Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-05

/ knew that this was not true, mt
was glad Uncle Henry believed it, since
Il had led % the happiness Of Leonard .
and Daily. and could not help specu- I
lating upon the result 90 Mildred Could /
| win her againl This thought was in /
my mind all day. battling with my
pride. for / was still suffering from the (
sting ~ her treatment of me.
We were all az Uncle Billy's house
in the evening He lay mp stairs very
near his end. and only the doctors and
nurses were admitted % him There
was gloom over the old mansion. and
We spoke in whispers Ia the parlor
where the great lamp on the center Ia
De was shaded as If that room. too
were sick chamber
The atmosphere Of grief was Cypress
i've beyond my endurance. aud / went
ont upon the veranda for % glimpse u
the moonlight and a breath OF the even
ing air To my surprise found Daisy
and Aunt Harriet there ! could have
sworn they were in opposite corners Of
the great parlor, but instead they were
sitting side by side ON rustic seat in
amicable conversation.
Fearing the chill Of coming night
Aunt Harriet presently went into the
/ house. and ! was able 90 have few
words with Daisy
81 had wronged Aunt Harriet deep
I Is. said she 20 me. land have told
her So have always supposed that she
interviewed between Leonard and me
because Of that hateful money and in
the belief that Mildred would have II
But il seems that Aunt Harriet is TO
get every penny, and. Of course, she has
Known II all the time Therefore she
could have had no notion In separating
Leonard and me. and / believe what she
has told mo tonight-that II was not
her doing
81 ann glad you are rcconciled " said
/. and then | was about 90 ask her why
she Thought that Aunt Harriet was 90
have the money OF course / know II
was not true for my information had
come direct from Lawyer Warren But
, sho spoke again before / could frame O
B question.
"Auut Harriet is rocoucilel to nh.
. drol. said -hs "It seems chat .Im.
+ ono told Aunt Uauigttbat Mildred $500.
P t1 have the money and chat shH hll
known 30 % long t.me OBJ course ii iha'
. was s1 Mildred sIuld not have wauto.
. Leonard because ho wls 20 ha the heir
o which was what Aunt Harriet bad he
. iov,d $50 Aunt Harriet being % per-
y fcctly just woman. went t1 Mildred
and they made 30 40 mp How forth
o. nate chat sine WAS mi-iulomei'
4, Very said /. o. good deal per
% plezod by the amount % misiuf1rmn
{, tiun that seemed Co boz In circulation
{ EDO you know who told herr
Before Daisy could answer we wer
i interrupted by the coming of Mildred
How lovely the girl looked in the pal
% glory of the moonlight My heart lclI
b. cd up az the sight OF her
Frank. said She 81 have done 20
d a great injustice, and / wish 90 humbl
1t beg Your pardon. / thought that so
81 were after this dreadful money. but
- seems that you knew all along that 20
be- were 10 be- the heir And today, VIII,
| Uncle Billy Is 20 IN and the money
II near your grasp you have gone % u
u Gle Henry and settled all your diite
le onccs. yielding everything 90 him. VIII,
y you might have won every point wit
the wealth that will Doe yours II W.
y very noble Of you. and hope you wi
10 forgive me for every thought of mil
that has wrongod YOU.
'h Dearest Mildred. said ]. tal,ir
oil both her hlud, "here is some stran.
lc misunderstanding but / thank hoay'
M for 3d. m not the heir lam %
q nearly so good fellow ns yon thit
r. me. but / love you with 900 my hear
90 and believe that In the light of yol
e' eyes / could grow 20 something almo
e worthy of YOU
be Daisy had quietly slipped away, d
n / don't think we should have paid ~
n attention 10 her II she had RENAME
20 We had really loved each other lol
~. while. and our hearts rushed tugfth
In. with force that could not he staid
m. Poor Uncle Billy died that Nigh
m. leaving a united family behind him,
d. has been hero disclosed What else
ed left and 90 whom we learned on the Il
IN after the funeral, when old sam WI
rem assembled us in his Office 10 Ia,
,ok the final decree
clio Ladies and gentlemen, he hcg1
,as "lct me prepare you for surprises.
,to He paused and let MS prepare OF
mix selves When we seemed 30 have d,
ION so. he continued
Il William Harris died inte-tate. Z
ave only win be ever made was destroy
some years ago Everything in rclat
nm. 20 his property, however, viii De- m'
lm clear 90 you when / roud this letter,
m, dressed 90 me by him ON the day wl
the he was taken down with what pro,
4, a 20 be-aud what he felt then 20 be
, to last illness
i'm, Upon this. adjusting his specta,
tbo carefully, hc read as follows
uld DEAN sAu-Itwiu bo 200 news 10 you, tho
.I. o. win Dee Co everybody else, whom ! rem
''" here that haven't a dollar in The world
visible property in nollport will just 4pr
, tO its own mortgages, and every thing cleo
y.r vanished in speculation and foolish iny
mcnts. The only legacy have 60 leave
N' great crOp NJ discussions Boo my family Do
Nut | possible must struirhfrn these dificultlU