The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-06

grief for our uncle that he shamed
Emily and even me into uttering tender
fictions on the subject.
Though Haven openly professed to
be entirely ignorant as to the DISPOSE
ton of the property, his manner was
plainly intended to give the impress
sion that he knew himself to be the
heir. AS time went on | could see
that this bit of acting was beginning
to have it's effect upon Emily, though
at first l had been convinced that she
was aware of her own good fortune.
This l had Judged from her manner
toward me. which had that indefnable
and maddening constraint that money
imposes. 1t was incOnccivable to ME
that the prospect of a few hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars should so
change a girl whose mind had hther-
to been open to me like some sweet,
familiar book. But it is the way of
the world Yet what was to do? She
was an hcircss and | Il beggar, with Il
ruined business on my back.
The situation became unbearable
and after we had dincd ! sought the
smoking compartment with Lawyer
I1aWlcy for company, leaving to my
rival the clear field against which
had been warned.
1t may have been Q o'clock when we
were surprised by the advent of IIa-
Ven, who came to say that he and
Emily felt the need of Il conference.
He had engaged the stateroom of the
car for that purpose.
had no idea what this portcnded
| but | was not left long in doubt. Ha-
ven had convinced her that he was the
heir and had persuaded her to enter
tain an extraordinary proposition.
which WAS no less than Il pool of all
our interests. In other words, we three
possible heirs were to agree that. what
| ever might he the terms of the will.
we would divide the property into
thirds
1t WAS gratifying news 10 me, for it
showed that this shrewd rascal had
given up hope of winning Emily's
hand knew him for Il sharp student
of human hearts, and my own eNulted
in the Thought Of his defeat OF
course. knowing that the money WAS
| Emily's, | could not enter into any
scheme for its division, ANA it MAS
with considerable satisfaction that for
an hour or more | resisted both lIa-
VEINS and Emily's arguments. 1t was
4 grief to me that she should have been
willing to take advantage of what she
must have supposed To he uaven's
generosity; but, considering the jus
ticc OF the division and the cNtrem,
poverty with which she was threat
encd, | was quite willing to forgive
her. She WAS lost to me in any case
but was devoutly glad that she was
also lost to Haven.
| think | was in far the best humol
of us all when we separated for the
night. Emily was on the verge OF
tears, and Haven was both puzzled
and alarmed, as could easily see.
The great and gloomy house wher,
Uncle James had lived seemed like {
giant tomb when we four entered it
The servants moved about in the din
halls like ghosts, and in the DRAWN:
carved out Of black wood. awaitin.
us. He announced that he would reat
the will at o'clock in the afternoon
and that was all he would say. Tha
the reading should precede the funera
was by my uncle's wish.
Shortly after this interview missed
Emily, and then a few minutes late
came upon her in the library. She wa
In tears, and the sight restored me t,