The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-10
Il nm Dorothy BrI,on."
-Ahl ] am Noll Underwood"

| " 'Nut Nhu perhaps he sur
missed this for he said:
You will not let me frlghten you
away from this pleasant haunt OF yours.
hather than do so / will promise never
again to intrude."
My aunt she said. hesitatingly.
Know, you and / have both heard
inc Old story. But we did not build
,his wall II could. would have IL
| down"
10 seems inclined TO come down OF
Itself, % she said. smiling.
II Ia time. Pity II was ever built
And then they talked little farther:
and when Dorothy found herself alone
IN her room that evening. she could
think OF nothing but Neil Underwood,
and she had a shy delightful oonyic-
ton that he was also thinking Of her.
This must not 10 on" she thought,
regroiiuliy. 1T is not right-not fer
me and not as regards my duty TO Aun;
Janet"
And for whole week she stayed
away from the summer house.
But Il was strange how Nell Under
wood contriyed 10 cross her path. Once
overtaklng her when In returning from
an errand In an obscure little suburban
street she was caught In a sudden thun-
der storm.
lie made her take necessary shelter
In church porch and there for more
than an hour. while the storm lasted.
these two stood talking together and oe-
casionally looking into each others
eyes. And everybody who has been
eighteen and twenty-five knows how
much eyes can tell
But Miss Briton heard Of this inter
view and was furious What hard and
bitter things she said Of those I'm
derwoods' and OF the Briton who could
be degenerate enough 10 forget the
dignity Of her family and stoop TO ac-
cept service from their enemies who
had wronged and robbed theml And
her commands were positive that Dor
othy should never again. upon any oc-
I casion. speak TO Neil Underwood.
So some weeks passed and the girl
went no more to the summer house, or
alone 10 the town And the old-time
/ people who visited Miss Bfiton would
occasionally remark that somehow Miss
Dorothy didn't look as bright and
cheerful as when sh, had hrst come
/ 20 her auntg.
One day she was IN her own room.
arranging her work In the drawers OF
a little ebony writing-stani, which she
had found In the attic and taken a
I fancy 20.
/ CHANGING toward the open window
she saw. across the top OF the brick
wall. Nell Underwood. slowly prone
nadlng one Of the garden terraces.
His back was 10 her. and she watched
him until he turned at the end Of the
walk. when. with girlish shyncss she
instincti,ely drew back cut Of sight
In the sudden motion The little ebony
table was overturned. and came with
a crash 10 the floor
Dorothy stopped and lifted the
broken top. She found IL TO be a lid
closing by a steel spring over q shallow
space beneath where no one would have
suspected such 10 exist. And In this
space appeared several old letters and a
folded paper. yellow and crisp with
age
The girl took up the latter and
glanced at the writing on the outside
Last VIII and Testament Of Pau
Pattcn." with the date. An old copy
perhaps hut no. Was there not the
story OF the lost will?
with eager haste she uniolded IN,
paper. and glancing hastily over the
first page. ran down stairs to her aunt'
room. her face pale, her eyes bright
with excitement
oh. Aunt Janet, see how you hav,
wronged them, Here Is the MISSING
/ willr
Miss Briton read u with TREMBLING
hands. and then sat like one dazed
staring az the paper.
Il found Il In the little ebony writ
lng-tablc.' Dorothy explained.
Yes I heard my father say thai
that table stood always by his unclei
bed IN his last illness. lie kept hi
medicines In the drawers. lie mus
have taken the will from the secretar,
and placed Il In the writing-stand. An,
his sudden death prevented his tollinl
where u was"
II was a memorable day In the annal
OF Olney. that on which the long stand
Ing feud OF Briton- Underwood wa
healed.
We have done you a great wrong.
said Miss Briton. as she extended he
hand to Mr. Basil Underwood. when 70
the first time he stood beneath the roo
OF the old homestead. we have &C
cused you OF crime OF which you weru
guiltless."
And we have wronged you, thougl
unwittingly." he returned, as he tool
the offered hand. I'VE have been claim
ing aud using as our own, property 4
which you were justly entitled. Blu
80 far as In any power lies. Il shall b
atoned for"
She shook her head.
so far as am concerned, let I
rest as u Is. am an old woman an
have enough for my few remaininl