The Washington herald., 1907-08-14

! young lady never caught the words. She
| took them to mean something at least
| brotherly. however, and hung 10 his arm
a little more tightly Mr.. CASTOR was now
/ in love. lie was ready 10 bet a new hat
on it, He was ready 10 propose marriage.
He was willing 10 bet twOshats on that
/ He must so a little slow, because he was
no fortune hunter and wanted the girl to
| satisfy herself on that point.
A week passed and then Miss Dawson
| received a eablegram from her lawyer.
/ stating that he would be detained 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 lawyer 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.
VesUvius belched and rOared and threw
rocks two hundred feet high, but the IN
! terview took place just the same. The
/ lawyer went over the case, which was q
sure thing. 1t was as sure as that an
! American trust company could run the
! price Of potatoes up dollar a barrel and
| not go 10 jail for it. Everything was
/ ready 70 begin business. but there would
/ be need OF mOney-qulte q bit OF money.
] Being foreigner. Miss Dawson must put
Up $1,000 before fling the suit. and then
/ there would be need OF $500 additional 70
/ bribe officials and get the papers started
on the right road. The American lawyer
would bring the money when he came, but
/ that would mean more delay. When you
/ are going 70 sue for millions left by your
/ grandmother, you can't begin too quick.
/ II you fool around too long a hundred
/ ~ h.afH-
1 hold oIt their svaricious paws.
When the lawyer had departed. Miss
/ Dawson was almost IN tears. She hadn I
! the cash 10 advance. Her lawyer was
| taking the case on a chance, and a thou
sand dollars was all she could raise.
! She succeeded IN choking back a few
sobs. and then suddenly smiled and said
/ II would make no great difference. II
/ she had not the money, that must end a.
Right there was where Mr.. CASTOR
spoke his little piece He had loved her
/ from the instant he found the purse in
4 the steamer chair, and now that he could
be OF use 70 her his love welled up Ike
a spring on the Catskill Mountains. He
would advance the money TO the lawyer.
She must not say him nay He wanted
her Tor his Wife, but he would not make
a formal proposal until she had had time
70 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 10
/ fix things with the lawyer. You may
/ be In Naples and your bank account IN
/ New York. but things can be fixed IN a
/ day 10 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 VesuviUs stin whanged away.
/ but she was quiet compared with Gas
toms heart. For one day only, On his
/ next call he found the heiress missing.
After anxious inquiry he learned that
she had taken the train for Genoa. He
/ might have telegraphed and had her and
the fake lawyer arrested, but he decided
not TO do so. He had loved ami losi.
/ and without another look at the famous
/ volcano ne took the steamer for New
Yors.. When his club friends asked him
10 describe what he had seen. he said
there was nothing to describe. To
one man only did he open his bleeding
heart. and he was somewhat cOmforted 10
hear the other exclaim.
THE deuce you say Why, the same
girl got $4,000 Of my good money in the
same way last summer Glad I'm not
the only easy mark in this old world"
Copyrighted, 1907. By Mary McKeon.)