The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20
pany be expected to receive q block OF
stock that would make him rich.

oSAplCNou "uO 81 IL uDONc " II
outward appearance that she was trou-
bled by the difference. She was very
DESTROYS Of iessening this gap by im-
proving her wardrobe and wHS plan
ming for this when her lOver came to
her and announced that the nine
which he was to promote mad ASA we'd
5000 to the tom. that ne MAS anxious to
get his company organized at once lest
tome one else should hear Of its value
and get ahead OF him tie had really
got an assay of ore FROM the vein show
ing the proportion of gold he ciaimed.
and this was all the truth there was to
his story. He asked Maria to marry
him at once and go east with him on
his quest
Maria domurred ut such haste sim
ply for the reason that 81. did not con.
slider herself prcsrntAll,. as II bride.
especially to the grand folks III the
east to whom her lover would intro
duce her. She did not give him this
us Il REASON: Size told iilm that he was
Il stranger to ter aud she idn't like
to take the risk "t MARI! ing him with
u" ~ Nv 'l'~ w. ~ " i" t'"llSNoIs
failing to i"">,atr n"r to marry at
once. gave !lrr references IN Denver.
hi suited Malta 5 plans exactly.
She would 20 to icnvcr. get sone ap-
parrl that would be more appropriate
for Il bride than her cheap, sOiled gar
mentS. see the persons referred to and
return without u word to her lance
Of what she was going to do. But n
thing interfered with her plans-she
had neither money for the journey nor
for the clothes.
There was but one way for her to
secure the necessary funds. and from
this she shrank. Jacob Cowdry mi"rt
possibly ave enough for the l|lri"~"
and would doubtless let her hay" it.
but she knew that he loved her. ana
how could she ask him for money
with which to buy a trousScau for mar
riage with Il rival?
While she was trying to throw Oft
her r~cpugnailce Jacob came to see her.
She received him with 50 much gra-
ciOlSnesS that it excited in him a hope
that she might yet be won.
Jake" she said. Il need some
money
How much do you want?" he asked.
"Oh. about 5000"
"Ive got something over 500 Can
you make that dog
"RcckOn.
"All right; III go and get it for
YOU"
But I've only one way Of paying
you the last of the claims father .ett
me-, and that isn't worth so. I've been
trying to sell it for that. and | ant"
Il dou't want any return. Maria.
You know that anything | have you're
welcome to
This staggered her. She was not
d~ishUnOrablc and would not accept
such Il favor without telling the truth
She did 50 and was panied at the III
preston her revelation made on him.
He did not speak for some time. then
said:
maria. III not deny that this is Il
shock to me, but we must stand what
is metcd ont to US. and will TO any
tHluS W HilhP you Hdlbs.
The girl WINGED. but she had n.adc
up her mind to better her condition
for the present and the future, and
she streled herself to what she was
doing she permitted Jake to 20 for
! the money and when he had zone IN.
locked Il tin box in which she kept the
Iced to the last of the lots her father
had left her and. taking it ont. assign
ed it to Jacob Cowdry. When JAKE
returned with the money she hung her
head in silence for awhile. hen hand
cd him the deed. saying:
Its all have to repay you, Jake,
but | shall never forget your kind
ness"
II don't want it," said Jake.
Take it. will fee better If you
do and will be happier if it should
some day turn ont to be vaInnblc'
Jake took the deed remembering
that he would need IA wedding gift and
this WAS all he had to offer Then he
went away. AS soon n> he had gone
Maria sat down and cried.
Stapl"tnn missed Maria the next day.
and he concluded thA, Slr" had gone to
! Denver The references D." bad given
her were his rails and he knew they
would give Il good account Of him. 50
he rubbed his hands glrrfully and
awaited her return with imlatience.
when be saw Maria again she was
dressed hcromingly. and it occurred to
him that If he really wanted Il wife
he might be inclined to keep her after
he had married her. He cOmpliineutrd
her on the clothes she had purchased.
'They're all I have in the world
she said. you'll have to take me as
! am or not at all"
II love you for yourself alone. But
how" he asked presently did YOU
get money to buy this OUTFIT
II owned five acres Of worthless
land. l sold it for $500"
StapletOn started-started inwardly.
not outwardly. His cold gray eye was