The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-01-26
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CHAPTER XIV. (Continued.)

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Spear me! Who'd have thought it?'
Gaad Miss Felicia, advancing to meet
aer visitor. Miss Grey, as live, and
Rocking so sweet, and so fresh, and so
@eEfGhtful. This is a pleasure, indeed"
gnd Miss Feenix, whose withered Wis
@ge could never have been called either
egesh. sweet or delightful, puckered up
Aer face into vinegary smile, and
ssecked Miss Marian affectionately Oh
the cheek. DO come in and sit down.
] was lust Strengthening things up
hft. Widow Lee and Sophia Dawes
%eu know Sophia Dawes holds her
head very high now, as if people could
&oFget her father shoveled in their
GOALS Well, as I was saying, they
stepped in for chat and cup of tea;
and some people can't even take bit
G& cake without leaving things all in a
@Iucl1- Sit down here by the window
and have a fan. Take a chair; it
wont crush that lovely lawn. AS
was saying to Mary Writ, last Sunday,
s&Eiss Grey certainly has the sweetest
caste in Dress You know Mary Writ
~-osd Writ, the soapboiler's grand
daughter? Left her lot of money;
6ut, NV dear, soap will stick. She al
HEays looks dowdy dress how she will"
az was just passing BY said Miss
&farian, who felt that this sudden re-
aewal of friendship required some
slight explanation, and who never let
honesty betray her into an awkward
mess, "and your little place looked so
sweet. Miss Feenix, that I thought OF
I'D times. when dear mamma used to
wiring us here. and felt I must stop for
q chat. We have had so much compa-
INV this summer and I have had so lit
tie time to visit old friends"
'tE am sure Of it, said Miss Feenix,
accepting the calumet of peace, eagerly,
dor Miss Grey's friendship would be
quite feather in her spinster cap.
COT course it's only natural that at
Sractive young people like you and Mr..
Gaurence-dear me! it seems only the
either day that he was little Laurie-its
only natural, I say, that you should
draw gay young company to Grey
GawEs: and then, Give Towers is so
@ear. hear that they are having fine
Gsmes there this summer Miss Fannie
1ust homeland what a sweet, lovely
girl she is, so bright and charming, and
&Aat fairy-lke creature,~tha was with
der In church on Sunday. Is it really
TRUE that she is young Mr.. Gives in
Gended? I couldn't help noticing that
@fG eyes were fixed half the time on
her face; but then, my dear-you will
excuse my saying-I thought and told
xAHlisa Knoll. who was speaking Of the
matter. that it had been q settled thing
GST wears Ueu wUon Olive and you."
Ef Miss Feenix had intended to spur
Aer visitor on, she could not have chos-
ON her words more judiciously.
Miss Marion's eyes flashed, as she re-
2otned, loftily:
"You are quite mistaken, I assure
%ou, Miss Feenix. Mr.. Give never has
Thought Of me, nor I Of him. I have
@een Fannie's particular friend, and, no
gaatter what happens, will always be
che came to her. But as for any near
@r relationship, l am happy to tell you
$aere is no probability Of it-none
whatever"
''Dear me! now, who'd have thought
ser said Miss Felicia, with a long
Drawn breath. "Things do turn out so
differently from what people expect
Well, my dear. can't say that I'm sor-
sGy, and I cant say that I'm glad, for
Herbert Clive"is the finest catch in the
county"
s'Do you think so"asked the visitor,
'Wfth scornful doubt.
~Do think so, my dear? Why, I
%eally know SOL answered Miss Fell
@eia, positively. "Why, his fathers
wealth must be enormous. Not that he
'SWasn't poor enough once, for his own
parents left him nothing; but old Basil
'&Xive. his fathers only brother, adopted
4fm. and schooled and set him up fair
Nv in business: then finished off by
ayfng without any will, and leaving his
Iephew heir to everything. The old
ssaan was the Queerest, most eccentric
sid being. No person had. any idea Of
what he was worth until he died, and
Chen he wos found to have at least a
anfIEion Of money banked and stocked,
and invested in every sort Of way-no1
TO mention the land about here, which
2g worth now fully quarter Of mill
4on more. I happen to know so posi-
GaveaY, because Luck Blake, the assess
SE'a wife, is particular friend Of mine,
@aG she says Robert Gives taxes alone
aake q handsome sum yearly; for Rob-
axt Give was old BasiFs only heir"
Miss Marian's brow darkened; the
@keIeton. then. was not the fleshless
giant OF pecuniary distress; the proud
Olives had never felt the pinch Of pow
chose smiling acres, those waving fields
and shadoWy forests; no debts were
Banging over the Towers like a threat
@ning cloud.
Miss Marian was rather disapp0int-
ed She had entertained vague idea
Sgaat it was some enraged creditor
swG1ose menaces she had overheard,
p&sne defrauded noney-lender, who was
W:zGfng vain and desperate efforts to
1t<ain Justice.
His only heir" continued Miss Fee
n.x- who, when wound up for gossip,
aSaufd have kept at it all day. Though
sheca was. remember, some sort Of a
queer story, at old Basil's death, Of a
Wild young fellow making his appear
@aee at the house and claiming to be
his sou by private marriage. OF
coarse. nobody believed him, and, in
deed. twas said he acted more like a
RnadFnan than a Christian; cursed and
@woEe at Robert, and declared that he
eas betraying the old mans trust"
'3HDear metz exclaimed Miss Marian,
with eager triumph flashing in her
eyes: land how was the matter settled
what became of the pretended son?'''
~-6<heV oof rid of him som phow md