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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1914-1917 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1916)
Legal Mainniony It W as Pound Essential to a Fortune. By F. A. MITCHEL "Either yno «ball marry li»im Gray or I «III M*v» th* prufiortj to jruur Cmiad« Edgar Hare ar* two will«, on« In your favor, tba Mtwr in favor of E»!..ar If within on* month you* aro n t ««d<l**l to llelwa. I will doatruy th* will leaving all tn y«m. Go your wod «1. g day I artil dratroy th* on* leaving the ewtat* t>> Edgar, making you oole |i< t>rn< lary." I . •» a|M>kr Martin Traver« to hi* » •»> vValier The elder Tr»wr» waa a n nt of atrong will and bla aon had It rtted It from him The fortun* had ta-eu act mutilated by th* father and hl* partner. William Gray, largely 1* Traver*' dogged iteraeverau«* G n ■ nitld<>r man and Traver* hi *>..» tame to regard hlln aa auptu ii 'rnry t> the bualneaa Tra er* I the® f rd him out Gray had ill* d In poverty, and Traver*' ‘OU at lent e atutMr him lie |>ro| <wed now to make what reatoratlon he could In lii» own way—by uniting the property after hl» death In hi» aaa. Walter Traver», and Gray'» daughter and only child. Il»’en •||ow do you know that the girl will ht‘Ve m»F aakrd Walter I don't. t'Ut I hav* liiti» d<>uM the if It • an lie arranged Rhe will not I • .rly to thro« a Iva If tntereat tn .»* over tier ahoukler. e»i>e. tally ■ ■ .»he 1» obliged to earn her owu I Hr Ing.” • ry well, fattier I «ill think the i. . er over and let you know mv de rtaloa.** Mr. Traver» bad another reaeou for hl n.il»»n tn thl» matter Ue knew I that bl* • 'h »a« Io i *i t . »•■ i » fl mf Itk-n Waller li d fallen uu let 'be Ln Burn e uf a woman Iru year» older ■ than h Inter if hie Inferior awetatly. tn | tellertually Indeed, lu every way Tn I known to the aim. the father bad trtr.1 to buy her .*ff toil wa* »»•*< willing to pay her prbe, »be l»l*evltig that ahe could get the b»v and the fortune a* ! well, for ahe beM him eulhrwlled Walter wa. of that dangerona age | When a man la liable to hr»" ma ti.fal I Bated with any w-unio g -»I or bed Mevertbelewa there wrr* tn him the > germ* of g>**l »eu*r In,lead of going ■ to the woman who had fa* Inated hltu to pour their mutual trouble tn her ear and aak bar adv ire. be r«ni luded to go to Helen Gray, tell bar the whole »lory amt make bar a propualttoa ho ha<l in mind It waa md a very pleaaant atatement < to make, but Trave • bad prv|uvred i hunaelf for It and “<> better than I might have Iwvu el|w> led lie Hn geravl longer than lie**- awry «m the pre llmlnary alatriueot In order to get up hl» courage for the main announce merit. Mtaa * tray itaicued to him attentive ly and without any rvqwi lai eipre»»Ion of word or countemvii- e until be told her of bl* love for aiiutber woman. Then a look of dlMp|*olntm*nt rame over her fai* \nd now," be aald b-vvlng prepared lhe way for hl» piwpoattloa. 