The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-02-23
! How He
Got Even
With a Girl Who Refused
Him.
} By SUSAN YOUNG PORTER
By SUSAN YOUNG PORTER
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.

"Your action toward me throughout
this affair has been dishonorable3' 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
a decision. Meanwhile l was studying
you. Had you not accused me Of
treating you dishonorably should not
have given you the result of my OBJ
servations. AS 1t is. l will say that /
have discovered traits In your charac-
ter that l do not fancy"
This is simply an invention to cover
your duplieity. You know very well
that you encouraged me, then threw
me overheard"
With that he withdrew inwardly
vowing revenge The girl, instead of
considering 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 moed to look at the matter dispas-
sionately 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 womans privilege to
change her mind. But in this partic-
n ha inIu had rnf,tcnd int a
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 man
whose face and bearing belied his torn
and dirty clothing.
THAT fellow resembles Bedding, the
multimillionaire. for all the world"
unused Shotwell Then, suddenly
caught by an idea, he turned and
called:
"Hi! You there!''
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 onei"
mot that | remember"
want a job?"
"What kind of IL iobY"
"Wel, there's bit Of personation
in It,"
"What do you mean by thatT
81 know young lady who think
wouldn't mind marrying a fortune.
You very much resemble Howard Beld-
ing, the millionaire. How would you
like to try III"
The man looked Shotwell square I'm
the face, but Shotwell could not tell
how his proposition was received. For
moment he thought he saw 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"
ui'So gpu VIZ AANN +" 6S'sA>hsNS'
But how would | pass myself on
for one with such ignorance as minep
"Oh. you've seen better days! l can
tell that Something has broken you
down. What was it-liquorr
mo; don't drink"
"Well. do you acceptY'
The man appeared to be thinking.
Presently he asked:
What is there In 1t IL don't sue
coed in marrying the girl?"
IN give You $500. besides what you
need for spending money"
"All right. When shall ! begin?"
Shotwel gave him an address ut
which he was to call at a certain hour
the next day. When he appeared
Shotwell had n wardrobe ready for
him. and when properly dressed he
certainly looked like a refined and In
telligent man. Shotwell told him that
Howard Bedding, whom he was to per-
senate, had inherited an estate Of sew
eral million dollars, which he was CIV
ing to charity.
Having coached his man, Shotwell
sent him away to form the acquaint-
ance Of Miss Gwynne. He instruct
ed his decoy so far as possible as to
the lady's idiosyncrasies, recommend
ing him not to go too fast with her,
and that he might not want for funds
he instructed him to draw on his en-
ployer for reasonable amounts. The
decoy 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
to think he had been duped. The man
had doubtless taken the good clothes
and the money furnished him and de-
camped. But why no drafts came
Shotwell could not imagine
Unfortunately for ShotweIl. he had
broken with Miss Gwynne and there
fore had no occasion to visit her. He
knew several OF her intimate friends
and would have asked them II she
were receiving attentions from any
one. but he was himself known to have
been attentive to Miss Gwynne, and
any such questions from him would
of course be impairment He went
SO far rs to hang about the Gwynne
domicie st hours when q visitor might
be expected to CALL but discovered
nothing. He listened to all the gossip
he heard, hoping he might hear some
thing pertaining to the case. He was
disappointed in all his attempts to
learn If the man he had employed to
do his work was doing 1t.
Finally he made up his mind that II
man resembling Mr.. Howard Beld-
ing were paying marked attention to
Miss Gwynne it would be known and
be (ShotwellD would certainly hear of
It. There was but one inference-the
man had either gone OF without even
an attempt to make Miss Gwynne's
acquaintance or he had betrayed his
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