Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-07-31
IN UN|NTENDED marriage

81 o you think, father, that hasty
JO marriages always turn out
~ badly?"
case where u marriage that was not
intended turned out very WELL"
Not intended? How could that have
been?"
There was a young fellow Che was
Just 10 years old, and I'll call him
Bob made up his mind that his lot
would be bachelorhood. You see his
father and mother had married young,
his father had died young, and, the
mother being only nineteen years older
than Bob, they We're more like broth
er and sister than mother and son.
For this reason Bob secuted marriage
for him.
Bob was reading law. One day he
went to court, as was his custom to
familiarize himself with the methods
of procedure. 1t was court of chan
Gerry. The case being tried before the
judge was claim of young girl
Gently died The girl was In court,
and prettier little piece Of the Lords
handlwork never was turned out. At
least Bob thought so, and he couldn't
keep his eyes off her 1t wasn't long
before the girl (we'll call her Lucy no
ticed that Bob was looking at her In
a way that said plainly as words, i ad-
mire you profoundly She blushed
little looked away, then glanced side
wise at him again to see the same ex-
preston OF admiration. She blushed
again, which indicated that she re-
ciprocated. At any rate Bob so in
terpreted it.
The maker of the will had left the
bulk of his property to his only broth
ers son (we'll call him John Doe and
small sum to Lucy, but as the broth
er had married beneath him the tes-
tator had provided for a passing Of all
the property to the oldest son of his
sisters child, Lucy. AS 1t would be
unsafe to leave the matter long open,
Lucy not being married. the will pro-
vided that If Lucy We're married when
she came of age the estate was to be
left in the hands of trustees for three
years. If within that limit she had
son, the estate was TO go TO that
son.
How old Is the claimant? asked
the judge.
"She will be 49, replied her coun-
sci, despondently. at noon to-day
''Is she marriedT
"'No, your honr.'
"'Then' said the judge, deliberately.
1 see no reason why, after the hour
of noon, | should not set aside her
claim and give judgment TO John Doe.
In case there is no objection, | will
adjourn the court till o'clock.
TO see fortune pass away from
this lovely girl was too much for Bob.
He was an mpulsiye fellow, prone TO
decide and act quickly. With scarcely
II moment for reflection he grasped
wildly for some method of delay. II
the girl could appear To be married,
she might nj least effect compromise
bv requiring her opponents TO prove
that She was not married. 1t was half
past 10 o'clock, and her counsel would
have three aud half hours TO devise
some plan. bob. as Il lawyer, knew
This. aud though the chance was sien-
der, he staked all on a desperate move.
".Yonr honor he said rising, the
| claimant Is my wife.
Judge, attorney, spectators, turned
/ to Bob In wonder.
",Have YOU proofs of your mar
riage- asked the Judge.
"'Not at hand
Ills chat man your hnsband?' asked
,he judge of Lucy
ar ever there was Irresistible appeal
in mans eyes. it was IN Bobs wheh
he turned them on Lucy. He could
not say TO her. This Is merely TO gain
fine so he gave her II look which
meant Il beg of you not to deny what
have stated. Lucy's eyes remained
riyeted TO his. What was passing In
her mind no one knew. She had de-
c,s,on IN make, and all waited breath
lessly to hear It.
Yes she said
"'And YOU said the judge, turning
to pob-'do you acknowledge this wom-
an to be your wifeF
".Then II you were not married De-
fore YOU are married now. give
Judgment In favor of the claimant
- +han only Rob sRW that