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ousIy." But think Jeanne. you WoutQ
better not come here alone Snakes.
The boathouse is the tub OF our day
light activities. Il 3 q very grand AZ.
fair. newly Construct ,. c.ss;c.' AMI
connected By a causeway w:::a the
rocky island a few ro1s OF shore. The
island protects the ha1bor for small
craft. The water is deep at its farther
end and in fair weather large scaoa~
e1s caa deck there.
o. course our first entertainment:
was a fishing excursion for Uaccy.
we had an odd PASSENGER en- the
motorbcat- Certe!s t>..cd permission
to take him along. He is a't-wit-
a moron-and the son Of half-wit
who lives in shecA Ip the mountain.
C6rtets IS studying t,e ia 1t seer
he can make wondeitl! things with
his hancs. once nc PAS been taught
Eow. He made 20 kites las. winssr
of different sizes. all mcdeled cor-est-
" after a pattern certeis had ie.d
out for him. They now ador1 the
bcathouse wall.
Certeis carried some on bsa:dd.
Doc" as Luke calls Cer.eis. has a..
ranged an electric Eloior to act ont
and wind up the Kite string TIE:
sent 10 the largest kite successfully
with the new attachment, but soon
ti:ed Of that spont and was dreaming
the time away by the rail- when q
broad black object in the water caught
my eye.
II never saw whale IN ny life"
I called out, but am sure see one
Lowi
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ELklNs HoNoRs A SOLDIER.

ELKINS. W. Va. Sept. 24.-A mem
orial service was held in the Metho'
dist Episcopal church here Sunday aft,
ernoon for Captain Roddie W. Daniels
OF the Medical Reserve CoIps. who
was killed In France by sniper's bull.
let The city council, the Elks and the
Knights Of Pythias we're among the
Organizations that attended IN body.
ell for a number Of years and was
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SHOOTS HAND GRENADE GUN.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Sept. e.
Members Of the House were treated
to surprise yesterday when Repre-
sensitive -;lson, OF Connecticut. con-
ciu14d a speech explaining the mech
aEisrc OF the rev gun for throwing
hand Erenaces by d;schaSging the
weapon in the House chamber. There
was a mufflcd report and cloud OF
smoke rose to the ceiling.
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Nov, 70 Burton.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert D. Burley. for
mer residents OF a1snnintgon, but VII;
have recently becl located at Fair
point. Ohio. are moving to Burton Mr..
Burley has a position with the B. and
o. railroad company.
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Hess, Virginia Shaw, Clara Drake,
Jeanette Morgan and Messrs. Paul
Masters. Clarke Furbee, Dallas Hamil-
ton. George Bissett, Paul Lawther and
Eugene Clelland were among those
who left yesterday TO attend ". v. q.
at Morgantown for the winter term
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Personals.

Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank King. of Pi
bargh. Pa. motored here FRIDAY
ast week and are guests OF friends
;icughrown for few days.
o. D. Nutter and e. o. Murray W.
.Isiness visitors in Fairmont yeste
day.
salem Francis and Mike Eli. loca:
Syrian merchants, are on business
visit Il Pittsburgh. Pa.
Mrs. Jefferson Clovis and child have
returned from visit with relatives in
Taynesburg, Pa.
R NJ. Ashcraft spent the week end
with friends in Morgantown.
Mrs. Ollie Burt has returned from
an auto trip to New York city with
Mr.. and Mrs A E. Todd, Of Cleveland.
Ohio.
Rev. I: S. Tyler. of Pennington. was
a business visitor in the city yester-
day.
Joseph Feather. Albert Jamison and
D. F. Funk, Of Fairmont. spent Sunday
with friends in Warrington.
DR.. and Mrs. N. F. Hamilton and
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Hardesty left yes
terdsy morning for two weeks sta:-
ct Berkeley Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. STcnson L. Morris.
Fairmort,a re spending few day
visit with the formers mother. Mr.
". S. Herse;- Mr.. Morris is expe:
ing call to the o. S. service soon
Charles Ferry and Clarence Shriy
were guests of friends in Fairmonf o.
Sunday
Dr.. and Mrs. F. W. Vance and CHI
dren have returned home after spend
ing their vacation in the Allegheny
Nh. and Mrs. Albert B. Baumann
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ReceiNc Rcptisn.

