The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-22
How an HERES
Proposed to a
Poor Man
By ELINOR MARSH

low. She is worrying about leaving
me unprotected. The doctors say that
her life hangs by a thread. II her
mind could be got of this monomania
about me she might recover AS 1t is
there is little hope for her"
Why don't you marry.T'
What. Marry all Of a sudden; no
one picked out by me; picked out by
no oner'
How do you know no one has pick
ed you outf'
IF any one has he has been very
shy about showing it,
81 know d man who will marry you
at once. He has loved you a long
while"
Why hasn't he told me?"
There are many reasons to prevent
a mans declaring his love. In the first
place, few men are willing to do so
unless they have met with some en-
enlargement. In the second, a sutton
may not consider himself able to sup
port wife in the manner
81 have enough income to marry a
beggar.''
But the beggar might not wish to be
supported by a wife,
''True. Well, you are the family so
ncitor. 1t is your business to find me
a husband
"What has selecting a mate to do
with law?"
My case isn't selecting a mate; it's
marriage, and marriage has a great
deal TO do with law
Right you are. Very well; III act
for you. | understand you want hus-
band for the purpose of saving your
mothers life. As soon as this object
has been attained he is 70 be discard
ed"
81 didn't say that. If that were all
| could tell mother that | was married
without being married"
But you wouldn't like to lie about
it,
Certainly not. Besides
Besides what?'
Are you going to take charge Of
this matter for me. or shall get an
other lawyer"
81 will find you a husband, but
can't answer for your accepting him"
You can't be sure of that till you
have offered him. II l can save moth
er may decide to take gorilla"
II don't believe the man I have In
mind would consent to wed you on
that understanding"
81 may greatly prefer him to a goru-
a WI I n fnl VI WI q
you do. Give me a look at him with
out his knowing it."
That's a good idea. Well come
here tomsrrsw morning.
That's too late If / an to save
m@ther / MsesSt do ii at once"
well, then, come here this after
noon at o'clock. l will have my par
ty here and a clergyman within call
If you accept him the wedding may
take place at once
At o'clock Miss Griswold appeared
at Mr. Tarleton's office The door Of
his private room stood ajar, and the
lady took peep, for be 1t remember
ed she was to have a look at the per-
son she was to marry unbeknown to
ILL., "a man SdJ III oil ILuNhdA AOOn~
ing out the window. She could not
see his face nor much of his back.
Whether she knew whe was there 10
one of those things that don't enter
into the telling Of the story. She walk
ed into the room, and the man sitting
at the window, hearing her step, arose
and faced her.
t0TNhn nf rrh4r~1 Tn
this morning.
"Is perfectly satisfactory
He started, looked happy, then con-
fused, then doubtful, then continued:
This person has such doubts about
his worthiness to possess you-as to
your
did you not tell me that you would
have him here at o'clockT'
IT did,
"And you would arrange that I
should have a look at him without his
seeing me?'
II said that too
well, then what more remainsT
"Helenr'
"Dickr'
He stepped forward and took her In
his arms She sank into them as one
tired out by an effort which had been
repulsive to her. Presently she Olsen
gagged herself and said:
II promised the doctor that / would
break the news to mother this even
ing"
But the clergyman. Since the per-
son whom intended
Don't tell les she said, covering
his mouth with her haRd.
81 can get one"
Never mind. | have summoned one
myself-our family pastor. He is to
be at the house at g. The doctor sag
gests that we be married ut mothers
bedside. He thinks that oar doing so
will act as stimulant which may tide
her over"
At g O'Clock the announcement was
made to MIS-. Griswold that her daugh-
ter was TO marry at once the man
whom the mother had always favored
for a son-in-law, but who had been
holding eff because Helen was an heir
ess, while he was a struggling young
lawyer. The wedding took place be-
side the invaHd's bed. and the effect
was what the doctors had anticipated.
Mrs. Griswold began at once TO i'm
prove and within a week was con-
valescent.
w. X. Lane, M, d., Physician and