Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-06-12
Il am both surprised and shocked"
Vas the reply.

Il hope he never calls here again."
80 do l. Thomas must be instruct
ed to say that we are not at home to
him."
Hypocritical June Temple! Within
half an hour she was writing Mr..
Dinsdale a note to say that she had
left her handkerchief In the auto and
would he be so kind as to bring 1t
with him when he called again."
Mr.. Dinsdale might have called after
a few evenings, but the lost handker-
chief would not have been with him
securely wrapped in tissue paper and
then in tinfoil outside. The aso 1t
be found in the auto. 1t had
been dropped there. 1t vas right be-
fore the girl as she wrote the note.
The lawyer was thinking Of calling,
however. when he heard that the
Duke of Richmond was ON the job. 30
to say. II he wasn't calling every few
minutes 1t vas at least every day.
His highness was having a heap to
say about his title, his castles and
his plans for the future. Mrs. Temple
swallowed the words greedily, but
Miss Temple found that she didn't
a much about titles and vast es-
tates and the family jewels Of a OUCH
ess. She was more concerned about
a plain young lawyer. She had set
out to make him sorry, and she was
being sorry herself.
One day the duke called when Mrs.
Temple was alone. He seemed to be
glad to find 1t SO. In one way he was
almost a stranger to her, but in anoth-
or the friendship had progressed SO
fast that, he dared to ask for her
daughters hand. That Is, he wanted
permission to win the hand IL he
could. or course, he had brought
scores of testimonials with him, and
stood ready to submit a barrel or two
of them at any moment.
81 should be proud to be your moth
er-in-law." was the prompt answer re-
ceived.
And l should certainly be proud to
call you by that title. AS the Duchess
of Richmond your sweet daughter
would have the world at her feet, al
most"
How grand"
Il should honor her as II she had
been born queen"
Il know you would"
"All l ask is a fair chance to win
her."
81 will aid you all l can"
And there is one more thing, my
dear Mrs. Temple. 1t is a matter I
must ask you to hold in the ~strictest
confidence"
You have my word that / will.
Duke"
my solicitors in London were to
send me a hundred thousand dollars a
week ago, but a letter just received
from them says 1t will be a whole fort
night yet before they can comply.
Meanwhile"
you need funds?" said Mrs. Tenn
pie.
"Ah, what a woman! II you have
$4,000 you are not going to use for a
few days"
81 will gladly give you a check for
it."
An hour later, when Miss June had
returned and been told Of the loan,
she went straight to the telephone and
said to Mr.. Dinsdale:
Come at once with your auto!
Never mind what for, but come!!"
Then she telephoned her mothers
bank and stopped payment on the
check. and was at the door when the
auto drove up.
where to-" asked the lawyer.
Fourth National bank"
What for?"
ITO nab the Duke Of Richmond"
On the way down two detectives
were picked up. The duke had taken
a trolley car and got into a block, and
had only reached the bank three min
utes ahead of the others. He was in
line to present his check, but made a
break to get away when he saw the
detectives.
who is he?" asked Miss June as
Mr.. Dinsdale was taking her home.
Dick Turner, the greatest conf
dence man in the country"
But he has thirteen trunks at the
Belmont and occupies a parlor suit"
HE has a carpet.bag and occupies
a room in a cheap lodging house"
Gracious. but how he has fooled
mammal"
"And the real estate men and you
and others!"
mo, not me, sir"
"And why not?"
Because I had a feeling-feeling-"
"Wen?"
"A feeling that / shouldn't marry
any other man but you, Brian!"
And Mrs. Temple was the only one
who shed tears and talked Of the wick
edness Of the world.
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)