Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-13

Mrs. HOWELL when She ear, "l,l
nodded, and she said ''-' 20 liid
1t didn't do her much ro.a
died, fair and square. that sa D,E lot
They didn't dress her fo,. tb ''''le nis
the[ We're sure she was dead ''e n
did she speak againP~ ASH
Speak! Save US, no. DID se'L u
to you?" ~ sue spek
Yes" l said. N
''What did she say9n
/ was sorry ! had said so,,
answered: 'iu'i'' =
"She gave me a MESSAGE for NJ. "
"What was it?n -n''i
Il can't tell anybody brr NJ M
Who is Marie?" '' 'IiT
Il don't know as III tell yo,,
you are so close-mouthed yourself
sides, | am good friends to Nh. -
ham, and you are SO free v';tG
Marie's too. | never called bc,. H..
''Well, that was all the mann IS M
and if you are her friend Won taI ~
ter send her here to get The m@.. "
Was she a relation of Mrs. Holrsli' III
NO; she was an adopted daugb u
She might have been some di.f.n7
nection of the family don't l.. e
But Mrs. Howell was very fond '.s M
and never was an own child pered II
made more Of. The family than e
she would be remembered bandsor
in the will. You see the old Iod,.
took sick sudden, and off ber g
from the first. Mr.. Timothy HoIn, n
and his wife, that the old lady conf 1.
abear, neither of them, they came Il
as soon as she was dangerously !. e
and they sent for me. Mr. Tiunt
he was old Mr.. Holwelrs nephew M
Mrs. Timothy. she was Mrs E,}a D
niece; so they did have some clai h
being neXt-of-kin; and they lust IN Il
ed Miss.Graham out of the room NJ
/ had orders not to let her in. Ri
did, for all, and many night she NJ
cried and cried over her adopted ma A1
er because she did not know her m
petted and kissed her 1t was ,ba NJ
full to keep her out, and the breath n,
not gone from the old lady, BODY n.
fore Mrs. Timothy sent her out Of AZ
house. She was at the funeral, D, ~
child. all in deep black" @
where is She now?" Ma
lyon tell me your secrets and Mn
tell you mine," said tie hateful al
woman. "She is getting her living iii
a shop, and that's all youll get oatof
me"
And not another word would she 81.
But made up my mind then that do
old lady had actually come back fr 5In
the grave to send that message to Ma.
rie, and | was determined to deliverM
Uncle John had told me that law IL
IA Mr.. Hughes was paying the Hi
and settling up the property.
/ worried and studied over it for III
most a week, and determined to IN
Mr. Hughes. n
Hewas an old gentleman, and a b III
one, but very good natured. told ID
about it, excepting what the old III
said, and that | wasn't going to tell u
anybody but the person it was int ~
ed for.
He was very grave over my stowl
and ut last said:
you want to see Miss Graham 81
Yes, sir 1t may not make any III
ference, but | think she ought to knpN
what Mrs. Howell said"
Yes, she ought to know Twill "a
her to meet you here tomorrow
SO the next day | went back M
sweetest young lady | ever saw was II
Mr.. Hughes's office. and she saidto N
You may speak before Mr.. Hug ~
l have no secrets he may not hear IA
So ! gave the message word n
word. and they both spoke at once Il
THE lost win"
Then Miss Graham toldme that ~
Howell had made a will, leaving rs
handsome property, but it could Y
be found. Mr.. Hughes had draw
UP, but Mrs. Howell kept it herself ii
When it was missing, Mr. limo rs
and his wife were the next heirs "
Mr.. Timothy would have come IN E
how, for what his uncle left by ms Il
1t was only Mrs. Holwell's own mo a
that was left to Miss Graham; but NJ ~
Timothy took that when there was "a
will found. The dressing-case was q
the old lady had bought in Paris "
before, and nobody but Miss Gran
and herself knew about the se' n
drawer.
1t was none Of my business to III
questions. so / went away, bu' 1
Graham did not forget me. Ia
She came one day not long after @
told me that Mr.. Hughes had .as'' ~
upon one more search for the WILL vs.
had found it in the dressing-ca'e.
rave Miss Graham a handsome 10 rs
that Mrs. Howell had rented To- OF s.
people while She lived, and an luc0
that made her rich. 81
She was So grateful to me thal n
ly think she would have given m' I
her money had | asked her, h', IA
has not forgotten me. She heiI y
ucate my two boys, and Mt. hu- "a
has one one Of them in his once u
and she never buys a rosebud "
where but at my shop. 1t is mine
Uncle John left it to me when ne 81
and my eldest son is with me I'D
business.
We furnished the flowers Tor %
Graham's wedding two years 'llf. ,] n
Howell died, aud a pretuer O''u
never saw. "A
Her husband comes nfor flowers
her. and She comes i'm the caT'a-, n
her children and buys all they e'N
~ home. -3., "A