Five children and one adult were
baptized and three persons received
ss members Of the NJ. E. church. by
Rev. H. D. Clark at the Sunday even
ing service.
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SERIOUS Mound.

Word has been received here that
Russell Isiminger. Of Washington. Pa,
who has frequently visited friends in
Warrington. has received serious
wound IN the left shoulder while in ac-
ton with the American army in
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Motors from Colorado.

DEW. G. Berlin, of Denver. Colorado.
has motored here and will return t.
that city with his three children who
have spent the summer with the:
grandmother. Mrs. Leila n. koea. OF
Euttalo street.
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Ballad 10 Annear.

F0"eo 20 f%ppSA''
Four men. who were arrested in g
local gambling house raid Saturday
night. and each OF whom had put up
the sum Of ten dollars for their appear
ance in city court set for yesterday
morning. have left. leaving no clue as
to where they have gone.
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Visits Sister.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith, Of Fair
mont. spent the week end with the let
,er,s sister, Mrs. e. ". Consleton. .
Euffalo street Mrs. Congleton is ST
confined to her bed as a result OF g
injury sustained in an auto acciceai
which occurred few miles east c.
Fairmont three weeks ago.
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WARRINGTON
Moves from Akron.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Bowie and tam-
;iv are moving to Warrington from
Akron. Ohio. Mr. Bowie is connect
ed with the oil Industry
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w;+h west viroiaisn.

Miss Florence Connolly. OF this CITY,
has accepted a position in Fairmoct
with The West Virginian.
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To Brooklyn.

Mrs. II. D. CLARK and daughter, Miss
Josephine Clark. left yesterday for
Brooklyn. n. Y. where the latter VIII
enter Pratt Institute for the coming
form
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Clothing for Refugees.
The local Red Cross chapter has re-
ceived call for the following articles
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-24

OF clothing for the suffering Belgian
and French refugees: Suits. trousers,
coats, sweaters. overcoats. shirts.
skirts. biouses, dresses. pinafores.
cloth hats and caps, socks and stock
ings. night clothing, underwear, in
fants' clothes OF all kinds, bed ticks
and sheets, pillow cases, blankets and
wooden goods OF all kinds, whether
worn or shrunken Garment contain
ing rubber or Of fiimsr material are
not solicited. Clothing will be receiv-
ed by the cmomittee in the vacant
room next to Wells hotel in Railroad
street on each day of this week.
Please act promptly.
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THIRTY-sEcoNp
CHAPTER

My New paradise 10 Cursed Of the Serpent
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Albert B. Baunsann
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The Misses Effie Anderson. Beulah
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-19

2 may be an right 20 pay 7-e or 81 TO
move a trunk bur We Only charge csc any
where IN the city All cthe- moving En-
proportion Herman Transfer E SroraEs
Co Phone $50 We give s G "a Green
Trading Stamps
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-19
STOCK MARKET
CLOSE IS FIRM
War News Is Again the
Dominant Influence in
Wall Street Trading.

