Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-10-30
tCoPrRIGHT sECUREDl
The Heir Of the Mills
Che Attorneu's 5fe.
ALFRED B. TOZER,
AUTHOR or "BoUND HAND AND Foor,"
"WHo WAS TO BLAME" ETC. Iae.
CHAPTER XIV.
sICK ROOM CONSULTATIONS.

"1 on are worrying Yourself INTO a fever,
Mr.. Gordon said 'ertha rs, in company
with Fanny, she al 'roached the young
mans side few moments after the de-
parture Of Grover and Eugene. II must
insist on your keeping perfectly quiet, for,
remember. Fanly's reputation rs nurse is
| now at stake
Then there is another motive for my
getting we'll said Hugh laushingly 81
couldn't lind it in my heart to ruin the
girls prospects by dying now. SO you
may expect to see me on my feet this very
night"
"To-night. ~ exclaimed both girls in q
breath You must not think of such 4
| thing"
Bat have some matters to attend to
that are really important" urged Hugh.
"Bcsdes, think that it will do me less
| harm to be moving around than TO lie fret
. ting here, for | can't get the business out
of my mind
"1'hen don't fret" said Fanny. "The
| doctor said that you might walk u little to-
morrow, but you can't move to-day. l
must return to the sitting room now she
continued, "bUt | am going to leave Ber-
tina here and see if she can't read your
| business out Of your mind"
| Bertha blushel and would have declined
on the pret"xt OF doing NOR. harm than
good, when She saw that the idea pleased
the elk man and she reluctantly seated
/ herself near the bedside with u volume of
Tcnnyson III her hand.
"Ihe books are nearly all down stairs
she sud, "will Tcnnyson do ?"
"R-Ally,' sud Hugh, ut is Just what
| should have chosen
Have you any cAoice?" asked BarthS..
] Il |. .
Hugh, and Bertha accordingly began to
read, the young man watching her
with wi,te-open eyes.
| Bertha WAS by no means an accomplished
re:cer. but as Hugh listened to her he
| Thought that he ht never heard Il sweetcr
yulcc. Her rea>iiut also eviucci an intel
lsent understanding of the poen, and
I Hugh WAS surprised ut the accuracy OF her
emphasis.
lie listened intcntly for some time, but
| exhausted nature be ,an toassert her cllins
now that the unnatural excitement which
/ had kept every nerve in full play WAS dy
| ing away, ana the sweet voice grew Fainter
/ AMI fainter III his cArs az Il Ec WAS Srjl!id
| .is!,cp.
liz had slept. he knew not now long,
/ when he Wa, awakened hy the touch
of q cool p:l.u on his turrhcal. Without
! opening his eyes he knew ;h.lt it Was Bcr-
tn, who w.lS hyndiAg over him. ii, knew
/ thHt hy the thrii which the touch sent
tr ug'l his w.o.c fr ;m.. 1t III ;ht lnve
/ been lccIl ST. of his weakness, ut he had
/ m gined before, tlat day, ;hat this tair
| village gnl with her deep llu- eyes and
! pitv!u t:tc, seemed Hr.tr,r :" him than
any other maiden ever hal. H.: realized
it doub!y now when Enr light fingers were
trying To- stroke away HIS pam and her
words OF pitv "..r'. IN his ears.
/ GLOW ta1 ritly II, E,usS suffer with chat
horrible cut i'll lis head" Le heard her
murmur.
is she so truly sorry for me. then % he
asked himself. "If h,r brother had been
cnly half as mer"ful s1ould not be lying
here now
1t Will be remembered that Hugh had
heard that Eugene had been declared Mr..
WalIingford's heir tnat very morning by
G,lcn Gray, the 1aan who had attempted
his hfe. He could reason it ont in no way
except that the q or!ay and Bertha's
brother had plot ed Sether, and that the
blow he had received really came as much
from one as the other. 1t panied him to
think this Of the brother of the girl who
was caring for him so teaierly. but there
seemed to be no other way Of accounting
, for the production OF another heir as soon
as the plotting parties considered hlm out
Of the way forever.
He tlicd net to think of these things as
he lay there with Berth4's hand still ca
ressing his forehead. He even found hnl-
self rejoicing over the belief that Bertha
knew nothing of her brothers schemes.
He WITS certain Of this, III fact, for he bad
| heard her exclainations of surprise when
| Eugene had broken the news to the little
/ group III the si,tlnS-loom. lie gave him.
self up to every thought that spoke in the
| g!rl's favor and rejected those which did
not. IL st, mcl Ike Il Ioretaste OF Heaven
| to HIM 10 lie there in that quiet room
vita the new feelings Bertha h,.i awaken
/ ed i'll his heart growing stronger and bet
/ ter defined with every touch oI her d;unty
fingers.
/ Bat few momcnts dill he indulge in
sucn tn, ugIts rs those. Il can | lie here
and lose Il million OF dollars by my InactIy-
( ity,' he thought. - mItst .c at work, tor
/ have cunning foes to utL "!th. But
how shall uesln5'
/ Then he remembered the parting worls
of his attorney on III. day ne lett NcS \ ok
ncar,y three we, as before. MIR. Wuiln5-
forus physician says ti.at he may 1--we u
year, ana he may not live u wcek,' the
/ lawyer mad said. "Gou VIII Lc on the
ground if auyth.n should happen, and
a owe all, do not forget thlt Possession from
the start Is every ,hlnS. VI coulsc ant.c-
ipatc Lo trouble, but it Is best 10 be sil.e.'
II must Sue Mis-. A.ll,s Tins very III hit"
he thought. 'Sue mast l!;.ye pUoscssIon Of
the KEYS y. the nous aAd the kuyS ot the
Mill are proyLuiy thtrr. she knew me-
waen IL chIlu, anu she cannot rcIusc to help
me now Is u how shall get cut of thIs
house: l Con t Wait to p.ln any friends
. Ly appearing oGslnIte, 50 tncrc Is nothing
to uu Dut to st III out Axe IL rouLcr alter
they nave retired. Thank God 1 know the
secret plssu, ,es and / can enter the house
without benz seen. My friends nere wlIl
surely forgive me hen they know all.
Iuea ne thought with II start, which
ulan he WAS planning to defeat WAS the
/ dearest 1Iluuu OF IIuse VINO had shell
tered hiln III mis- lIre nIisicrtiue.
"N nat a Strau,,e I.INturc IL all Is, he
muttered to hl4usclf. II nud u nan here
whose name Is exactly my own, whose pre-.
t.usious match with mlur, and no Is of
nv own age. lie claims my property on
tue siren :, TN OF tue similarity, ana resorts
to questionable me,.l4s ~ SCI me- out oil the
WAY. Dut, as II to teIay NE IN part tor
] the trouble lie is lIiS lue, he uncon-