The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-06-23

and it was necessary that one of us
should purchase an heiress in Amer
lca."
He saw ner vince slightly. but then
she smiled Go on, please she said
facing him boldly.
81 was selected by my family coun-
I'll. | must tell you that according to
Jur ideas there was nothing deroga.
DRY to our honor in the proposition
II was to be fair exchange My title
against your money l was given
list by Smith the agent who finance.
these adventures
'Ah' I did not know that tLey we,
financed" she said
1t is a common practice Smir
invested ten thousand dollars IN tn,
game II | failed to win bride n,
lost it. II ! gained one ne was to gel
five times his investment 1t is {
lucrative profession. you see"
And he trusted to your honor tc
get One?" she asked with whitening
emphasis
Yes And so | have come mere tc
ask you TO be my wife tonight"
well. you have been very frank,
uus@ cred the girl. Now 1 will be
equally so. l WIS brought up IN lux
ury. with the idea OF making fash
ionable marriage with man OF title
1t didn't matter who he was English
French. German. Italian. or what his
character was. or ms age or his per
aOnality. so long as he lad title III,
higher. the better. Yea know Well
when you came to ,w orb, OF cOurs,
Ee all UNDER tOud lr motive IN call
ING upon me. WhrH am with pluir
American he takes Me to tavAters aLt
the opera alone 5 metimes he ma
take me out in his auto But for you
you know. | lad To play the part Of
an ingenue. | Nj delicate hot
house flower, who must never b,
shown alone / had to have a ohaperUG
with me always, j hat Was part OF Ia,
game You understand that
NO. / didn't understand that an
swered the man. WinClug III his turn
But pray 90 on Miss NiulHB
That is about all. except Tat / was
ia W NJ u AbAAAA a=Nt ." &c AsA3A EfaA am
HE year before i hry nearly married
me to an Italian prince But at IA,
last moment 1t was discovered that Ia,
was a courier from Turkey. mas tuer
adiig Probably he. too. WIS IN tuuct
with your man Smith
q hardly think so Miss Vining an
swered the young man thoughtul,
You see, Smith is an honest broker
so to speak, ana only handles the rea
article"
The flicker of smile played about
her mouth Tor the inst time.
Well" she resumed. Il don't counr
myself one whit better than you. IN
derstand. We are both simply the vic
tins Of circumstances. The bargain
proposed was very suitable one. i
isn't that all the people IN our society
are like this, you must know. 1t Is
Just the new.rich-us! The decent
families wouldn't have anything to dc
with us They married their own PEG
pie. However, | suppose | Oughtn't &c
disparage my own family And now
monsieur, suppose We play out this
farce to the end "
BY all means he replied Miss
Vining. | have the honor TO ask your
hand in marriage
The answer is no. said the girl
Then she looked in amazement at
his chagrined expression In fact
such a reply had never occurred to
him
But seriously. he urged
She flashed up angrily. Did you
seriously believe. then. that 1 would
be willing to sell myself?" she cried
Why, never-neyer, sir | have al.
ways resolved that II / do play q
parasites part at least my heart is
clean. When / marry. If any man OF
my own nation is willing to take me.
soiled as l am, he shall But this"
Her anger was so genuine that the
man did not know how to reply
But l will ask you one question:
she continued. "A wOmans curiosity.
you know. Why did you select me out
OF all the girls upon the list that the
man Smith gave you?'
"Why?" he repeated stupidity.
Yes. Rich as We are. l know sew.
eral families that are richer and nave
eligible daughters.
Why. because l tell in love with
you" he retorted.