Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-11


tween a smile and sigh.
"A forgaire!" continued Carmen, demurely
II did of myself write the names of ozzer
peoples" when Carmen was excited she lost
the control of the English tongue; 81 did
write just to please myself-it was my onklo
that did make of it money-you understand,
eh? Shall you not speak9 Must l again hit
your
$50 on" said Thatcher, laughing.
II did find out, when came to you at the
mine, that had forged against you the name
of Michetorena. to the lawyer went and
found that it was so-of verity-so! sol all
the time. Look at me not now, Don Royal
it is a forgaire' you stare at"
"Carmenp
"Hooshl Shall have to hit you again" l
did overlook all the papers. found the appli-
cation; it was written by me- There"
She tossed over the back of her chair an
envelope to Thatcher He opened it.
81 see" he said gently, "you repossessed
yourself of It'll"
"What is that-'r-r-r-e-possessp
"Whyi" - Thatcher hesitated - "you got
possession of this paper-this innocent for
gery-again."
"Oh You think me a thief as well as a
forgaire. Go away Get up. Get out"
"My dear girl"
"Look at the paperl VIII you' Oh, you
silly"
Thatcher looked at the paper. In paper,
handwriting, age and stamp it was identical
with the formal, clerical application of
Garcia for the grant. The Endorsement of
Micheltorena was unquestionably genuine.
But the application ,cas made for Royal
Thatcher. And his own signature was imi-
tated to the very life
II had but one letter Of yours wiz your
name" said Carmen, apologetically; "and it
was the best poor me could do"
"Why, you blessed little goose and angel,
said Thatcher, with the bold, mixed metaphor
of amatory genius, "dont you sec"
"Ah, you don't like tit is not good''
"My darlingm
"Hooshl There is also an odd cat up stairs.
| And now have here character. Win you
| sit downs Is it of necessity hat up and
| down you should walk and awaken the whole
house? Therer-she had given him vicious
dab with her fan as he passed He sat down.
Sand you have not seen me nor written to
me for yearp
Garment"
asst down, you bold, bad boy. Don't you
see it is of business that you and talk down
here; and it is OK business that ozzer people
| up stairs are thinking, Eh!"
"D-n business! See here, Carmen, my dar-
+. ling, tell mel regret to say he had by this
time got hold of the back of Garments chair
tell IRE, my own little girl, about-about
that senator. You remember what you said
to him!"
"Oh, the old man? Oh, that was businessi
/ And you say of business, 'd-n.'"
Garment"
"Don RoyalIr
Although Miss Carmen had recourse to her
fan frequently during this interview, the air
must have been chilly, for moment later, on
his way down stairs, poor Harlowe, sufferer
from bronchitis, was attacked with violent
| fit of coughing, which troubled him all the
way down.
"Well,r he said, as he entered the room, II
see you have found Mr. Thatcher, and shown
those papers I trust you have, for you've
certainly had time enough. l am sent by
mother to dismiss you all to bed"
Carmen, still in the arm chair, covered with
her mantilla, did not speak
II suppose you are by this time lawyer
enough to know continued Harlowe, "that
Miss De Haro's papers, though ingenious, are
not legally available, unless"
Il chose TO make her a witness. Harlowe,
! you're a good fellow don't mind saying to
| you that these are papers / prefer that my
scife should not use. Wen leave it for the
| present--unfnished business"
They did. But one evening our hero brought
| Mrs Royal Thatcher a paper containing
touching and beautiful tribute to the dead
| senator.
'There, Carmen, love, read that Don't
you feel little ashamed of your-your-your
lobbyiug-'