Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-05-18


by Joye, Aud this WaS among the
papers that Matthews ailuw,l o." Tee
lost"
Il don't know that we ought to >ay
that be- allowed il Zee Doe lusr. You
see. Mr.. MISSIONER. il was uiy fault ihat
his horse shicd and made him drop bi>
bag just outside our gale. How mnih-
cr ever got hold uf thrm is uur "f he
mysteries that can never Doe solved
now. II WAS only when thai prur uu-
happy child came here lr--iu- me tu
search for them that ! did % just Co
quiet her
MISSIONER made IL clearer. she said
something the other night about Him
mic Martin iindin. them and her pur-
puSrly keeping you In the dark rur
fear you would give the papers she
wanted BroNton to have To Mr.. Mat
thrwS"
which is Just what should have
done just what | shall do as soon aS
he gets better"
THAT is what he will never do" said
WeStover gravcly. "Goyan gives him
ONLY u rev Gays more
Dear Lord, And that poor child'
"Will not Ice left entirely without
friends" said Ollic'S lover stllly
"Oh. | know il, | know that she is
inst as fond Of you rs can hr. But
about these papers. What am To do?
l don't even know where Tom HroNton
is"
Neither do |. But this paper he
WAS folding the oldest sheet of writing
into compact shape concerns my fl
thcr as purchaser of BroNtuu Hall
more nearly than it does any one else
just at present. ! should like To show
D. To him. Miss Malvina."
Miss Malvina looked WiStfulIy from
the pile of papers To the Young man
MISSIONER interpreted the look prompt
ly.
You are afraid you are not doing
BroXtOn. | respect your anxiety ana
pledge you my word Of honor as IA gen
tltman that his interests shall not suf-
fer in my hands. How such Wpighty
paper as this should have been left to
mischance it is useless To conjecture
now Mr.. Matthews is done with all
worldly cares and responsibilities.
simply ask YOU to lend me this paper
long enough to show it to my father.
If ii is genuine, his title to BrONtuu
Hall is not worth the paper it is writ
ten on"
al 4 L. :
ously about each other. Il was just
thinking that for Ollies sake and
Toms sake
May take this paper MISSIONER
rose with it in his hands.
why, yes. 1t don't belong to me,
does it,"
by right of discovery. in the pres
ent mixed state of affairs. suppose
you could hold on to it. Possession is |
nine points of the law. But"-hpre
such winning smile broke over the /
young fellows handsome face that |
Miss Malvna forgave Ollc's infutua-
ton for him | promise YOU that no |.
use Shall be made of it that does not I
take Tom BrOXtOn'S best interests into /
consideration will you trust me with |.
1t and believe in meY
81 trust in you. and believe in YOU"
said Miss Malvina. holding out rati-
flying hand. And the inventories
what shas | do with themE There is .
catalogue of paintings too. and
Westover waved the protfcrcd papers |
back.
with them the Wcstoyers have
nothing to do. Keep them, or send them
to BroXton, rather. They have belong
ed to him ever since he came Of age
Perhaps you might hold on to them uu.
tip
He left the sentence unfinished. Miss
MalVina knew that he meant until IEor-
ace Matthews should be beyond the
fret and worry of all things
"Ah, well, just as you choose about
the rest of the papers. | thought may
be you could talk them all over with
Tom. Deaf me. These Inventories
stand for ineXhaustible wealth to me
What an eXtravagant fellow our dear
ION must have been as college boy"
college boys are not an ascetic class,
as rule" said Clarence ana with it
good night"
Miss Malvina sat where he had left
her long time. She found the papers
describing Thomas departed glorips
intensely interesting reading Poor
old mother. She had been right all the
way through, even to the description of
Lucetta HroXtOn's necklacp.' She laid
her hands upon the package of papers
and sighed
I'm spite Of all this, Thomas Rroxton
is pauper. The Hall could not be
sold, but 1t is sold. How do men man
age to blunder so?'
Not yet was her loyal soul ready to
1hdorSe her mothers worst suspicious
or Horace Matthews stewardship.