'I »ug ga.t that we he legally and only legally married I mean to a< cede to my father'» Mlpulatbm Rv orb a mar rtage we will obtain a fortune which we mint forego without It " There waa a long »Hen e between the two, which waa at la»t broke* by Ml*» Uray “I honor you. Mr Traver*.“ »he aald. "for your franktu-*», and you are I acting with common honesty in not laying a plan tn obtain a fortune uu der false preten ev I will lake what you have »aid under cwuaMrrallon. I 1 have the advantage of you io thia—I am faucy free" In due time Ml«» Gray wrote Mr. Traver* that »be had decided to ac cept hie propoattlea. “A statement of my reason» for doing ao ." »be wrote "would be very hard to make Be able* they have not l*vn called ft»r ■ Voder the ctrrum*lai ••* what you ’ propow» is the only all n ative both h-r yog and for me I - ' • cell a fortuue a»* 1» A l’|»*t* r« « i*4 «>f itu» iw*te Walter In f**rwd bU fkl ber tt> »1 he hail pro |» **d tu Mi«» Gt*v ■■ d Iva 1 l*eeii ac cvptwd. Mr Tr*’ ’« a «»c«l if the m»r ri»«* wmild 1* 1« 1 • W .it.-v Infort컫*! bit» tbat U « >uld t* teg*l Tr*v*r» after »*»tu« tt K-iigtit attivi tliat If thè |a»rt ■ « *•<■ Il ». >« * t . bavr tbe luardage »ui>ul««l •>r gei a itlviHT* wltblu live ve«r» •«- WUWM he Aatl* #•»1 Walter a i»»ci «lAtlng that II « aa mH hi* bile i«,ti tu g-H ett Iter ad AUllUlllUCllt nt A di' f al an» lime Bui he c«mfr*«evl timi le- r*«*TV«d |l»v righi t>* iuve *nv » ih*ai. other that* bl* Wlfe Tba-re v* , , ,.* •' «i . of » «mite aiti 1'.* fa*’ fm-w a* I»» a» •ented tv» lb<* pgi.rl« W all, r R ’ • » r * ■ » Al d* levi »itav wer,* marrled wtl> ut h- ■■ i-i g auv thill* lo hi» in»mur»t* »!• ut hi» cowing marrtagc Tlie wa*«t-i In« liHvk pki* e prlvatel of ao ufi- rii. ».ti and th. t*rt«1* »ud gr*»in> » t«» Uv* In » bavu*e f*t»v«M«l M r Tra ver». Hr wlth a ••l«f rlMv’e Ite '»me lie«|. I «• l'tie IWii atltfcvl l- vp ’h *-r Iti a ft Ir wilt «ay In thefr n«« y •»me. »ml afir dinne« Walter w • i t ■ < G.» «A» gu Ing 1»» »imrvun** hi* 'ntarrü» « to thè w<>mati lw- lov. » i . feti ber »hat 1» wa* ftw »«««» «rrai «.«tiiwril he i’wuiil make f*»r htm*«lf « > f*»r her and II wa* uoder»t****t th*t he waa fm* In love ber »» l>*ug a» he ll|vr*d. Bui U aitar <■« ■ .»■ f> liar tb«a a tieglunlng Ile I*.-. with the woril* “1 bave t*eeu ii» il va ht-ieupon III« lady p**uri*l u linn »u<*b a l*»r reni taf nbiMM* Ihat bc «<O<*1 like «Hi» tran«tl tri "And *a> that ubi li* -ni ben ha» kepi yo*i under hi« ihumb after all.“ »he aald hi a raaplng vi*l 'r thai he bad never beard cntur from b»r before "I always <mi«l>lerrd >ou a milksop, ami now I am aure of It Td tbe woman you V* married that »• c basii t got mu<-h of « man wirb I tn* fortune I m lu. ky In escaping that part of it any way “ This I» but a sample of what the women poured out up-m lhe o n who. looklug <>u l«ve purely ». a mailer of •vutlmeut had rotue t>> ti ll tier that the pl»*» »be held In hl« te-nrt Would never I* occU|>h-d l»v an obe el-e W hai »lie would h» » ■ ».