The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-22
friend, Father Fitz-Maurice, had de-


tered him from seeking revenge.
Morrison had daughter, Marguer-
tie, an only child, upon whom all the
affection in his nature was centered.
She had been carefully reared in a
convent, and finally allowed to remain
for two years abroad to complete her
education in music and languages, in
both of which she had proved herself
a master.
Shortly after her return Robert Ma
son one day startled his father by de-
claring his intention of marrying this
girl-the daughter of his bitterest enc
my The fathers fury at this PROPOSE
ton knew no bounds.
Father the son had said, Il have
made up my mind to this step after
long and mature deliberation, and I do
not intend to be frightened or talked
out of it by any living man."
DO you realize what this means to
your future, young man." exclaimed
the old man in a towering rage.
Have you weighed the consequences
in your case? That shall most GER
tainly cut you off without dollar?
That you cannot support that girl in
the way she has been accustomed to
live? And moreover, do you not
know that I shall go to any extreme
to blast your whole future career be-
fore the whole world?"
Father, do your worst. You think
that love between man and woman is
a matter of dollars and cents. You
imagine that because you married my
mother chiefly for the wealth she
brought you that marriage is merely a
speculation. No, a thousand times no.
Marguerite is the noblest, the purest,
the grandest girl l have ever known.
Our ideas, our thoughts run in the
same channel. We are made for each
| other. We are the complement to
each other. No maudlin sentiment
this, but conviction springing from
the deepest fountain of sincere love
which no dangers can Overwhelm, no
| threats can shatter or terrify. Do not
think you can change my resolution.
If it may perhaps ease your mind as
to my future, come also to announce
to you the death this morning of my
mothers brother, who leaves me his
sole heir to six million dollars"
The father, fell back as one struck
| dumb, and muttering a curse, allowed
the son to depart, never to see his
face again.
1 In order to expedite matters the
youthful pair were married the follow
ing day. Old Mason refused to ap-
pear at the wedding. and the next day
they left on four months trip to
the Orient.
They returned to New York and set
tied down to the seriousness of mar.
ried life in luxurious mansion on
Fifth avenue. Mason senior always
i ignored them.
After little more than a year oil
welded happiness a tiny visitor en-
tered into their lives, and completed
the charm of their existence. Two
more years of unalloyed bliss, and
then came slight misunderstanding
Both were proud, each idolized the
other, and Robert in a moment oil
rash boasting quit the sacred pre-
cincts of his small family circle and
sailed for Europe. After a. month
Marguerite with all the fine sensibili
| ties and noble submissiveness char
/ asteristic of generous-minded women
had cabled him to return. But he
with all the masculine, perverseness
of fancied superiority maintained the
/ position of offended dignity. Then or
a sudden he repented, and thought te
surprise her by returning unan
nounced. When he arrived at his
former home he was stunned to learn
that old Morrison had died penniless
that Marguerite, unable to realize on
the home which was in her husbands
name, had been reduced to the lowest
depth of misery. She had been
Stunned by her friends, and having
no living relatives was forced to Dor
row money on her jewels. Old man
Mason was in the zenith of his ma
licious rejoicing when the frail little
wife, unable to 'onger endure this
Estate Of life, gathered together her be
llongings, and with her little Evelyn
had departed for parts unknown ia
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