The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-07
Waiting For
a Title
A Girl Takes a Legal
Husbond to Save
a Fortune

j was young Whn hiNAsbHS w
make competency. but despite all my
efforts could not get any money
ahead IL was plain TO me that could
not make money without money 10
make Il with, and | bemoaned my In.
ability TO save enough 10 enable me 10
get q start
One day an uncle OF mine telephoned
me asking II would like 10 make q
thousand dollars very easily. replied
chat certainly would like 10 make q
thousand dollars. even II bad to work
Tor Il. whereupon he told me 10 come
90 bis house Mt once When ! reached
Il be said to me
IL am guardian for a young II
whose fortune IL considerable. Her
snotber is ambitious that she should
marry an English nobleman who Is
Akely TO inherit a title. His father has
recently died. and bis older brother
who Inherits. went 10 the big war
and after recent action was reported
among the missing IL he is dead the
edtle falls TO the man my ward Is think
ing OF marrying. II he Is alive the
match VIII not take place.
'The girl can't wait to learn II her
sutton Is really the Earl OF Arraskilling,
because her fortune. which came TO her
through her grandfather, Is secured by
the will TO her drstborn son. and, TO
make IL more probable that she shall
nave a son, II Is stipulated that she
must be married by a certain date
that is, tomorrow noon. But there Is
nothing In the will 10 compel her 10
i've with the man she marries, In
this respect the document Is lame In
carrying out the testator's intention
Bertha Tiverton. OF. rather, her
mother being In a quandary about
what To do In the matter, ! have sug
gested that the daughter comply with
the will technically by marrying some
one who will leave her after the cere-
mony and consent to divorce when
required This plan has been agreed
upon, and a thousand dollars Will be
paid To such person as will ill this po-
sition OF temporary husband.
Ny uncle ceased TO speak at this
point, but there was no more TO be
said. | understood him perfectly. ]
was 10 marry girl with fortune. IL
her sutton was the Earl OF What-dy'e
call.him ! was TO resign her in his IA
vor: II not was to resign her In some
one else's favor. But since had never
seen the girl and was not expected TO
see her after the wedding she person,
ally did not enter into the matter One
thing I was sure of would have a
thousand dollars. and knew just
where 10 put that thousand dollars to
start fortune | asked my uncle how |
long time l would have 10 make "A |
decision. and be said till O o'clock the |
same evening and II ! decided atiirma.
tively the wedding would take place
ats
There was but one drawback In the
matter. and that was my becoming a
divorced man. But divorces are not
stigma tiled as they used to be, and In
case / should later fall In love the wo
man I loved would not be likely to OBJ
sect to me on that ground. conclud-
ed BY 8 o'clock In the evening to sub.
init to the ceremony and 80 notified
my uncle. He instructed me to be at
his house at q quarter TO 8 and be
would take me TO my brides home for
che ceremony.
found my uncle waiting for me. and
10 took me In his car to q handsome
dwelling, before which we alighted
Entering. We were shown into q room
where an aristocratic looking woman
IT 6fty awaited US, and my uncle took
from his pocket document which she
eead carefully. Then she handed 1t to
me. and glanced over It Since 1t was
what I had been led to expect sign.
"a II, and my uncle and the lady.
Mn. T1verton. witnessed my signature.
Then we all went into another room.
where we found the bride waiting.
She was a pretty and otherwise 1t.
6sctivs looking girl. without the slight
1T appearance OF worldliness express.
n In her countenance. l made up my
mind that her mother was alone re- I
Dpousible for this marriage Of tenn
porary convenience and that the
laughter II left to herself would be
likely to marry for love alone. She
cast . glance at me which denoted an
Interest In the man who vas to b
led to her temporarily. above what
,eemed TO be called for Naturally I
.ast . similar glance at her. noticed
between q pleased and q 70 {
ievcd look In her. and have no doubt
he "a " admiration In me e
80 far a. the others were concerned. o
{ was oil q mere matter Of business,
md ! was regarded 10 the same cate o
,ory A. 4 legal document We were q
Instructed TO stand side BY side. and q
be ceremony was performed BY . civil l
nicer who was empowered to marry Z
ouplea. Though . ngurehead for .
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