| to him b ul he tiegun at tbe other . t ..f til» . -m fe*.ion that all • f hl« I lie her* did mH »t-n t U h*» i d II bj ' 1 t ■ : Î i , I > i * tn flailing* With an atmoutv^ri.ieuf tbat she had h*n a huge fortune Iler da ui Ing »yea. her rasping Voice, ber rod fai*, ber cvuitecipt for him. drove him out In'fore «be liad Sul»hvd. "lleuvena!" he egclaltusal « boo be got out Into tbe ia«o| air "What a h*< Ghie fate I tuve e*ea|ivl!" lie walkevl the »irret» for aa hour thru «etil to ba* house Ilia alfe wa» just going tu Ivor rv*>m. loti, noticing hl« .»Citation, delay rd her going au<1 a»ked him If »ly ibing eerloit« had hap I «¡rd it* v< 4, ti, a m<»al to de« tre au cur dito nht' b lu |»*ur ihr «lu« k I m * bed rwcvHvrd She already knew of hi* Infatuation. l| *»i l> tenialnwl foe him to tell l«*n lie bad Imen dl euebant«! “if there w»» over a cvmteiuptfWa e»lulne. tinlur»l leit« ha.l.“ Iw hogan, “I *u> that f en*.ui " Ttieu lie told her wberw tn- had l«v-u. uf hl» . imfevieloii aiul the roc. i it h, <| had ou *t»e oi*'r« ! >»f Ma prv-vkni« »d<*r*tl<>n “Why, juot think.” hi- «eut «>u "« b.vt • horrtbi« tue». I e - . .| have g 4 luto If I l«el marrtrd that »i*:w»n? Ilel| «.mid have beri heaven to li." ’I**vi are li.de.d f»*r*ui»at*- tn e»*~N|* tag «w b a futi* I hafe belleied that r**ur father knew of tut« tufatuati->u anti Mw of bi* priu l|»al momma li. forcing you itc • five «'m illion . f lernt matriliMvuy «Ith tu« «a» ti» get ym* «uit of tile foil* of ait adventure»» ” I eirvl iu»i rtniouy," rv-|eutv«| Wai ter, for the first time quirting down nud pr.-ti-muulng the w«rvl< aa if tber hurt hint “Afri u**W." cwiifltptrd ili-lcti, "| will ibi» Rh>* 0 n» ir father*« <*h)r» t In w HI m I tuì >*• hu ymi fratti tbtei w»»tnah tlA< ÍMNrti n * Mj; p H iiìm M,. n hvu«’*"rr and ♦’ > m ?» <n In n r’-’fiHHii ttwit thl* aulirvi r t r u cet» rtUtì I h » Uh niilhM 1 «HH ** Thr r\| ■- *: gì t- H t!l»»r m ’¿l'r 1« tt>'< <!<*<*• riIt«»‘4r, )!<• L 4 m»e uri'»# tU* •Un liete «»» an «tt ber Tfw ita«• » nw «Uildenly cam» b» bit» lìh*t fisi H K,d woman ha* bari •Jtrhan a t •ne It»*» he not ff>»| he n>l$M |H.««lli|v hav» wo« the g.rl who *n hi» tat her hut w|«bed him to uni and n <v h «tend of I* ing lu ml1 *-ri, be mltdil le happy lt*dvu alarie*! Iw leave him to gw to her room lie give tur an ltu|d«irlng m* k "iHm'l goat oti-e." he »aid "I’m all broken up” Ml" • uniela l»ihl Aiii 1 (hing 1 run du > tu ciwnwt you i will i d<* Hut 1 t*»1 ■*l brfur* 1 cvu»»nt«i| Í t** thl. ui.iti'b • !wt 1 wa* gtvtug up uiueh la u«t iI’ig myaelf of mie tu l<»v» ui* and w b- i 1 »u’vgbl love. Wtlb you It «AA •1I. . .--.If Vou rvf*e<'t»at tv» rtiid j tb*t cu«nf<>ri i«li i h la tu tie derivad fr»>tn a pure »H'evt>«u elee where," Killl that art« tful '-»»k un ht* far* te m» ì tied ; "t’utne." th» ailded. » banging her tone 1 to • tauro » tw v i•fUl olU*. "la-l IM Hid t* ’ Kin our life set( mw repining Tber* ; are rrfresb iw t • *» ill • tie tarda-r Wa um? (» «A. to* 4»i•• * litldivn »ay tliat thl» to n r»,r»l w«<h!i •g for u* and t**> merrv " ; « uruomih <1 * m *lv| and told her 1 oT otvernl d*sh .1, tn liCtug that Wi'Ukl bo i oi .l for a nlfllit »up;»er When the •!»