The morning call., 1892-09-03
BETHANY'S FORTUNE.

sight than met his eyes as ne WalAe1 "cIoS
the elm-shaded lawn.
" Ora. Madeline aud Bethany Ireherne
=; were spending their summer vacation at the
farmhouse owned by the latter's mateFna
grandfather, Captain Burton, who turned
an honest penny by taking few boarder;
during the heated term.
-. The three girls, all Of them in their TWEEN
tieth year, were playing lawn tennis as MI
Clinton advanced, ana their light dresses
made them look ike butterflies as they
: gracefully darted hither and thther.
just as Ora was about 10 send ball spin
ming toward Donald RalStOn. she caught
sight of the lawyer. Dropping her racket
she ran toward him, eXclaimingi
."Oh, here's Mr.. Clinton at last! No oy,
we shall hear what grandmab lln I'd HAS 101'
us. Come. girls, LET'S meet plth' ,,bo
Mrs. TreherDe. their grandmother, m1i {.
=. had been supposed TO be rlcA woman ~
:. snite Of her economical manner ol lifIus'
had been dead three months.
::Onr of her last Instructions to her lawyer
s was that the terms OF ler VIII Snou:u ~ ~
. be made public until sue nad IAN th lLei
si .s1}ea ,tH Mr.. Clinton. Madeline cried 'lo
rut-s-us out ef our misery! Has grand
mamma left US anything
=. And was SIZE Ehch Teman? added
o os.Yes: to both questions" MI. Clinton
t:ausyy s,rsl drily "CUme here Betna fuf
; :y0lxef.Fst all hear p hat Ia we g: say, MIS-
1rrseIne left $50 900 to various charities
TWhat SHAME. She ought 80. have re,
Nembered thar charity begins at. slgiIie,
Ora acclaimed wtatifUhy.
I'VE three glrls 70 her NEAREST Of kim; let
us break the MIL was Madeline, s spEgeS-
!. ton Cast we; Mr.GtRtotl?".: - -.
Mrs Trerern6 has pTOytde0 th&t1t either
OF her heirs makes S7Jefl an atteIp r. tiA[
heir Is to recei4e nttn1aSzt. - j. B;
S "0h, pstfsWs Nei1 So. on ..p@ated Ora.
"She has also lett g taous Ei<n .di.! als 10
be pa i'd at oncp, 10 zach OF you q Els.
bah! What's a.-t8o2sand ..dQl5aES2 j
don't shan Der: for Z "a u. = = =. .
~ ow Ora it Something" u adeiiqe
sensIbly remarked, :. We can- pat sJlbsti-
=. ] on WAL come teO. Bethauy2 just lock d I
= that s{liy g3f; QI6,*She" Has Tea p III he r
eyes. Ideciafe, Lao Geileye yog. fesgtaiefut
:: for that pitlaueey X: 49,
3 u am Grateful very tofdEr:s n poor
mother can psy~ ali .:eF. de{Jry and. 50. 10
Gnicsg6Io see iseT. S: staTi i b@f,eEgs~ tits
.:sEn5ney will make her: an: ears: yoQL GER.
g answered Bethany, .EfesJfFEy :: Fl;
Neither of these t5E4se girls: had ELI iler
father brothers IN. sisters. Madef:n65s
3. motlef.waS, like h9rsesf, q. eacEsr III >dne
: Of tie public seheQ3&1 l1{a:s nfttter. 50 e
=
= ;bOazdinf-E0tS :BeEkaJiy herself Massa les-
woman ~ Il Large aI.y-gQ 9sTs steEa.:::> :.
=: CracuEted ist FEpes seaTke lips steFrfugly
- as she said; y. -: +:
= ::"Q{ course il is. GEfftTent With, = e&I,.ron-
- sd1Ting f68 yuG: ear II: faJlT III Wing Fer
teachers Ike Made liFe-agd. .ln2., qah0 %haye
finite iect!a@ t&s les, q; Visit TO: ( 20 pe1o IS
3, picture galleries; rs st0yiel. F:f{lts; IT'S car
: -thearalS, is royal Ta2gces-~1S .aAsQlutesy
: necessary. Really. f1ls:s6s4lL an -Wiil not
Il: take us to bait the places e{l Cu III !:
=, to see - justice 10 Gu ESe3y s.s: =. : "
: " ~ ow. Ora, deaTi d. felnem beE that .ys5u
2: mag gUt always DE a teaelRf - said Made
: line; gently bat ssga l1Ica III y. 4iklcirg ait
" Donald Raist0n Hslle stood iIeaT.::. :;
= This ame DsRals;# a fine, srlsT{tv. ,yaGyl4
s. aTchItece, who Was EsaI &. nss vi eh Cas- al Il
= BuJtGn. this sUtnleTrfeft dscEte:l3 y ne to e
- during this discuss ION of faIIrfIy M atIeT
~ butjt was not his taHit.ts at 1e 5v her g =.
!: -As she adYAaeed <e<3faet AiT, t549Bto D. Ora
bee k0nad to liIHl TO 4l llggYs AID 8s:EosJn lis
he Joined her she had Felessl Il; z Elf cd
sheT.arm In his; So be va ON clled> 10 BE
=. an unwilling listener 20 tlfe u GnFeTs T.
