The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-03-13

not have him. Her reply was that pro
vision had been made for such con
tingency. but since il did not concern
him she had no information to impart
on the subject.
Trarers wondered more than ever
This was going through life In a
groove. He might AS we'll have been
car travelling OH steel rails. Truly.
that father Of his must have been a
very singular man. And yet might
not 1t all he for his good: Might not
his father have taken this means of
forcing his son 10 benefit by his own
experience? Nevertheless it must have
been difficult problem. this tying up
OF the fate Of the son by the father,
the tieup to be effective after the
fathers death.
Travers had often wondered vino
this Miss Twitchell might be- He
rather expected to find her as peculiar
as his father, must have been. He
found her IN elderly lady. with moth
ing especially queer about her. She
received him kindly and said that his
home was for the present TO be with
her. She lived in country place. and
Travers reached her in June. AZ that
season there was nothing unpleasant
about his remaining with her. at least
temporarily.
AS soon as he arrived Miss Twitchell
said to him: Il have nothing to do
with the plan your father has laid
out for you except to introduce you to
the girl you are to marry. But ! am
obliged before doing so to make a
journey. | shall have to be away a
month. You are to remain here while
and II housekeeper. The housekeeper
is essential to your being here. for |
am obliged to leave my niece in the
house. and it would not be proper to
leave you under the same roof with a
young lady without chaperon."
us your niece the person | am to
marry?' Travers asked.
Il am glad you spoke of that re
piled Miss Twitchell. for i'm doing SO
you have relieved me of an embarrass-
ment. | should have disliked warning
you against one closely related to me
indeed. whom | have brought up. |
said that | would introduce you to the
girl that it has been arranged you shall
marry. after my return. | beg Of you
not to complicate matters by making
love to Lulu. Unless you can assure
me that you will not do so | shall have
to send her away during my absence.
The trouble is that | have no place to
send her. This is her home. and it
would pain me to turn her out of it.,
even for II short period.
IL beg of you" said Travers. not to
put her to this Inconvenience on my
account. will do my best not to fall
in love with her | have become much
interested in and curious about this
plan that has been laid down for me
and would not for the world do any
thing to interfere with it, ! shall GER
taiuiy not become involved with any
woman until have met the one pro-
vided for me- Then. if don't like her.
l shall break away from my fathers
intentions and do as | please. OF
course | speak with the proviso that
the girl accepts me-
TraverS asked Miss TwitclIell why
she could not make the introduction
before she left, but got no satisfaction.
formation as to the girls appearance,
age or characteristics Her action was
in perfect keeping with everything else
pertaining to this singular affair. The
last injunction given him by Miss
Twitchel was that he was to say
nothing to Miss Louise Maryweather
as to why he was there. He promised
anything that was required of him
since it was now only month be-
fore the mystery would be solved.
The first thing Miss Twitchell did
after her return was to summon Tray
ers and Miss Maryweather before her
together.
II charged you two before l went
away to keep from falling in love with
each other. | have received informa-
ton since. my departure that you have
given every evidence Of having disre-
garded my warning
81 am resolved" said Travers, mot
TO be hampered with walking on this
chalk line. drawn almost before | was
born. any longer. | shall hereafter do
as | like"
And L. said Miss Maryweather,
Twill not be tied down by "a lot OF
regulations with the making Of which
| had nothing to do
This means. ! suppose" said Miss
Twitchell. that you have fallen in
love with each other and are engaged?''
That's about it," replied Truvers.
And you. Lulu-do you admit that?"
II do" said the girl with blush.
Very well The mystery pertaining
to both of you is solved. You. Ned
Travers. are the son Of the late senior
partner of tile Travers & Maryweather
manufacturing firm. and you. Lulu.
Are the daughter Of the late junior
partner in the same concern. Slngu-
larly enough. both men were widow
ers. each with one child. They formed
an agreement that you two were to
be brought up to marry each other.
own the stock Of the company Jointly
and you. Ned. eventually to manage
the business.
ITO complete this arrangement your
marriage comes next: then Ned rs to