The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-23
Heiress Will Wed After
Wait of Twenty Years


Society and all it's allurements, the
hardheartedness of an obdurate father
ten long year of separation, of constant
fear AMI patient waiting-aH this could
not stamp out the love of one Amer
lean girl for noted English traveller
A few days ago young woman
passed through Chicago en- route to
England from San Francisco. BY this
time she is at the bedside of a sick
Briton, waiting the day when he will
be strong enough to attend the fash
ionable wedding which shas been ar
| ranged for them.
This young woman is Miss Anna
Head, heiress to a fortune of 100000,
for years the society belle of San Fran
cisco and now about to become the
bride of one of the worlds most famous
travellers and explorers. The obdurate
father was that old hard-headed min
ing man. Addison e. Head, who alcng-
with the company OF other Midases,
Flood, Fair, o'Brien and others. delved
| into the mountains of California and
found great fortunes there.
When Miss Head passed through
Chicago she was clad in deep mourn
ing. When she spoke of her father her
eyes welled with tears, for he is dead
and the daughter is fancy-free to wed
whom she pleases. And she has chosen
the man she has been faithful to all
these years-Lieut A. J. Mounteney-
Jephson, Stanley's right-hand man.
Twelve years ago Anna Head told
her father she would never marry
without his consent. She loved Lieut..
Jephson, but the old mining man was
ambitious. He wanted his daughter to
marry a title. A mere African explorer
with only a few daring deeds to his
credit he considered no match for the
rIY1 hn 1n1116 Loo he n ifc1 of "a N
Francisco or. any other city in the land.
And this ambition has kept Lieut..
Jephson and Anna Head apart, has
sent the intrepid explorer twice into
the jungles of the dark continent, and
forced the heiress to abide the death of
her sire before telling her faithful lover
she was ready.
Just as soon as the lieutenant is out
again after his wearisome illness there
will be wedding party at More house,
London. That is why Miss Head be-
came impatient of her enforced stay
of a few hours in Chicago, that is why
she fastened to New York and boarded
a vessel for Liverpool, where she land
ed last Sunday.
At More house dwells Lady Jephson,
the aunt of the explorer. She has taken
the young couple under her fashiona BILE
wing, and 1t will be the smartest Of
weddings, even for London.
Fifty years ago Addison E. Head
went to California. Rochester, N. Y,
where his family lived, didn't credit
him with two pennies to rub together.
But he had head full of horse sense.
With the example Of other rich forty
miners before him, he decided to be-
| millionaire, too.
1t seemed as If the money came over
| night. Head grubbed along for years,
then came that lucky streak which
made millionaires in a jiffy of
| many. He got his share.
He built a beautiful home in San
Francisco and proceeded to entertain.
His was no vulgarian show. His East
ern breeding had taught him that If he
wanted to achieve the best in San
Francisco. society it was to go at things
slowly and with discrimination. So in
a very short time the Heads were lead
ers in the society of the Pacific slope
a society made up of people from the
East who knew thing or two about
culture and good breeding.
Anna Head was the only child of the
new millionaire. For her the miner
planned a splendid career, She was to
be educated here and in Europe. In
time she was to inherit every dollar
of her fathers fortune. If she married
| title, the old man planned, so much
the better.
The girl grew more beautiful every
day-she was her fathers idol. Every
thing that ambition could suggest or
millions buy was hers. Her social ca
reer began early.
Mrs. Head planned the debut-a SUI
perb children's party, each little guest
to be in fancy dress. Some 500 chill
dren-the younger generations of San
Francisco society-were hidden. The
great Head mansion was-turned over
to the little ones. Next day Anna Head
was the most talked-of child in San
| Francisco.
But there was much more to be done.
There were to be the finishing touches
In Paris and season in London before
Anna Head could come back to come
into her heritage.
Ii ever a mans plans went astray
they were those of Addison E. Head,
millionaire. Across the path of Anna
Head came Lieut.. Jephson. In twink
ling the girl knew she had met the
man of her heart. He was handsome,
athletic, sunburned, clever. He had
taken his life in his hand. He had
fought his way to the Jungle heart in
Africa. He had battled under the
equator. He had been with Stanley
when they rescued Emin Pasha. What
he didn't know about the hardships of
desert and forest, swamp and noun
tain peak, wasn't much. But he hadn't
tuppence.
Jephson an Aristocrat, but PenniIess.
True, the Jephsons were of the no.
b1lity. Their 'scutcheons had never had
! a stain. His aunt, Lady Jephson, ruled
London fashion. His sisters and his
cousins and his aunts all had titles,
but not so Lieut.. A. J. Mounteney-
Jephson, for he's younger son. And
nothing is more pitiful than the posi-
ton of younger son in England
But this young explorer was as bold
in affairs of the heart as he was in af-
fairs of the unknown world. He met
Anna Head and he loved her. It might
as well be stated right her-she loved
him, too.
Il haven't got very much" he said.
I've two strong arms, and can always
make enough with my hands to keep us
comfortable"
"Oh, ] have plenty for us both," said
Miss Head. But that was before she
saw her father.
Remember, she hadn't made any of
those millions herself, though she could
have as much of them as she wanted
while she was fancy free. And so she
rockOned wifhOu hor 49,