The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-01-19

1t WAS highly iniudicious. Young
Mr.. Curtis, though he had Il few odds
and ends Of property bcQucathcd to
him by his unclcS and auntS, was real
ly dependent upon his father. He
might be cut off at any moment with
what answers in modern high society
to the traditional shilling. 1t is the
part of prudence in these DAYS ~ TO
engag" oneself to Il milliOnarcS son
until after the millionairc'S will has
been admitted to probate. Probably
Miss Brooke knew this as Il matter Of
education, but she did not think about
it. She was deeply in love with Mr.. L.
Cunningham Curtis, Jr. ana during the
progress of his declaration, which was
really quite eloquent and thrilling, she
never once remembered that he had Il
father.
1t is probable that young Mr.. Curtis
forgot that circumstance also, for he
was really as much in love as any one
can be without going mad. 1t happen
ed, however, that they had considcra-
BILE opportunity for conversation after
the first wild outburst Of inconsidcratc
elhotloh' "il" III lhcIf ulScuSSl"l Oh the
luIuFe' Halural al Such ullI"' inc
plain, hard fact disclosed itself thus:
If anything happened at chat time TO
disturb the amicablc relations between
Curtis senior and Curtis Junior. the lat
ter'S whole future would be ruined.
"And you think he wouldn't like our
ON rt, ~ ,,t1.pi,l
eilsaNeiiIoI''! lucrlcu MIS-" BROOKE
Nouidll "'Ie 10 FISK It, TeSPoild-
Gu MI GURUS
lHcI I'In'lH "o''iu poi''F re-
ie"Sc 20" from your PFo"l'S'' Sh" Nu~'
seSlra'
Nol io' 'Ic lN"llilio'f anu seven 2"id
h.ili'S' ne I'P"tu' f'NIhS ohihuSlaH'lc-
any 70 INC o''aNLoH' AlI'' poNIu'S' Il
1911 III an 'l'''SN''IA' we c'lh Keep II
ncCLCt,
l'N| 10 t''l 'I"lH'I' S''I'' inc @Iri'
""" "'l'cNe / ''h Keep 1t from
Hei,
III "it'i" YOU can h''P II from
any oo'E' ','l" l'', 20" re- sue" ''l
noi'es'' open "'''Fl'" lII'4' SIil. 40 mo-
AN chS"Scl'loill Is woman secret
winch l't''I'" 'I'"I II ; I'"'"'r l'ie h'AI
Ia! " IN" one WHO uorHH hlo" II
tn"il ole WHO "o'S' WHY our yer!
niaiiiier 10 c'cil oIher VIII peiray us
LOU IL DC ut Ill! mousse tomorrow even
my when lily SlSlei SiNrS Soiilc Nlllu Oh
u"hCinS luiiipuS' an" pcloic !o" We
peeii tiiere ten minutes every one VIII
Ano"'
MI l., Cunningham GURUS lr.' IN
.ci''eu 'hes' reii'aiNS 10 nc pay i"i' put
MISS hlooNc' pelhS Such an hoIcSt'
open hc"fteu niue gill; TOOK tllem IN
ueaa earnest ana sue was not pleaScu'
ehe was just plt cola TO nm after
that' anu almost hef last words TO nm
were PROMISE Iii"t sne would keep
tne secret
1oung MI GURUS sincerely hoped
that she would. lie believed that his
r''t'', "o"',' MANI 1t uH' ''''o"' IT II III
.o'nu II "u'' ANU. i've Ht"iH pel"lt
.nete i'u 'ccl Siii''i"r disturbance
III tie i"l''liS' anu 1t il"" lcSultcu Ill 'hc
ciutS' sun pelHS put On prop"tl""'
which infant tI"t Hc was opllHcu ~
Set "ioiS oi' i,'e'7tr '''"M"iice ior i"
,ons an" "'N,''"i PEI .""' H' ''l''''lIS
nam ,"l''"' a., sh""uc'c' III inc reg
oiir''ioi' VI ms "rot''r l"l''
w., i"'.I''' S"'o ''r !" llliiHcli, WIZ
roar INC 90 'l'"' puiiH Ut inc '''o'' Oh
my y, '''''' ! ''i7 'n'' 'ii' i'lo'Ne law SUIT
nv H"'t III Hu'H'i"Il ''n''lt' "N""'
Inc WIZ q. Tue i'le MI hrooNe' VINO
nau l'l' HIS property III Suci II lal%l"
.h"l cN'lS @"'u'il "tI"''u pl'Nc" OUT "i
JuSe Su'i'''" 10 pay inc HlWEef WI"
h'lu uo'i' llo p'chlh@'
i""n' "' "lt c"'c'ul toiilorFo"
e'ehliS, WAS GURUS CONCLUSIONS con
io''iiu 1t. EN' "o'H III l'lc Nollu
ouSht " N'ioN ny inns li'''e 'll'lI III III
ioNe WIN 'le "oar niue girl hut It
Hluslii w "uSP'''cu 'ilat we 10 ciiSaS-
GU. - i""c YUAN el iii'Snl w Soou
Ini"T'
On the following evening when Miss
blooN' "Ppcarcu III 'hc paIallal laIiS
Vi llc 'uT'lScS h'r accepted Sultor
viewed Her almost win aiarlh' ana inc
next instant MS heaft SurScu up INTO
HIS throat anu he ioL%eu 10 cialn nrF
there before lilrih All Ills PRIDE clam
ored lor pubic acknowledgment or