The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-06-28

white cottage. lived Prof Mason y.
bis authenticated daughter hn,'
Dpunsitc. in the square. ugly NC
house. where everything In the -
len was planted In pairs. liyea ON
Jacob Porter Although Emily sas
Utmost 20. hers was the distineuoh
II being the youngest person IN M Y
block. and the block was Emin "
world p
All the ncighbors loved her. hh y n
,rabbpd old Jacob Porter felt any al Z
'octiou for her. he kept Il well con
rcaled
one other person also loved hef. a
ietious. minded, straightforward youns
awycr named John Farrell. whom
Emily had known IN her school DAYS
iad returned. after his admission 70
he bar TO hang out his shingle 10
lcighhofinE town and TO court Emily
Who. however refused TO take hs
mild attentions with proper sen
BUSINESS
Contcnted Emily. whose time was
pretty well occupied with her house
Keeping. had just one ungratifed
Onglng; but that. after all, consider
ng Emily's environment, was rather
IN ambitious one she wanted not
husband, but a horse She had no
expectation Of owning one-no one 10
the block except Mr.. Porter had ever
owned one
when my ship comes in Emily
would say. as she sat soclably on one
or Wlother OF the blocks doorsteps, 7
shall have beautiful horse with al
flowing black tnil-I've always loved
horses"
When Mfr. Porter died suddenly in
April. the neighborhood learned. with
considerable establishment. that the
shabby old man was possessed Of con
siderable property. and relatives 10
inherit H. There was one clause In
his somewhat remarkable will that
was Of especial interest 10 the block.
lie had left SAGE and an ancient busy
to astoundcd Emily. She was. how.
ever. 10 have no choice In the spend.
Ing Of this legacy; with one dollar
she was to purchase trustworthy
cook book; with two hundred she was
TO procure hay and oats with the
remainder she was TO purchase good
! horse. and that without delay Unless
the animal was selected within n
| fortnight, she was TO forfeit every.
thing but the cookbook. This was
eccentric Jacob Porters way Of max.
ing II certain that Emily's ship should
reach port.
MIR. Brown, who had once possessed
n COW and still owned barn, ad.
vised Emily TO advertise In the week.
~ paper for a likely yoan1 h-Tre.
This seemed sensible advice. and as
soon az the will was probated and the
legacy turned over. Emily advertised.
The paper was issued Saturday
morning, and the ink was not dry be-
fore answers TO the advertisement
began to arrive. Emily was called
from the breakfast table to examine
the first candidate, but one glance at
he prorered steed was enough.
NO" said Emily, to the man that
stood on her doorstep. u cant posi-.
bly, buy a white horse"
The man glanced from Emiiy's
glowing head 60 his spotlossly white
property grlnned sheepishly, and de.
parted He Understood. for his own
bead was AZ red az Emilys.
John understood. too
You see Emily had explained 10
John the Sunday before. I'D as soon
think of getting married as TO buy a
white horse"
DO think about g." John had
urged, selling the opportunity that
Emily had inadvertently provided.
Tn doing so nicely now that there
isn't any reason why we shouldn't
DO marrled-next October, for in.
stance I've been waiting all winter
for you to give me a little encourage.
ment"
I'm give you little now" demuro
Emily had returned. suddenly dis.
playing the rare dimple that John so
loved to see. when I buy a white
horse III begin TO think about matri.
| mony."
Apparently all the horses In Mans.
| field were for sale. Before the first
ivy ""' 'f'AH AehAAlN iAuu inspected ~
alleged likely young horsos-four of
which, however. rival horse dealers
declared TO be on the brink Of dying
OF old age, Nineteen times that day
Emily and the professor drove. or
were driven, around the block, but
night found them still horseless.
The fortnight, as well as the legacy.
was growing beautifully less. Horses
continued TO assemble at Emily's
gate-all kinds but the kind she
wanted.
The last day OF the fortnight
dawned. The owner Of the white
horse had never failed to appear AZ
least once a day, but was as regularly
turned away.
Just az shutdown OF that last day
az nne chestnut horse as Emily had
ever seen was tied to the fence beside
the tahy'hued nag; Emily. contrasting
the two, felt pang Of dismay
"oh, you beauty" she cried. run,
ming 10 the gate. You're the prettt
est thing, but OF course / cant have
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