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SAME OLD CUPID By ALICE KILLIAN. - (Uopyright, i18, western Newspaper Union.) "There's no otitor satisfactory way out of it," gasped the old Scott IIIit, Roderlek Mic'lavlish on Il1s deathbeil, "a nd I rely onl you to see to It that Ily wishes are respected." "You inian that having left half your fortitlie to Iobiher't Brinsley lin([ half to Edt ii Allni. the whole to, go to .latn ies St1ilin ntess tho two parties of the first 11.rt- k epl 'lhos propeorty urativkle-d by wmri-e y NN wish Is tha:1t Ititey :4lut11 colinly wh it the ter1, (1, your, wvill. ondv inlheril lth - ett. "That: is Iy d<w' sil ihe Scotch, innu.11 "htu ;III in :1 vodicil that if you suceevocl inl ituluIIIinr thet coulple Iofn) Si) '''' t I t io 2i l i herit as inan inal ife y u ar to rc ie t e t five to sn l dtoiinr1s fronm lile tte ." I lost to tituiti inl llsertintg th1 i he (jltest ani ill getting Ilie wi signl ild antd wiltnessedl. 31a~c'laivish dlied withliai twenty-f 'iri houlrs 211ter it wias exe cutel. It would require at hunldrIl'(ed pages of typewritt el u tier to 1,xplain wily the ()Ild scote-llnit w \%wd his property to go to Iws t1wo Inorsolls. Therefor(e I Ishall Itd littei'll it ill this very briei stiry. I h:1i1 Iwety-five thousald dol lars at ik Utlil it, "(o Itas the will was o'ferl ll I' I' r1b:11le I mitt'le it prv Ihuini:'y vi it to onch o( f 1 partlis to s,' w.ht 'ime Ilute was ill the I att or. " !11!:Ith & tl e n yt asked t ti, Illi t Ire it i tIls t l','t th1u11 -2 ily'i f tich tu ll it'i : iih :t"inucy fir l' half 1)f it. "Why enni't we ht, niarrierl," she Isked me. "'prt itineiditIely. an21d whlen we reciive the estue divide it alld get -1 divot'fe.' " lil 12112." w I lty 4'eply. I w.n I I IaIck tIo I I IseIty Itand stth mlit ted tIs propolsitIifonl. 11v wvoul have nitlitg to do witlh it. I hlowed himt that by reftusing he was keepiltng at W011411 wn i of one litidred thousald dollitirs. Boh was a line fellow and he 'said aI once: "You go tell hier that If she will agree to the divorce the io ment I sa tile word, I'll itnarry her and she iay keel the whole of the two hun''dred thousand dollars." Iliat he Inight Iot have ttie to ('halige Shis Iuind I briike the speed law in gettin g to liss Allen and infrtntd lier of the generous offer. She was atmazed. "Are you sure that pr(sposition caetle from a nitnm?" she gasped. I assiured her (of the fact and re celved her consent to draw itp a gen tIeinal's and holy's agreelnent that after a tarriag between te two nei ther vould clai :Ili.,nay intarinmonial priv Ilege, a1nd neither ovtld object. to a - (I Iv orce whenl (esired by the ot her. Whalt pleased Im. alin1ost its well a Is the nltioy I woll get (out of the itrIans action was that the sItuir M a'v JAhI wouid ater ill fall in trying to have his way .a1ter Ihe was de:1l. I asked the biridle :111 gr'"'in a few dauys b'efoirt Ithe w'''lding it they.~ would th fir lst lilail' s10' was ci'ttus11, as8 wonwn'i 011 nurally are', a~loi int theI see had1 a1 51 rilus 'ffee'l 12121 luet'. She' said( tha1I t i the groo ~tu-toi-hei 1121l 2a desirte toi 54e' her sheo 1luul ttio ethjeejlin to' in11t t(Ig hill. 2 ()therwise Ithe wouh' (l be enn illIes iluit woui' h'e r'e'jaurt'd to go tlirouth thI le ('trernon ly. a15' lln ii'i'locik dhinner'l. I got all the luIn'rs tir2 wn n2 I 2111 ti'd1y f' 'r 5 ignalturle( 11r1( at1 four enite t~ Iiilhbi's ollihe withi thiorni. I was5 Io n(t 21s lattorn'2ey for 1)th Ii 2211 to r'eaid the dlo''unwn'lts to thor(1n juso't b 2fore th1 rinony.114 tIloh and It uilt' 11 'd int11 till 1:t laII~ altti(r1I e t Pl ig t Ale'IThrelilI12(1 inrdced( thet lontra1(1lo t Sartiestthey at dowh sngb afrale ;tla the paper ilS is'tttliou. th ed atlso ot' h te a prsone who wasI waitingl was1 Si'n1li( in(1 ft fl' the '(ri inonyh lu-rfrne. Whie Iyeyes1 were xdonthe rad tenrts of coue i coudnot 1112 tidhet bride. and groim. Drinitg theu 1eremon I noted that~11 Bobr thad iilost1 om eth ig ht sng od ; wteit brul asn utbe At lnthe oncling o vlhetservi eb anpd In ere.wa about tolevhn e oridek wndhe wourivd liknd fe ws i ownpedronawrd that e wod okeep there.eTe and the spirto meet ae monflutt hadne boeer ae rShey knew dertanerd at promse Seringtthatpshe wished tothpeak tomi alney Iwen Durimngthe we ein knwein that droppedponthee. tas aduwt nine Meloc~k her Iarrved, and I was au eIwhea1r othing from rinsly fo THURSDAYMARCHN 21ADFLO INAY ____tw I n-, fe A~ llnr Styic De ;;7VelV \\~Vii ~<oped for Easter arnd Sp-ring THURSDAY, MARCH 21 AND FOLLOWING DAYS Switzer Company With recent arrivals of Johnson Hats and Fisk Hats, and with the creations of our own millinery department we are now ready for you to make your Easter and Spring selections of headgear. 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