The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-04-17
No Fool Like
An Old Fool
By ELEANOR K. BEACH

My son." said the senior Winthrop
when his boy was about to leave aim
| to enter iuto business in the city, Il
will forgive you for anything except
| making Il sensetess marriage. iu other
words. | expect you to consider when
you marry upon what you propose to
| support a wife. If you marry girl
who can do her part In the family
| financial requirements. we'll and good.
| If you secure an income to do it all
yourself. well and good. But if neither
OF you has anything more than a pit
lance don't come to me for help. In
short, shall not want to see any
! thing more OF you. One word more:
| The worst thing you can do is to mar-
~ girl brought up in aftiuence who
| has nothing on which to keep up d
position"
Bob Winthrop chose what his father
| considered the worst thing he could do
Miss Resale Hilton was the daughter
of a man who lavished luXuries upon
her till she was twenty years old,
then failed in business and died. leav-
| ing her with nothing at all. Bob was
a gentleman-like. handsome chap and
had not been long in town before he
was received In society and met Miss
Hilton Just before misfortune befeli
her family She tad met many agree
able young men and had had a NUN
| Der Of suitors, bat between her and
Bob came something that neither had
! felt before. Bob proposed and was ac-
| copied when he supposed he vas con-
| sideriug his fathers warming Then
ca ME the crash. and the young man
was not only too honorable to with
| draw his offer. but he did not wish to
| withdra wit
But he had hard time In persuad-
ing Resale to marry him. She had
good head gu her shoulders and realiz-
ed what would likely be the result Of
marrying a man whose income did not
, admit Of his supporting any wife at
, all, to say nothing OF one who ind
been brought up in luxury. but since
her heart was with Bob and he said
he was willing to take the RESPONSE
bfIity. If she was. she finally yielded
and they became engaged.
Bob wrote his father all about it
and received in reply: They say
there's no fool like an old fool. My
opinion is that there could not possibly
be a greater fool than young fool"
Bob showed bis fathers letter TO
Rosaiie. She said not a word In reply,
but seemed to be doing good deal OF
thinking Presently she said: We'll.
Bob, there's evidently no hope for US
with your father. And your income is
too small for us to marry on. Either
you must consent to my doing some
thing to earn money or we must give
up marriage. am we'll educated and
shall teach"
I'VE needn't be married right off,"
said Bob Wait awhile"
Six months Of waiting passed. and
Bob found it depressing period. RO-
sale went to live with an aunt In
another city and wrote Bob that she
was getting ready to teach. Then she
wrote that she had found position at
a salary Of $500 a year. She could
save most of 1t. and in a year they
would have the wberewithal to start
fortune. Bob smiled at her way Of
expressing it. but a year seemed very
long to him.
One day Bob received a letter from
his father. who was a widower. that
he had concluded to take a second
wife. 10 order to Gid his announce
ment he added that he would celebrate
the event by giving his son $4,000. II
he chose to spend it in marrying
girl who had been born with a silver
spoon in her mouth" and who would
doubtless spend the money or lose it
within year. he was welcome to do
SO. But he advised Bob to follow his
fathers example and marry a practt-
cal woman
Bob sent the letter to Rosalie who re-
piled: why don't you go home and
inspect your future stepmother? |
have no confidence In the sense Of old
men in the matter OF marriage. ] NO.
tice your father doesn't mention his
fiancee's age. Ten to one be has got
uOlu VI SO"e Cull, UT RATHER SOLuS CLiL
has got hold Of him. and she'll lead
him a dance. I've found a position as
governess in the family OF widower,
and he's bothering tie to marry him"
Bob wrote his father thanking him
for his kind Intention. aud added. II
shall be able get Off for the week end
and will run down and see you to offer
my thanks in person and meet the fu-
ture Mrs. Winthrop"
Saturday evening Bob appeared in his
fathers house and was welcomed by
his two younger sisters. aged respec-
lively fourteen and ten. They were
loud in their praises of their future
stepmother. Then came the father,
beaming all over with happiness. Bob
asked il his father would take him to
call on the lady during the evening, to
which his father replied that the lady
was in the house and would be down
in few minutes. AS he spoke the
words the door opened and she stepped
into the room.
For heavens sake. Rosalie, what
are you doing here?'
Il came here to disprove your ia
theirs words that young fool is q
worse fool than an old fool. am the
povernaSS of your sisters and have ha-