Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-09-28
How an Heiress
Proposed to a
Poor Man
By ELINOR MARSH

"Dick," said Helen Griswold to her
friend and the family attorney, Rich
ard Tarleton, whose Office she had Wis
tied for consultation, mother is very
low. She is worrying about leaving
me unprotected. The doctors say that
her life hangs by a thread. If her
mind could be got off this monomania
about me she might recover. AS 1t Is
there is little hope for her"
"Why don't you marry?"
"What! Marry all of a sudden; no
one picked out by me; 1 picked out by
no one!'
"How do you know no one has pick
ed you out?"
IF any one has he has been very
shy about showing It."
II know a 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-
c-ouragement. In the second, a sutton
may not consider himself able to sup
port a 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
I4olAo, Il T.. 80. H.,o{v1a1 81 a-A ~n
a husband"
"What has selecting a mate to do
with law?p
MY ease isn't selecting a mate; it's
marriage, and marriage has a great
deal to do with law"
Fright you are. Very well; III act
for you. 1 understand you want a hus-
band for the purpose of saving your
mothers life. As soon as this object
has been attained he Is to be discard
ed"
at didn't say that II that were all
I could tell mother that 1 was married
without being married."
"But you wouldn't like to lie about
it"
certainly not. Besides"-
Besides whatT"
Are you going to take charge OF
this matter for me, or shall I 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 say moth
er l may decide to take a gorilla"
II don't believe the man l have In
mind would consent to wed you on
that understanding"
81 may greatly prefer him to a goTil-
la when l see him. I tell you what
o do. Give me a look at hin with
out his knowing it."
That's a good idea. Well, come
here tomorrow morning.
'"That's too late. If I am to SAVE
mother l must do 1t at once"
"Well then, come here this after
noon at 5 o'clock. 1 will have my par
ty here and a clergyman within call
If you accept him the wedding may
take place at once"
At 5 o'clock Miss Griswold appeared
IA MI. 4dIItlOu . O1l(c. 4Ac dOOI VI
his private room stood ajar, and the
lady took a peep, for be it remember
ed she was to have a look at the per-
son she was to marry unbeknown to
him. A man sat In an armchair look
ing out the window. She could not
see his face nor much of his back.
Whether she knew who was there Is
one of those things hat 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.
1.-THE man of whom l spoke to you
this morning.
as perfectly satisfactory"
He started, looked happy, then con-
fused, her doubtful, then continued:
This person has such doubts about
his w%orthiness 60 possess you-as to
your
Did you not tell me that you would
have him here at 8 o'clock?"
II did"
And you would arrange that I
should have a look at him without his
seeing meF
81 said that too"
well, then what more remains?"
"Helen!"
"Dick.''
He stepped forward and took her in
his arms. She sank into them as one
tired out By an effort which had been
repulsiye to her. Presently she olsen
gagged herself and said:
Il promised the doctor that I would
break the news to mother this even
ing"
But the clergyman. Since the per-
son whom l intended
Don't tell les she said, covering
his mouth with her hand.
81 can get one"
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