Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-07-29
Where There's
a Will
There Is Also a Way
BY BLANCHE /. COELL
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey Co.

old as the nils as L nave unless you
can do exactly as you please, especial
ly when your own think-best is great
deal better than anybody elses think
best.
Now, I'd been thinking secret-like
and saying open that twas high time
my grandniece Luella was married.
1t wasn't likely that / could live on
indefinitely, and it might be some
amusement to me in the hereafter to
recolleet the features of Luella's hus-
band.
And it would be pleasant to have
little child about,,a boy or girl, for me
to pet during the few remaining years
clines to the young.
l didn't know where an eligible
young man was coming from in these
parts. But from the minute l was
born always had an opinion ON every
subject, and l knew I'd find the young
man somehow.
So when young Dudley Holbrook's
auto turned turtle in front of my yard.
and young Dudley Holbrook draped
himself around my stone post and gar
den gate with a broken arm and a
broken collar bone had the hired man
carry him straight up to the spare
room.
After the doctor had set his bones
and bandaged his head sat awhile by
his bed and listened to his blabbing.
Then ! made up my mind he'd do to
marry Luella.
Nothing's so good an index Of char
acter and past actions as delirium talk,
and, after listened hard for fifty-tive
minutes and heard no mention of cho-
rus girls, jack pots or other metropoli-
tan poisons, l decided he'd do.
So, going out from the sickroom, I
addressed my grandniece;
"Its a special dispensation for you,
Luella, an act of Providence. This
young mans name, according to cards
and other memoranda in his pockets, is
Dudley Holbroek. The newspapers
had a deal to say last year about the
fortune old Holbrook left his sons
when he died. l consider this most
suitable marriage for you"
Luella's brown eyes opened wide.
It's a way they have when Luella Is
angry. But / won't tolerate anger in
a young person and prepared to say so.
But all that Luella uttered was:
what about the young man, and
what about Freddie?"
My grandniece has a most annoying
habit of bringing up topics wholly ir-
relevant to the subject under discus
sion. What had my granddaughter
Freddie to do with the question:
"Freddier' l stormed. Don't you
dare think Of marrying Freddie! If
ever l had such an idea in my head
for you twas when he was in kits and
not in college. Freddie indeed There
is too much society about Freddie. It's
all frat and varsity and varsity and
frat. Too much society, 1 say. 1
won't have you marry Freddiew
went back to the sickroom and took
another look at the injured young man.
He had strong body, clear. fresh
skin and look about the part of him
that wasn't bandaged that told me he
hadn't abused the money his father
had left bin.
So, having made up my mind that If
the young man didn't die he should
marry Luella, felt quite comfortable
to have her future settled.
He didn't die, and l interviewed him
often in the days when he was getting
well in my front spare room. Every
thing | learned was to my satisfac-
ton.
He wasn't entangled with any other
girl, had no family connections nearer
than China, was sound physically and
nothing extraordinary mentally. Luel-
la had often been unruIy in her child
hood, but ! didn't care to punish her to
the extent of tying her for life to any
man of genius.
So the third week that the young
man lay in my front spare room, up
one fight, came to the point very
plainly.
''What do you think of my grand.
niece Luella?" demanded bluntly.
The boy flushed and turned uneasiiy
in bed
shes ripping. isn't she? So straight
and strongi Sometimes hear her sing
ing when she runs off down the gar
den. She does all sorts of things,
doesn't she? Once, when / was prop.
ped up in bed staring out at the apple
trees, l saw her run down the slope
and leap the little brook Took it
splendidly. Gee, wish was up and
could go walking with herr
shes good, sensible girl, is Luel-
Ia" | looked him squarely in the eye
Young man, you'll go long way be-
fore you'll see another such girl as
Luella.''
II believe your' be cried fervently.
So in my mind twas as good as set
tied.
Things went on just as / meant they
should. But because l made no more
mention of my plans Luella seemed