The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-03
5 The Fraser Millions
Observation-Disclosures ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
B BY q. w. Burgin.

If MPuDENCE, l call it," said the
fair young widow Marston,
when you know l start for London
tomorrow. Marry you, Sim Parker!
You! Why, l may be a 'ladyship be-
fore ] come back with all that
money!
you may. Some folks lows as
you mayn't," said Mr.. Sim Parker,
totally unmoved by Celinda's scorn.
you've sold up everything?"
Everything" said Celinda, decided
ly. Everything, even the cow and
the-pig. Club cried for the pig;
but the COW and the pig were sold in
one lot because they're such friends"
But s'posin," delicately limited
Sim, when you gets to London there
amt nothin' in this yer yarn about
them millions?"
Il can't suppose anything of the
sort. No one but a-groundhog like
you, Sim, would think of such a
thing
Il may be grounding ground
hogs is very good eatin' when you
can't git nothin' else-but you're
spendin' all the money you've got,
after you've paid off the late lament
eds mortgage, juss to fetch theseyer
millions. How do you know they're
yours?"
"How do I know? Sim Parker, you
make me tired. IL feel it, | tell
you. Wasn't my maternal great-great-
grandfather a Fraser; and haven't 1
all the papers proving my descent
from the Frasers of Ochiltree?
There's matter of four millions
waiting for me. Pounds, mind you,
not paltry dollars. All l have to do
is to go over to London, walk into the
Bank of England, say, I've come for
the money! and they'll give it to me
straight off, or I'll know the reason
why. ] reckon to stay just two days
in London, and then home again.
want to buy the Judges place when
! come back"
You're going to take the baby
with you?"
"Chnb? Of course ] take the dar-
ling with Inc. You don't suppose I'd
go without him!"
"And you won't take me?'
ITO London, or marry you?"
Both
Neither, thank you. / don't think
you could live up to the Fraser
millions"
you've sorter set folks backs up,''
delicately limited Sim, with theseyer
high-falutin' notions of yours. They're
glad you're goin'."
The youthful widow turned upon
him with a glorious light in her beau
tiful black eyes. And you, Sim?
You're--you're not glade"
"See that tree?" asked Sim, point
ing to an ancient rock elm which
leaned crookedly against the side of
Celinda's pretty little house-the
house she had just sold.
"Of course l do? What has that
got to do with it?''
you'll find me leanin' agin it when
you come back; that's all.'' The
young fellows blue eyes impressed
her with a sense of power. Her own
fell beneath his masterful gaze.
"Croak away" she said, scornfully
IF I've need of you when I come
back, Ill ask for your forgiveness"
'That1l do me-" said the impertur-
bable Sim. "That'll do me, your
your ladyship.'
"Her ladyship" made him pretty
courtesy, and held the infant Club,
aged two and half, more closely to
her. you'll be a lord when we get
the money! she said ecstatically to
that sleeping cherub; land I'll dress
you up with a gold crown"
Take my advice, sonny" said Sim
to the interesting infant, land don't
have nothin' to do with it. You'll have
heap more fun with the pig.
washed him a-purpose yesterday" He
laboriously produced a document
from his pocket. 'I've brought you
letter."
what for?"
cts for a big Canadian lawyer
settled in I.ondon-Hiram Gould. I've