The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-05-08

his wife wanted the furniture; Sister
Bessie insisted on the piano and the
dining-room set to begin with. They
argued angrily in the parlor, while
Cousin Jane wrung her hands and la.
mented Mi1ly's "stuck-upedness."
Well" said Brother Joel's wife
sneeringly, at any rate we can all
agree on one thing. This young WON
an here hain't no business here, 90 we
a begin by saying good-by to her"
Dorothy could bear II no longer. She
ran out Of the room and down the gar.
den path, sobbing desperately. She
never wanted to enter the house again.
She did not see the tall man at the gate
until he caught her. Then she Easped
in dismay.
Fred" she exclaimed.
Dorothy! What IL the mAtter!"
They're all In there" wept Dorothy,
lighting over Miss Milly's things, and
they've turned me out, and"
In broken words she managed 10
give Fred Dane an outline Of the stu.
alton. Fred Dane laughed comforta.
bly,. There wal the sound Of success
and self-conidence in that laugh.
Dorothy stole q timid look at him.
How big and protecting he seemed.
He had become a man during those
i've years that he had been away.
Now you come right back with
me-" he said. I've got something to
say to that crowd" And he caught
her arm in his and took her back,
right into the parlor again, where the
fight was proceeding with such in.
tensity that nobody saw him for quite
q minute. Sister Bessie and Brother
Joels wife each had hold OF one side
Of the piano and they we're trying to
drag 1t in two separate ways.
Ladies and gentlemen" began
Fred Dane, clearing his throat.
Brother Joel looked up with a snarl.
What, another Of them?" he demand
ed.
"Oh, no. ! am just the lawyer who
was intrusted with Miss Milly's will"
said Fred. You see, she had a pre-
sentiment of her approaching illness
and took the trouble to have II wit
messed and signed and placed in my
care last week"
Who gets the pIanner?" shouted
Sister Bessie.
Miss Milly has left everything to
her daughter" answered Fred Dane.
There was a moment OF Mortified ST.
lence. Then Sister Bessie shrilled:
What? That brat still living and
come back to trouble us after all these
years? thought It diedl What right
did she have to have a child Of sin ?
And now we're going to lose the house
and the p%ianner just because Milly-"
Poor Milly!" wept Cousin Jane.
I'D have stood by her II she'd only
let me. didn't cast her off when she
was young and beautiful because she
slipped. / wrote to her once a year
for a whole year, only she was too
stuck-up to answer"
80, let me invite you to leave" said
Fred, because, you see, the house and
property, as we'll as the piano, are al
ready disposed Of"
"Oh, I'll leave!" shouted Brother
Joel. But Their amt no lawyer can
skin me out of my property. I'll have
the law on you"
And I'm going to have my plan
ner!" shouted Sister Bessie, as she
moved toward the door; and they
went out clustering and threatening.
Dorothy" said Fred, when they
were alone, NOW that I've come back
I'm not going to let you escape me
again, though you did dismiss me
so cruelty before I always meant 70
have you, and now that I've made a
little money, do you know what / am
going to do? I'm going to buy this
bouse and start a law practice here,
and let my partner run the one at
Ralston. And I'm going to marry you,
and I'm going to sign that contract
like this,r And he kissed her.
"But, Fred" said Milly, a few min
utes later, who Is this daughterf
Poor little child l feel as though /
had usurped her plaeel To think Miss
Ailly didn't dare acknowledge herr
Who is she?"
why, ron. dearest" Fred answered.
Copyright. 1914 by w. G. Chapmah.)