The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-13

When he had got to the end of the instrument which named him executor flew into exalted passion, railing my dead papas lack of couAs dence in me- his lack of judgment in appointing Peter, and bitterly at the probable thereby of fortune. if had already lost it. When had stopped moment for want of breath poor, srove1ing relation in the back gave pas through the left trumpet his nose, the rEhf being blocked by reason of cold. to the wOrdG 'Shane-shames
 $ Shame is,' cried l. to put helpless youaa girls fortune in the hands of a drawling, sancti- monious monkey that has not much cut his
 Another poor relation whined and her poor papa only just dead!'
 2 "'only just says l. for if he had been dead matter of six months there would now be no for tune left to make Brouhaha about
 Paulna, cries your Uncle Peter, and admit there something in his voice that touched me for moment, Paulina, do you doubt my hOnesty3'
 No,' says I. forgetting instantly that I had been touched, doubt you have the to be anything else and doubt your want of sense will lead to my want of cents. And this is why cry ont against the monstrous sinfulness of your appoint ment as made in this precious will and testament Here snatched the thing from him, and seeing that he was about speak, for cramzninE 1t into his mouth, great seal and all. And I had curched at his neckcloth as beginning toward put ting my project into execution when the great hogany door behind him slowly opened of 4ts own accord and stood wide mention this incident having put check to passion Why it should have had that effect do not know. saw behind the lttle mans pack the cherry trees in blossom, the bright sunlight upon the lawns and felt per
  Then it your great-uncles turn. He spoke with eloquence and proper feeling than I had given
 You Fury!' he said. You ungovernable she. devil! For your opinion of I not that q remember that his thumb and forefnger made a kind of squdging failure to crack properly-and of the first row filtered out loud But your great uncle, having succeeded at the second attempt in his fingers. proceeded with his tongueIashihg-
 T look upon you says he who though beautiful brink of insanity Within this rose. says he, point ing at me- so lovely to the eye. see the grub" head and screamed with laughter. And the dark instant perception, too. burst into uncontronable merriment The pair of us laughed until we were clothes her hands, and kicked with her feet. and the tears poured down her cheeks. And when years younger. Her old cheeks blushed Hke maiden's. and she delighted with the world and
 Dear me-. she said still threatened bg renewal that your reatuncIe Peter treated me to that meta phor and not until this very day has that mean ing occurred to Give a 1uJube-tn the blue and white porcelain box the bureau. The mere thought of what Peter claimed to have seen has jutube, thank you Where was If"
 ''You were the midst" said I "of assistins the professor in the earliest known demonstration of the x-ray."
 tube her tongue, "so We'll he made quite oration. I remember how the moisture on his that he might one day look forward to sporting a pair of mustachios. think it enhanced his powers
 
 him.
 You said he, unless some curb ifs placed upon that wicked temper and that tntenperate pride of yours, Wfs@ come to good end in this world, or in that Nothing about you is Womanly but beauty-a perishable thing l pity you T think of your future with horror. But pRay God that the strong hand may be found to guide you and o mold you ere 1t be too late. What you need my Beauty a master, of putty, but man of iron will hand, strong in convention. ob- durate unhinehing, such--' .s.,.
 "T had been thinking of other things during this speech though you may be had heard every ! word of it. had concluded that to retain control my fortune it necessary to retain control ot Peter; to have an eye him night and day. ln spite of his tfrade that the was rnadly in love with me, and now made up my mind like a shot I smiled and held out my hand
 Done with you, Peter,' said, let yours be tne iron will, the iron hand' And may be sure ] looked him in a subdued and melting way. He Then took hand. and q lean ing over) raised up his toes q remember the his lips made srnacking noise in the air close to my cheek.
 :rVWe were married very privately account of me being mourning for papa, in St. Anpe's chapel. The cherries then ripe the trees.
 During the first months there frequent uncle O blessed memory and myself. He had made Ep his mind, once and for all time, he sato to be the master. But nothing came of that Yet it was not until had gotten himself cheated out of a round of money, by a merchant of whom he thought the world, that he made frank. open, and final abdicatfon his claims. After that ! was honey, and made him good wife to nls dying day: letting him have his own way when that could obviously lead to harm. and making great show when others were present. of being en- tireIy ruled by him.
 CIo be cortfnued)