Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-21
cullarly llauid voice.

ued the molten voice, and the bright
eyes studied her face expectantly.
Pamela puckered her brows In on
effort TO meet that expectancy half.
way. but failed.
Are your" she ash ed doubtfully,
and with mental reservation against
Mr.. Robert Hervey Randolph for out
raging the traditions of childhood by
sending Father Christmas In this
dapper form. won't you sit DOWN.?
she added politely.
Mr.. Milyuns hung poised for a sec
ond longer, and then advanced on the
couch decislvely, sat down on one end
CT 1t, and waved his hand at the other.
Tonllnson slipped IN and out, bearing
che breakfast-tray away. Pamela ac-
copied Mr.. MilyLns' ST. ent invitation
oni seated herself. but tentatively, as
Trough she could only stay for min
u'e.
Make yourself comfortable, my
dear" said Mr.. Milyuns; I'm going 10
tax to you for sUme time"
"You can't" said Pam mot here.
Only have he fat for six minutes
longer. That is, only pro-promlsed
TO stay here 1ndl tea" Her eyes wan
dered half txpectahtiy, half w!stfully
to the door.
The BIRD rJeh smiled.
We'll see about that" lie said. .Tm
sorry you don't remember me. IL you
are indeed Miss Imcgene Pamela
Thornton. used TO take yol on my
knee often, many years ego."
Pamela could no longer be startled
by such announcements.
"That's what Toml.nson said ibis
morning" she remarked. ever since
last night, everybody / meet seems 10
to know my real name. / don't un-
derstand It."
"Please trust me-" said Mr.. Milyuns,
"and you'll soon understand lot more
than that" He drew slip from his
pocket. "Now, do answer me careful
~. Tell me the addresses of the first
four places you and Maggie lived In
after your father died.
IT can't remember the first," said
Pam, but, after seconds thought,
ratified off the names of three streets,
and located addresses approximately
by describing nearby corners promi-
nent to child's mind for one reason
or another. "Those are the next
three" sne said. "After that, we
went"
But Mr. Mtlyuns was satisfied.
"That's enough for fornIaillies. my
dear. I'm convinced that you are the
person for whom The firm of Mlyuns,
Branch & Mliyuns mas been searching
for years Do you remember your
great-uncle, Asa ThoTntoLT
YES" sad Pamela, s6gle wonder
aud terror in her eyes; ''but I dldn
know he was real"
"Didnt know he was real p" ex-
claimed Mr.. Mtlyuhs. what do you
meaD?"
Maggie used 10 say" explained
Pamela, "lf you've not good, your
great-unce, Asa Thornton, will catcl
you, and he hasn't cut his inger aalls
since your poor father married your
dear mother" Pamela shuddered.
"YOdll have to forget all that" sale
Mr.. Mlyuns soberly. Before you
great uncle died, he repented very eff
fectively of the way he treated YOU
father, and left You an income OF tel
thousand dollars a year."
Pamela sat up very straight. an'
then sank slowly into the pillows a
her back.
"Ten - thousand - dollars - a
year," she repeated slowly.
Mr.. Mllyuns nodded.
beginning with today. There IL m
accumulation waiting for you, be
cause, by the terms of the will, Mr.
Randolph was allowed the entire in
come up to such time as you should b.
discOyetet. That provision was quitt
nat Iel, Z you viii remember that Mr.
Asa Thornton lad been searching fol
you onsucc sssiu ~ tor some months be
foIe lie died.
Pamela sat up straight again.
Il want TO understand YOU" She
said with n sudden dignity that In
! creased Mr. Ml'ydLs aumlrauon' al
ready decidedly on the upgrade. "lol
mean that, with my appearance, Mr.
Randolph's entire income completely
disappears|
Mr.. MilyuuS nodded.
"You have guessed 1t In one" HI
said flippantly.
81 don't need ten thousand dollars
a year" said Pamela promptly. "Yol
will please tell Mr. Randolph that
shall only taSe half"
Mr. Milyuns smiled.
"I'll try TO carry out your orders,
he said blandly, "but I'll have TO FINE
Mr. Randolph first. Let me add tina
you apparently don't know the youni
gentleman very we'll"
"What do you mean by thatI" asket
Pam.
"Well," said Mr., Mllyuns, taking an
other scrap Of paper from his poke
and handing It 10 her, read that.
was left at my house this morning b.
taxi-cu0man, who didn't wait for al