The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-17

away from this pleasant haunt OF yours
Rather than do 70 ! will promise never
again TO intrude"
MY aunt" she said. hositatlngly.
II know; you and have both heard
the old story. But We did not build
this wall. n could. I would have 81
down"
III seems Inclined to como down OF
Itself she said. smiling.
1T 10 time. Pity u was ever built"
Ana 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 convic-
ton that he was also thinking Of her.
This must not go on" she thought,
| roRretfully. IT ~ not right not for
me ana not M regards ny duty to Aunt
/ Janet"
And for n whole week she stayed
away from the summer house.
But II was strange how Nell Under
wood contrlyed to cross her path once
| oycrtaking hor when In returning from
an errand In an obscure little suburban
street she was caught In sudden thun-
| der storm.
lie made her take necessary shelter
In church porch. and there for more
I than an hour. while the storm lasted.
these two stood talking together and oc-
caalonally looking Into each others
eyes And everybody who has been
eighteen and twenty-five knows how
much eyes can tell
hut Miss nrlton heard Of this inter-
Wow and was furious What hard and
| bitter things she said OF those TN
dorwoods" and OF the Brlton who could
[ be- degenerate enough 20 forget tho
dignity Of her family aud Btoop to ac-
I copt % service from their enemies VIVA
had wrongcd and robbed thcml And
7 her commands were positive that Dor
othy should never again. upon amy oc-
casion. speak 10 Ncil Underwood
80 some wcclls passed and the girl
went no more 10 the summer house. or
alone 10 The town. And the old-tlmo
people who visited Mlm Briton' would
occasionally remark that somehow Miss
Dorothy didn't look as bright and
cheerful nn when she had first come
TO her auut'B.
One day she was In hor own room.
arranging her work In the drawers OF
n little ebony wrlting.atand, which she
had found IN the attic and taken
fancy 10.
Olanclng toward the open window
she saw. across the top OF the brick
wall, Neil Underwood. slowly prone
nadlng one OF the garden terraces.
His back was to her. and she watched
him until Ne turned nj the end ~ the
walk. when. with girllsh shyness. she
instinctlveiy drew back out Of sight.
In the sudden motion the little ebony
table was overturned. and came with
a crash TO the floor.
Dorothy stopped and liitcd the
broken top. She found II TO be I'D.
closing by a steel spring over a shallow
space beneath. where no one would have
suspected such TO exist. And In this
space appeared several old letters and n
folded paper. yellow ana crisp with
age
The girl took mp tho latter and
glanced al the writing on the outside
Last win and Testament OF Paul
pattcn." with the date. An old copy.
pcrhaps9 hut no. Was there not tho
story OF the lost will7
with eager haste she unfoldcd the
paper. and glanclng hastily over the
frat page. ran down stairs TO hcr aunta
room, her face pale, her eyes bright
with excitement
"Oh. Aunt Janet see how you have
wrongcd theml Here Is the missing
wlllr'
Miss Brlton read II with trembling
hands. and then sat like one dazod,
staring al the paper
II found II In the little ebony writ
lng-tahle," Dorothy explained,
"Yca. heard my father say that
that table stood always by his uncle's
bed In his last Illness, He kept his
medicines In tho drawers. lilo must
have taken the will from the secretary
and placed Il In tho writing-starfd. And
his sudden death prevented his telling
where II was"
Il was n memorable day In the annals
OF olncy. that on which the long stand
ing feud OF Briton- Underwood was
healed
we have done you great wrong"
said Miss Briton. as she extended her
hand to Mr. Basil Underwood when for
the nrat time he stood beneath the roof
Of the old homestead I've have ac-
ouaod you OF crime OF which you were
guiluesa"
And We have wrongcd you. though
unwittingly" he returned. 90 he took
the offered hand. I'VE have been claim
ing aud uslng as our own, property to
which you were Justly entitled. Bat
80 Tor as In my power les. IL shall bo
atoned for"
She shook her head.
80 FAR "a | am concerned, let II
rest ns II Ia. am am Old woman and
have enough for my few remaining
years hut for Dorothy"
She paused and looked at hor niece,
who, with Dyes gllstening with tears,
yet a happy smile on her lip, stood
looking on,
Then her glance passed. 10 tho young
man by Dorothy'a Side and she said
no more only silently held out her
hand to him also.