The St. Louis Republic., 1901-09-01
Captain Macmillan Doubleday,
/ From Hannibal, Now Grown
Rich in Mexico, Figures in Il
Pretty Romance.
MAKES NIECE HIS HEIREss.
Through Her, and the Young Man
She Is to Wed, He Was Reunited
to the Woman He Loved When
He Went Away to War.

Austin. Tex. Aug. Sl.-A pretty story that
has to do with the finding of his lons-lost
love by an old veteran OF shelby's last cam
paizn comes out of Old Mexico.
The actors are Captain Maximiiian
Doubleday. his hers widow. and her
beautiful daughter. Maxine. Both the older
people once lived in Hannibal Mo- Captain
Doubleday went with Shelby on his fnya-
sion Of Mexico. and never returned. HIS
brother and wife moved to Texas, near
Laurel Valley. There the daughter was
horn. and named for the uncle, who was
supposed to have been killed in battle.
Now there has been a reunion. The uncle.
grown rich. has married his brothers
widow-whom he loved in the long ago
and made the daughter his heiress, for he
has grown rich In Mexico.
And the beautiful heiress is soon to be
married 10 Lee Payson. the young man
who. happily for himself and for all con-
cerned. was directly responsible-aiong with
Coed Fortune-fOr the reunion.
Eight months ago Miss Doubleday was
school teacher at Laurel Valley. and the
main support of her mother. About the
tion to visit friends at Bryan. She &c
ccpted. after seriously questioning the ad-
visibility of such extravaganza.
Mr.. Payson', Discovery.
J. Soon she made the acquaintance Of several
students OF the A. and n. College. One of
them was introduced to her as Mr.. Lee
Payson of cordova. Mexico.
| At picnic one day. while Miss Maxine
and young Payson were stroliing under the
shades OF the trees. he said TO her:
! 81 must tell you that I've another friend
/ by the name Of Doubleday. He's an old
| bachelor. and the richest man In Mexico
/ He leads a loveless life In his luxurious
| castle with only his retinue OF servants to
i! keep him company. He often gr1eves that
! he has no heirs In Mexico to inhsrlt his vast
/ estate. He was In love with a very beauti-
! full woman. and think that was the cause
| Of ais separating from his relatives and
| early friends. He has a life-size portrait of
4 her in a costly frame hanging in his favor
ite room. IL he Is at home when j call, he's
| always in that room. The picture is 90 hung
that there is always good ii,ht upon It,"
| Describe her to me- demanded Miss
Maxine. with true wuman's interest In a
love affair.
/ well. she has long. curly tresses. great
| Hefe Miss Doabiedays companion stopped
and regarded her attentively.
| why. she looks exactly like you. he
| cried. II wondered why your face was 50
familiar to me. ] admire that portrait al
most az much as the lonely old man does.
| Perhaps y0tr rich friend Is my long los
uncle" suggested the Texas girl. half II
| earnest, half teasingly. He was Mls
| sourian and a Captain in the Southern
Army. His first name was Macmillan.
WAS named for him."
did he go to Mexico with General Jo
shelby?" Payson asked, quickly, much in
terested
The Picture in the L0cket.
| '1Ie belonged TO General sheiby's com
rnand." was the reply. but my father neye
heard Of him after the war was over.
has been supposed that he was slain In bat
tle."
1T is the same mani" cried Paysop, ex
citedly. Jumping at conclusions with all tn
| atd0r and dIrectness Of youth.
| Il know him very well, he continued
land 50 one day when went to see him h
talked about her To ne. He was feeiin
more than usually depressed; suppose tina
was the reason he became confidential. H
lock Of her hair and little Tesrament whe
he marched away from a town called Han
nibal to join Prices army.
THAT was my mother" cried the y0un
girl, with much agitation. ''L0ok!.
I She quickly unclasped little locket froz
her throat, touched n spring and held
open before the young mans eyes.
Lee Payson. THE rich man in Cerdova 1
without doubt your uncle. for that IL u
/, same face he has on the large canvas in h
| fav0rfte .rocm.''
| Soon after this conversation took plac
Mr. Payson was recalled 10 Mexico. n
i needed no canvas to help him :emem5Ar u
| face of the pretty school teacher. II Wa
| framed In his heart. .--
He hagtened ia his rich friend and the
| III his lonely palace. IN his fav0rtte room. ]
/ i,o1nted fohfhe beautiful portrait ar.I to
M aHs f69g9 tAat 1he 4HeeeA4lf&sQ4 T.