The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-02
Would Give All
for Love
BY JUDY BLAIR

The heirs We're assembled to hear
the reading Of Uncle Timothys will.
but IL was pretty we'll known that
either his nephew Harry or his
niece Mary would inherit his sub
stnntial property--or more likely
still 1t would be divided between
them.
The lawyer droned on. Presently
he came to it: And the residue of
my estate to be divided equally be,
tween my nephew Harry and my
niece Mary"
Ihe rest Of the relatives resigned
themselves To the expected.
"On condition that they shall not
marry with one another"
The relatives looked up with a
start. Marry! Why, they had al
ways detested each other; every
me knew that.
But should they marry, then the
principal sum shall be forfeited in
accordance with certain conditions
Known to my lawyers"
Here was TODD. 1t appeared
hat Harry and Mary would each
receive about four thousand year.
But II they married-nOt penny.
"Well, that isn't troubling me-"
said Harry with laugh. He felt
almost friendly to Mary. 81 guess
it isn't troubling you either, Mary!"
mot so you'd notice It," Mary
answered"
The relatives laughed, too. Every
mo hn
Uncle Timothy's favorite niece and
nephew. But what an absurd con-
dition!
II they had cared for each other
and Uncle Timothy had had some
special reason for not wanting them
to marry, it would have been all
understandable. But the mean
things they used TO say about each
other!
1t was odd, but Harry, who had
never given Mary spare thought,
began to think about her. quite IA
little after he had inherited the
money. She acquired new inter
est in his eyes. He met her few
weeks later ut Aunt Jemima's.
"Well, not thinking Of forfeiting
that legacy. are you, Mary?" he
asked
1T isn't worrying me-" answered
Mary. Uncle Timothy must have
been out of his mind"
II quite agree with you" Harry
replied.
They felt so much delight to
think the legacy was safe that they
began going out of their way to
meet each other. At the end OF
three months Harry had discovered |
that Mary was really quite nice
girl. They had similar interests,
TOO.
'Say, Mary, let's drop all this
nonsense about hating each other.
shall wei" asked Harry. 1T isn't |
as IL there was any danger Of our
ever caring for each other
1T IL growing rather tiresome,"
Mary agreed.
1--WE could have some good times |
together, knowing that there's no
danger. How about taking in the
opera Friday night?"
Mary agreed. But by the end Of !
Friday night they knew they liked !,
each other quite a good deal. And
In a,m0nth more they couldn't keep
away from each other.
MARY. Uncle Timothy knew more
than gave him credit for"
Il guess he did, Harry"
"Why was he SO set against-r
Heavens knows"
isn't 1t pity, Mary!"
Mary gave him look that told. !
They stayed away from each other
for two whole weeks. Then they
met by accident.
MARY, it's no use. 1 love you"
Harry, you mustn't be foolish"
"D-n the legacy! I'm earning
five thousand year. Marry me,
Mary?"
Mary began crying. ITS $3.50
dreadful. Harry. IL do care SO
much"
Then let's do It,"
"You'll stop caring"
Never"
1t took another week to bring her
around. At the end Of that time
the two appeared in the lawyers
Office.
"We've decided to get married.
us soon as the next quarters inter
est has come in," they announced.
The lawyer smiled mo need to
wait for that he said, after he
had congratulated them. ut was
your Uncle Timothy's dearest
wish"
WHAT" exclaimed Harry and
Mary together.
"The condition is" he broke
a sealed envelope that he had ex.
tgacted from his safe "if you two
marry you are to become trustees
OF the property Jointly, on behalf
Of"
"WhOm?"
"Your children" smiled the law.
yer:
&C. 1924. Western Newspaper UnionS