The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-08-14
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~ ~ Win 49,
bear too plain the marks o the sow's
ear. Y can't make silk purses Of u.s."
tits not us I'm talkin' about; it's
the kid. Haven't y heard O. all these
women goin' over to Europe and mar
ryin' princes and jukes and lords?
Since we got all these millions together
I've been thinkin' we moight do the
same for little Nora, only we'd have
to 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 a new
name. She was entered as an orphan,
and a guardian was appointed who
was to turn over to her a fortune
of $1,000, 900 when she should marry
with his consent.
Fifteen years later a Mrs. Van Val
kenburgh Of New York opened a house
In London for the purpose of introduce
ing her niece. Winifred De Witt, into
society. Mrs. Van y~alkenburgh took
no CdTt ID CDlCtul tAC AIT thot htA
niece would receive a comfortable dot
at her marriage, and there was a
pricking up Of ears of the young bloods
of London.
Mrs. Van Valkenburgh proceeded
methodically, procuring an introduce
ton for her niece at court and giving
a splendid coming out ball, at which
many of the nobility were present.
Winifred was rather a pretty girl, of
fair complexion and a subdued reddish
hair, and bore the marks of having
been brought up to associate with the
most aristocratfc American girls.
OF the many suitors who appeared
the Marquis of Crowelhurst, heir to
the dukedom of Marlebut, and VIII
liam Pitt Burleigh, a rising member OF
the house of commons, were the most
| conspicuous for the reason that the
former would surely have the sane
ton Of Miss De Wits guardian and a
marriage with the latter would be a
love match. The marquis father was
in a dying condition, and certain obi
cations on the part of the estate were
being STAYED off till after his death
with the hope that his son would sue
coed In marrying a fortune with which
to pay them and build up the estate,
though it 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 yalkenburgh engineered
matters so that the suit Of the mar
quis was successful. Winifred De Witt
told her lover, Burleigh, that her whole
fortune was involved in her choice OF
a husband. II she married him she
would lose 1t. Why, she knew not
Her parents she knew nothing Of. She
had q vague remembrance of a woman
who had the care of her baby days
who could not possibly have been hel
mother. Burleigh was affected just a:
she was. He wanted her. but did no
want her to lose her fortune. Aftel
many signs and tears on her part ant
heartbreakings OF his they decided
that they must give each other up.
Winifred accepted the marquis, bu
his father at the time vas at the poin'
of death, and for various aso con
nected Herewith the marriage was pu
off till after the sons expected acces
sion to the title. Indeed, Winifred'i
guardian, whose instructions were tina
she get a duke, insisted upon this.
But the old man was such a loni
while dying that when he did die thu
new duke was Informed that owini
to q recent financial panic in Americs
|, Miss De Wits fortune had been so ia
reduced that no settlements could b,
made-at least not for some time.
This was the end of the proposed
marriage. Mr.. Burleigh returned to hi.
allegiance, declaring that since Wini
fred would not suffer financially by
marriage with him he wished her to b,
!, his wife. But meanwhile Mrs. Flana
gan had suffered a protracted agon,
!, at her husbands plan for their daugh
ter, and one day the couple appeared
at Mrs Van Valkenburgh's LondoI
: residence, announced themselves as
her niece's parents and gate ava,
the whole plot. Fortunately more thar
/ twenty years of i~ntermingling will
wealthy people had rubbed much o.
the rust Off Pat and Bridget, and they
J did not appear at SO great a 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 maxi
her a duchess. Furthermore, there wal
good individual stuff In Nora Flam
{ gan that seemed to belong only to her
self, and she made up her mind to try
to repay some Of her parents sacrifice
even If 1t had been unsuccessful at the
last moment. To cap the climax she
was glad to be relieved Of Crowel
hurst.
She gave the whole story to her low
er, telling him that If he could accept
her with her parents, whom she would
in future stand by, she would marry
him. Burleigh was introduced to Mr.
and Mrs. Flanagan, and their hearty
good nature triumphed.
Though he would marry Nora Flana
gan. by marriage she would become
Mrs. Burleigh. Nora would be the
only part Of her name remaining. II
she would consent to retain the name
by which he had courted her-Wini-
fred-even that objection would be can
caIad