The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19
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any daughtersa"
David said surlily that he had no
children DIT all. and one of the jurymen
muttered, with a queer laugh, that he
was sorry-didn't see how his sin was
''a-going to find him out"
George said he had two daughters.
'Ask their name, alcatde."
'.Mary and Nellie"
The poor sisters eyes filled as she
looked in Georges face and said:
'.Alcalde, / give to my niece Mary
ten thousand dollars. and to my niece
Nellie ten thousand dollars, and / hope
you and the good men present will al
low the gift to stand. l know my
brother David will never want a dollar
while there is one in the country he
lives in. George is e%xtravagant, and
will have always a ten-dollar road for
a five-dollar piece; but his boys can
learn his own or their uncle's trade;
there are plenty of ways for them. I
would like to put the girls beyond de-
pendence and beyond the necessity Of
marrying for a living"
David rose in a fury and said he
would listen no longer to such none
sense.
you forget, Mr.. Forsyth, that you
have put this case into our hands. l
think you will have more sense than
make enemies of thirteen of the best
men in the neighborhood. Gentlemen,
would you like to retire and consider
this matter?"
Not at all. alcalde. 1 an for Civ
ing Miss Forsyth all her father gave
her."
"And l." "And l." And T." cried the
whole twelve almost simultaneously.
II shall contest this affair before the
San Antonio Court" cried David, pas
sionately.
You'll think better of ii, Mr.. Forsyth.
Do you mean to say you brought
twelve men here to help you rob your
sister. sir?"
Il mean to say hat that Mexican
Zavala has robbed me. I shall call him
to account"
The doctor laughed good-naturedly,
and answered.
1--WE have each our W weapons, my
friend. l cannot fight with any other.
Besides. l marry me 4 wife next week"
And the doctor leaned pleasantly on
the alcaIde's chair, and, with a joke,
babe friend after friend "Good-bye."
Mary Forsyth carried out her inten-
tons. She settled. strictly and care
fully, ten thousand dollars on each Of
her nieces, bought her homestead. and
then sat down to consider what she
should do with her eight thousand dol
lars.
eff I were a Frenchwoman and San
Antonio were Paris" she said; Il
would rent a store and 60 to trading.
1 know how to buy and sell by instinct;
and if I were a born farmer. l could
plant corr and cotton, and turn them
into gold; but l am not a farmer-I
never made a garden and got a decent
meal out of it. I calculate twill be
best to get John Doyle for head-man.
and put my money in CATTLE"
Just as she came to this decision;
Doctor Zavala drove hurriedly up to
the door.
Mary! MaryT' he cried. come
quickly! There is an old friend ofyours
in the timber too i'll with the dengue
fever to move"
''What do you need. Doctor?"
Need? l need you and a couple of
men to carry him here. Do you know
that it is Will Morrison?"
ooh, Doctori Doctor!!"
"Fact. Heard of your fathers death
in Arizona, and came straight home to
look after you. Poor fellow! he's pref
ty bad"
Well, Mary did not need to hire John
Doyle as head man; for Will, who had
loved her faithfully for fifteen long
years, was the finest stock-man in the
State; and within three months, the
doctor and his beautiful Dolores danced
afandango at Mary and Wills we'd
ding.