The searchlight., 1912-12-27

apparently not understanding just what
had happened or if She did. not know
ing what in the world to do about It.
a good showing in such a race. Miss
Mortimer having so many men she
could marry that il would be next to
impossible TO decide between them and
Miss Brown being so retiring that she
was incapable by nature OF asking q
man 10 marry her.
Miss Mortimer had very little doubt
that she could easily win. There was
Tom ScovilI. who had been begging
her to marry him for months There
was Bob Hackstaff. whom she wanted
but had not been able To get BECAUSE
he preferred Julia Green. Ned Tucker
had been buZZing about her lately. aud
she tluught IL would be no trouble TO
bring Tim To the point Indeed. II WAS
not likely but that she could induce al
.lUst any of them to Itarry her. eSp.-
,tally il she told them that by doing -
be would get fortune EuI there were
| ol StacieS IN the way oi quick work In
thv nr>i place. the only one Of the lot
she wanted was Hoh lIackstaff but
! Bob. Ia addition to preferring lula
Green. was an independent sort ot
| fellow. and >h, had heard him say that
the Ia>' thing he would Gn w"uId lr To
| tie bf's.~rl! ur to some womau'S for
tune to have II continually thrown In
bis face
| 81 woudrT" unused Miss Mortimer.
"if there will h" time fur the Ia see
Bob and hnd out how he would feel
about IL I'm afraid there won't he
| That little cousin Of mine may be too
retiring To- hunt mp husband. but
that kiud of a girl IL easily hunted
and as soon as IL gets out that II she
marries before me she'll get u fortune
there'iI be dozen men Offering To mr.
~ her Every one of them will swear
he has loved her since she was Il baby
and she u beheve every word of IL.
Then she thought of the half million
that might he hers and what she might
do with IL how live. how dress and til"
admiration IL would bring to her. No
she wouldn't seud for Bob. II would
lie less of valuable time To no pur
pose. Why. just think OF it eV"rA
ten minutes might hr worth a nun
dred thousand dollars. While she Was
dellberating her cousin might he pick
I'd up 10y some designing man
A pile OF money is always an object
OF attack Old Muldridge. with all his
shrewduesS aud foresight. though b"
could keep secret the conditions of the
Inheritance FROM his nieces I'LL the pro
per moment could not keep II from all
men The trustee had II and acted
upon H. He didn't want the inheri
tance for himself Indeed. he couldn't
have Il. tot he was married already
He didn't want II for his son. for he
had ~ son But when he saw little
Miss Brown sitting In his office with
out any sign to ue mp and stirring To
secure fortune he bethought himself
how hr could help her and nice
young fellow who WAS his clerk.
Henry Forsythe was bunting over
some lawl~uks when his employer Ell
tered and said To him:
Henry. there's II girl In the other
: room who u she Gan he married at
once. wilt win fortune. Have yon
got II sYeetheart"
"No. Nj Andrews; | haven't
Well come In there and I'll intro
duce you"
Forsythe was presented In due form
: but since time was precious Mr. An
. drews thought proper to state to the
= parties concerned what II was In theiI
u power To do what II might be theil
! interest to do. Then. shutting the door
I he left them together. But, taking
= time by the forelock. he sent out for ,
Il clergyman aud there was a notary II
: the office.
d Half an hour passed. and, hearing M
o room. he called out: Time In precious
e Half Il million at stake"
Ten minutes more elapsed. when MI
Is Andrews put his head out Of the win
b dow and saw n carriage dash up an
: stop at the door below. Out jumpe
~ Miss Mortimer and q young man. Th
II elevator was NJ the top of the buildin
e. at the moment. and some time mus
lie pass before tue couple could come al
hhtu TUG uooi "uStU uC hsa
ii shut up Forsythe aud Miss Brown. /
in surprised forsythe imprinting ki,
q on Miss Browns lips
N ""rime's upr' cried the trnste
" ''Come here. Mr., Parson. Hurry "a
at Marry these two at oncer'
&C When Miss Mortimer and Mr. Thor
as Scovill. whom she mad decided
n the only person she might marry IN
r.. hurry. reached Mr.. Andrews otfic
ce they found him just coming from 4
ed adjoining room aud announced tn
u they were ready to he married.
70 There's n clergyman here" repli'
II the lawyer. who has just perform'
at the marriage ceremony in the case
re your cousin. / dare say he'll be hapI
NJ to marry YOU as we'll"
y. My cousin marriedr exclaimed Mi
RI Mortimer
in -Just married"