The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-10-07
A FOOL AND HIS MONEY.

do you meant
III Ia merely my was Of saying that
! put marriages Of that character In
the category uf crime"
oh she cried. staring az me with
unbclle,ing eyes
Every time u sweet. lovely Amert
can Tiri b. delivered into the hands
of a foreign lDundef who hnppens 10
Possesses 4 title that needs fixing / call
the Transaction crime. Yon ala not
love this pusilhnIm0us count. nor dld
he care q hang Tor you Yon were too
young IN the ways ~ the world To haye
any feeling fOf mm. and he WIS too
old 10 have my Tor you. The whole
hateful business therefore resolved Il
self into q ease ~ give md mke-and
he took everything lie took YOU aud
yonr fathers millions aud now you are
both back where YOU began. some one
Deliberately committed crime. aud M
u ~usu you OF the rount who levied
his legitimate toll " must have been
the lWnsou who planned the conspir.
Hcy TAKE A. ~ course. TINT the
whistle uiilif was arranged behind your
tack. su la slWak
lirf face Naa quite pale. llcT eyes
did mot leave mlur during the long aud
crazy dintrihr NJ which was ALREADY
beginning q" icrl heartily ashamed.
aud there WAS dlrG. omlnous ire
IN them Tint should have warned Tue.
She 1rusc from hrf chair IL secmed
20 mr shc was taller tinu before.
~ nothing elise came TO me out u
this transaction" she snid lcvelly. at
icnst 70 certain amount oi dignity WIS
Acquired rm, remember that ! am
un longer the uusophlsticatel giri you
r." rfncIOusly describe I am woman.
NJ smart"
'rrHe" slid I. srnsslessly dorgcd.
n womln with the power % think for
Yourself That u my point II tho
saine situation arus. at your present
,re I fancy you'd be- able o. select =
Iush7nd wiihuui assistance ana yea
ture 10 say you wouldn't pick up tho
nrst dlssolu,e noblcinan that came your
way. No. my dear countess. you were
not 10 blame. iou thought. IN your
parents did. that marriage with count
would make real countess OF you.
What rot You are n simple, ioyablc
American giH. aud that's all there ever
can h. Ia u To the end Of your days
you will b. an American"
We wcrc both standing now. She
was still measuring me with somewhat
incndulous eyc~. rather more tolerant
than rcsentful
do you expect ms 10 agree viii
you. Mr. SmArtT she asked.
u do" said promptly "iou Of al
people should b. able 10 testify tha
ms views are absolutely night"
They arc right" she said simply
-sull you Am pretty much Of bruti
to Insult inc with them"
Il most sincerely crave your par
don n n Isn't too lateF" ! cried. abiec
once more q dou't know what get
into me once IN nwhileJ
"l'iease. please don't say anythln
more nbuut u ! dar,zay you've don
nr u lu, Ut go,d Perhaps ! shall ~
thinr. 70 little more clearly. To he pei
tests hun,'st With you, ! went INT
ihis marriage with my eyes vide opcr
uui / was uul, uur fOol among MANI
Dufrn- uf uthrf girls In M set wer
crazy o. marry him II haven tol
,uu th1f ba h. extremely good loosini
Aud bp was wns adorable Ia thos
DAYS
stranger things have happened tina
thsi tnu shuuld patch up your difhcu
tl,- aud go hsck "a live with your hui
unud
yh. uttered little cry IT rcyulsion.
How dare rou suggest such q thin
| How dar. you speak 10 me In thl
vut Nou I unrhi 20 order You OF
81 I'M. rpam mud never ncver-
My luminous smlle checked the on
burst
-spIendhr cried "You convin'
az, that 70 mn never happen"
You spoke ~ him ~ my hnshand
she said going back Ia my rrmar
lie H. mt my husband Please
,,und enough ~ rrmcmhcf that
IN VIII hr easy, I assuw YOU NJ
thrrfnp. venture the hope that
Won ever decide to marry again YOU
give some deserving American chan
a. make yuu hI- qu"ruf
Il shall never marry, MI Sinar'
she snid with dcrislun Never. nev
again VIII srt into q mess That Is
hard Ia rrt mt u can say this
Won because I've heard You are
hsehrlnr Won can't take o1cnse'
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