Arizona republican., 1909-02-02

girl who had never known nerves; now here she was, the verge of collapse, with every newspaper in New Orleans banging the front door.
 Her mother quite helpless, plunged as they were
 into this astounding condition of affairs. She invalid and received the news as she did everything else in her hfc-patiently and sweety. But Eleanor kad been too wholly alive desperately trying for four years to pluck from perverse fate enough golden shcavcs to support her double burden Now when the burden Mas so astonishingly lifted she staggered and went down.
 The bobshell in the guise e. long and formal document from Mrs. Mary Hinghams lawyers in New York. Mrs. Mary Hngham dead and had left her fortune of five million dollars to Eleanor the daughter of her old friend Sarah Floyd and to John II. Morton, nephew of her deceased husband with the condition that t.cy were to marry within three months. If they did rct ;l,c money to go to orphan asylum. She TIC a5 Tier reason for desiring this, that John and
 c12o. were the two whom she most lovcd-therefore .c waned them to love each other. Jast like all old yUr~anl
 The lawyers letter explained that both were ex- rectcd to be in New York in weeks after the fling Of the will There they were to be introduced, and three months allowed for them to decide their fate, and inc fate of the five millions. EnelOsed with sub stantiai check for expenses.
 Eleanor made a determined effort to bring her thoughts into normal channel but they were racing in sch mad t-ugc that she felt fl she had been taken up in balloon and pushed out into space. She had known that Aunt Mary rich but-fvc millions! And she had never dreamed of anything like gift coming to her. even with condition
 Aunt Mary had been liberal to the F1oyds in some respects She paid for Eleanors education in school 90 superior that thrown contact with wealthy girls, ;hc economies she had to practise were maddening. Pin-noney not supplied.
 So when Eleanor came out of school she put her hand to she blow, and for four years had taught little fingers to tle out melodies the piano, to the ac- coapan:nent of One two three one, two three oc- casionally varied by Wrong finger, dear At home she practsed hour after hou and dreamed of Europe ,a.d career Sometimes she did concert for friend on a newspaper then went back teaching those wrong little fingers with lighter heart. But she had had no time to think of men except in abstract, friendly sort of way and to be thrown the head of MT John H. Morton in this off-hand manner startled her
 She knew absolutely nothing about the man. Aunt Mary often said John Morton likes this" or, John
 Morton once did that but the words had no especial meaning for her She knew he was a civil engineer, of down in Mexico somewhere trying to put through 2 canal in some absurd little place. It would be a marvellous achievencnt-if he did it. but of his looks and personality she had never a hint She had been twice to New York to visit Aunt Mary, and Aunt Mary had been innumerable times to New Orleans 70 visit them but John Morton had appeared the horizon.
 But the awful overwhelmingly immediate problem was the camorous insistent mob of newspaper to be disposed of. Mrs. Floyd, patiently and sweetly, refused to see them Eleanor simply couldn't Finally she had an inspiration.
 She had heard Billy White of the Lexicon tell of the way reporters sometimes clevery managed to see people who didn't want to be Billy always the per son he was sent to see-he told her so hiself-so she fo- ~-Ji ind He wouldn't mix up professional conscience and friend ship and she needed advice. If he real good sc would let him print in his paper thoroughly dgnihed interview with her, in which he could say T go- ing to New York the request of my dear deceased adopted aunt Goodby"
 At Billy's suggestion and with Billy's help she was sneaking out of New Orleans like criminal at night She had so far eluded reporters for Billy managed convey the impression to his rivals that Miss Floyd had already gone to New York His paper was the only one in town that didn't say so but somehow that passed unnoced No doubt he did tall lying, and although to Eleanor was "all for friendships sake" she couldn't but believe that he beat for his paper at the end of his pencil.
 Fair exchange and all that you know, Billy" she said while they were waiting for the train I'm not going to be ridiculous so you may call this inte- view. But do make it dignihed Don't say I've gone to marry the man-you see, I don't know whether shall not Those five millions awfully tempting, but oh, he's got to suit me, and starting in to get acquainted under such awful conditions. I'm sorry can't give you his picture but I've one eept painting in Aunt Marys drawing-room in New York of fat, very fat baby, with his chubby cheek on his chubby hand. There's one of me there ditto and you see how slinky l am now, you can't risk description Look after my mother, and when decide the fate of those millions I'll telegraph you"
 Thanks" said Billy. "Td just like to add bit of advice. If any one asks you who you give wrong name or you'll get interviewed in spite of yourself If any one corners you, say you Eleanors F1oyd's best friend Hope you get through all right Good-by"
 She awoke the next morning and sat up in her berth