The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-27

Il only offered he said, sto take care
OF her for the rest Of her days, and
settle this place on you That Won
have no power to do I said, hotIy
and rashly. 'You promised to give
mother the mortgage, and if she has
it she only can say what shat be done
with the property. You promised
papa on your word as q gentleman,
and if you do not keep IL, gil as /
am, will proclaim Won 'aiSe-s liar,
il you force me to. NJ voice
dropped sc the word the most iu-
sulting to gentleman, I had been
brought up to regard it. you have
not improved matters by your inter
ference Cousin Robert said, harshly.
am the rest guard an OF my own
honor. There is no need you should
publish family mat ers. Your
mother would never have beer mo-
Tested in my life>time. Twill send
her the paper and q picture of nv
self when de. For yourself. vonr
ratner never mentioned you. why
should ne, when had my mother
eaid, hetly for knew he wished
to wound nae by papa's seeming
neglect"
"Did he send the mortgage ?''
asked Walter "Or rather, did his
lawyer?-f0r know your cousin is
dead"
"No; that is the trouble. He
sent thu picture; there it hangs
just over the ladder; but there was
no law paper. And so the mortgage
is to be foreclosed to settle our
Cousins estate; and mother has had
a notice to leave"
swell, dear, you know where
your home is, your mother will all
ways be welcome" said Walter.
That is just it. Not that il is
not kind and sweet in yon. Only,
you see, could not make il to
mother. We will have to wait"
"But that is nonsense"-began
Walter.
Mother" Mabel went on to ex-
plain, "has taken a email hCu.e IN
the village. OF course, she will be
forloyn for an age; and cannot pos
sib'y leave her."
"Msbel, you don't mesn it ?''
"But l do. And oh, how I hate
Cousin Roberto che sdded.
"But l will speak to your mother,
myself. She will not let you make
such sacrifice"
"Who said il was a sacrifice ? Not
I, l can tell you. l don't call it
sacrifice to stay with ones mother
when she has just lost an old home
she detes on. If you look that way,
you are no better than Cousin
Robert. How | hate his looks "
nd she shook her fist a. heportrait,
"For heavens sake, Mabel, what
are you going to do? You will
surely break your neckp' exclaimed
, Walter.
s'Not L. am going to turn our
cousins face to the wall. He has no
business to look placidly on al the
! mischief he has done. Turned
! mother out Of the house, sss uS two
t quarreling, and"
THE picture ia far too heavy for
2 you," he interrupted, climbing on
I the ladder to her assistance.
"Not half as heavy rs the sight of
his face. What is it, Walter? have
you found anything?"
] DLCSO Va ktCkRC4
r Either some one has stuck it there
to tighten the picture in the frame
; or to hide It away for safe keeping.
/ People don't put papers in picture
frames for nothing"
+ Nonsense; who would put bit
> of paper in such a hiding place as
, that; trap for dust and cl6webs &?
: Give me your hand, please, intend
to jump"
r In another moment, without his
r hand, she sprang lightly to tbs floor
and stood beside him.
Il "What is it, Walter? There is not
the smallest doubt but that you
i. have made q discovery"
@ 81 should think that I had. Who
would ever expect to find the mics
= ing mortgage stuck in the back of a
o. picture. between the canvas and the
:. frame? Yet, nevertheless, here it
is, ali right, snd legally made over
? to your mother. Your cousin Rob-
r ert kept his promise. for with his
picture BE sent the mortgage. But
o it is miracle that We found It." ex-
3 planned Walter
e} "Perhaps he intended to keep to
the letter o. his promise. He was
n man who well understood how to
& bear a grudge, and he never fOrgave
mamma her indignant refusal OF his
offer of marriage, nor me for nay in
O reference. l rather like the picture,
e now that it has tod its secret, con,
q fessed Mabel.
). "And you will not consider it
y necessary to stay for ages comfort
2 ing your mother, since she does no!
7 need you" suggested Walter.
. "Who ted you, sir, she does not
q need me? A mother generally
= needs her only child. Only III
p coax her, if you do not mind, &c
= need US both ."-G0dey.