The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-19
9MEY TRIED T0 MAZE
NER A DUCHESS.

What Kind of iia idca?r
~ social idea.
''Bother yer social idea. y,u and
bear too plain The MARKS q the sow's
ear can't make silk purses Of MS"
Its rot ua tm talkln' about; It's
the Kid. Haven't " heard q all these
women goiu cycr to EUROPE ANA mar
rsin princes and iuacs and lords?
Since we got all these millions together
I've been tlinkin' we mo.ght do the
same for little Nora, only we'd have
20 give her up
After a desperate struggle between
love and ambition little Nora, then
three years old. was sent away from
home TO be educated FOR an American
title catcher she was to forget her
father and mother and assume II new
name. She was entered as an orphan
and a guardian was appointed who
was TO turn over to her n fortune
OF S5.000.0O0 when she should marry
With his consent
Fifteen years later a Mrs. Van Val
kenbufgh of New York opened a house
IN London for the purpose OF introduc-
ing her niece. Winfield DE Witt into
society. Mrs. Van vaisenbErgh took
no care to conceal the fact that her
niece would receive Il comfortable dot
at her marriage, and there was
prlcking up OF ears OF the young bloods
Of London.
Mrs. Van Valkenburgh proceeded
methodically. procuring an introduc-
tion for her niece at court and giving
splendid coming out ball. at which
many Of the nobility were present
Winifred Was rather o pretty girl OF
fair complexion and a 5ubdued reddish
heir, and bore the marks OF bavlnC
been brought up TO associate with the
most nristocratic American girls.
OF the many suitors who appeared
the Marquis OF Croweihurst, heir to
the dukedom OF Marlebut, and viii
liam Pitt Burleigh, rising member OF
the house OF commons, We're the most
conspicuous for the reason that the
former would surely have tine sane
Sion OF Miss De Wits guardian and
marriage with the latter would be q
love match. The marquis father was
in dying condition. and certain obli'
cations ON the part Of the estate were
being STAYED of till after his death
with the hone that his son would sue
ceed in marrying fortune with which
TO pay them and build up the estate.
though 1t was feared that Crowelhurst.
who was OF the smart set and a typical
London swell. would spend any for
tune he could get on himself rather
than on his estate.
Mrs. Van Valkenburgh engineered
matters SO that the suit of the mar
quls was successful. Wlnifred De Witt
told her lover Burleigh. that her whole
fortune was involved in her choice Of
q husband II she married him she
would lose IT, WHY. She knew not.
Her parcnts she know nothing Of. She
had n vague remembrance OF a woman
vito had the care Of her babX days
who could not possibly have been her
mother Bnrlcigh WAS affected just as
she was lie wanted her, but did not
want her TO lose her fortune. After
many sighs ana tears on her part and
heartbreakings on his they decided
that they must give each other up.
Winifred accepted the marquis, but
his father Mt the time was at the point
OF death, and for various reasons con
nected Herewith the marriage was put
on till after the sons expected acces-
sion to the title. Indeed. Winifred's
guardian, whose Instructions were that
she get duke. Insisted upon this.
But the old man was such long
while dying that when he did dc the
new duke was Informed that owing
to q recent financial panic in America
Miss DE Wits fortune had been 80 faE
reduced that no settlements could bt
made--at least not for some time.
This was the end OF the proposed
marriage. Mr.. Bureigh returned TO his
allegiance. declaring that since Wlni
fred would not suffer financially by q
marriage with him he wished her TO bs
his wife. But meanwhile Mrs. Flana
gan had suffered n protracted agony
at her husbands plan for their daugh
ter, and one day the couple appeared
at Mrs. Van Nalkenburgh's LondoI
residence, announced themselves as
her niece's parents and gave awal
the whole plot Fortunately more thar
twenty years OF interminglng witt
wealthy people had rubbed much o
the rust off Pat and Bridget aud the,
did not appear at so great disad
vantage as one would suppose. Wini
fred who had always been lonely as al
orphan. gladly accepted them. Besides
there was something touching as wei
as amusing in their sacrifice to max
her duchess. Furthermore, there wa
good individual stun In Nora Flana
gan thai ceemed 10 belong only to her
self. and she made up her Dlind TO tr.
TO repay some OF her parents sacrihc
even II It had been unsuccessful at th
last moment To cap the climax sh
was glad to be relieved Of crowe
hurst.
She gave the whole story to her los
er, telling him that II he could aecep
her with her parents, whom she wonl
In future stand by. she would MARI
him. Burlcigh was Introduced TO MI
and Mrs. Flanagan. aud their heart
good nature triumphed.