Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-12-07


more, or any one else that this Is not
an attempt TO deceive you. Au revoir.
Come to see me. II you like. a month
from today"
II will come. rs sure as ann alive
and that the sun shines In the heay.
ems"
Lord Barnlckcl departed, feeling sure
that he had won the prize. But there
was too much at stake TO warrant his
not assuring himself of the truth. Miss
Sandersons property was invested In
business building In the heart of the
tity. which paid an enormous and sure
Tcntal. II was very simple matter for
Barnickel TO 20 TO the court of records
and see there n deed recorded trans
ferring 70 Mabel Stuart. for and in
consideration OF one dollar, the receipt
of which Is hereby acknowledged. the
business block that constituted nine
teen-twentieths of Miss Sandersons
property. He was thunderstruck. Still
he would not believe the transfer had
really been made until he heard the
story repeated time and again and saw
that Miss Stuart had materially al
tered her mode OF living.
Miss Stuart was very different
kind OF woman from Miss Sanderson.
She said that the property having gone
to her cousin was an outrage and its
being turned over TO her mere act of
common honesty Lord Barnickel. who
would not have scruplcd 10 desert the
woman who had resigned the property
for the one who had accepted 1t, did
not dream OF making the former a
proposition. supposing that under the
circumstances she would consider IL an
insult But Miss Stuart. who consid-
cred that the alliance with a ducal
house went with the property. on meet.
ing his lordship indicated by an ex.
IRENE graciousness that she wouldn't
mind going back TO England with him
In her cousins place
The British aristocracy-o other per.
sons OF high degree. for that matter-
don't mind such transfers ut all. and
among them they are not considered
discovered that the property had really
been given Miss Stuart wrote note to
Miss Sanderson informing her that he
had hoard his brother, the duke. was
very III and he expected before the
expiration of the month allotted him
before receiving his reply to return TO
England He intended this AS a polite
way Of withdrawing his proposition
and straightway entered into a nego
tiation with Miss Stuart proposing
marriage and 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 receiy-
cd note from Clarence Whittemore
informing her that her cousins attor
ney had called upon him for informa
ton as "a 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.. Whttemore 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. Ii stated
that there was clerical error in the
deed recently given Miss Stuart by
Miss Sanderson. In the deed the prop
erty was descrihes as situated on n
part OF grant of land made In lIS9
the boundary line running west from
certain point. while In the abstract
Of title TO the property the line was
laid down as running east Would MIR
Whiitemore kindly furnish a new deed
correcting the error;
What does the error slgnifyf" asked
Miss Sanderson
That the deed YOU gave your cousin
does not describe the property intended
10 be conveyed and is worthless"
Miss Sanderson's face lighted up
Can Mabel compel me 10 correct the
error
NO"
who made itT
81"
your"
"Yes wrote the deed myself and
made the mistake purposely.'
The two sat looking at each other In
tently for some time. when Miss san
1erson asked;
why did you do II. Clarence:"
Because believed you We're making
A mistake and wished to save you from
she consequences.
Again there was silence. which
Miss Sandcrsou broke:
Had you any other reason"
Perhaps II was the tone In which the
question was asked. perhaps the look
that accompanied It. At any rate
Whittemores eyes fell like girls
But for the fortune that still stood
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