Smyrna times., 1911-02-01
By SUSAN YOUNG PORTER
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.


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
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 it is. will say that l
have discovered traits in your charac-
ter that | 10 not fancy"
This is simply an invention to cover
your duplicity. You know very we'll
that you encouraged me, then threw
me overboard"
With that he withdrew, inwardly
vOwing 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-
siOnaceIy 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 i, is a wOman's privilege to
change her mind. But in this partic-
ular case the lady had refused him for
reason. Beyond all this no man should
take revenge on a woman for refusing
him. whether for or without cause.
The rejected lovers path led across
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 Belding, the
multimilliOnaire, fOruadiT the world
mused Shotwell. Then, suddenly
caught by an idea. he turned and
called:
"Hi. You therel''
The man faced about. Shotwell beck
oned to him. and the two stood tOgeth-
er on the sidewalk. when Shotwell be-
gan a series of questions.
Have you ever been told you look
like any One?"
Not that remember"
want jobY'
''What kind of a job?"
"Well, there's a bit of personatiou
in it."
"What do you mean by that?"
81 know young lady who l thins
wouldn't mind marrying a fortune
You very much resemble Howard Beld
ing, the millionaire. How would yoy
! like to try it?"
The man looked Shotwell square IL
the face, but Shotwell could not tel
} how his proposition was received. Fol
a moment he thought he saw a flash o.
indignation. but the first remark tina
. came from the ragged man reassure(
him.
81 couldn't play a game like that il
these rags"
''I'll dress you up like gentleman
But how would l pass myself of
for one with such ignorance as miner
"Oh, you've seen better days! l cal
tell that. Something has broken yol
down. What was it-liquor?"
mo; don't drink
"Well. do you accept?'
The man appeared to be thinking
Presently he asked:
what is there in it If l don't sue
ceed in marrying the girl?"
'Tll give you $500. besides what yo-
need for spending money"
"All right When shall beginT
Shotwell gave him an addreeE q
which he was to call at certain hou
the next day. When he appeare
Shotwell had a wardrobe ready fo
him. and when properly dressed b
certainly looked like a refined and il
telligent man. Shotwell told him tha
Howard Belding. whom he was to pc
senate. had inherited an estate of sey
eral million dollars. which he was gi,
ing to charity.
1ofAhS NOdNhCo SuOlWc
sent him away to form the acquain
ance of Miss Gwynne. He instruc
ed his decoy so far as possible as I
i the lady's idiosyncrasies. recomment
II ing him not to go too fast with he
and that he might not want for fund
he instructed him to draw on his en-
ployer for reasonable amounts. TT
decoy was to report regularly throue
the mail.
Shotwell waited In vain for r
port. a week passed, and he becan
II impatient; two weeks. and he bega
: to think he had been duped The ma
81 had doubtless taken the good cloth
and the money furnished him and d
camped. But why no drafts can
= Shotwell could not imagine
Unfortunately for Shotwell. he b;
broken with Miss Gwynne and ther
fore had no occasion to visit her. I