The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-11-16

Presents. that for and in coRsidera-
fion of one dollar in hand TO me PAID,
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-
cepf for Mary's faint smile. and the
twittering of couple Of sparrows on
the telegraph wire in front OF the
window The stiffness seemed to soothe
the perturl 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 a little
get.
Mr.. Doan." she said. putting out
her hand. only one hand. to him, lis it
true that you have given me every
thing?"
Everything in the world I own.
Mary. and l am poor as a church
mouse"
But Mr. Doan-" she protested
Not word" he broke in. IF il
hadn't been for you I would have lost
it all by leaving it 10 lot of people
don't like, and II you nave it know
il will be where it viii do much good.
Don't you worry. my dear. 1 am not
so old that I can't hustle around and
make pretty good living yet. can
do it a good deal better than you
can"
Mary looked at him and again the
tears filed her eyes.
Mr. Doan," she said, ''if I were 10
tell you that there was a younger
man | loved: one whom | had known
since was little girl and who had
been waiting until he could earn
enough TO make us comfortable. would
you std let me have this money?
Aren't you giving it TO me because you
DO not know this and hope to win me
with it?s
Mr.. Doan choked a little. He had
not heard of this young man. Per-
haps if he had he would have been
less generous. He might have given
him a position in his Office or helped
him along in some other way. II Was
hardly necessary TO irnpoyerish him
self for the sake OF letting the woman
he wanted for his wife marry another
man. But Mr.. Doan had the right
kind Of stuff in his makeup.
81 don't know what you want TO do
with it, Mary, and / don't care" he
said bravely. What want 1t 10 do
is to make you the happiest woman
in the world. and that will make me
feel it Is where il will do the most
good. All ask is that when | am too
old to work any longer you will board
and lodge me at reduced rate and
give me fair funeral"
Mr. Doan laughed at his joke. but
Mary did not. She put out both her
hands TO him.
There is no younger man. Mr..
Doan," she said. 'and II you will have
me for your wife. you may
Mr.. Dean acted ridiculously for
man OF his years. He shouted and
made a wild grab for Mary.
you bet 7" he began. when she
broke away from him and warned
him of"
''On one condition." she said
Name a Dozen" ne replied with
crazy liberality.
Zone is enough. and that one 10
that you give me back my dollar"
He handed her over the money and
shouted TO the lawyer to come in.
Think of IT." he said to that gen
tleman, she viii marry me on the
simple condition that / give her back
the dollar she gave me-"
(which means" said the lawyer
formally. that "a there is no consid-
GRAFTON all the property and so forth
previously made over TO Miss Howard
is yours"
How the dickens did she know
that?" inquired Mr.. Doan. but the
lawyer couldn't enlighten him, and
Mr.. Doan wasn't particular. seeing
that everything was his anyway.-De-
troit Free Press.