The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20

An UNATTENDED marriage
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well. no. not always. l know a
case where n marriage that was not
intended turned out very WELL
Not intended? How could that have
beengf
There was a young fellow The was
just 10 years old. and I'll call MIN
Bob made up his mind that his lot
would be b~aehelorhood. 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 Ike 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 a court of chan
Gerry. The case being tried before the
Judge was a claim of a young girl
to the estate of an uncle who had re-
Gently died. The girl was in court,
and a prettier little piece of the LORDS
handiwork 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 wen call her Lucy no
ticed that Bob was looking at her in
a way that said plainly as words, / ad-
mire you profoundly She blushed a
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
er's son (we'll call him John Doe and
a small sun to Lucy, but as the broth
err had married beneath him the tes-
tator had provided for a passing of all
the property TO the oldest SOL of his
sisters child, Lucy. As it would be
unsafe TO leave the matter long open,
Lucy not being married, the will pro
ylded that If Lucy were married when
she came Of age the estate was to be
left in the hands of trustees for three
years. II within that limit she had
a son., the estate was to go to that
SON.
"'How old Is the claimantT asked
the Judge.
"'She will be 49, replied her eoun-
sci, ~despondently, at moor to-day
lis she marriedY
"'No, your honr.'
"'rhen,' said the Judge, deliberately,
I see no reason why, after the hour
Of noon, l should not set aside her
claim and give judgment to John Doe.
In case there is no objection, | will
adjourn the court till 9 o'clock.
TO see a fortune pass away from
this lovely girl was too much for Bob.
decide and act quickly. With scarcely
n moment for reflection, he grasped
wildly for some method of delay. II
the girl could appear TO be married,
she might at least effect a compromise
by requiring her opponents to prove
that she was not married. 1t was half
past 10 o'clock, and her counsel would
have three and a half hours TO devise
some plan. Bob, as n lawyer, knew
this, and though the chance was slen-
der, he staked all OF a desperate move.
Your honor he said, rising, the
claimant is my Wife
Judge, attorney. spectators, turned
to Bob In wonder.
"aHave you proofs of your mar
riagef asked the judge.
mot at hand
lis that mar your husband?' asked
the judge of Lucy.
IF ever there was irresistible appeal
in a mans eyes, 1t was in Bob's when
he turned them ON Lucy. He could
not say to her, This is merely to gain
time so he gave her a look which
meant, 1 beg of you not to deny what
| have stated Luey's eyes remained
riveted TO his. What was passing In
her mind no one knew. She had a de,
cision to make, and all waited breath,
lessly to hear 1t.
Eyes she said.
"'And you said the judge. turning
to Bob-'do you acknowledge this WON
an to be your wifeY'
"'Then If you were not married be
fore, you are married now. | give
Judgment in favor of the claimant
Then, and then only, Bob saw that
his intent to stave off a decision had
resulted in his marriage TO a girl h,
had never seen before, and had never
spoken to.
when the court was adjourned. tn,
claimant, her mother and Boil went In
to a private room for consultation. AL
looked to Bob for an explanation. II,
ter. There was nothing to be done bu
accept the situation. Bob's credential
were presented and found to be excel
lent, and the marriage was consum
mated"
"And turned out happily"
"The couple have been and are de
voted to each other"
But what right had the judge T.
marry them?"
THE secret of that is this: Bob wa
perfectly well known to him as a stu
dent of law flor the judge was n pro
lessor in the law school Bob attend
ed and had a very good opinion of tn
Young man. More than that. the judg
saw that a nice little girl vas about {
he deprived of a fortune for the wan
OF a husband. He knew | was ly
ing"
you, father You don't mean