Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-06-18
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FORTUNE HUNTER
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Lord Bans~sel bad cons b America
for q rseh wife Most Of the scions of
nobstty make no prstsnss OF love suf
tns woman thsy MARTY. though Il 900
vithcus saying that they are enarDcrsd
Il hsr fortune. IL - understood that
dnh, or an earl who uarrios an Amer1-
can hsarsns matches bis title and the
social advantages that 20 with u
arainss hsr estate. and the marriage p
q pcrssy business transacttou- The
vffs b sxpsctsd TO put up with the At
tenstoos Of hr husband to other wo-
r,sn and has nagiect Of her. In the
hixhsse circsea, where tho husband In
PRODUCES his wife to royalty. divorce b
Dot admitted without . lon OF sVnd-
fnx. but the husband mag be known
for q Ehs~tine and stiIl maintain his and
his wtfs's prestige with the sovereign
BarnicAeL being simply q younger son
Of a duke and with no fortuna, was
not entitled to the privileges secHaing
b the duke, bis eldest brother. He
thsrufors cprstdercd it incumbent upon
hsra TO WITH and woo the woman be
should marry. He was good looking.
eapt1in In the Coldstream guar1s and
q favosits In British affstocratic socf-
sty. His elder brother. who bad r.
Gently come into the family tito. bad
hsan hoDored By an aeceptnncs of m
Invitation 10 Brandonhans castle By
tie King. This wns Ill very well % far
a. II went. but II was not dukedon
or even an saridom- Barniekei was tn
tant upon marrying a woman with q
fortune In her own hight. and most
wealthy American girls are rich In
prospect only. and their fathers. hav-
ing made their fortunes by hard
knocks, have d repuxnance to settle
rents-
After hooking the field over Bsrnickei
reduced tho girls be would try to win
20 two. The parent Of one was worth
anywhere from twenty to fifty million
| dollars: but, being a hard beaded Amer.
lean business man. he would not be
likely TO make liberal settlement
| The other was an orphan. worth In hsi
own right some seven or eight hundred
thousand dollars. His lordship wished
nonsy to spend az once. 30 DO laid
| siege 10 the last named lady, Miss Mar
| torie Sancerson-
When o man II an adept at Personal
| ing lover II must be difficult for the
| g.ri he courts to discover whether be
IS really IN love or shamming.
Barnskei. who would have made bis
fortune on the stage acting lovers
parts. concentrated all his powers on
| Miss sanderson. He told Der With
tears In his eyes that wers shs bag
gar his life would be a blank without
bar and that to work for her youid
| Be for him the acme Of happiness.
One day sfiss sanderson sent for
Mr.. Clarence whittemore. a young at
torney who bad the care Of her prop
srty. and said TO him:
Clarence. you are aware that the
fortune left me By my mother. bad
| her elder brother lived. would have
been much smaller. All but q life tn
terest In 10000 would have gone to
him and would now have been In the
possession of my cousin. Mabel Stuart
| Indeed. consider Mabel entitled TO
| the property the same as II her father
had lived 10 inherit It. My conscience
| has been troubling me ever since l
came into possession of IT, have
/ been fighting the devil and have con-
| qnered him wish you to draw up
| papers for my signature turning over
10 her all this property except life
| interest In $4,000"
Clarence whittemore looked at his
client in establishment He had heard
| Of the attentions Of Lord Barnickei,
| and when Miss Sanderson appeared In
his Office had surmised that she visited
| him to instruct him TO draw up a mar
| rage settlement. They had been
more would have gladly welcomed q
change from friendship to love had he
not considered that her fortune stood
between them Having the care Of
her estate. he knew its value and be-
lieved that should he make love to her
his motives would be impugned.
Marjorie" be said. ARE you crazyr'
mo: ! am simply obedient TO con-
science. But don't wish to discuss
this matter with you, Clarence. or with
any one else. I wish you TO consider
| yourself simply my attorney and do as
say. When Will you have the papers
| ready for me to signT
"Will tomorrow dor
Yes"
We'll. make It tomorrow. Better call
here. We have everything here we
| need"
A few days later. when Lord Bar
nickel called for fnai answer to his
| proposition Of marriage that had been
promised him. Miss Sanderson said "a
| him:
Before accepting your proposal
Lord Baruickel. l desire TO communt