The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-05-05
Releasing MARIAN
BY WILLIsToN GRAY.
Observation-Disclosures hi


the lonesome, dusty little Old law of
fee where he had waited for clients
week in, week out
He picked it up and read it through
as soon as he got inside, his hat still
on the back of his head, his cane I'M
der one arm. 1t was brief, but quite
to the point and satisfactory. 1t mere
ly notified him that under the terms
of the will of Horace Barclay, his
granduncle, he would receive $45, 900.
After fellow has grubbed along on
about one hundredth of that amount
year, it takes time to get a focus
on such situation. And about the
last angle of his thoughts was Marian
OF course there was Marian. She had
to be considered, but he only thought
OF her in vague, detached sort of
way.
Tentatively, he was engaged to mar
ry Marian Seward Yesterday he
would have put it differently. He
would have said that some day he was
going to marry Marian.
Naturally, when he had come to La
grange to live, he had looked up
Marian and her mother They were
distantly related second cousins, or
perhaps third She was interesting,
too. with her big, gray eyes and chest I
nut hair and the deep, elusive dimple
in one cheek that only showed when
she was amused. He almost dreaded
telling Marian of his legacy. Not but |
that she would be glad for him, but
it might worry her Forty-five thou
sand in town like Lagrange was
equal to five hundred thousand in a
large city.
He did not call on Marian that eve
ming. The next day when he rang up
to speak to her, Mrs. Seward said she
was away for few days, but would
be back on Monday. He did not mind.
1t would give him time to think mat
ters over. That afternoon, as he was
passing by the City hall, Deering came
hurrying down the broad steps, stopped
at seeing him and came over
Il want to have a talk with you,
Walt" he said point-blank. Some
thing important"
Come over to my Office said JEFF
fries genially. Deering was city at
torney-not a large office in a town
like Lagrange, but one bespeaking the
confidence of his constituents. They
went back to the little dusty Office {
and Deering sat on the end of table
while he talked.
you see, it's this way. I'm in love
with Marian. 1 guess I've been in love
with her since l was in rompers And :
I'd have stood a show only that we
had little quarrel and | went away,
like fool, to the Northwest When !.
came back last spring I found you =
here, and you had the inside track. y
But knew she still cared for me-" =
He held his head up, and there was ,
a ringing note of surety in his tone :,
hat bothered Jeffries Marian had - :,
never mentioned Bob Deering. =
"Wel?" p
well? I asked her all over again =,
asst night at the university lecture -,
md she told me she was almost en- =;
jagged to you. Is that right?" &C
She asked me to wait year." said dj
effries. IF she could care for me in IN
hat time, we were to be married" II,
'Exactly-ifl Well, she cares for o,
lie, Walt. That's all there is about he
:, and it's breaking her heart to have
D tell you so. She's gone away for a a
CIV days, and l made up my mind SO
conle sIraisnt 10 you IKE man VII
nd have it out If her happiness is at tb
AXE it doesn't matter about us, does of
2"
you mean about me-" said Jeffries TO
ryly. Does she know that you were ne
'ming to me?"
NO"
But you're quite sure she cares for RI
,u?"
Il know it, always knew it." I'm
Jeffries smoked in silence a minute.
e felt uplifted and magnanimous. He
ould give happiness to Marian. or
urse when she knew the truth-that
had forty-five thousand-she would tho
rhaps regret, but that was not his it ;
llt He smiled the
go ahead and win her Bob, and dry
cd luck to you" bod
W. udyS ldJer, Marian returned uuL
me, and that night Bob told her. VIII
e listened in silence. TAX
I feel like dog now to have in esp
fered, dear" he said II didn't N
CIV he'd fallen heir to this fortune. be
'aly knew l loved you and wanted be
l released" The
He was quite willing, wasn't he?" hea
ed Marian, teasingly. In
| don't want to think anything nect
tut him. l want you to marry me in lea
lonth's time.
Suppose you went on, from one Of %,
to another and became very sue wi
sful?''
If became president I'd have the one
etest and best wife in the whole
ned country" said Bob impetuously.
arian laid her hands on his shoul-
J and smiled nischievously.
We needn't worry, Bob l didn't iess'
t to tell you yet, but here it is. 70 d