The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-03-13

Gorgam family ever let that be knownf
Is it customary to advertise family
skeletons? Not half a dozen people in
the world know it; and they, you may
be sure, always have been and will
be strangely SILENT
Even if they are" said Mary Man.
chester, still obstinate, that will make
no difference in my plans. I'm not
Adelaide Rutherford. I'm Mary Man
chester and l won't be Adelaide Ruth
erford much longer she said, flush
ing, growing a little angry.
That's it," he said, smiling, that's
just it. The third point of our COM
promise"
"Our compromised" she echoed after
him.
Don't you known" he asked, and
caught her hand-but not yet her eyes.
mo- she said with somewhat ques-
tionable t~ruthfulness.
81 want you to be-let US say-Mrs.
Gorgam," he explained with his half
hooking but now comparatively seri-
Gus smile. will you agree-to my
COMPROMISED
He was greatly surprised by her
next action.
NO." she said, ~springing to her feet.
mo-" she said vehemently. mo
mol I won't have it so. I'm Mary
Manchester. I've never been Adelaide
Rutherford, and I WON'T WON'T
WON'T I'm going back to be declared
what I am legally.
Another thing" she said, still find
ing objections, els that money. It
doesn't belong to me. 1t belongs to
you. Why keep up this farce" she
asked, this awful farce of a Trust
for me, when you know just who I
amp"
Il thought" he said with a some
what less certain smile, that was one
of the fine points of my scheme. If
I controlled that, the Trust, I would
control all the money and incidentally
you'll"
But she was obstinate, he found
surprisingly so for so frail a creature.
give done wrong" she insisted. ~
know it. And I'll take my punishment.
I'm going to be Mary Manchester again
some way. And then I'm going as far
away as l can-away from here and
this and you" And she tried now des-
perately to wrench herself free.
$50 you don't like my ~compromiseTs
he said, releasing her at last with a
rather wry smile. He was clearly both
surprised and disappointed.
NO. she answered, at is neither
right nor honest-nor anything"
Listen p he said, catching her hand
and holding her. He looked down into
her flushed face. Listen" he said
sternly, you young criminal! l want
to talk to you-and I shall. Let US
go back" he proposed, "and take the
old method Jasper Haig always used
to use. Let's work out the theory Of
a possible case.
Suppose he said; when she found
herself unable to get away, but still
did not answer, "a case where a young
woman-who is incidentally, I may say,
very good to look at-save's a mans
life at the very great risk of her own"
She tried to speak then, but he would
not permit her.
"And suppose she had a crazy idea
that she had done wrong, and must go
through and take her punishment
and s%traighten everything out public
ly, in spite of all reason and common
sense. Calling herself a criminal"
She tried again in vain to get away
from him.
"And then suppose the man, whose
life she had saved, and who was also
for other good and sufficient reasons
absolutely determined to marry her,
offered her a most reasonable compro-
mise-by which, as his wife, he would
have control both of her and of her
money-and that she deliberately re-
fuses-because she feels he would
have too great control over her." he
added, smiling just the mere fraction
of a teasing smile.
Its nothing Of the kind" she an
swered him, speaking ! Z the first
time, "and you know it.
"And supposing," he went on, disre-
garding her remark, "that under the
law he had absolute control over her
already. What would he do"
he asked, especially when he saw that
she was worrying herself sick over
matters? What could he do he
asked when she did not answer, "ex-
cept try again-offer one more COM
promise-which will be an ultima
tum?'
what" asked Mary Manchester I'M
guardedly.
This" he said quickly, taking adj
vantage of her question: MARY, will
you marry me?'
mo" she answered again more We
lemently than was necessary.
"Wait!" he commanded her. That's
only half of my plan-the new COM
promise. IT," he said, bringing out
he other half, 81 will let you after
ward go to court, publish yourself a