White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-01-20

Gle ralph about, just before he died. ]
don't believe 1t, and / don't intend q
hing away my money upon such folks.'
lyon are quite right, ma'am, I" said tn
lawyer. ''The inconsiderate generosit,
of school children would be poor basi,
for the transactions Of business"
"Aud besides" continued Mrs. Kin
loch. al want the young man to remem
Der the blacksinith's shop that he came
from, and get over his ridiculous notion
of looking up to our family"
'aOh. no "said Mr.. Clamp, ''that il
it? Well, you are sagacious woman
looking at her with unfeigned admira.
ton. ft mi i1a mia.
81 can see through a milestone, when
there is hole in it," said Mrs. Kinloch
"And mean to stop this nonsense"
''To be sure-it would be very un-
equal match in every way. Besides, ]
am told that he isn't well-grounded in
doctrine. He even goes to Brooklyn to
hear Torchlight preach" And Mr..
Clamp rolled up his eyes, interlocking
his fingers, as he was wont when at church.
meeting herose to exhort. .l
81 don't pretend to be a Judge of doc
trine, farther than the catechism goes, +"
said the widow "but Mr. Rock says
that Torchlight is dangerous man, and
will lead the churches off into infidelity. -
"Yes. Mrs. Kinloch, the free thinking
Of this age is the fruitful parent of all
evil-of Momonism, Unitariauism, Spir-
ituaiism, and of all those forms of error
which seek to overthrow -
There was a crash in the china closet.
Mrs. kinloch went to the door, and lead
ing Ont Lucy Ransom, TIE maid, by the
ear, exclaimed. "You husSy, what were
you there for? Pll teach you to be lis
tening about in Closets" (giving the ear
fresh tweak. "you eavesdropper !''
"Quit !" cried Lucy. II didn't mean
to listen. Twas there rubin the silver
fore you come. Then | didn't wanter
come ont, for l was afeard''
"What made the smash, then % de-
manded Mrs. Kinloch.
II was settin' things on the top shelf
and the chair tipped over"
Don't make it worse by fbbing If
that was so, how came the chair TO tip
the way it did? You were trying to
peep over the door. Go TO the-kitchen -
Lucy went out with fallen plumes. Mr.
Clamp took his hat TO go also.
Don't go till l get you the notes, :"
said Mrs. Kinloch.
As she brought them. he said, Il will
send these by the next mail, with instruc-
tons to collect"
While his hand was on the latch, she
spoke again:
"Mr. Clamp. did you ever look over
the deed of the land we own about the
dam where the mill stands 90
mo, ma'am, l have never seen it."
Il wish you would have the land sur
veyed according to this title" she said.
"Quite privately, you know. Just have
the line run, and let me know about it.
Perhaps it will be as well to send over to
Riverbank and get Gunter to do it he
will keep quiet about it.
Mr.. Clamp stood still moment. Here
was a woman whom he was expecting to
lead like child, but who on the other
hand had fairly saddled and Lridled him.
so that he was driven he knew not viii
Their.
"Why do you propose this, may l ask,
Mrs. Kinloch 90 s-
"Oh. l have heard" she replied, care
lessly, "that there was some error in the
surveys. Mr.. Kinloch often talked of
having it corrected, but. like most men,
put it of. Now. as we may sell the
property, we shall want to know what we
have got"
"Certainly, Mrs. Kinloch, I will follow
your prudent suggestions adding to
himself, as he walked away. "I shall
have to be tolerably shrewd to get ahead
Of that woman. wonder what she is
driving at"