NOTE-Quotauous reflect closing prices
April IT,
New York. April 1g.-War advices were
again the dominant influence in today S
stock market although early gains Of one
to three points in Important issues were
large cancelled later. Sales approNt-
mated $4,000 shares The close was
firm.
EncouraE ed by the more hopeful aspects
q the war situation, traders continued at
the outset OF roday's stock market 90 press
their advantage OF the previous session
in this movement they were aided by fur
Their short covering and Indications OF
public participation. United Stltes steel
again led the rise in volume Of t1ansac-
ti0us. gaining point Other equipments
also coppers and. shippinEs were strons
and rails hardened Liberty bonds dis
played lrmer tendencies
The market was almost bu0yaur during
the morning. sales OF the first hour ez-
ceeding mary recent full sessions. Das-
pite consi derable profit taking early gains
were increased but rails except Reading
which rose as. and ST. Paul preferred al
q shared only slightly I'm the advance
United States steel continued 20 guide the
movement. gaining p points while active
equipments. motors and oils ranged one 20
three points over yesterday. Liberty 3tzs
esSSz 90 $3.50. first fours Sg6-3S 70
S95-fS. second f0urs S96-32 TO S96-5e.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-19
TEXAS WINS 4
ROAD VICTORY
Little Rock Convention De-
cides to Leave Route to
Later Conference.

The convention decided that the
routing Of the highway would not be
decided on the floor. but by path
finders and engineers. Texas wins
first victory. Next fight we have is
for the convention. Mineral Wells. Hot
Springs and Oklahoma City now in
the field Seventeen hundred dele
gates registered. From Arizona and
Texas we have 43. Oklahoma has 1875
Largest delegation is from Virginia,
go, Arkansas. $50. C. H Lester was
eletced trustee"
This message was received Thurs
day evening from w G. Roe, Auto
club president, who is attending the
National Good Roads convention and
the Bankhead Highway convention at
Little Rock. Ark
Roe saws spool Has Bacon
That the Baukhead National High
way viii eventually be routed through
FL Paso under what is known as
route number one in the opinion Of
W. Reeves. secretary of the chamber
Of commerce. a telegram was re-
ceived by the chamber Of commerce
Friday. from Mr.. Roe. president Of the
Automobile club. who. with Adrian
Pool and C.. H. Lester. is representing
this city at the Baukhead National
highway convention at Little Rock.
Ark.
Mr.. Roe's telegram contained no
definite assurance. but il is judged
that he can mean but one thing and
that is that FL PasO's choice Of roads
was the conventions choice The
telegram stated: Judge Pool is COM
ing home with the bacon Mineral
Wells gets next convention
it is expected that further news
viii be received from Mr.. Roe tomor-
row. Judge Pool should arrive here
Sunday
Looking for Resorts.
Miss Buena Glider. assistant secre-
tary Of the touring bureau, stated
that she is having number Of calls
for places OF interest near FL Paso
where members and motorists can
spend a week end Miss Glider will
appreciate il very much u motorists
knowing Of such places would advise
her Of the distance. rates and other
data
According 20 information received
at the bureau. the road TO Magdalena, .
y. NJ by way Of Elephant Butte DAM
is uniformly good. For few miles
on either side OF san 1Tarcial the road
is a little rough. but there is very
little sand
Or. and Mrs IT. CopD registered at
headquarters Thursday. en- route 90 .
Denver. Colo. after spending the win (
ter in the south
w j. Stewart was en- route TO call .
fOrnia from Dallas IN q Ford
Ar and Mrs Samuel Bland and son. F.
Of this city. expect 10 leave Saturday E
or Sunday for Phoenix, Ariz-, in their /.
Buick.
NJ II. Cunningham wiz leave Mon I
day for ularosa, n ~, In his Buick
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-19
Livestock Market

