Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-06
Waiting For
a Title
A Girl Takes a Legal
Husband to SoUe
a Fortune
By ALAN HINSDALE

1AhAt y tVAbAttthNFt 'st tN1trNN - -
efforts l could not get any money
ahead. II was plain TO me that could
,ot make money without money to
make 1t with. and I bemoaned my In
ability to save enough to enable me to
get start
One day an uncle OF mine telephoned
me asking II would like to make n
thousand dollars very easily. ! replied
that I certainly would Ike to make Z
thousand dollars. even II had to work
for 1t. whereupon he told me to come
to his house at once. When I reached
1t he said to me:
II am guardian for a young lazy
whose fortune Is considerable. Her
mother Is ambitious that she should
marry an English nobleman who In
likely to inherit title. His father has
recently died. and his older brother.
who inherits went to the big war
and after recent action was reported
among the missing II he Is dead the
title falls to the man my ward Is think
Ing OF marrying. II he Is alive the
match win not tnke 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 frstborn son. and. to
make II more probable that she shall
have a son. II Is stipulated that she
must be married by q certain date
that Is. tomorrow noon. But there Ii
nothing in the will to compel her TO
I've with the man she marries. In
this respect the document Is lame In
carrying out the testators intention
Bertha Tiverton. or. rather. her
mother. being In n 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 a divorce when
required This plan has been agreed
upon. and a thousand dollars VIII be
paid to such person as Will Gil 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 to marry girl with fortune. II
her sutton was the Earl OF wbat-dy'e-
call.hiIn | was TO resign her In his fa-
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 was sure of would have a
thousand dollars. and | knew just
where TO put that thousand dollars to
start a fortune. asked my uncle how
long a time would have 10 make q
decision. and he said I'LL O o'clock the
same evening and II ! decided atIirma-
lively the wedding would take place
ITS
There was but one drawback In the
matter. aud that was my becoming a
divorced man. Eut divorces are not
stigmatized as they used to be. and In
case ! should later fall in love the wo
man l loved would not be likely to OBJ
ject TO me ON that ground conclud-
| ed by O'Clock In the evening to sub
! NIT to the ceremony and SO notified
| my uncle. He instructed me to be at
his house at a quarter to and he
would take me TO my brides home for
the ceremony.
found my uncle waiting for me. and
l ho took ma In his -, ha uAurxx.
dwelling. before which we alighted.
Entering. we were shown into a room
where an aristocratic looking woman
Of fifty awaited us. and my uncle took
from his pocket document. which she
read carefully. Then she handed II to
me. aud glanced over It Since 1t was
what ! had been led to expect sign
ed 1t. and my. uncle and the lady,
Mrs. Tiverton. witnessed my signature
Then We all went into another room.
where we found the bride waiting.
She was pretty and otherwise At
tractive looking girl. without the slight
est appearance Of worldiiness express
ed In her countenance. l made up my
mind that her mother was alone re-
| sponsible for this marriage OF tenn
porary convenience and that the
daughter 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 was to be
tied to her temporarily. above what
seemed 10 be called for Naturally
cast similar glance at her. l noticed
something between pleased and . re-
lieved look In her. and have no doubt
she say admiration In me-
So far a. the others were concerned.
II was all mere matter OF business,
and | was regarded In the same cate
cory as legal document We were
Instructed to stand side by side. and
The ceremony WAS performed by a civil
officer who was empowered to marry
couples. Though a 6gurehead for q
husband | resolved 20 have one taste