!, ton. ,::ss.:s :. : z: I:
): Bat; Children, 's854 the lawyer, 5sifQ hai
Know Z the girls from their very HeFad les,
+ your grandnRtteT 9 lag: be qQeli EtTed QIsa e
you something eises. = - -. s.. : -: :: =
(which OF us2 j tat IS x e:s they In III.
taHeouslg asked. - s: !. - -:
Ora, you are oldesf;s0 ] am t6. ssk y0R
first VIII ygU+ ia: eOasa; eya$IGn bf. the
thousand dCilars she halves yen, accept MD
81 klhfly care I0T yOqf deCeasef yetatfge'k pet
p ear; Jack?" - = - ~. -
. S an't have the money unless do2', "
IAe. mOgey IS YeEfs with QIft satiy =CjDilJ-
7. ti0n..; il is merely a Kindness SAe.asgs .ot
I, y0RTegardng Jack. - 3 =. 20: =: ::
Indeed, then, I1l.n0t take tie. t5ofrfa old
. paingeEed beas7! IL be were "a. fiail5lSo{nfs
Z. tiger eat, or; an Ang0Tdi OF sIUwWt tie, 4
igbtuOssiblY harbQf rims i5Git at or aT4:
=. black and " hite catzpeYer! y 3 49,: i
;: :5sYQuare positive ?"y " =; -: J.
: =. '.N cry: positive" =: ~. - :; :.
/: =: 'Iuen, Madeline, I am toyQffar HIN TO
3. Won, said MI Clinton, tarntBg 10 tfie see
sond. IN age. =. - : (: :: ::
~: Enot have him, / promise yfEl: :; just
=: think, Mr. Ralston,.. grahdtila aura maj ga
= perteetldgl Of that creature; h6 had a.i5eaji=
:~sttiul fur rug to lie on liz Tire davtini e.: his
=. sleeping basket was ewadded' WITH eI-ler:
down, ana his milk was always poured ixltCs
=: :: 2 Dresden emma saucer. as for me, Ihat4
:. .eatsId0gs, tool" - 81
: 3: : Then Inay have fin. hiay::F:n6t Fl
> cried Bethany, eagerly. He rs a nice old
fels0w, aud was so much company for. pfa nd
:: .rlGtEeru: He Will remind me Of the :IabDY
- yaea lions we used to spend with :her:sheIi
we weTa schoolgirls. - = =.
- -aBahs how sentimental YOU arepis' r.: - =:
p - M net So sure about the sen tim nj
Ora, SAID Madeline, c0ldly 'Pesbaps 4
good. m0user may be. useful in the kitchen
.e.ofa b0ardtTg-house - -, -
- Neither: Mr. Clinton nor Bethany n. ada
!: any reply The former told Jacks new
= owner tha1 ne would take tie cat to her
g the ensuing week, when, her brief holiday
:: ended, she would be at home with h er
-. mother. s.. :E... - =. - -
- 'Ld9clare,,* / do wish / knew which If
those glT.s Donald RalStoh will marrv3', tie
lawyer ls!, SAD 70 himself. as the traiu was
: n n. al
. ttle|Bethany.<rega him kindly, but
Iear s1le mas no. chance against that dash
ing, seheming 0fa. | wish he knew The TWO
as well es:l do, for he is a fine fellow. wbo
Will maze his. mark some. day If he is moi
pau perez Win y, a superficial; vain. pleasure.
:: LOVING wife, de is socially quite a catch,
=: so Grail leave no stoue uplurned in he,
: efforts TO get hiIia. Boys are such fo0lsIi
But Donald Ralston was.not fool, This
.:dlscrsslon:ab0ut their legacy had so: opened
:: MS eyes 10 ~lAe relative characterize thu
= COUSINS that when Mr.: CintOn called or
Bethany the next week, with lack d in ~. !
basket he was presented to the LAWYER III
the Dlushlng girl as MY lord and IA a stai
- thst-ls-to-he, Donald Ralston, i think yor
80 have met him, Mr.. Clinton ?9 ; -
Met b n-2:~M Met. Don RalSton? WHY.
was The FIRST person to whom mis- noihai
showed bis first tooth So vol two yenna
12lks are contemplating natrimonys eb{
:. How soon?" cried the lawyer, cheerf1lly, ::
just: as soon as. my business IS a LITTLE
better established year, Th6pp. Ar
you not. gong to congratulate me?' an
,..l Indee ID | am, and most hcartily,.I wa,
fearful lesst,' youdsuccumb toI tie fascipa
zion of that silly Ora In. Winning ' Iitff,
Bethany Tor a wife, Don, you have securef
one whose mental and moral excellencie,
are an even greater fortune than the ue
cunlary one she brings you" - :
0h, Dir. Clinton. | didn't dream tina
you'd be sarcastic-aud at nv expense. 'too.p
laughed Bethany. you know as well as
90 that, my pecuniary fortune is. yer,
DO you think so? Your grandmctlFe
= made me promise to carry out her he
regarding Jacks future mistress. and lai,
en;,fd sy9;oo0 as the portion Of the girl VIII