AAlE4lO A4AAE=lNElas AAANHEs
Chicago. Ill. April -Hoes-ReceIpts
$1,000. Market slow. 10 cents under yes
terdays averages Bulk S17-35 G17-75-
light 7.eoG17-S5; heavy s16.25 g17-5o;
Cattie-Receipts 5000. Market steady.
Native steers S11eo 17-25; st5ckers and
feeders $500 1875. cows and heifers
S7-50G 1880 calves $500 1850
Sheep-Receipts 5000. Market steady
sheep $500 GI5-S5; lambs $3.50 r -LS0.
Kansas CITY Livestock. Close
Kansas CITY. No. April 19--H oEs-Re-
ceipts 5000. Market lower Bulk S17-2a g.
lI-45; heavy $40 GI5-fo7 light SlI-5 g
lt-91i piss Sll-la g 100
Cattle-Receipts 5000 Market steady
Prime fed steers $500 1890 dressed
beef steers. $3.50 g 1886 western steers
$3.50 g 1855; southern steers s9d15; cows
si-l7 1879; heifers $50 i5e- stockers
and feeders sS-25 G1s.5ei bulls SS-50G
HIS; calves SSG1G
sheep-Rsceipts 1000 Market steady
Lambs S20-25 11.50; yearliuEs $3.50 q IS.
wethers sl5a IL ewes SIS Ll6-15-
Denver LIVestnris. Close
Denver. Colo. April 19-Cattie-Ee-
ceipts 1890 Market strong Beef steers
$3.50 1850; cows and heifers sS.5OG13;
stockers and feeders IS g14-5o7 calves $40
G14.50.
Hogs-Receipts zoe. Market 10c lower.
Top Sl1-55- bulk S17-15 1875
Sheep-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Lambs S1o--5 2 900; ewes sis4l6.
Fort Worth Livestock. Close
(By ZeiE=r HoteD
Hogs-Receipts 1000. Market ten cents
lower Top Sil-f5. bulk Sie-55 1873
Carte-Receipts 800. including 21Q
calves market steady; top steers $3.50
bulk Sl2-o0 1880; cows. top SO so: bulk
$500 2 $50. heifers. top S12-50 bulk $3.50
@ 1850 bulls, top s. % bulk $500 go;
calves. top $3.50 G1Z5O. Stockers steady,
steers $500 1880; cows and heifers $3.50
$3.50. calves sS50T1o-50
Sheep-Receipts 200. Market steady.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-19
N. =. LISTED sTOCKs
MONEY AND METALS

BY Associated Eress-1
New YORK April 1s.-Mercantfls paper
g and 6 months percent.
Sterling 90 day bills Sf721z. CONNER
clal 60 day bills on banks SA7-, CONNER
cial go day bills S4715s; demand S4-75is
cables SA75 ZIG
Bar silver 96H-
Mexican dollars ~
Government and railroad bonds stronE-
Tine loans steady; so days 81 G6; 80
days and months So o. 6.
call money easier, high 3 low 4; rui-
ing rate g. closing bid 4izi offered at 81;
last loan 9
Lead-S7-15G 80.
C0pper-Sc3.50.
spsite--East st. Louis delivery $3.50
asked
LONDON METALS MARKET
London. Eng. april 19.-The following
are the quotations Tor today in the Lon
don metals market
Copper-Spo- $40: futures f110; electro
lgtic f1-5-
Tln-Spot $780, futures $3.50.
I-ead-Spot E1s. los; futures RS, los
Spelte--Snor E54: futures $50
TIE LOCAL MARKET.
Mexican bank notes, state bills, 9 Q $50
Mexican pesos 16c-
Mexican ECld 5Z4c
Fl Paso Smelling Quotations.
Bar silver (Haudy s. Harmon quota
tom $685.
LONDON lead. f2s. SO.
Fig lead-s7-
c6ppsr-wirs bars ssa5a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-19
- nd HELP IN.

Dear Miss Fairfax
would like your opinion Of a
young man who is constantly
talking OF himself-what he can
do, has done or viii do. Part Of
his converse lions is true. b-t one
gets tired Of listening and he is
noisy and rough and uure-
fined, but the best natured per
son at heart He is always ready
and willing TO do for those who
ask favors OF any and an kinds.
Cornelia-
Ny dear girl don't you realize that
YOU are a snob at heart2 I cannot
print all Of YOUR lengthy letter about
this youth. for whom YOU would prob
ABLY care IL you were brave enough
TO face the possible criticisms Of your
friends OF course. q man who is all
ways talking OF himself is bit of a
bore. but iu q tdctful way a good
friend OUGHT 70 he able TO cure him Of
this irving habit. Since he Is kind
and generous and has good imrl lses,
ne seems to fan into the rough ola
mOn9" class If your friendship is
wo~th ANYTHING at an IT ought to be
sufficiently kind and generous TO Cv-
erIook and try TO helm conquer his
bad points for the sake Of his good
ones
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-19
Ynr WERE GENERnrs.

