The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-31

There were few harder headed men
than Rufus BatesOn, the iron man, and
Jew softer headed girls than Anastasia'
.hIs caughter. Chicago was proud OF
10th OF them, for the former repre-
sented the power OF the purse in an
economical degree. and the latter was
n social society queen ere she had at-
tanned her majority. nurus was worth
millions, while Anastasia was worth
the world" her many admirers were
wont to declare, and Il personal beauty
and the fact OF her being an only child
and therefore n great helress. aggre-
gated to such a value, they were right
But A day cline when the Chicago
admirers OF Miss Bateson made q fresh
advertisement OF her value, and all
agreed-with the one exception OF Cyril
Raymond, the rich pork packers SON
that. far from being worth the world"
ghe was not even worth attention.
In this interval Anastasla had been
10 Europe. had been presented at court,
had spoken with princes and mobiles, and
had listened to such soft batteries from
gllded inanitles abroad that the rough
snceritles Of her old friends at home
seemed detestable when she and her
father returned to their lake-front
mansion.
Miss Bateson had found an ambition
IN England and brought 1t back with
her TO Chicago. That ambition was to
marry a title, after the present fashion
OF American heiresses. She had seen
American duchesses. American march
ionesses and American countesses the
fayorites of London society, and she
hungered, thirsted, pleaded and prayed
for her father to buy her nobleman.
Yes she did not blink the terrible truth
that 1t was only her fathers millions
that could obtain her the coveted hon
or. She did not ask for love, or admira-
ton or devotion; all she wanted was
title.
~ don't aspire so high as to ask to
become a princess or duchess. as so
many American girls have done" she
pleaded with her father; mo, 1 don't
want to he unreasonable; let me be
simply a countess and III be content
Rufus Bateson was such a stern man
that 1t was said. of him that the ironhe
49,, 80, -, carried that sterness into
10, tiaN - rn,iI now No turned upon
,i's ~ ~ : 18th nat che had never
i'sl ~, st,rrod to before and swore he
seen mn IN, coo hor dead Mt his feet
, mol'I "a - ,i,iod npnnst not worth
' si"" 1s'
i' w. sa., wore tIv,ny DAVIS for both
,,tbar md daurbter The more coplous
la'ns' , ~,,@ toars the more mer-
We We So ~. ~ narsnt
'', vs., W. =. ,,o natter win, Miss Rate.
" Hu ',. - 'r ,.,,,na Cvrt, povmond n
~. ~" ,..-r,as,or one afternoon about this
~. w, . - NJ hnrrer.d 10 meet in
~. - ~. 81 sow bor ont driving ves.
.ns S =, sui park ana she bard,v
,,.,,nc,.,sa,od NV how and how male
' ~. $500
''l A. %. patos,r thor conedsd 10 cyril
49,, -, % Arostos,a,n coldness and
~ w 80 ,bo ,orns, man went away
-. .,,nhIoa IN hon # for nm tn the
-. 80 80 NTss patosnr,s leaving for Eu-
80. 800 ~ hod troaeurad homes Of one day
' IT, IN. ho,ross TOW bimsalf
~, Sor1or tbot whom tho Young
,,,aos, ~ Chicago became acquainted
,s,,S ~ cod reys tbot Anastasio Ba,e.
w.. 49, ,a "a conrh, ,bo Drayail,np infection
81 10y, -, bo,,,orod oftar t,,la thew
~ ~,,g ~, ~ ,barnsslves sbo was NOT worth
a,ta,,,on
S,,rn povuo,a thought differently.
,o Iss,, i 4s I tboprSt he had seen fur.
Nv. TO- +ba dsnths q, Anastasia,s
ne, ..ss, M .ta, o.hars mad done nsrbans.
a 10 =, No No rscaI,sd the manv tender re-
80 - sha nod r,ysr n words Of NJ
s syy"ss9 80" r,aan,nr ,ba, bo had snoken
:. ~ t. ,ha or,s-T5urone nerIod he
" Ia -, and ,yor,d NO, belIove that
M. ,,sa ~, q, bsrs was more than a
s...a sA ,nanS s and he told b"r father so
passing ts m@ Sa1, an ,ss ne 'o cvr ns' saw Mr.
49,. = 80" ,.ain .rS noac = certain nro.
n nasIon t 70 hm - with refer