The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-12-20

JUNK Han urcW MARROW 10
from bis pocket n rapidly Ieafsd 4
over.
-Jethro Holt lcst three children. 4
boy aud two girls, Arthur. Lucy snt
Emily"
Yes I am Lucy Mellen Holt
commonly called Aunt Lucy Mellen. A,
least that's what Glare has called me
ever since she could talk. Emily vas
Clare's mother. She died when Glare
was a baby. and Clare's father died The
year after"
The young man stared hard at her.
Can you prove this ~rclationshipys
Why. yes, OF course. l have the old
family Bible and many letters and my
fathers picture and the deed Of the
old home.-
He drew q quick breath.
This Is wonderful be said Tell
me about your brother
He was older than mime years
older. He was a maynard boy and
greatly worried my father. When be
was IL be ran away from home ana
shipped on a whsier. The ship vas
lost In the Pacific and all the crew
was reported drowned
Your brother escaped said the |
young man He was picked up By a
Russian sealer and landed At q ST.
berian port He found his way to Aus
tralis and roughed 1t az a sheep b<rds
er. There. through some mad fancy
be changed his name. He was no long
err Arthur Holt. he was Henry Harlan
He became a trader and p~rospered he
prerpered greatly. Finally he made
his residence In New York He lived
there twenty years. He died there sew
en- months ago.
The lady. a strange look In her syex
stirred suddenly.
And that man was my brother~
-Yes"
She sighed MY poor brother
The young man leaned forward
oh" he said. I'VE have searched
for you In so many places. The head
OF our nrm was your brothers attorney
and one OF the u OF the estate.
The matter OF finding the heirs was
placed In my hands. I have travelled
many miles on false ciews: / have adj
In many sections-and now.
10 stumble on you Ike thisr-
Then we are heirs to his propertyY ?"
aid the lady.
He died without n will. You and
Clare are his only living kin
docs that mean we are rich7-
~very. very rich--
They were both silent for a moment
Z two. Then the lady sighed
That comes a little late for me-
be softly said. but II viii be benut-
III for Clare"
A troubled look crossed the Young
ian's face
Glare" he murmured- This changes
What do you mean7".
Don't you seel Glare L now urut
siress- A new world opens before
r. She can choose where she WILL
True" aid the lady.
Il puts me In a painful. a false po~f-
IN Why. even you might believe
at I knew her relationship to Henry
arisn before I asked her TO - my @
fe.-
True" said the lady again
Such . suspicion 10 shameful be c..
mt on The one manly thing for
to do Il to release Clare from her I
mise recs
The lady arose and vent to the win spa
y. II was plain that she was All tne
ed BY bis startling news eere
Presently she beckoned to him L..
Here" she said DO you see mat -
ing woman coming up the roadvsyr r.
At Is the great heiress. And shes
much better than that She's -.
weet and Iovsble girl who's vom- -
, heart can't be spoiled ~ n 80
Of money. I know her better - q
d any other living person Riebar "a e.,
and tell you Jon have moth 80
TO fear" She turned and locked -.
lin and laid q slender hand on hi. -,
1lder. "Besides-" she began. -
Yes. dear lady" .ra.,
''tn Aa"s"e" them
I really looks as II We ought to TN
. a lawyer In the famiIy.S-Cieve- ,n~ I,
Plain Dealer.