LOVE OR 2,000,000.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10404, 18 July 1912, Page 6

LOVE OR 2,000,000.

A WIDOW’S CHOICE. “Ten million dollars or a husband?” This was the question Mrs James Garland, a young, beautiful, and accomplished New York widow, had to decide, and she decided on the husband. Therefore she will come the wife of. Francis Green, her old school choui and sweefehssrt.raad will cheerfully say good bye to tbe 10,000,000 her deceased husband left her on condition that she should never many again. The wedding takas place at Boston, Massachusetts, the home of the widow, anduWlll be a quiet affair.’ When seen by the renortars, Mrs Garland and her fiaaoo both declared they were happy, and did not care about the money. “I am marrying for love,” said Mrs Garland. “The same here,” said her fiance. And both of them snsiied as if to say that the 10.000,000 dollars aid not appeal to them In the slightest, Mr Green, being a lawyer, did the resfe cf the talking. “To tell tbs truth, there is not mcob to say about the romance. 2 have known Mrs Garland ever since we were youngsters. We have always been the besfe of firsnds, and I have always admired her immensely. We grew up. She married, and you know all about that. When her bus band died I was her attorney, anp became manager of her estate, and on Satnrday I am to marry her.” “Will she continue to live here at lier beautiful summer heme?” “Yea; tor the summer, at any rate.” “How about her numerous pet charities. Will she give those np?” 8 “No, indeed ; though now I do not think they are charities. They are all self-supporting.” "And it is true that she will forfeit that large amount of money when she marries you?” “That’s what the 'will says,”; he replied, and again smiled. “But is not a widow entitled to one-third under any circumstances?” “That is rrore a matter of litigation, 1 believe.” replied Mr Green, and he refused to say more.