The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-23
The Right
OF Proposal
By SARA L. WHITING

Charles and Edward Dufneiu were VI
| opposite dispositions Charles being one
of those outspoken. generous fellows
whom every one loves. He was oloer
than his brother who was selfish. poll
| tic and practical. When Charles had
| finished his education his father. VINO
| was a manufacturer on d large scale.
| offered his elder son an interest in bis
| business The offer was declined with
| the words: Father. | would bring you
| to bankruptcy within two years. There
| Is not !: business hair in my head
shall study art
Mr.. DuffieId took his second son out
of college. put him into his factory and
| advanced him rapidly. He wrote
Charles. who was in Italy studying art.
Since you have decided to spend a
| dreamer'S life perhaps you will be able
to live on drea ms" TO this the son re-
piled that he understood perfectly his
fathers life had been that of busl
ness man and it was natural that he
should look at things in a business
| light. He. Charles. was born with an
artists te1npera ment and would be
| happy in his work.
Both Charles and Edward Duffield
! had been attentive to the same girl.
! Ethel Sanger was one to keep her own
counsel. Up to certain point neither
| brother had offered himself to her.
though Edward had come very near it.
But no one except the lady knew how
| the matter stood between the trio.
| Charles on going to Italy at the time
he declined his fathers proposition left
Edward master of the field.
Edward made an excellent business
man He had u certain faculty that Is
valuable in business. He would as a
buyer grind the seller and as u seller
get the best price for his goods. Be
sides. he could figure expenses down
to the lowest notch. He assumed first
place under his father and worked so
hard that he undermined mis- health.
His doctor ordered him away. and he
started on a trip around the world. He
had been trying to induce Miss San
ger to engage herself to him for some
time, but without success. Just before
he started on his tour he made last
attempt and succeeded. Edward gave
her to understand that il he cOuld go
abroad with the anticipation of claim
ing her as his bride he would have Il
better chance to regain his health. She
considered it under the circumstances
her duty to accept him.
While Edward was away his mother
pinned at the absence of both her sons
at the same time and wrote Charles
begging him to return to America. 1t
was quite a backSet TO him i'll his pro-
fession to leave his studies at that
time. but he listened to the call OF duty
and returned at once. He was re civ
ed coldly by his father. VINO had not
forgiven him for thWarting his wishes
to take up a business career with
view to becoming his successor New
erthelesS. Charles was his tavorIte son.
and no one doubted that he would in
herit his share Of his father estate.
Charles had not been al home a
month before Mr. Dutfield. after an
illness Of a few days. died When the
will was opened it was discovered that
| all the property except the widows
share had been bequeathed to Edward
The Duttield family seemed doomed
to sudden and continued Affections. for
scarcely had the father died and the
will read when cablegram came from
Japan announcing the death there OF
Edward. This put different com
pleXion on the Inheritance. Charles
would come in as his brothers heir
and thus. after all. a dOubly rich man.
Charles wrote Miss Sanger that since
she would have inherited his brOt hers
fortune instead of himself as Edwards
heir had Edward live to return he
proposed to make over Edwards in
heritance under the law to her adding
| that he Charles, and his mother would
have left sufficient for both After
the elapse of some days he received a
note from the lady declining the offer.
| Surprised. he asked if she would ac
cept half of Edwards share. This she
also declined
| Charles was puzzled. He had loved
| had accepted his brother. and he pre-
sumed she loved or had loved her
| fiance The idea entered Charles
mind that possibly after a sufficient
period had elapsed to enable her to re-
| cover from her grief she might accept
an estate that she should have inherit
ed from Edward by marrying Charles.
So he determined to wait awhile.
But the poorest man in the world to
| wait is one in love One evening
| Charles called upon Miss Sanger with
the intention of proposing his plan by
which she might after all accept the
fortune she should have had. Miss
Sanger came into the room wearing
the serious demeanor of one who had
recently been bereaved. Nevertheless
there seemed to be an underlying
cause for pleasure Duffield noticed
flat she held in her hand a long, fat
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