Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-03-02
How He
Got Even
with q Girl Who Refused
Him.
BY SUSAN YOUNG PORTER I
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.
py SUSAN YOUNG PORTER

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~your action toward me throughout
This affair has been dishonorable." said
Shotwell.
81 see no occasion for you to make
any such charge. You proposed to me.
and asked for time In which to make
decision. Meanwhile was studying
,you. Had you not accused me Of
creating you dishonorably I should not
have given you the result Of my OBJ
seryations. As 1t Is, will say that ]
have discovered traits In your charac
tor that / do not fancy"
.sThis Is simply an invention to cover
your duplicity. You know very well
that you encouraged me, then threw
me overheard"
With that he withdrew, inward,
yowing revenge. The girl, instead Of
considering a man who would take
the position he had taken contemplate.
was crushed at his charge. weeping
hot, bitter tears.
Shotwell was suffering from what
he considered unfair treatment and In
no mood to look at the matter dispas
Honately. Had he done so he would
have recognized the fact that no con.
tract had been made between them
Miss Gwynne had not accepted him
and even IL she had and afterward
dismissed him he should have remem
bered that 1t Is a woman's privilege to
change her mind. But In this partic
ular case the lady had refused him fol
reason. Beyond all this no man should
take revenge on woman for refusing
him, whether for or without cause.
The rejected lovers path led across
a district of the city where the lowest
part of the community lived, or. rath
er, existed, for in such crowded tene
ments as are occupied by the poorer
classes people cannot be said to live
Coming toward him he saw a man
whose face and bearing belied his torn
and dirty clothing.
"That fellow resembles Bedding. the
multimillionaire, for all the world"
NuOtNtii utu, buuuGnlN
caught by an idea. he turned and
called
"Hil You therew
The man faced about. Shotwell beck.
oned to him. and the two stood togeth.
er on the sidewalk, when Shotwell be
gan series of questions.
"Have you ever been told you look
like any one"
mot that remember"
want job?"
what kind Of jobY"
well, there's bit Of PRESERVATION
In It."
What do you mean by that?"
~ know young lady who l think
wouldn't mind marrying n fortune.
You very much resemble Howard Beld.
ing, the millionaire. How would you
Ike to try it?'
The man looked Shotwell square In
the face, but Shotwell could not tell
how his proposition was received. For
moment he thought he saw a fash OF
Indignation, but the first remark that
came from the ragged man treasured
him.
II couldn't play game like that In
these rags"
IN dress you up like gentleman"
But how would pass myself of
for one with such ignorance as mine"
"Oh, you've seen better days! can
tell that Something has broken you
down. What was it-liquorY
mo; don't drink"
We'll. do you acceptY'
The man appeared to be thinking.
Presently he asked:
What Is there In 1t II I don't sue
coed In marrying the girl"
I'm give you $500, besides what you
need for spending money"
All right. When shall begin?"
Shotwell gave him an address at
which he was to call at certain hour
the next day. When he appeared
Shotwell had a wardrobe ready for
him. and when properly dressed he
certainly looked like refined and in
telligent man. Shotwell told him that
Howard Belding. whom he was to per.
Senate, had inherited an estate of sew
efai million dollars. which he was CIV
ing to charity.
Having coached his man, Shotwell
sent him away to form the acquaint-
ahce OF Miss Gwynne. He instruct.
ed his decoy so far as possible as to
the lady's idiosyncrasies. recommend
ing him not to 60 too fast with her,
and that he might not want for funds
ne instructed him to draw on his en-
pioyer for reasonable amounts. The
uecoy was to report regularly through
the mail.
Shotwell waited in vain for a re-
port. A week passed, and he became
impatient; two weeks, and he began
10 think he had been duped. The man
mad doubtless taken the good clothes
and the money furnished him and de-
camped. But why no drafts came
Snotwell could not imagine.
Unfortunately for ShotwalI ho had