Therefore, the
family repudiate her, and she will marry me in order to drag their proud
name down in the dust. Ha, ha, ha!"
[Footnote 12: An estate famous in Texas legal history. It took
many, many years for adjustment and a large part of the property
was, of course, consumed as expenses of litigation.]
As the reader has doubtless long ago discovered, this man was no other
than Henry R. Grasty. Mr. Grasty then proceeded to gloat some more, and
then with a sardonic laugh left for New York.
* * * * * *
Fifteen years have elapsed.
Of course, our readers will understand that this is only supposed to the
the case.
It really took less than a minute to make the little stars that
represent an interval of time.
We could not afford to stop a piece in the middle and wait fifteen years
before continuing it.
We hope this explanation will suffice. We are careful not to create any
wrong impressions.
Gladys Vavasour-Smith and Henry R. Grasty stood at the marriage altar.
Mr.
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