The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-03

pose. His object IN providing ~ tie
win that you should marry me was to
insure to you the enjoyment OF the
wealth he was leaving you. Had he
left you free TO marry whom you liked
you would doubtless have married some
young man utterly untitled TO manage
fortune that was tied up In very In
tricate business The result would
have been what | have said-ruin tor
the business and poverty for you. He
brought you up with the understand
ing that you were TO marry the man
ager OF the business he left YOU
This sounded so plausible that for
the time being Griffin appeared IN
Anne's eyes very noble man Il
seemed TO her that she was the guilty
one IN not carrying ont her fathers
wishes. 10 which she had tacltly con.
sented Nevertheless her whole being
rebelied ogahlSt marriage with Crit.
I'm. lndced, il was not 10 be thought
Of She would marry the man OF her
choice even II Size must rclinauish u
! fortune. She was quite sure he would
marry her even If she were poor ms n
church mouse.
But Anne found oii consultation With
others that tiiey were not disposed to
take her view Of GriiRn's noble mo,
tINes Ia not permitting her 20 enjoy
her Inheritance With the man she loved
by refusing TO marry her. Her lawyer
told her frankly that Grimm wanted
the half nlRion Of dollars he would get
with her. Corwin said that he wanted
her, fortune OF no fortune. but some
way must be found to persuade or
4 force Griffin 10 refuse to marry her.
/ thus enabling her 10 come into her
/ own. He consulted lawyers, who told
him that 20 comply with the statutes
Griffin must voluntarily refuse. He
could not be trapped or forced into a
! refusal
There was a time limit In the will
TO Anne's marriage with Griffin. By
the time she was twenty-one she must
marry him or lose her property. When
her father died she bad just turned
nineteen Therefore two years re
manned before she was compelled TO
decide. II was decided between David
and Anne that David should go to
some unknown place. Anne had not
told Griffin that be had q rival, and II
was determined To still keep thu matter
secret. There was no difficulty In
doing this, for thus far Il was known
only 10 Anne and David.
Theodore Griffin was one OF those
men who combine the social and busi.
ness world iris success lay IN becoin-
ing intimate with rich persons and
using them IN a business way. Hf
used his club. his friends. even his
church, for profit One evening Mt thu
opera, scanning the occupants OF thu
boxes. he encountered a pair Of binocu-
lars In tho hands OF q handsomely
dressed woman leveled upon him Ths
glasses We're dropped ut once, bot
Griffin wondered why the woman, wbc
was young and well favored, had hser
gazing at him Later pointing 10 tn
woman, he asked friend who sht
J was and was informed that she was
Senora De Barancas, the widow OF q
Brazilian coffee planter and worth mil
lionA
Would you like TO know berf" asked
gentleman sitting pear Griffin
II certainly would.- was the reply.
Il am friend Of hers. and II you
J win give me references I win h
pleased 10 present you. She has only
just arrived IN the city and Is IN
known
Griffin found friond who vooahad
for him and wa presented TO SeDorS
Rarabcas He found confirmation Of
his bel1et that no bod attracted her OF
tenUon, bccauso abe bad admired bis
appearnnco. 10 tho reception she eavS
: him. which was, TO say the ieast. cor
dial she hmented being IN greai
city where there WINS 20 much to Ell
Joy With no one 10 enjoy II with ezceI1
hor businoss manager, the man WIZ
had introduced Griffin, and Grim tolC
her that II would -giyo him great plear
ure 10 mako her stay pleasant shs
told him that she had but week II
the city, for sbo had the misfortune
though woman. 10 be burdeD@d will
the infringement OF large inicrcsta
: Griffin devoted himself 10 the Yuuni
widow for week. at the end OF which
he prevailed upon her 10 remain an
other week Ono morning Anne Red
field received note from an attorne!
suggesting that eonpromiso nigh
be effected IN the matter OF the condi
ton in her fathers win requiring he
tp marry Grilin- Anne referred tb'
note 10 her attorney, who advised he
to be2fn Negotiations lily offering Grlfiit
$1,000 10 rpfuse TO marry her.
But before a reply 10 the offer wa
received David Cdrwln TUNED up ma
taking Anna IN his nrns, announced
that Griffin bad been married tho eve
nlng baeS2
Corwtn was In q position 10 gire nj
aancee lo4 OF information as TO tn
bride. Tor he bed brought her from RI
de Jnnaro himself, had arranged he
meeting with Grimm indeed, had AZ
ranged trap for that gnntlemal
which hsd been worked out very sue
eessfully. sonora Barancns was
hired aAventnrs1s. and David ha'
agreed to fesnunsrnta hae hnntsornol,