Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21

Green. wus IN independent sort OF
fellow. aud she had heard him say that
| the last thing he would do would he to
| tie himself up to some woman's for
tune. to have II continually thrown In
his face.
II WONDER" mused Miss Mortimer.
| III there will be time for me to zee
| Bob and fnd out how he would feel
about II. I'm afraid there won't be.
That little cousin Of mine may be too
retiring to hunt mp husband. but
that kind of girl is easily hunted
and as soon as II gets out that If she
marries before me she'll get fortune
there'll be dozen men Offering to mar
~ her. Every one Of them will swear
| he has loved her since she was a baby
and she'll believe every word Of It,"
Then she thought Of the half million
that might he hers and what she might
do with it how live. how dress and the
admiration 1t would bring to her. No.
she wouldn't send for Bob. 1t would
be q loss OF valuable time to no pur'
pose. Why. just think Of it-every
ten minutes might be worth hun
dred thousand dollars! While she was
celebrating her cousin might be pick
ed up by some designing man.
A pile Of money 70 always an object
nld Arld ri uo uifh nil hfq
shrewdness and foresight. though he
could keep secret the conditions Of the
inheritance from hIs nieces till the pro-
per moment. could not keep 1t from all
men. The trustee had II and acted
upon II. He didn't want the inheri-
tance for himself. Indeed. he couldn't
have 1t. for he was married already.
he didn't want II for his sou. for he
had no son. But when he saw little
Miss Brown sitting In his office with
out any slgu to he up and stirring to
secure q fortune he bethOught himself
how be could help her and II nice
young fellow who was his clerk.
Henry Forsythe was hunting over
some lawbooks when his employer ell
tered and said to hln:
Henry. there's girl in the other
room who. II she Gun be married ut
once. will win fortune. Have YOU
got sweetheart"
mo, Mr.. Andrews; haven't"
"Well. come In there and I'll intro
duce you"
Forsythe was presented In due form.
but since time was precious MIR. An.
drews thought proper 10 state to the
parties concerned what It was In their
power to do what It might ~ their
Interest to do Then. shutting the door.
he left them together. But, taking
time by the forelock. he sent out for Il
clergy man. and there was notary In
the Office.
Half an hour passed. and. herring no
word from the couple In the other
room, he called out: Time Ii precious
Half a million at stake"
Ten minutes more elupsed. when Mr.
Andrews put his head out Of the win
dow and saw carriage dash up aud
stop mt the door below. Ont jumped
Miss Mortimer aud young man The
elevator WAS ut the top Of the building
ut the moment. and some time must
puss before the couple could come up
Throwing open the door where he had
shut up Forsythe aud Miss Brown. he
surprised Forsythc impriuting a kiss
on Miss Browns lips
Times upr' cried the trustee
Come here. Mr. Parsou. iiurr! up
Marry these two ut once.
When Miss Mortimer and Mr.. Thorn.
as ScOvll. whom she hud decided as
the only person she might marry 10 II
hurry. reached Mr.. Andrews office
they found him just coming from an
adjoining room and announced that
they were ready to be married.
There's Clergyman here" replied
the lawyer. "who has Just performed
the marriage ceremony In the r,lse OF
your cousin. dare say he'll he happy
to marry you us we'll"
my cousin married." exclaimed Miss
Mortimer
Just murried.''
She sunk In d chair and covered her
face with her hands.
sweetheart" said the would he
groom. I'VE can be happy without this
fortune. ZIP
Get outw
II the shade Of old Muldridge looked
down on this scene which he had con-
trived It must have been with su.
preme happiness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forsythe. notwith'
standing their hurried courtship. lived
happily together. spending good deal
Of the income on the poor. which
Muldridge would have deprecated.
But they had son to inherit the prop.
erty which the old rascal had provided
for.
As for Miss Mortimer. Mr.. Scovill
never spoke to her again. though she
apOlogIzed for her heartless conduct
toward him when she heard that she
had been forestnlled. She Ia still nm
married and bids fair to be an old
maid