Dear 1llSS ralrLaL-
I am 19 and friendly with a
man three years my senior On
his birthday 7 gave him with
the knowledge Of my pareuts) a
present Did 7 do wrong in Civ
ing him this little gift. a pair OF
gold cuff buttOns2 II. A.
Don't worry about your own gen-
rosity in the matter OF a birthday
lift A boy Of fine feelings cannot
lelp approaching the fact that you
rave without calculating whether you
we're in his debt or not What you
did was free from any mercenary
spirit and surely cannot be considered
forward or bold in the light of the
question you were asked and the hon
est answer you made. 7 have an idea
that the young man is rather serious
ly interested in you but that he agrees
with your own sensible attitude and
recognizes the wisdom Of letting time
prove the seriousness Of the attach
ment between you Just go on as you
have done before. There is no need
for self consciousness or regret
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-19
LEAVE AT ONCE.
rsa- u-=-r--

Dear Miss FAIRFAX.
] am %. Ny employer. who is
81, is desperately in love with me.
though he is a married man. His
wife is a perfectly good woman
and very handsome. OF his own
age. She also knows of his az
fectiOns for me, but she is willing
to put up with 1t as she loves
him dearly Constant Reader.
What / would do is leave his em-
ploy at once and betake my ability
10 other employ. You won't have
any happiness as the wife Of a man
who betrays his own wife for you. II
he marries you after you really hold
him, and 10 attempt TO hold him
without the law is TO undertake a
hopeless task
Relations such as yours never have
worked since the world began II
YOU doubt my statement read history
or history in the making-viZ. the
daily papers. The man who can be
stolen from one woman can be lured
from the first siren. The little soul
mate never becomes a real mate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-19
AMARILLO IS TO RAISE
S600,O00 IN A SINGLE DAY

Amarillo. Teas. April 19.-By
proclamation issued last night by
mayor Lon ID. Marrs. every business
house in this city viii suspend work
from o'clock tomorrow afternoon
until Amarill0's quota Of the Liberty
loan Is raised a mass meeting will
be held shortly thereafter and con
tinue Until 100000 is subscribed.
Campaign manager Faller an
nouuced last night that when night
fan comes Friday the world would
be surprised with the announcement
that town Of 10000 Inhabitants in
one day could raise 100000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-19
LOWER CHA IS.
FEELING DROUTH
Farmers Need Water for
Their Crops; Upper ella
Can't Spare It.

Florence. Ariz., April 19.-Water
conditions along the ella river are
alarming 10 the irrigators- There has
been little snow at the rivers sources
and no spring freshets have material
lied Very little water is in the river
channel at the head Of the Florence
canal Appeal has been made by the
state council Of defence to the canal
companies OF the upper river. around
Stafford. for the passage of enough
water TO save about 5000 acres OF
Wheat in this locality, but have re-
ceived a frank reply that the river IS
dry below Duncan and that the water
below that point mainly is from
seepage. Acting on the request Of
state food administrator. judge A. C..
lockwood Of Tombstone. temporarily
on the local superior court bench,
directed water commissioner L r..
Woolsey 10 give preference to the
irrigation Of the wheat lands. where
the standing grain is in such shape
as TO he saved.
In the Casa Grande section there is
bit better condition. owing 20 the
use Of water from the desert reser-
voir and the utilization Of pumps
There may be a degree Of help in the
placing Of two reclamation service
pumps near the Florence canal head
ing. @ work now in progress. IL is
believed there is an ample water
surely in the sands of the river
channel
superintendent r B. Sims Of the
state penitenliary has been fined 81
by judge Lockwood for contempt OF
court. this in taking water from the
canal for the prison farm in defiance
of court instructions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-19
7 Fills Of OIL
NEAR COLUMBUS
Geologist Coulter's Report
Exhaustive on District;
Gives a Log.

