Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
 krY TRIED TO MAKE 1 FER A DUCHESS.
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 ,cet" said Fat Flanagan, I've
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 batkind of all idea 2
 |lIal idea
 bes yer social idea. You ana l
 m nlain the marks O the sow's
 N, can't make silk purses of us.
 not us I'm talkin' about; it's
 a Haven't y heard O all these
 goin' over to Europe and mar
 nrinces and jukes and lords?
 rve got all these millions together
 ,een thinkin' we moight do the
 for little Nora, only we'd have
 e her up.'
 pr 4 desperate struggle between
 and ambition little Nora, then
 1cars old, was sent away from
 to be educated for an American
 cotcher. She was to forget her
 and mother and assume a new
 She was entered as an orphan.
 guardian was appointed who
 "a turn over to her a fortune
 oooO0O when she should marry
 his consent.
 een years later a Mrs. Van Val
 ,reh of New York opened a house
 ndon for the purpose of introduc-
 er niece. Winifred De Witt, into
 V Mrs. Van Valkenburgh took
 re to conceal the fact that her
 would receive a comfortable dot er newiage, and there was |,ng D of ears of the young bloods bndon.
 Van Valkenburgh proceeded |odically, procuring an introduc- for her niece at court and giving Aendid coming out ball, at which
 of the nobility were present. fired was rather pretty girl, of Complexion and subdued reddish and bore the marks of having brought up to associate with the aristocratic American girls. the many suitors who appeared Marquis of Crowelhurst, heir to |duledom of Marlebut, and Will Pitt Burleigh, a rising member of house of commons. were the most picuous for the reason that the CT would surely have the sanc- of Miss De Wits guardian and a iage with the latter would be a match The marquis father was dying condition, and certain obli- ns on the part of the estate were l, staved of till after his death the hone that his son would sue in marrying a fortune with which y them and hnild up the estate. b it was feared that Crowelhurst. was of the smart set and a typical on swell. would spend any for he could get on himself rather on his estate.
 }. Van Vallienburgh engineered ITS so that the suit of the mar vas successful N'iaifred De Witt Ie77over. Burleigh. that her whole le was involved in her choice of band. If she married him she
 lose it. Why, she knew not. arents she knew nothing of She vague remembrance of woman had the care of her baby days ,ould not possibly have becp her r. Burleigh was affected just as as. He wanted her. but did not her to lose her fortune After sigks and tears on her part and )reakings on his they decided hey must give each other up. fired accepted the marquis, but ther at the time was at the point lth, and for various reasons con ] herewith the marriage was put l after the sons expected acces- to the title. Indeed, Winifred's ian. whose instructions were that # duke, insisted upon this.
 the old man was such a long dying that when he did die the duke was informed that owing 'ccent financial panic in America De Wits fortune had been so far ef that no settlements could be at least not for some time. } was the end of the proposed age. Mir. Burleigh returned to his ance. declaring that since Wini- would not suffer financially by age with him he wished her to be fife. But meanwhile Mrs. Flana- lad suffered protracted agony F husbands plan for their daugh- nd one day the couple appeared IS. Van Valkenburgh's London ,nce, announced themselves as liece's parents and gave away hole plot. Fortunately more than y years of intermingling with hy people had rubbed much of lst off Pat and Bridget, and they lot appear at so great a disad- ge as one would suppose. Wini- who had always been lonely as an n, gladly accepted them. Besides, was something touching as well nusing in their sacrifice to make duchess. Furthermore, there was individual stuff in Nora Flana- hat seemed to belong only to her and she made up her mind to try of her parents sacrifice if had been unsuccessful at the nom lent. To cap the climax she