The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-19

love with Miss Dawson, and Naples
must stand. Together the two saw the
old hill doing her stunt, but their talk
was mostly In regard to that grand
mothers fortune 1t amounted to mil
lions Of dollars, and Miss Dawson was
the only heir. 1t would be a great
responsibility for her, and she almost
dreaded getting the money. Alone in
the world and immensely wealthy, how
could she tell whether a man sought
her hand for love or the long green?
At this point Mr.. CASTOR reached
out and took her hand and said some
thing in reply, but as there happened
TO be an eruption just then-a sound
like ten thousand mad bulls believing
at once-the young lady never caught
the words. She took them to mean
something at least brotherly, however,
and hung to his arm a little more
tightly. Mr.. CASTOR was now in love.
He was ready to bet a new hat on
It. He was ready to propose marriage.
He was willing to bet two hats on
that. He must go a little slow, be-
cause he was no fortune hunter and
wanted the girl to satisfy herself on
that point.
A week passed, and then Miss Davi-
son received a cablegram from her
lawyer stating that he would be de-
tanned two weeks longer and that she
should begin preliminary proceedings
In the suit Mr.. CASTOR did not see
the cablegram, but he did see the law
yer who called on the heiress Miss
Dawson insisted that he should be
present at the interview as the only
dear friend she had in all Italy. We
suvius belched and roared and threw
rocks over 200 feet high, but the
interview took place just the same.
The lawyer went over the case, which
was a sure thing. 1t was as sure as
that an American trust company could
run the price Of potatoes up a dollar a
barrel and not go to jail for 1t.
Everything was ready to begin bust
ness, but there would be need Of mon
Oy-quite bit of money. Being a for
eigner, Miss Dawson must put up $1O,-
900 before filing the suit, and then
there would be need OF 5000 addition
al to bride officials and get the papers
started on the right road The Amer
lean lawyer would bring the money
when he came, but that would mean
more delay. When you are going to
sue for millions left by your grand
mother, you can't begin too quick. II
you fool around too long, a hundred
other heirs will rise from their graves
to hold out their avaricious pave.
When the lawyer had departed, Miss
Dawson was almost in tears. She
hadn't the cash to advance. Her law
yer was taking the case ON a chance.
and 81 600 was all she could raise. she
succeeded I'm choking back a few sObs
and then suddenly smiled and said It
would make no great difference. II
she had not the money, that must end
II.
Right there was where Mr.. CASTOR
spoke his little piece. He had loved
her from the instant he found the
purse in the steamer chair, and now
that he could be of use to her his love
welled up like a spring on the CatskilI
mountains. He would advance the
money to the lawyer. She must not
say him nay. He wanted her for his
wife, but he would not make a formal
proposal until she had had time to
study him and make sure that he was
no CRATER or sOrdid wretch. She pro
tested, but he insisted. Even while she
protested he left her dear presence to
fix things with the lawyer. You may
be In Naples and your bank account in
New York, but things can be fixed in
day to transfer any sum named.
The next day as Mr. CASTOR came
into the presence of the one loved she
blushed and returned the pressure of
his hand. Old Vesuv still whanged
away, but she was quiet compared
with Gaston's heart For one day
onlyi On his next call he found the
heiress missing After anxious In
quiry he learned that she had taken
the train for Genoa. He might have
autographed and had her and the fake
lawyer arrested. but he decided not to
DO 30. He had loved and lost, and
without another look. at the famous
volcano he took the steamer for New |
York. When his club friends asked |
him b describe what he had seen, be |
said there was nothing to describe. |
To one man only did he open his bleed
ing heart, and he was somewhat com |
forted to hear the other exclaim:
The deuce you sayl Why, the same
girl got $4,000 Of my good money in
the same way last summerl Glad I'm /
not the only easy mark in this old
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