Recent reports reaching here from
Columbus, " ". said the exhaustive
paper written by S. C. Coulter. geol-
ogist. who made a survey Of the oil
district in southern Luna county. had
been well received there Mr.. Coulter
dealt with the geological features Of
the district at length. mentioning the
Dixon water well on the Columbus
Deming road. the oil well Of the Val
ley Oil company, six miles east Of Co
lumbus, and giving log Of the Valley
ed by Investigations Of water wells
north of the Valley we'll
The report said that J. c. Barnhil.
who drilled the Valley well, made the
following log Calche. sand. gravel
and caliche the first 2S5 feet; blue
soft shale. 10 feet; lime rock, 50 feet;
i-neus ELUSIVE Flow disclosing some
paraffine. for 500 feet, dark lime.
with fossil remains and concrefions,
i10 feet: lime and varying shales. 400
feet. sandstone with salt water. 50
feet: lime for $50 feet; shale and gyp-
sum for the last so feet
First OIL in 1914.
Mr.. Coulter said that oil was first
encountered at a depth Of so feet IN
1914 and the Columbus oil COMPANY
was formed then, which started what
is known as the kniffin ell, south
east Of columbus. leased to T. C. knit
fin. who erected a standard rig m
1916 This well is down more than
1900 feet. the report said
Men interested in the development
of the Columbus oil field are Albert
Wagner and s c. Sloan. OF Denver.
The PalOmas Lake oil association. Of
Fl Paso. is mentioned L. NJ stiles.
from the CaddO. la. field. owns con
siderable land in the district Repre-
sentatives Of the Standard Oil COM
pany have visited the district
Gets Mexican Concession
p A. Simpson. of Columbus, il is re-
ported. has received a concession from
the Carranza government for eNplor-
ing land across the Chihuahua border
from Columbus
AIr. Coulter's report says the oil
found in the district around Columbus
is a high grade paraffin base oil
Dayton Well Pumping
News from Dayton n IL. IN the lower
Pecos valley. received in FL Paso. said
that the Brown well there had been
started again by the Great Western
Oil company. pumping AT the rate or
- barrels a day and increasing the
supply.
Litigation having been brought TO
close in the affairs OF the Lake arthur
Oil company. holding the Reese well
I'm the vicinity Of Lake Arthur, y NJ.
Pecos Valley. Virgil Moore. OF the
board of directors. told Roswell
SQUIRT that drilling in the vel would
be resumed Besides Mt Moore, b g
lToots and Milton New horter are d.
-ectors Of the company and continued
BIZ the court until another election
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-19
DON'T SHOW WEAKNESS.


Dear Miss Fairfax
am IS and I'm love with a man
Of 80. and know that my love is
reciprocated He has asked me
several times TO marry him. but 7
always refused owing 10 the great
difference In our age. He has
been a friend Of the family for a
great many years. and my mother
would readily consent to our mar
raige. but would not inforce 70 by
any means. He is rather wealthy
and I know that ] would never
want for anything. but please
don't be under the impression that
7 am thinking Of marrying a man
FOR his money.
This marriage will entirely de-
pend upon your opinion IT. 3.
Fifteen years difference In your
ages need not terrify YOU. The point
is that at is YOU are likely 20 be only
a child. while at SO he is probably a
man settled and mature i'm his tastes.
When you write. This marriage
will entirely depend on your opinion. "
you show weakness and childish IN
certainty. How can you feel that a
stranger viii read your little note.
form an impersonal opinion with
nothing involved but her own ideas
of right and then be allowed absolute
ly to settle this grave question for
you?
II you are congenial. understand
each other. have sympathy and tastes
In common. as well as love and emo
ton, the l5 years between viii not
be an impossible barrier. But YOU
must show enough certainty OF your