The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-12-21

The young man drew narfo" 4.
Arou his packet and rapidly lsafed !"
evee.
"Jsthro Holt LEFT three children
bow and two girls. Arthur, Lucy anu
Emily"
yes. I am Lucy Mellen Hot
commonly called Aunt Lucy Melien' -
least that's what Glare has caiieu n
ever since she could talk. hani' w.
Clars's mother. She died when o'a
was a baby, and Clarc's father oieu
year after"
The young man stared hard at ner'
"Can you prove this relationship,
"Why, yes, Of course. l nave l's ~ ~.
family Bible and many letters ano
fathers picture and the deed OF the
old home"
He drew a quick breath. u
This Is wonderful" he said Ae"
me about your brother"
"He was older than mime year,
older. He was a maynard boy anu
greatly worried my father. "neh
was 10 he ran away from nome anu
shipped on a whaler. The ship was
lost in the Pacific and all the ere"
was reported drowned
your brother escaped" SAID 'n"
Young man. HE was picked up by q
Russian sealer and landed at 81
berian port. He found his way to Aus
tralia and. roughed 1t as sheep hero-
er. There, through some mad rahcy'
be changed his name. He was no long
er Arthur Holt, he was Henry Harlan.
He became a trader and prospereo' Nc"
prospered greatly. Finally he maze
his residence in New York. He lived
there twenty years. He died there sew
en- months ago."
The lady, strange look In her eyes,
stirred suddenly.
"And that man was my brotherr
eyes"
She sighed. "My poor brother"
The young man leaned forward.
"Oh," he said, 1--WE have searched
for you in so many places! The head
of our firm was your brothers attorney
and one of the executors of the estate.
The matter Of finding the heirs was
placed in my hands. l have Travelled
many miles on false clews; l have adj
vertised in many sections-and now.
to stumble on you like this!"
Then we are heirs to his property"
said the lady.
HE died without a will. You and
Glare are his only living kim"
docs that mean we are richp
Every, very rich"
They were both silent for moment
or two. Then the lady sighed
That comes a little late for me,
she softly said, "but it will be beauti-
full for Clare"
A troubled look crossed the young
mans face.
"Clare," he murmured. This changes
everything"
what do you meanT
Don't you see? Clare is now great
heiress. A new world opens before
her. She can choose where she will"
True" said the lady.
81 puts me in painful, false posi-
ton. Why, even you might believe
that 1 knew her relationship to Henry
Harlan before l asked her to be my
wife,"
True" said the lady again.
"Such a suspicion is shameful" he
went on. "The one manly thing fol
me to do is to release Clare from bel
promise
} The lady arose and went to the win
dow. 1t was plain that she was agi
J tated by his startling news.
Presently she beckoned to him.
Here" she said. DO you see tina
young woman coming up the roadway
That Is the great heiress. And She
something much better than that She
a sweet and lovable girl whose WON
anly heart can't be spoiled by an,
amount of money. l know her bette
than any other living person, Richar
) Barclay, and l tell you you have moth
ing to fear" She turned and locke
at him and laid slender hand on hi
shoulder Besides -" she began.
Eyes, dear lady,"
3 She softly laughed.
at really locks as II We ought (
have lawyer In the family."-ClevS
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