The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-05-30
The girls face Frightened as she

giving Il dinner tomorrow to announce
my engagement to Donald. IN month
we leave for Europe aud it is arrang-
ed that | shall marry him early this
autumn. Oh. it is uncomfortable. 1t
seems rs if l shall die if DO not es-
cape it all
81 will not take you away" he snap
ped. yet tenderly catching ut and re-
straining locks of her yellow hair that
the breeze was playing with. Il never
stole anything in my life, and | posi-
lively refuse to steal my wife Don
aid already has everything thar right
fully belongs to me. but he shall not
have you. my Isabelle say he shall
not have YOU
His voice was tremulcuS with anger,
though his eyes dwelt fondly on her
tear stained face.
Il would 20 with you Voluntarily
gladly"
NO, no, 1t would amount to the
same thing, dearest" he replied in
determined voice. There shall be no
elopement for Us. And when we mar
ry it shall be with your mothers con
sent DesiueS' ne auueu' win Suuueh
detection. Il cannot now provide
suitable home for you. couldn't ask
you to live on my present income"
ha' ,'oe' I Liat'e'' siie o'oNe OUT
graciously. "ThercS my income We
couldn't use half of it."
She caught his reprOving look and
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On 10 know what 10 90. he sighed,
turning at last from ms Nl=ll.
lie paced the SANDS with heart and
pralh alire III an effort to conceive an
avenue 10 wealth. SiN weeks before
he nad laughed at poverty. 1t was
different now since the homemakinS
instinct hau been keeniy aroused with
IN MN.
For generations the Benton men had
engaged in professional careers or as
capitalists. From the time Philip Ben
ton could use his hands and brain he
had displayed pCnchant for the bascr
metals. When baby he reached for
- III ''N''Ni'~t' NAi
harness, for the wheels of his carriage
When child he took TO hammers and
nails, bits of glass and the like. He
dissected watches and clocks while his
brother Donald rode his pony. He con
structed embryonic machinery while
Donald played tennis. He sought out
the motive power Of engines and
steamships while Donald visited art
galleries and INDUCED in polo. and on
entering his university had dsappoint-
ed the family by selecting a course in
engineering and metalurgy instead of
adopting the law and the classics
BY every means devisable pressure
was brought to bear to induce Benton
to abandon his distasteful vocation,
but to no avail Instead. be applied
himself the more diligently to the hot.
noisy. greasy machine shop. keeping
apart from his kin altogether 1t was
but little wondered at therefore when,
at his fathers death the name of this
pariah was not included in the list Of
heirs and benefciaries.
In bitterness Benton had listened 70
the reading of his fathers will. and in
bitter defiance he had held his peace
There was general surprise that he did
not enter legal protest. but he was no