really silly ana toollsn POSITION
she had taken, but young women do
silly and foolish things more times
than few, Mr.. Doan thought there
might be younger man, but said
nothing.
One morning a week later Mary re-
ceived note asking her to call at Mr..
Doan's Office. Greatly puzzled, she
went, and Mr.. Doan and another man
were waiting for her. The other man
was Mr.. Doan's lawyer.
MARY" said Mr.. Doan, after the
usual salutations and an introduce
ton, "can you give me a dollar?"
Mary took out her thin little purse
and found three quarters, three nick
els and dime which she handed over
to Mr.. Dosn without question.
I'D like to borrow nickel of it for
car fare" she laughed nervously.
"You won't need it, Miss Howard"
said the lawyer politely.
"Here are some papers, Mary" said
Mr.. Doan, handing her large packet.
you won't unders land them if you
look at them, so will merely tell you
that they are deeds to all the real
property | own and include the GER
tificates CT all the stocks in my pos
session. Indeed, everything is there
If you will look them over. They are
yours"
Mary, in dazed fashion, opened the
packet, and the only thing she could
read was: "Know All Men BY These
Presents, that for and in considera-
ton of one dollar in hand to me paid, u
etc, etc, and she didn't do a thing but
drop the papers and begin to cry. The
lawyer discreetly got out of the Of
fee, and Mr.. Doan stepped over to
the window. The room was still ex-
cept for Mary's faint sniflle, and the
twittering of couple of sparrows on
the telegraph wire in front of the
window. The stiffness seemed to soothe
the pertur, ed spirit, and presently she
lifted her face from her wet hand
kerchief and glanced shyly up at Mr.
Doan. He did not see her. She got up
and went over to him, sobbing little
yet.
"Mr. Doan," she said, putting out
her hand, only one hand, to him, sis il
true that you have given me every
thing?"
Everything in the world I own
Mary, and | am poor as church
mouse"
"But Mr.. Doan-" she protested.
"Not word" he broke in. eff il
hadn't been for you ] would have lost
it all by leaving it to a lot of people
| don't like, and if you nave it know
il will be where it will do much good
Don't you worry, my dear. l am not
so old that | can't hustle around ant
make a pretty good living yet. car
do it a good deal better than yor
can"
Mary looked at him and again the
tears filed her eyes.
"Mr. Doan," she said, "if / were tC
tell you that there was a younger
man / loved; one whom / had known
since / was little girl and who hat
been waiting until he could carr
enough to make us comfortable, would
you st IL let me have this money
Aren't you giving it to me because yol
do not know this ard hope to win m,
with it?"
Mr.. Doan choked little. He hat
not heard of this young man. Per
haps il he had he would have beer
less generous. He might have giver
him a position in his Office or helped
him along in some other way. 1t wal
hardly necessary to impoverish him
self for the sake Of letting the woman
he wanted for his W e marry another
man. But Mr.. Doan had the RICH
kind of stuff in his makeup.
81 don't know what you want to d.
with it, Mary, and don't care" h,
said bravely. "What | want it to d.
is to make you the happiest woman
in the world, and that will make mi
feel IL is where it will do the mos
good. All ask is that when ] am to,
old to work any longer you will boarc
and lodge me at a reduced rate ant
give me fair funeral"
Mr.. Doan laughed at his joke, bu
Mary did not. She put out both he
hands to him.
"There is no younger man, Mr.
Doan," she said, "and if you will hav
me for your wife, you may"
Mr.. Doan acted ridiculously for
man of his years. He shouted ant
made wild grab for Mary.
"You bet I" he began, when sh
broke away from him and warne'
him off"
son one condition. she said.
"Name Dozen ne replied wit
crazy lberality.
some is enough, and that one !
that you give me back my dollar"
He handed her over the money AM
shouted fc the lawyer to come in.
"Think of IT." he said to that gen
tleman "she will marry me on TIL
simple condition that | give her bac'
the dollar she gave me-"
(Which means" said the lawye
formally, that as there is no consid
Grafton all the property and so fort
previously made over to Miss Howar
is yours"
"How the dickens did she kno'
that?" inquired Mr.. Doan, but til
lawyer couldn't enlighten him, an
Mr.. Doan wasn't particular, seein
that everything was his anyway.-Dt
troit Free Press.
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