Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-13

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s GAVIN. !
e BY FRANK Il. SWEET. &;

BY FRANK Il. SWEET.

and stay In the woods year. I've |
been here a month, and feel like new
man already. At the end of a year will
go back and work my way through by
teaching school and givin., private les
sons. There will be NJ difficulty
Gavin regarded him for several minutes
in 81. ence.
Lose time,' he said at last, senten-
tious!y. Better do work dat count.
What dis money for? You know how
come. You know me want him go
right. Spose you nelp, den pay back
sometime by nelp;n' some udder to1y. |
Aim dat bes?"
The young man struggled with himself |
for a moment, then he'd out his hand i'm |
pusively.
LET 1t be as you wish, Gavin" he
consented.
Gavin started at day break, walking |
fifteen mics to the boat landing at
SHADES sawmll. 1t was late in the after |
noon when he reached the lawyers office. |
The attorney looked at him inquiringly, |
but hurried forward as Gavin drew out !!
the letter.
"Ah Mr.. Labon," re exclaimed ''let me |
congratulate you on the acquisition or |
such a nice little property. We have ar
ranged everything according to the tes-
tator's wishes, SO there will be no trouble. |
You can have the money, or leave it our +,
care, just you wish. But we have |
several very promising investments on
hand just now. Here, take this chair.
Give me your hat"
Gavin smiled contentedly as he drop
ped into the lawyers own chair and re-
linqu.shed his hat. Difference of this
kind was late coming, but it was very
peasant.
Guess, mebbe, leave most with you till
need" he acquiesced; but mus have
some for friens, an to build sawmiM an
schoo,house an roads an to buy t'ings
How much dat take?
'Oh, don't know. Well figure it out
between u.s." smiled the lawyer "A
small sawmill and schoOlhouse wont
cost much" He drew chair close to
Gavin and lowered his voice little.
There's another matter 1 wish to
! speak to you about" he said. 1T does
not amount to anything; but if you
! should hear of a rival claimant you
! need feel no alarm. The estate is yours
as surely as a perfectly legal document
can make it,"
Gavn's eyes questioned his steadily.
1T is this way" the lawyer went on
my client had a daughter who married
against his WILL and who died over in
Canada many years ago. He supposed
! she was the last of his kin. Recently a
! letter came from a girl who is teaching
| school in New Brunswick, and as his
lawyer opened it. The girl claims to be
the woman"s daughter. and writes that
| in looking over her mothers papers she
found her grandfather's address. She
does not know he is dead. or that there
is any money. She merely wishes to learn
something of her family.
you think she de gran'child sure?'
"Well, yes, / do" admitted the lawyer
candidly. 1.-THE letter seems straight
forward and sincere. have Investigate
ed the matter little, and really be-
lieve she is what she claims"
"Den why you send for me?" he asked,
"de money belongs to de grandchild.'
ooh. no." said the lawyer hastily.
1.-THE viii gives it to you. I have no au-
thority in the matter whatever, except to
follow the conditions of the will. But
have thought, perhaps you might give
her two or three thousand dollars. That
would be fortune to her"
"All hers insisted Gavin, positively.
"You write an tell"
He took his hat and started toward
the door. There he paused irresoutely.
NO" he said, coming back suddenly;
"s'pOse you give me de dress. l go talk
to de gran child myself. You see, dere's
a young man who want to be missionary.
an he amt strong. Tree four hundred
dollar fix him all right. Den de school
house need tree, four hundred more. One
tousand do him all. I talk to de gram
child an mebbe she fix dem two things
like me say. most likely.k''
They had expected him home on the
third day. 1t was the tenth when he ap-
peared before his mother, at the end of
the cabin. The young man saw him And
came from the wigwam..
''There be no money" was his first
greeting "Anudder come frs"
"Ya," said, his mother. cheerfuly;
eden me keep use de wooden sink; an
if dere be no COW, dere be no COW to ten"
Dat be more eeasy."
And the young man nodded assent.
'It is only hard on you. Gavin he said
sympathetically GAS for myself. you
know tried to refuse our proposition"
An odd look came into Gavin's eyes.
"Dat all right. Mist Anthony" he
smiled. "You keep on. get strong. den
fore long mebbe you fin things all fix
like schoolhouse be fix
An old man who has been a farmer for
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