Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-06-22

william Beaitie was a lonesome man
even as he had been lonesome boy.
All through his lonesome youth he mad
the most ardent feelings toward the
girls with whom he came in contact,
but something In his retiring nature
forbade him To express these feelings
or to get ON even friendly terms with
the objects OF his admiration and de-
sire
In the meantime he was most faith
ful and efficient In business and pros
pered accordingly. Al 30 he found
himself comparatively a rich man.
with boundless prospects before
him. But he was not satisfied. Far
from IL. he was restless. morose-say-
agely angry with his fate.
What boots II that have success.
money. the respect and fear OF men,
he said TO himself. when | cannot
have the love OF woman-the one great
thing ! have wantcc all my life?"
You have not .ried. replied his IN
ner self. relentlessly.
Il cannot" he responded. savagely.
Nature left some void In my make
up. and try as will. am tongue-tied
In the presence OF women
William Beattie. however. realized
thoroughly the value OF wealth. OF hard
cash. He knew It's power over men
and women. and In his business deal
ings he never made any mistakes In
dealing with women any more than he
did with men. II was only when he
attempted TO put himself into PERSONA
relations with women that be became
tOngue-tied and impOtent
Finally at 30 he made a great re-
solve.
Il can never win a woman's love |
that Is clear" he said 10 himself. And |
a woman's love Is the only thing In all /
the world that want have /
achieved business means. have all /
the money will ever neei-and plenty |
more coming Nothing can stop that /
i have never failed In single enter.
prise 10 which ! gave my mind and
energy. Why not give this same
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more than all elsa womau's love
To feel soft arms about my neck. to
have languid eyes look into mine. 10
have a cllnging. yielding form In ms
arms. To have children cidmoring
about my ancestor all this / would
work harder. sacrifice more. than ]
have ever done In fact would give
all have acquired and all hope 70
acquire"
why don't you DO something abou:
it," inquired his inner self. relent-
lessly.
Il am going TO. he replied. sharply.
Il am going 20 devote all my energy
and brains hereafter 10 securing a
woman TO complete my life Since /
cannot win woman. will start out
at the beginning and rear one for my
own purposes / will buy baby giri
and have her reared and educated for
the express purpose Of becoming my
wife"
And with this determination he
started out He haunted orphan asy-
lums and lying-in hospitals. lie
sought the poor districts. where chill
iren are. OF necessity. a burden. Il
was long before he found what he
wanted. but eventually he did ind H.
II was In St Anthonys orphan asy-
um-and the face OF the little girl
a child Of Eve or siN-attracted and
thrilled him Her dark. passionate
Eyes. her olive skin. her jet-black hair.
lor 1.-THE young fgure-all gave prom
Sc Of glorious womanhOod
Inquiry developed that she was the +
laughter OF a poor Italian girl % I
beauty. VINO had been '
brought % the lying-in hospital across D
he way by a big-hearted stranger. I
With plenty Of money. and an air q
which bespoke blue blood He had a
,aid all her expenses literally in adj 2
.ance. and then had faded away and s
vas heard OF no more v
After her recovery. the young moth
r. being unable 20 take care OF the o
hid. had placed 10 In the orphan asy- &
um across the way Beattie eagerly a
ought the mother. Though worn by o
ears Of coarseuing toll, and stan more
oarsening associations. she still re- v
aimed a remnant OF a passionate type I
{ beauty which put Beattie's nerves v
n edge and made his pulses bounu. "
lot az an intellectual was Anita Mai N
oil. not educated or refined or intel "
'ctual, but she possessed an the splen- W
10 latin possibilities Of love-and nj
bowed u In every motion. d
II she were 10 instead Of 80. and ~
-esh instead OF being a worn-out 4
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