The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-28
UNCLE HENRY's WILL.


stood In the garden one bright June
morning examining her rod and lines
with the air of an expert
oh. say. Nab, let me GO with
you. Wait minute for a fellow.
won't youp"
"All right Hurry up. though. for
want to be off before the sun gets so
high"
Five minutes more and they are on
their way to the stream. Twenty min
utes more and behold Nab placidly
seated on one side OF the brook while
Bob goes round to the other side a
little farther up. both waiting for a
bite ~
For time silence reigns supreme;
but whoever heard of girl keeping
still more than five consecutive min
utesp So presently Mabel breaks out
do you know Bob. every time
think Of Uncle Henry l get madp
When you come to consider 1t wasn't
it mean Of him to let MS live. In that
house all'these years, until 1t seemed
really ours, and then TO go of to Dem
yer and die. Here we wake up one
fine morning and find he has sold 1t TO
that doctor, while we have paltry
four hundred year and the rest goes
10 found an orphan asylum. Ughw
and here she curls up her pretty nose
ia high disdain.
Eyes II was really shabby trick
OF the old gentleman's;" agrees Bob;
shen adds consolingly. '.It's good
that house Of Walkers was vacant
though. just turned up in time. didn't
i:?"
Bob. have you seen himp"
"Ycs I've seen MIN a couple OF
limos He was at the match the other
day"
WAS he? What's he likep Is he
niccp" she queries eagerly in one
breath. with all the usual amount OF
feminine curiosity in her voice.
well. I suppose you girls would
call him n real good-looking chap /
,hiuk he's nice. nothing stuck up about
him. He's real pleasant to talk to.
his voice is So" ...s.-,e.,~ts.
so. Just because he happened, to
know little about q horrid old match
and by his talk you may think he
knew u great deal more. / warrant
you fell right in love with him. Oh.
Bobby! l didn't think it OF you! AS for
good looks. handsome is that hand
sonic docs say. don't care If he is
as grand as Apollo. with the most an
go,ic voice in Christendom. for one
am not going to fall straight down at
his feet and adore him! I'm prepared
10 hate him! I'll show him that
Well! what is the matter with you?
You act as il you had some nervous
disease!'
During this speech she had been
growing moro and more excited and
he: voice louder and louder. From
his position little farther up. on the
opposite eide OF tho stream, Bob had
been making pantomimic attempts to
stop hcr. but to no avail. Now he
gazes disconsolatoly at figure In
gray. which is disappearing down the
path directly behind Nab.
20 " say. sit's real mean. Nab! There
he goes now! I'm sure he heard every
word you said. too"
WHEREOF" she turns quickly. just in
time TO soc tho vanishing form OF DR..
Duncan. II think you might have
told nc Bob with an air OF injured
inuoccncc.rN
How could IP" Indignantly; The
was right behind you. If you hadn't
screamed 30 loud you might have
heard him yourself.
.Oh. don't care! People that
come sncaking around never hear any
good OF themselves" Then she goes
on In a wheedling voice: do you
= really and truly think he heard mep"
Hoard youP" Bob replies with un-
sympathetic boyish frankness. why,
anyone could have heard you clear
down ut the other end OF town. the
way you screeched"
well / don't care anything about
itsnsbut.shc has the grace to blush all
tie &lme. MI ~ kGte
~ think IT'S mean Nab. the way
you t.oat DR.. Duncan. :" said Bob one
day when several months had passed.
..Such nice tellOw, tool I'd Q sight
rather talk TO him than TO George
Houston. who can't. do anything but
bang his hair. pose In q tennis suit
and hang round the girls-"
1T seems to me your doctor u NOT
particularly anxious 70 talk to me. !
suppose ne does not consider It worth
while. 7" she retorts.
why. Mabi And you only knew
what he said"
.Whate" demands she. with an a.
sumption OF indifference but Hobby ID
not caught
%! / don't suppose you'd think an
opinion OF his any consequence, 90 I'd
better not tell you."
Thereupon Nab determines on
wicked plan Of revenge and says quits
fecliugly: Never mind, Bob after
this I'll try 10 be real nice 70 him"
Her brother 70 . tribe suspicious o.
such an,vnusually meek resolve HI
has Q faint idea that MAIDS dimplea
and big. brown eyes mean some sor'