The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-29
TWIST OF ROSES.

"I am."
Never answer pronpter, more de
cided; Notwithstanding, Hugh Grea
torex stared above his papers with al
incredulous, bewildered air.
II am to understand then, tina
you disdsin young Bonni6eld's offsr
that you will not avail yourself o
any part of your rigbtinl pro ertg
that you sacrifice all ="
A fash of her black eyes, an i'm
patient ioot+ap, interrupted nim.
GAM" she said.
But the brick little lawyer was noI
to be thus foiled.
my dear Mas Barbara" he CON-
tinued. sauveIy. "this is q deIicat.
matter, q very delicate matter In.
deed, but beg you to reflec.; If 90,
On tits proper offer, at least pom the
the primary condition OF the will.
Yop understand your grandfather, OF
course; be presumed you would not
find this hard, and aa tar as HUI
bert"
The black eyes flashed more wildly;
again the crisp voice spoke.
MIR. Greatorex, spare your pains;
l will not marry Hurbert Bonni6eld;
L will not take from him THESE
estates. For both, this is my last will
end Testament, 30 please let the sub
jeot Drop"
she finished With her hand on the
door knob, and swept from the apart
ment down the hall and into the
charming little boudoir which, until
this evening had seemed to her a
paradise; into which, heretofore, she
had brought scarce a disturbing
thought. Her face softened, a burst
OF tears would have been the speedy
sequel TO her indignation. bat for az
object that had met her eyes.
A fair object to lock upon; twist
of twin roses. grazing the bracket
whittier, a few hours since, they had
been tenderly carried; where tbs
same Barbara had bent over them
with blushing countenance, and
touched them with her lips. Poor
flowers! now bsholding them her
Grows bent; pittllessly Fhe seized
them, and flung them far out on the
lawn. This action was q relief! With
it, resentment temporarily faded, AND
seemed lost in temporary amaze.
who would have believed l would
do that this mornina!" she MUIR
INJURED. "But truly since morning
lite has changed. Then was near
loving Hubert Bonuifeld; now l
think | am as near b ting him as
ever I'd like to be. And be-"
She did not finish; she stood staring
wistfullY down the roadway, as il seek
ing the sequel shere-dowR There
the flowers had fallen, where they lay
~siting, reveu2eful agent, though
Barbara knew it not.
1t was a surprising deHouemeqt, that
which had occurred this day. Cd
ColoDeI Holden had been three
months dead; the search for his will,
vain, though vigilsnt, was about being |
abandoned and an administrator |
when. accidentally, the |
hunted document came 10 ligh. |
and a startling document it proved, |
comforting the colonel's rich estates,
upon bis grand
daughter, n condition that she mar
RED Mr. Hubert Bonni6eld; which,
failing to do, the same were to pass
lntrammelled into the said 3onni-
aeId's po, session. Either OF which
oonditlons Hugh Greatorex, executor,
Vas charged to see speedily fulfilled.
% the face, a most arbitrary will.
But to those acquainted with ca
holden the matter was Very plain.
BE had been through lie An invster-
tie Jester; his humor must needs
inge his will. Noting with q
avorble eye young Bonni-
ield's attentions to Barbsra-
Ls yet in their fret bud-and pridirg
himself on his sasacity, he had, in a
it of jolity, revoked all former tesla
neuts and indited this; chuckliDg to
hink that should be die before things
we're settled, how delightfully."-, under
hese arbitrary conditions, he had
Irrsuged for his dear young folks"
And he had died suddenly. lsaving
bis surprise.
Barbara underHtood it; unfortun
tely Hugh Bonnifeld demurred.
lis delicscy was to be the first STUN
,ling-bleck. There was no joy in his
when he heard the start
ing news; he appeared to fathom but
ne point.
"1t seems very ridiculous, Br.
Ireatorex," be said. ''that / should
fer to forego all claim to Miss Bar
ara Holden's estates, but this is, in {
~ view. the proper course. Peee
manage it as informally as possIAte,
lse We may make matter OF -.
out of Q farce.
Hugh Greatorex was not surprised.
"a fine young fellow. Mr.. Hu
CT. Bounifeld," he unused privately
bat Holden did not know him as well
s I. The case stands thus: He can
ave pretty Miss Barbara tomorrow
1r the asking, bus ask her he never
Iill. without some advance on her t
art, something to satisfy his nice
oul. Undoubtedly she will miscom-
rehend him; and so the chances are
1 =