Cheyenne record., 1918-10-17

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"Oh, DEAR" sighed the girl; II do
hope Mr.. Graves win be well enough
to call today. Rs expected to. Except
for the telephons message telling ~
that that man at nenboro''-
"Our dear Uncle Elisha" put in
Stephen, with sarcasm. "Uncle Lish +
Heavens. what q namsr'
"Hushl He can't help his nams.
And fathers was worse yst-Abijah.
Think Of itr'
II don't want to think Of It. Neither
did the governor. That's why he drop
ped 1t, suppose. Just what did Graves
say? Give me his exact words"
His partner, Mr.. Kuhn, telephoned
that everything was satisfactory. This
Captain Warren-a ship captain, sup
pose he is-would in all probability r.
fuse to accept the guardianship and
thu rest Of IT,
"Refuse7 should think 30. Tn
3-st as certain father was insane when
he made that will a. I am that I'm
alive. II he wasn't do you suppose
he would have put N and the estate
in the care Of . down east jay7 It's
inconceivablel It's ridiculous! Think
Of It'll Suppose this uncle Of ours had
accepted. Suppose he had come to
town here and any Of our friends had
met him. This Is our guardian, Cap
tain Warren Of Punkin Centre
PLEASED to meet ye,' says Uncle Lish.
'How's tatersT Horrors! Say, Caro-,
you haven't told any one, Malcolm OF
his mother or any one, have you?"
"Of course not, Steve. You know I
wouldn't"
well, don't They needn't know It,
now or at any other time. Graves will
probably get himself appointed, and
he's respectable II he Is an old fogy.
Well worry along till I'm twenty-one,
and then-well. then I'll handle our
business myself"
He was on his way to the telephone
when the doorben buzzed.
"Gad, there's Graves nowr' he ex-
claimed. "Now suppose I'll have to
stay. Well hear about dear Uncle
Lish, won't we7 Oh. joyv'
But the staid butler when he en-
tered the library did not announce the
lawyers name.
Mrs. Corcoran Dunn and Mr.. NAL
colm," he said. "wM you see them.
Miss Caroline7"
The young lady's face lit up.
Certainly, Edwards" she said.
"Show them-oh, Mrs. Dunn, I'm 80
glad to see you! 1t was ever 30 good
of you to come. And Malcolm"
MY dear child" she cried, "how
could stay away1 We have spoken
Of you and Stephen 30 often this morn
ing. We know how lonely you must
be, and Malcolm and decided we
must run in on you after lunch. Didn't
we. Malcolm7"
Malcolm Corcoran Dunn, her son.
was a blond young man with . rather
indolent manner.
Sure, materl" he said calmly.
How dye do, Caroline7 10, stever'
The quartet shook hands. Mrs.
Dunn sank creakingly into q chair and
gazed about the room.
my dear" said Mrs. Dunn, address,
ing Caroline, 'how are you getting ont
How are your nerves? Is all the
dreadful settling over"
"Very nearly, thank goodness!'
That's a mercy. I should certainly
have been here yesterday to help you
in experimenting and arranging and
so on, but I was suffering from one Of
my hearts, and you know what they
are"
Her son turned from the window.
II say, mother" he declared wearily,
II do wish you wouldn't speak Of your
vital organs in the plural Any one
would imagine you were q sort Of
freak, like the two headed boy at the
circus. It's positively distressing"
Stephen laughed. He admired young
Dunn immensely. Mrs. Dunn sighed.
Don't, Malcolm, dear" she pleaded
"You sound so unfeeling. One not &C.
quainted with your real kindness Of
heart
"Oh. drop it." interrupted Malcolm
Lets omit the heart interest. This
isn't . clinic. say, Steve, how do you
like the new nat? It u . dat, isn't it,"
Stephen turned red. His sister col
ored and bit her Lip. Mrs. Dunn hasten
"a to the rescue.
"Horrorsr' she exclaimed. ''Aal-
colin, you really ere insutferable. E1atl
Caroline, dear, ~ nuse1't mind hin.