Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-30

rental. Ii was very simple matter for
Barnickel to go to the court OF records
and see there a deed recorded trans
ferring to 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 Ssnderson.
She said that the property having gone
to her cousin was an outrage and Its
being turned over 10 her mere act Of
common honesty. Lord Barnickel, who
would not have scrupled to desert the
woman who had resigned the property
for the one who had accepted 1t, did
not dream Of making the former
proposition. SuppoSing that under the
circumstances she would consider 1t an
insult But Miss Stuart. who consid-
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-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 rs soon as he
discovered that the property had really
been given Miss Stuart wrote a 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 a 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
| uTdW the pdIitlS
One morning Miss Sanderson receiv-
ed 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 situ'yad on a
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 signifyY" 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?'
mo"
"Who made itr
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
dersOn asked:
"Why did you do 1t. ClarenceT
Because believed you were making
n mistake and wished to save you from
the consequences"
Again there was silence. which
Miss Sandcrson broke:
Had you any other reason?'
Perhaps IL was the tone in which the
question was asked. perhaps the look
that accompanied It. At any rnte.
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But for the fortune that still stood
between them he would have replied
Because love you.' As 1t was he
made no answer Nevertheless she I'M
/ derstnGd
Miss SanderSon sent for Lord Bar
nickel and when he appeared she said
to him:
IL understand that an error was made
in tie deed 10 the property | intended
b to transfer 20 my cousin. ! have sent
for you to give you my word that | re-
lied on my attorney to make the legal
transfer But he. fOrespelng that
might regret my act. made the error
purposey and thus rendered void the
transfer. ] have had cause to regret
my act and shall not give a valid deed
to the property. ! have nothing further
10 communicate and bid you good day
His lordship went back to England
without wife or a fortune. He says
. those blasted Americans are pack OF
sharpers and II doesn't do for gentle
. men to have anything tn do with them
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