Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-15

hand, forgrtful OF hn cattle, when
he saw 81 Doss riding up and then
dismounting 81 tothorod his horse
to the pendent limb Of beech u'uo
and thcn strobe forward He had
the reputation Of being the most for
ward young man IN the county, but
lac had a very embarrassed air now.
"Howdy, Hugh"
"Howdy, 81"
'E'olks all wcllT
"Ycs. Your'nr
"Fus' rate, thank y. Our best
brood SOW = sort o linpish. / allow
she's boen catin something aforo VIC
brought hor outon tho woods"
"Likcly."
And thon tho two stood like OK.
hnustod receivers. At last Doss broke
out.
I've been allowin to sit married"
"Ycsp
'1d like you 10 put in u good word
for me"
Moi Who's the girli'
kitty McNi5son."
"Not--our--Elttyp
Eyes. I'm not quito sure whether
sho flvors me or not I've been
aroun some, but somehow / amt got
tho nerve 20 speak out. Couldn't you
soun her an ind outN
"Our Bit,yl Why, 81, shos a little
girl. Shos too young
"Sho's eighteen years old. Ihoarn
Miss McKisson say 80. You know,
though, lm tolrablc well TO do, an
don't owe no man dollar. love
tho very ground sho walks on.
"Well, said Hugh after a pause,
"woll see about it, Anything now"
''i'hcre just IL. There's II follow
down to The town--a furrinor from
the east got up in store clothes an
mighty sassy loolin, an he's been in.
quirn about John Markhams folks
Soz hos n KIN 20 en- an y gTno 10
come an hunt up Kitty"
moi What's his Manor
"Calvin Burnett Hes a lawyer
where ho lives
"Burncttl Must 10 kin to Eitty's
mother. You told him whar she isf'
YES, and thar he comes now, on
Sol Dingcss' claybank mar. Can't
ride worth Bhucks, nuthcr.'
II was u sprucely dressed stranger
who rode %. and leading his marc
came toward them. II was not nee.
ossary to III his kinship, for no
favored Kitty, as thcy say In the
hills. The same eyes and forehead,
but he IA square chin. Ho OK.
planned hi business.
Como 70 tho house, Mr.. Bur
nett" 20 Hugh. kitty will DO
back from tho springhouso present
ly."
Doss was anxious TO learn every.
thing, but us no one asked him 10 re-
main howent of reluctantly. Present
| ly Kitty camO in, and the newcomer
introduced himself Us her Gat cousin,
tho son Of her mothers brother.
"Of course, " said Burnett, Il am
worry glad to know near relative,
especially when sho's a pretty girl
but / did not come for that. / ann
here on business Do you know any.
thing Of your fathers historyr
mo, sir
"Oh, don't sir me, Kitty; we arc
own cousins. Call mo Cousin Cal.
Your father ran OH with my aunt,
having married her against grand
/ lUN1s,.fH 4
owned her and nas very bitter. But
whom he died he loft one.half OF HIS
property to father absolutely and tho
other half in trust. The nature of
the trust was explained IN sealed
paper, not to DO opened until after
fathers death and 10 be carried out
10y his executor / believe father
know its nature.
"The trust money increased under
my fathers prudent management,
and that share OF tho estate amounts
to more than what / inherit. It IL
nearly twice as much. lopenod tho
paper and tho instructions arc That
am to pay 1t over TO the heir or hcini
of Catherine Markham. lam salts.
fed, from inquiry, that you are the
heir, Kitty, and am ready 10 trans
fer TO you, under tho proper legal
forms, nearly $4,000. | congIatu.
lato you, Kitty. You will be able to
live at the east MS comfortably as pos.
Hiblc on IN income sufficient, ] sup.
pose, for a single gontlowomun.n
Ninety thousand dollarsl The
amount duzed Kitty and strucl, the
Mckissons dumb It was a fairy tale
and the young lawyer looked like an
onchantor Hugh was considered
rich th0re with less than iif,h OF
the sum, but s9O,OOOl
At last Kitty oslledi
"Mr Burnett - Cousin Calvin
must live there 10 get the money!
mo. You can live whore You
like, but If you want TO enjoy life
the east is tho place for you. You
arc your own mistress, or, at least,
You will DO at twenty-one. In the
meanwhile the court hero win prob
ably let you name your own guar
dian and trustee
THANK you, cousin. nm glad &c
know you, glad 10 have this umcN
pectod fortune, and would be glad tc
see n place that Two heard 40 much
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