The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-11-13
tered her mode Of living.

common honesty. Lord Barnlckel, VINO
would not have scrupled to desert the
woman who had resigned the property
for the one who had accepted it, did
not dream of making the former a
proposition. supposing that under the
circumstances she would consider 1t an
insult But Miss Stuart, who consid-
cred that the alliance with q ducal
house went with the property, on meet
ing his lordship indicated by an ex-
treme graciousness that she wouldn't
mind going back to England with him
in her cousins place.
The British aristocracy-or other per-
sons of high degree, for that matter
don't mind such transfers at all, and
among them they are not considered
out of place. Barnickel as soon as he
been given Miss Stuart wrote note to
Miss Sanderson informing her that he
had heard his brother. the duke. was
very Ill and he expected before the
expiration of the month allotted him
before receiving his reply to return to
England. He intended this as polite
way of withdrawing his proposition
and straightway entered into a nego-
tiation with Miss Stuart proposing
marriage and a settlement Of half her
property upon himself. The lady, who
was as anxious for social preferment
as his lordship was for the where
withal to keep up his position, assented
at once and employed an attorney to
draw the settlement papers.
One morning Miss Sanderson receiv-
ed a note from Clarence Whittemore
Informing her that her cousins attor-
ney had, called upon him for informa-
ton as to the title to the business
block she had recently transferred, the
lawyer having been employed to draw
marriage settlement documents be-
tween Miss Stuart and Lord Barnickel.
Miss Sanderson lost no time in seeing
Mr.. Whittemore in his Office.
"What is this matter you have writ
ten ME about, Clarence" she asked,
with indignation.
Whittemore handed her a note which
gave the facts in the case. 1t stated
that there was a clerical error in the
deed recently given Miss Stuart by
Miss Sanderson. In the deed the prop
erty was described as situated on
part Of a grant Of land made in 1889,
the boundary line running west from
a certain point. while in the abstract
of title to the property the line was
laid down as running east. Would Mr..
Whittemore kindly furnish a new deed
correcting the error?
-"What does the error signify?" asked
Miss Sanderson.
"That the deed you gave your cousin
does not describe the property intended
to be conveyed and is worthless
Miss Sanderson's face lighted up.
"Can Mabel compel me to correct the
error?"
"No."
"Who made itT
81"
"You?"
Eyes. I wrote the deed myself and
made the mistake purposely."
The two sat looking at each other in
tently for some time, when Miss San
Ierson asked:
"Why did you do it. Clarence?"
Because believed you were making
! mistake and wished to save you from
The consequences"
Again there was silence. hich
Miss Sanderson broke:
HAD you any other reason?''
Perhaps it was the tone in which the
question was asked. perhaps the look
that accompanied it. At any rate.
Whittemere's eyes fell like girls.
But for the fortune that still stood
between them he would have replied,
Because l love you" AS it was he
made no answer. Nevertheless she un-
derstood.
Miss Sanderson sent for Lord Bar
nickel. and when he appeared she said
TO him:
II understand that an error was made
In the deed to the property l intended
to transfer to my cousin. have sent
for you to give you my word that re-
lied on my attorney to make the legal
transfer. But he. foreseeing that
might regret my act. made the error
purposely and thus rendered void the
transfer. 1 have had cause to regret
my act and shall not give valid deed
TO the property. have nothing further
to communicate and bid you good day."
His lordship went back to England
without wife or a fortune. He says
those blasted Americans are a pack of
sharpers and it doesn't do for gentle
men to have anything to do with them.