The Washington times., 1919-05-03
GIRL WORKER
HEIRESS To
100000
Pretty Betty Fisher, Yeoman
~, Becomes MiIIionaireSS
Over Night, But Sticks to Job.

Yesterday Miss Bette Fisher. yeo-
man (f), second class. 1893 Park road
northwest, was a poor, withal a very
beautiful young woman.
Today she is an heiress-to two
million dollars. bequeathed her by her
uncle. John Patrick MCGOWAN. a
wealthy oil magnate, OF Meridian.
Okla. who died recently.
The pretty little yeoman (D was
quite unconcerned today when inter
viewed about her sudden acquisition
Of fortune.
mo, am not going 20 apply for a
discharge from the navy" she said
''I am going to stay in the service just
as long as they will let me. Although
all do is address Victory loan letters
to men who have been discharged
from the navy, and am not even a
stenographer. l feel that I must keep
up my work just as long as possible" E"
Besides, ! like the uniform she
said, with a smile.
A SpIffy Girl Sailor.
And in truth Miss Bette Fisher,
yeoman (), looked mighty chic in her
navy blue uniform, with high white
collar, white straw hat, with a trim
black strap just touching her chin,
and the red rating stripes on her
sleeve.
Il guess that when some people fall
heir to money. they start out to
spend" remarked Miss Fisher" And
other people never spend a cent but
save up all their money just to give
to somebody else when the die.
Now / don't believe in either ex-
treme, but believe that people who
have money should spend just enough
to be comfortable.
But such is life-we never do the
things we plan to do-and-Qn a
whisper)-perhaps I'll marry some
fellow who will spend all my money
for me. And then I'll be poor again.
Hadn't Seen Him Since 1917.
Miss Fisher has not seen her uncle
ince the summer of 1917. when she
pent several weeks visiting him at
lis home in Meridian. Okla.
Il had supposed he would make
me hiS heir. since 1 have always been
his favOrite niece. and he had no
children" remarked the heiress.
But 1 never dreamed about his dy-
ing until 1 received a telegram.
which was delayed a week in the
sending. So I didn't hear about his
death until the day of the funeral.
MY uncle was always very queer
about his money. He was generous
with others, but insisted on living
in a little old shack just as if he
were poor. instead of worth millions.
He ran away from home when
just a yOungster, after coming over
from Ireland, and struck it rich in
he Western oil fields.
Invests $4,000 In V Bonds.
One Of the first things Miss Fischer
did. when told by her lawyer, Charles
p. McCauley, that she had fallen heir
to two millions was to subscribe S1O.-
600 to the navy's quota in the Victory
loan drive.
Isn't il funny" she laughed.
Here l am worth loads and loads of
money and still addressing letters. I
suppose some people will say l am
very foolish to stay in the service
when I might be out and spending
those millions. But l think people
who idle away their time are very
unhappy, and l think l would rather
stay in the yeoman CD corps and be
happy than be out and be very un-
happy"
Miss Fischer has been a yeoman (F)
for nine months. her first year in the
navy expiring August /. Her home.
before she came to Washington was
in New York city. where her mother
still lives.