The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-21

T1s young man drew a narrow ~,
EsA Ills pocket and rapidly leafad :.
ever.
"Jethro Holt left three cb,,dr..
boy and two girls, Arthur, Lucy ana
Emily" -no
Yes. I am Lucy Mellen uo,.
commonly called Aunt Lucy Mellen. A,
least that's what Glare has called -.
ever since she could talk. Emily v..
Clarss mother. She died when cn.ss
was a baby. and Clare's father died ~.
year after" '
The young man stared hard at ho-
Can you prove this relat1onsbfn,-
why, yes. Of course. have the ola
family Bible and many letters and ~.
fathers picture and the deed Of ~.
old home" 'ne
He drew q quick breath.
This is wonderful" he said. Tell
me about your brother"
HE was older than mime veo,.
oloer. tie was a hayward bow and
greatly worried my father. When h.
was IL he ran away from homo ora
shipped On whaler. The shin wa.
lost in the Pacific and all the crow
/ was reported drowned"
Your brother escaped" said tho
young man. "He was picked IN nv
Russian sealer and landed at a 81.
berian port He found his way to Ans.
tralia and roughed 1t as a sheen herd.
er. There, through some mad fancy
he changed his name He was no long
er Arthur Holt. he was Henry Harlan.
lie became trader and prospered; he
prospered greatly. Finally he mad.
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'
"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 firm was your brothers atterney
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; 1 have ad-
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 rich?"
Every, very rich.'
They were both silent for a moment
or two. Then the lady sighed.
That comes 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 mean?"
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.
Il puts me In painful, false posi-
ton. Why, even you might believe
that l 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
me to do is to release Clare from her
promise
The lady arose and went to the win
dow. 1t was plain that she was agi-
tated by his startling news.
Presently she beckoned to him.
"Here," she said. do you see that
young woman coming up the roadway?
That is the great heiress. And she's
something much better than that. She's
a sweet and lo.vable girl whose wOm-
anly heart can't be spoiled by any
amount of money. l know her better
than any other living person, Richard
Barclay, and I tell you you have moth
ing TO fear" She turned and looked
at him and laid slender hand on his
shoulder. Besides" she began.
"Yes, dear lady,"
She softly laughed.
at really looks as If we ought to
have lawyer in the family. '-CleVe-
land Plain Dealer.
Gulf of Mexico Is Deep.