Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-09-30
She Took the Right
Way
BY MolllE X. WETHEFEll.
Copyright, lsl0. by American Press
Association.
BY MolllE K. WETt

He lived with nn uucle TN that uncl,
died. At this time George was seven
teen years old and wished to 80 to col
| lege, but, not knowing OF auy means
to pay his wat, was about to give II
up when. the day after his uncle's
| funeral. he received notice from a Law
firm that they would pay him $1,000 u
| year until he was twenty-one.
This surprised him. He visited the
lawyers in question. but they gave him
no satisfaction concerning the source
OF the money they paid him except
that Il came from fund left by his
father for his education. He went 10
college aud graduated when he was
within a few months OF coming OF age
The day he left college. while won
dering what work to take up, he re.
celyed a letter from an aunt whom he
had never seen or henrd of. telling him
| that he was to come 10 live with her
| Here was another surprise. II seemed
that fate was ready TO take care ci
| him, but was not inclined TO give him
any information ahead as to what
| would be done with him. He had now
reached an age when be felt compe
tent TO take care OF himself. but he did
not have any profession or position
So be concluded TO call ON this aunt
lie did SO aud found her sister o.
| his mother.
"where Is your baggage" she asked
AT my lodgings"
Send for IT,"
"See here. aunt; rn getting tired o.
1eing provided for In this nysteriout
fashion. Tell Ele all about IT,"
Certainly. Your mother died whei
iou were In Infancy. and your fathe:
oou followed her. They arranged fot
your future the day you We're born
| Al the steps have been provided for,
.ven as to Il wife"
"a wife. Well. like that! | shal
marry whom | choose"
That remains to be seen. II 10 tht
tffulr OF your parents and OF yourself
II does not concern me whom you
marry except rs regards one person
| | have living with me an adopted
daughter. You will be under the same
roof with her and viii consequently
sec a great deal OF her Therefore
warn YOU TO be careful not to fail In
love with her"
"ls she OF royal bloodY'
ask no questions. but do as l say"
George met Miss Harwood the same
evening at dinner. She was dressed
In mourning, which was very becoming
TO fair complexion and hair so light
that 1t was almost white. Her eye
was a liquid brown.
"Fate," George remarked to himself,
has been kind to me, but fear that
In throwing me In the way Of this girl,
whom / am not to love, she has done
me sufficient harm to make up for all
her benefits. l suppose l shall con-
ceive a craze for her simply because
am forbidden to do 30. wonder
who has been provided for me. Ten
to one she is homely and otherwise
unattractive."
What was his surprise to find after
becoming on intimate terms with Re
becca Harwood to hear from her that
her aunt before his arrival had warn.
ed her against him as she had warned
him against her. His aunt had told
her that there was a business in which
she Miss Harwood) was half owner
and the owner Of the other half was
the son of her fathers partner HeE
father, who had recently died, had nr'
ranged that she should marry this
son and that he should conduct the
business owned by the two.
So that was the reason why George
was not to fall In love with Rebecca
What the deuce did his aunt mean
such being the case-by bringing him
under the same roof with the young
heiressf Not only did she do this, bu
he had not been In the house three
Jays before she took herself or some
where, leaving him and Rebecca alone
IN the house, chaperoned by an olu
| woman hOusekeeper. He had nothing
90 do, no one to talk to but Rebeccg
One might as well have put sayory
lish before hungry man and tell hih
lot to eat It..
The result was that Rebecca ant
George fell desperately in love Will
each other and the day his aunt wa
TO return walked OF together and were
married. They sent her telegram an
nouncing that they had spoiled The
plans fate had laid for Rebecca anG
wished to know what next they should
do. George certainly did net expect bis
aunt to have any consideration fol
. him thereafter.
An answer to the dispatch was re
ceived as follows:
"Come home"
They took the next train, and wher
: they arrived the aunt met them in the
hall.
"It's all your fault, aunt" George
hurried to say. "You had no business
: to throw us together"
"Of course it's my fault, and tool
pains that 1t should be my fault. Now
listen. YOu are the children of twf