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own frankness at college and likewis
the fellow student who had remem
bered it and repeated 1t. Still Eleano
had said he should have his heiress-
and if Eleanor were satisfied why al
was well.
Wien he next called upon Eleanor
he found her cousin, Edith, had ar
rived. She was a beauty of the retir.
ing sort-as retiring as Eleanor was
dashing. She had deep-blue eyes,
golden hair and complexion that sug-
gested peaches and cream.
Before William reached home that
night, a revolution had taken place in
his EGO" Marry girl for her money I
How could he ever have been so base
as to propose TO himself such a thing?
A man who would marry a girl for
her money was-well, he could not
think Of just the words TO characterize
such an abject creature, and shuddered
to think how only few hours before
he had himself been anxious to enroll
in the contemplate category.
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calling frequently at the Monroe house
and though he tried to be impartial in
his attentions. could not, for the life
of him, help paying more attention to
Eleanor's guest than to Eleanor.
He had to acknowledge to himself
that Edith was the chief attraction
and at first felt little sheepish about
IT.
But Eleanor did not seem to mind.
She appeared to take 1t as a matter
of course that he should fall In love |
with Edith and gave up her former
sutton so readily that William, al
though he rejoiced that a somewhat
awkward situation was thus smoothed
over, could not but be a trifie piqued
at being so readily relinquished.
Still, he told himself, it was natu-
knew him as he had been
"a fortune hunter, and properly de-
'pised him.
But what had she meant by saying ,
The would see that he got 'his .
Never mind, it did not mat
err now.
Edith made long visit to her rela-
ives. About a month after her ar !
ival. Eleanor said to William: "My !
ear William, am so glad you and i
'dith are so taken with each other. v
'ncle John Will be on here in a couple g
weeks to take Edith home, and Won 8
ad better speak to him. 1t will be I,
u right, | am sure. Now don't con- Il
adict me. So you have given up your Il
)uthful purpose of marrying an +,
eiress, have you? Good boy I" Is
"A man who would marry a girl for
sr money" began William. 2,
SSH" said Eleanor, there comes T,
dith." h,
Uncle John arrived as per schedule vi
i'd William, having come to a salts v,
Glory understanding with Edith, in su
rviewed the old gentleman. He was he
withered little man, trihe shabby oy
dress, and nervous in speech. II
wei, WE'LL" said he, after William
stated his case. From what M
18th has been writing me, Maria and ID
have suspected how matters stood. an
lria Is my wife-Edith's mother. I'll Is.
you. II your character and tn
aspects are good it'll be all right
18th is the one to be considered. By 70
way, you are college man. Did mi
4 ever pay much attention to Amer
n archeology?"
And Uncle John was off, riding his
)by. Investigations being satisfac-
y In their results, the day was
ned and William C. Ralston went
TO Boston to behold the dawn of hts
1ding day light up the gilded dome
we the Sacred Goldfish of the state
Use.
he wedding was a quiet one and
K place in a wilderness of hair i,
n covered furniture in a gone-to- =
d Old house in most respectable rw
gone-to-seed neighborhood. I'D
ust before the happy pair started .
heir wedding trip, Eleanor got VIII =.
aside and said: well, told you
would get your heiress." D
deiress" cried William. You, told. N
Edith had no money, and anyway. tn
IAN who would marry for money L
utlll
-es' Know replied Eleanor, 81 ''uni
you right; Edith has no fortune, reve
though you would not think it to PAM
at him, Uncle John has all sorts inlal
oney-and Edith is his only child" Ice.
I'd she was gone. n,
ell, what of it? He could not love on
! |ioie oecaqSe she was an heiress this
d he could not love her any less tatio
t. And, anyway, money was too incr,
ng subject to be considered Just tain
IL only remains to be stated that NOT {
marriage was a most happy one way
" '''''''i - no" Judge halston. sippi
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