Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-10-11
An
Inheritance
Should II Go to the Church or to an
Heir Of the Third GeneratiOnp
By P. A. mitchell

"Mrs. Whitridge," said Mr.. Trevor
Il have called to ask your assistance
In very important matter to me. You
have six daughters, all of whom are
well married. While l am willing to
admit, madam, that these ladies' are
most attractive, cannot but attribute
something Of the management Of their
matrimonial affairs to you"
"You are quite right, Mr.. Trevor.
Many of the best women In the world
are not married, and many Of the most
undesirable are. l believe this Is due
more to lack Of management for the
girls on the part of their mothers when
they come to marrlageable age than
any other cause. My daughters, as
you say, are by no means unattractive,
but the fact that they are all well and
happily married is due far more to
management than their own charms.
What can do for you, Mr. Trevor2"
II have but one son, as you know
Arthur. have spent my whole life
in building up fortune and from my
boys birth have set my heart in hand
ing It down through him to my de-
scendants. He disappointed me by
taking orders and now, being very high
church, has declared for celibacy and
refuses to marry"
Il see. You wish me to take such
measures as will break his resolution"
IF you will be 80 kind, Mrs. Whit
ridge, would like you to throw In
his way some young woman Of fine
character, of irreproachable reputation.
Of intellectual
II beg your pardon, Mr.. Trevor
thought you said you wished me to
manage the affair"
80 | do"
We'll, then, permit me to say that
think you must put up with daugh-
ter-in-law Of entirely different caliber
from the kind you name or none at all.
1t does not strike me that such wom-
an would serve our purpose In the pres.
ent case. | have known you for years
and am sure no son of such father
can be reasoned or persuaded into
changing resolution, once made"
HOW IL he 10 DC nhnuleuE
'Bamboozled."
"You hatter me indirectly Mrs. Whit
ridge"
"a strong man doesn't need strong
woman"
81 see"
II have In mind young lady who at
school stood at the foot Of her class,
but as filrt was at the head. She has
had many offers, but II she Is a fool at
books she has practical sense enough
to wish for an establishment when she
marries. If You desire IL | will endeay
or, with your assistance, to make a
match between your son and her"
ANY port In storm. What want
Is an heir Of the third generation"
"Very well, TO begin I shall invite
you and your son to dinner. The young
lady will be present. When you have
left us tell your son that you have
been much pleased with her and you
wish she might become your daughter.
in-law He viii demur, and you will
insist. After q number Of CONVERSE
lions on the matter you will tell him
that either he must give up inherltlng
your fortune or marry the girl OF your
choice, provided, OF course, that she
will have him"
"He wishes my fortune for the pur'
pose of building cathedral"
$50 much the better. shall see
something of him myself and perhaps
may be able TO make certain suggcs
lions"
For what purposeT
"To entangle him"
These preliminary arrangements hay.
ing been made, Mr.. Trevor arose TO go.
"By the bye. Mrs Whitridge," he snid.
II believe you are managing director
Of st. LuBe's hospital"
lam"
you have not called ON me for any
help. should esteem It favor II you
would permit me TO send you n check"
~ should be very grateful"
II will give you $4,000 now and $40.
OOO'- he hesitated.
"On the first OF the Year,
"No; on the day Of my sons wed.
ding"
THANK yon very much, Mr.. Trevor.
think we understand each other. You
will receive invitations for dinner with
In a few days"
The prelimlnaries TO this scheme OF
inveiglement were carried out as they
had been laid down by Mrs. Whltridgc
Miss Annette Seaton, commonly called
Nan" by her intimate friends, was
the girl selected by Mrs. WhItrldge
for drawing the Rev. Arthur Trevor
from celibacy. A month passed, at the
end Of which II was reported that Mr.
Trevor, ST., had set his heart on Nan
SeatOn for a daughter-ln-law, but his
son objected naturally to one who was
TO be described In two words, stupid"
and 'pretty." II was admitted that
she had been fancied by men Of her
own caliber, but match with one OF
the spiritual and intellectual power OF
Arthur Trevor WINS preposterous.
One day the clergyman called on
Mrs, WhitridRe for assistance. my
dear Mrs. Wbitridge," he said. "by IN.
Producing father and me TO Miss Sen.
ton you are likely Internationally 10
rob the church Of n cathedral I pro.
pose 10 build with my Inheritance fla.
ther has taken desperate fancy TO her