•.*•1* War* «erred tbe pilr ¡ »«t d>»wu «i lah r. Tile brMe pl*. «4 dainty hits <wi i tier huataami’a pine 1 sad after < m tli*l*t tbe »•«rfh**«*me f'«wl « Hl»«? FM’khuf hit'>• a pair of l>o«H«at. »)m Valter l•••|pan to re«*r«r 1 frmu 4 be ¿nocí iw 1« .ft r* etv «x|. awl H « umM i«* 1vim • i»t »»**ibly. aft* r •It hr ink Ut * • it till» girl rnr bl* real j Ml well •« hl« 1 e*gat win- kn huir |>a»»ed. and t*H*v had I«« com« »itflicieMlv chumtuv for Walter te e»i>rcMi th!« b"pe He waa met by the aeaurnnee ttvaf while »he early r-» mauri- love pcrt»v<| «. Pd ti»t l*> 'h>->-< j rim»*. m I m hi r »w wHIh Hutt m<»r>- •;> 1 f«b*e mi i r > fh"wr,b 1 ■ alitp »nd a u j »» <«f inirer.Mt Tin* ; i ■»«te dtf mili hr-Mt-end'’ ttrwrf «Ithh» him r ? fo kfe her bu lut 5 lowwM her ar kle**«i t»er Thl« wveu'iu eventful lit the live« of ihcoe laro |»-r>«oi.». t ifc pia e I** iim atuittKh ar« tn warrant th« growth* up aliim«t to matih<»d and womanhood of •eversi of their • htldreji Tlti* fatti»* anil mother have imlm-»! their «T vpring that In .the matter of mirriate thev «hall re*> on older heads fur ap pm, al of a life twtrttier Tbl« Is u.*l that they are tngryv m.e r«i*ut«l»r t«> them nr for gain tvn» that they are to guard ngnle«t a mise Illa tire *t an am* when Hie- are not ca|*ei*lo of »le«*ldlng wisely X growing chicli will not t Uri re on •hurt ration* If th*- rtrht k'lid of food 1« feil » fiere I» little danger uf .■verfeedltiic rep««iati» If they ara gtv >'i> pleiitv of range NOTHING At the Closing Out Sale of Wesely’s N TEVER before has there been any such sale. Every article in the store is marked down , A ^1 in price. High clas.s merchandise Use are slashed right and anci left. It you need anything, by OLÌ ____ SAI.L. I housands of dollars worth of all means get it during this great ’ CLOSING ________ _____ good, clean merchandise to select from. We have a lot of Christmas gifts and toys all going at cut prices. Come and supply yourselves while you have a chance to save money We are Quoting Here a Few Extra Special Prices For Friday and Saturday Only All Art Linens and I owlings worth from 45c to 95c per yd, will go Friday and Saturday at All Flouncing and Embroidery 18 to 36 inches wide, will go Friday and Saturday at One lot ol 13oys two-piece Underwear which will go on Sale Friday and Saturday at Half Price Half Price 27c All Filo Silks, worth 5c a skein will go Friday and Saturday at All Linen Pillow Cushions and Fancy Work go Fri. and Sat. All Velvets will go on sale Friday and Saturday at Half Price Half Price • Half Price One Lot of Ribbons to go on Sale Friday and Saturday at One lot Childrens and Mi«sses Vests and Pants go at All Wool Blank ets will go on Sale 1'riday an< 1 Saturday at Half Price 7c 33V Off GET BUSY and buy your y Christmas wants now and at the same time s<tve money and This is a chance you certainly cannot afford to pass up help us get out of business. JOHN WESELY, Scio, Oregon