Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-03-18

adhering to 81. late husbands inten
lions. She would fulfill her promise
and would not consent to any subter
fuge to get around it. A month passed
and l was about to give ii all up ano
60 away when Mrs. Wellesley herseI
came to me with a proposition,
"1Rsynipath:ze witEsSyou heartily,
I she said.s''in being obliged to givestuI
IN fortune or take wifi it an Old W6
man like myself. | will tell you what
will do. | am as attached to Miss
Dorchester as if she we're my Gaugh
ter. She is OF suitable age for you
and woman OF rare good sense.
can safely trust her to carry out your
grandfather's intentions toward you
II she will have you and you will
have her will make a will leaving
my property to you both Jointly, Civ.
ing her meanwhile control of the in
come"
But don't know that l like Miss
/ Dorchester" | exclaimed, taken aback
! at this offer. Then after a pause.
twill she consent to the planT'
THAT is for you to find out"
l had no hope that Miss Dorchester
would marry me simply to gain for
tune, and in any event l should have
to live with her and carry out my
grandfather's wishes. But anything
rather than beggary. l went to the
young lady. told her of Mrs. Welles-
ley's proposition and asked her to be
my wife
What did she do but toss her nose in
the air and decline to have anything
to do with such a proposition.
left her furious. She would rather
give up fortune than be my wife
l spent the next twentyfour hours
In inventing imaginary ways Of tortur
Ing her. The upstart.
We all know that woman scorned
becomes a fury There is no such
adage about a man, but there should
be, "A man scorned is soon conquer
ed" | resolved that l would make
Miss Dorchester love me. then toss her
aside as wax doll.
In a few weeks bad sottened her
SO far as to receive proposition from
her
II cannot bear she said. ito stand
between you and fortune. | feel thai
it will be impossible for Mrs. WelIes-
ley to carry out your grandfather's in
tentions toward you, will agree to
her proposition to marry you provided
you will promise to go away and not
trouble me-.
l had secured terms that in the be-
ginning would have considered very
acceptable, But what did consider
them now? An insult.
"Are you aware" said, the color
rising to my cheek and spark glitter
Ing In my eye. that you are by no
means fiattering:"
: "But ! supposed what you wish is
to go abroad and break your neck
climbing mountains"
"Oh!" | exclaimed ironically. "In
that case you would not be troubled
with me further" ~
and death would release you from
living with a wife you had married
for convenience.
In this retort fancied I could de-.
tect something womanly-something of
pain. l was surprised. went to her
and laid my hand on her arm. l was
not repulsed.
II think" said. that you could
carry out my grandfather's wishes
At any rate, try. / will do all can to
help you"
ITO retain your fortune" she said.
pouting.
"And become loving husband."
a.
The evening before the wedding,
when was a hundred miles from my
intended bride, | was thrown into a
wild state by the receipt Of the follow.
Ing telegram: 4;
You must marry your grandmother, aft
Or all, or lose your fortune. AGNES
What new complication could have
arisen? Why could not those lawyers
be certain of anything? had become
violently in love with Miss Dorchester
and would not in any event give her
mp. ! replied:
Grandmother be hanged! I viii marry
you tomorrow. AZ
! could not get q train till early the
next day. but after sleepless night
at 5 q. N. was steaming toward my
bride that was to be. On my arrival l
hesitated whether to go at once to see
her and discover the meaning OF her
telegram, but there was little time.
and my mind was made up as to the
marriage, SO i dressed for the wedding
before setting cut. dashed up to the
house in carriage, alighted and hir-
rted up the steps. Agnes was standing
Ia front window In bridal array, her
face radiant with happiness. Rushing
into the room where she was, caught
her In my arms.
that's the matter7'' asked, breath
less. li5
You're going 10 marry your grand
mother. 4,
I'm not, I'm going 70 marry
You. Ss