Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-11

omen n,outhed ai the man Of law The
length Of Trappoa speech alone might have
produced half this effect, for he had never
before made 20 iaug q one 20 the farmer.
BIf Tnppc W love with Angelinci
Through iis asiunlahmcnii laughter, seofn.
respect, strnvfled fordoinIueuoc Int soon
he drsw 10 hlt bride Hnl regainri him
srlf WHY should be inuglf u was an
earnest offer. and thonIh the man was
middle aged. Ian and gluin, yet mauy
handsome Young woman had married nm
older and nglicr. Why should he fcei dis
dainfuii This WIS not 10 mean y -ni,ur as
% IT, spurncd Many n maiden " good
family might smile on Squire Tfappe.
who although hia practice had. until last
year, been 20 limited a. 20 itDrl him but
tho ailmmesi Income, wna nu-. hidEc " the
county court, aud looking pofhap. upon q
One cirecr oreniuR ~ 20 him. Besldes.
who possessed greater learning than the
'squifti And surely learning was 20 bc
rnyerncol.
20 d was a, Last, with he usual respect
fui boarng toward the other. that he saldi
"wcll, squire. thi- b 90 unexpected that
fdun't know what 10 ray. You eau rlrak
10 Angic I've always declared that she
should be free Of oholou
"ilnt may shy that I have your fayori"
asked Ieno.
Mr.. ilolcomhc hssitaicd. looking ncros.
the bruad river 10 the deep oancbrakcs on
the other tide. Had the squire bis favor
rcallyi Was this The husband he would
choose for his pretty, soniie Angellnci
~ last he answered, This matter shnnt
70 by any favor except her own"
hut. you know uuri The other,
/ "maidena seldom have the wisdom to
ohonsc we'll What u she prefers that i'm.
pudent young rattle tongue' I AM sorry
the impcrilncnt fellow h related toyou, sir,
for In my opinion be- is hot what Ice claims
b. be."
~ you mean Rshari Forrest NJ.
Tmppe, he y M cousin aud lcar a flno
name I haven't thought about Angles
falling In love with lin, and don't b..
lieye shc's thought about Il herself
"liut wilai II sho has done o. without
thinking abuut iif May hops that yuu
viii pat an end 10 the follyW
III Richard should ask for my danRh.
tet'- hand, returned the farmer with .ul.
den flr,,. The shall hasc my answer. You
are not supposed % ~ the hearor 81 II"
Then said zcno Trappo with slow.
deep bitterness, "lOok yOnder" Their |
horse. werc ambling icisnruly down
messy path. and the lawyer was pointing
10 n sylvan bower formed by wild big.
nonis vim. icaping again and again from
onr 10 another Of a olump u poplars To-
meath this shade sat young man and
maiden. Two pair Of eyes were reading |
frum the same bOok, and Angellnos fair |
hair WINS blowing over Richards shoulder.
Mr.. Holcombe Redeemed with yexatlor. |
The crafty attorney determined 10 push bis
advantage
"Now, sir. Il Is easy for you 20 end all /
That, and end The bold imrosior 0n HI /
way. lie Il nothing but a fortune seeker"
lies come 10 goats house 10 gct wool
n heis seeking fortune round me-" ~.
Joined Holcomllc, tasiiy.
swell, you cannot fail 70 Know that 10
hcggar your estate must seem princcly,n
went on Reno. again showing hi strong
yellow teeth. and lUoklugout OF the corners
Of hi.eycs toward the we'll allied barns They
were then riding by. "And let me tell you,
Mr.. Holcombc, this man l. scarcely morn
than a mcndicaut Ito GUMS 20 you pfcss-
Ing bis claim Of kinship and representing
himself a. member II The Courier staff
out on a short holiday for his health. OF
course he stays when yua give him 10 corl.
ial welcome and he nnds himself In the
most comfortable home and the most en-
companionship In the world. He
iiN1H anu NY ANNItN SLOWLY Mlafs
"whati an editor leave bis oilicc for six
weeks my, indefinitely, Il begins tn APP
pcAr-at this fnomentou- period on the
plea Of III health. when his appetite Is
superb, and he can ride, n-h. row, swim,
talk. sing. from sunrise until bcltlnes
Suspicion follows doubt. aud for your sake
alone determine 10 ascertain the truth
! wroto 10 The Courict's leading editor n
guarded inquiry. III. answer has reached
mo today Richard Forrest !. In no way
with this Journal"
Mr. lIoloombc now starts again. but no
does not forget the ties u blood.
That's enough" he said, proudly. "Irt
my young cousin himself account 10 me-"
"Oh. no doubt he can do II glihly," 10
sumed the lawyer, yenomously but look
out, my dear sir. lilo will steal your
daughter, ~ he has her love. II he Il sure
VI her dowry. Hut n therr I. not a cor.
iainty OF that, the dowry may disappear
with tho gallant, while the daughter IT,.
maius behind TO grloyc. My earnest coun-
vel 10 you, -lr, l. TO deposit your $1,000
nash In bank ~ quickly ~ possible II this
FELLOW i TO dwell longer under your roof"
"Nou have gone far enough. sir-too far,
Ia deed" broke Ia the farmer holly.
~ beg your humble pardon, Mr. llol-
'ombe let my zeal In your lntercyts cx-
,tiso me. Hut will you read this letter
from Tho Courier editor" holding IL to-
ward him.
But tho other waved him on. Zeno
rrappo howell humbly and rode away.
'cigning an exprcasicr and bearing regret
ind despair which he did not feel Could
his trump card fail to wini
Mr.. Holeombo was decidedly glnm at
lea, lrrsponslyc 10 Forests bright snllics,
Angles brighter snillrs aud biz wifo's gun.
10 questioning, lie sent Angle OIL 10 her
-ooni carly, but himself did not leave hi.
'rcaky rocking chair on tho back porch
intil almost midnight. His glumness had
next day developed iuto irrl;abillty Of u
marked type. He kept Angie by his aide
called her TO iiud his hat when
he and Richard went 10 the plano, but In.
,tead Of using the hat when brought. 10
iad her VIC down by him aud put now
baud ON II. When they started to walk n
he spring he summoned hrr TO sort ont
iis papers. All the time he Ignored For.
rest, A. far As that amiAble young fellow
would let any one he obliyions 10 him. lie !
was eruss all day to mild tempered Mn.
Iloloombc, trying hard In his soul--but
generously iailing-to throw On hor all tho
blame of this undoslred heart affair and Of
rrappoa snltouhip.
When she swoetly asked him In the morn
ng Il be- waa guing 20 ride down To see the
corn he grufly replied that he
he'd run the farm all right.
Whom, In the afternoon. she auxiously In.
luircd Il he did not think II best Ia drive
nto town and deposit that money In bank
he snarled ont that u other folks would ,
mind their own business he'd attend 10
la Tiis answer was really 10 Zeno Trappe,
hough u seemed to he 10 Mrs. liolcomhe.
n hls heart he knew that she was right;
hey ought not To sleep another night with /