Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-10-16
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The Heir Of the Mills
CHI Attorney's Sc.
BY
ALFRED B. TOZER,
AUTHOR OF "BoUND HAND AND Foor,"
"WHo WAS TO BLAME" ETC. Ere.
CHAPTER X.
A CALL FOR HELP.

As he entered tho room, AMI seated HIM
self in n chair. Bertha arose and stood
beside him.
"Wcll.' she said, "you see, we had no.
thing better to do, and we waited for
YOU. | am sure, though" she added with
n smile that you don't deserve any such
attention from us--locs he, Fanny ?'
Fanny made no r,ily.
81 am sorry you wtitcl,' said Eugene
"Why ?" asked Bertha.
Because have been disappointed.
"You are still undecided then ?''
al am"
"Whcn will this uucert Unity end, Eu-
gene - sud Bertha, softly twining her
arms around her brothers neck. "Come
and help me coax him. Fanny, won't you -
Fanny drew her chair mp to her lovers
SIDE.
"Ah, my darling sad Eugene. kissing
her, 81 called at your house as | came
home. wanted to b. sure that you didn't
feel greved at my conduct this morning.
Yen see he said, looking up ut his sister.
81 knew that could make my pcac. with
Bertha, when came home. Bat I didn't
want my pet to be thinking al manner Of
hard things about me. until / saw her
aslin. by the WAY. my dear, Grover sent
you warming by me, that he intended to
lock Won ont toni hit 50 Won will have to
stay with Bertha
w, had already mad. that orranra-
ment. Eugene" sal Bertha" "I wish Le
would lcch her ont every nj rht.
AS it WAS quite htr, the happy little
party soon brok" up, and Eu,rn" sought
his couch. Although he WAS thorou hiy
exhausted. it was by no means an easy
matter for the younr man to r,t to sleep.
He was dis,rpantcd at not seeing the at
torney betor, he l., tired. although H. wcll
knew the rea s,n why the aproli.tlrcnt had
not Leeo kept The sunulsrl acci lent at
the Office hld. without doubt. detained
GRAY, until it was to- late for the proposed
visit, but he WITS dis,r,,o n,,,l ncyevthc.
less. Besides chu.in.s under the uncer
,.,intg REGARDING tn. iuln ns, prop rty.
which was almos, in hi. ,,r,sr, H.. was an
xious to have the seal cr secrecy removed
in order that h. mi sht unfoll his plans
p'tsr, -t,',ns .,r !..9 ID, ;o:n
Cd. Ike ~ " t.t: in $, i, "f heir as.
sumcl care { -. -, they wc.c worrying
oy,r il.
Although tn" c.rrsti y of n""rT.ing OF
tlcyhni, e the !, s;,.,.l o'.c'.,, Ia gene, may
seem a t..ivial one to nluy. il " 5 r,"llJ
on Of great i'm oytauc" t. tn l,tlr family
1t mean. comparative il rpen4encc 10
them. The y rs W, re douily urxious, be-
o use they feared that EuEcnr was about
tn engage in some unecrt in scheme, VIII h
could end in 10 good. Eugene ualerst ID
thi, and w,t.. tncr, fore. All the more AK
i"us to tell ;!4cin the real cause OF his in'te-
cision.
Resolving Tat he would keep The L. t,
t,r away from th,m ro LONGER than the
next day, the yourr am fell i:.to q trol.
blei s'o,p-a sleep in VII ch the inci9, nt1
Of the Iaat day, and tie probable ores OF
the next day were strangely ming in
dra,ms which seemed to Lave neither
beginning nor en1.
During one OF his wahc'ul spells, c "; g
thoroughly startled l,s h.ar.n:, loud
Enocling at the door Lcl,w. lie arose,
hastily dressed himself, and, dcccnd:ns tic
stairs, opci4cd the doo:.
"Is Miss Clayson herc?' asked a voice
as soon as the door WAS opened, VIII ch En-
gene had no difficulty i'll recognizing as
that OF Uncle Billy.
Eugene answered in the affirmative.
Her brother was taken . ht sick as
came by said the old man, I" and he
wanted me to stop and tel her. She Is
t. go back with IN right away"
If it is ont Of your way, VIII rc'urn
with her. S id Euscne. Is 1t anytilH"
rorious:'
"Nothin' t. be scared ahouf-only weak
ard nervous like. Ec wanted her to come
alone unless Bertha had m;nd to
8 | see how it is said E"gcnc. =" will
call tho girls and set III" + .tw.s ready,
for see that it i, raining
The roor fcioy hts worried himself
into fever over tAat terrible theory cf
his" Thought Eugrr', rs lie waited below,
for the girls 70 ma, t G a?2raanct
1t viii be as well, after I'll 10" me to Keep
away from him uatl he Is better, as the
thought that | caught h.m at his horrible
work, may worry him."
The g.ri5 were soon ready. Fanny cvinc-
irg great ai,x'cty to reach hpInr and i''rn
h"r brothers true c"ndIli n, Eugene kiss
ed then 10th at tie dor. and WAS sogn
alone in the ousr, Vs. lie Bertha and
f. my We're facing the so.rn, which, how
ever. h; d now nearly spent is fury.
After reaching; the main read, the party
walked very lapdly. and W. +. soon at Fam
ny It sil"nce. In tn sittlg-:opn be'o.;.
Untle Billy dctIincd the girls, by placing
his hand against the d o..
81 told you - 'wh"rper, young lali"s,"
he said, "when | I'd as how young Clay
son w's under the weA h"r, lte l. as wcl