The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-06-21
HER COUSINS WILL
i Was the Means Of Bringing
Together Two Ardent
Lovers.
~ M. p,1eELL

Lovers.
BY NJ. Di7eELL.
"Broda Norton you are sixteen
kinds Of q goose II you don't try to
break that horrid will-any judge
would decide you had all the right
there was to the money"
Consider me the whole sixteen
kinds then; Cousin Olive had per-
feet right to do 40 she chose with
her own"
With wrathful sarcasm Alice Pack
hrd again broke forth. "Of course
your being for over i've years at the
beck and cali Of an utterly unreason-
able egotist is nothing"
Broda stopped her. Nov Alice.
you know that Cousin Olive had the
kindest Of hearts and was very good
to me. I am sure I shall soon find
something to do. 50 don't you worry
about me- a..
"You need a good long rest first Of
Ill; you are looking simply tired out.
only wish I had home of my own
10 take you to-but what can board
Ing school teacher do?"
what a nice rhyme, and who is the
goose now? I never felt better, and
do not in the least need a vacation"
But Alice insisted that a rest was
imperative, and when she departed It
was with the firm determination that
Broda should in some way obtain her
rights.
Broda at once started upstairs to
finish her packing, this being the day
on which she was to leave her
cousins. Promptly at five o'clock the
village hack arrived, her trunk was
hoisted to its place. and after receiv-
ing a fearful farewell from Matilda.
Cousin Olives housekeeper, Broda
was driven to the widow Bruce's cot
tage where she had engaged room.
Broda had many friends In Peter.
bury, and it was not long before an
elderly couple whose last single
daughter had Just married and gone
to live in distant part of the state,
engaged her to act as companion and
general "cheerer up of the lonesome
two that were left" It was thus
Deacon Haverhill put It, when he
came to talk matters over.
The new home proved a very happy
one for Broda, the deacon and his
wife treating her as If she were in
deed q daughter OF their own.
Meanwhile John Weston, Cousin
Olives heir, had entered into the pos
session Of the estate. Broda first saw
him after the morning service as she
was coming down the aisle of the
church with the Haverhills. It was
the deacon who pointed him out, and
asked her opinion of him.
i Cousin Olive always had weak.
ness for big men with dark eyes and
hair. nthe evidently had all three of
those points in his favor" was Bro
da's response.
The deacon added, "looks to ma
like a good sensible fellow-I mean
to speak to him first chance get"
This chance came sooner than he
expected. for on reaching the door
John Weston surprised them by ad-
dressing Broda.
II beg your pardon for my abrupt
ness, Miss Morton, but we must be
cousins in some degree, and am 60
ing to ask II you will grant me an in
terview to talk over an important
matter"
Broda liked the dark eyes which
met her own so frankly, and answered
demurely: "You must ask Deacon
Haverhill, here, If I may ask you to
Haverhill House."
The deacon laughed, and gave John
Weston friendly handshake Miss
Broda knows that our house is al
ways open to her friends"
John thanked him and Tuesday AFT
ernoon was set for the interview.
John Weston was prompt to the
minute. He was no sooner seated
than he spoke to the point. "Cousin
Broda, your friend Miss Packard came
to me last week and told me Of your
i've years faithful devotion to
Cousin Olive. She said that she
thought it entirely unjust for you to
be left without reward of any sort
for such service. I quite agree with
her, and have tried to think out way
that will make matters right Cousin
Olive knew that I was well provided
for and a partner in growing busi-
ness, so can't understand why every
thing was left to me. This is my
plan, that you take the house--which
Miss Packard says you care greatly
for-and that we divide the cash and
securities. Unless you say yes / shall
feel like thief and a robber."
Broda gave little gasp at this
generous offer. Thank you Q thou.
sand times, but I cannot accept.
Cousin Olive had perfect right to