The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-12
INA GIN OERELLA"|
>by Harold Bell WI7Qht

INJURED Ann. II mind Herbs paw
used to tell bout SIGH . place. His
folks settled thar In the early days.
L,evering! Never hyeard tell Of him.
do you reckon he's . revsnusr7"
SRevenuer? Shucks! He's some
body from that thar bank like hit
says on the card. He's . banker !;
that's how come he's got q automo-
bile like that with . driver all toeged
out in pitcher clothes"
When Ann appeared in the door,
way Mr.. Leverink regarded her
with IN air Of mild triumph. "You
are Mrs. Haskell"
~ BE-"
The mountain woman endured
the strangers scrutiny with . coun-
tenance which might have been
carved from stone.
"Pardon me. Mrs. Haskel, but my
business with you is Of such . ma
ture that it can scarcely b trans
acted here on your doorstep"
Come in, mister"
Mr.. Levering called to the chauf-
feur: my briefcase, please" and
entered the Haskell living-room.
Nance slouched in from the
kitchen and sided into the nearest
chair.
While waiting for his brief ease
the stranger looked about the room.
Evidently he had never before seen
the interior Of . backWoods dwell.
ing. Then his attention became
fixed on the well-hlled book-shelves
in the corner. "Ah-a libraryl"
"They amt mine: they're my
sons" said Ann.
"Oh yes-yes, Of course. May I
ask your sons name?"
"We-uns amt got no call to be
ashamed Of the name, mister. Hits
John Herbert Haskell"
"John Herbert. ! see-yes, yes,
John Herbert, Of course. Named
after his grandfather John, and his
grandfather's brother Herbert.
Very good, very good"
At this Ann drew . little back
and, unnoticed by Levering, who
was taking his brief-case from the
chauffeur, exchanged wondering
looks with Nance.
As Levering dismissed the chauf-
feur Ann asked. harshly, "What
might your business BE- with me,
II am here to see you, Mrs. Has
kel, about an estate which our COM
pany il holding in trust until GER
tain terms Of the trust are fulfilled.
Il you do not mind I should like to
ask . few necessary questions"
II reckon you amt got no author
ity to make me answer. You amt
no officer Of ary kind, be you?"
certainly not, Mrs. Haskell, !
am merely the legal representative
Of our company. ] assure you IL is
TO your nterest-that il, I think IL
is-for you to assist u with any in
formation you may have"
"What be you aimin' to ind out?"
"We arv eudeavoring to find the
l 4 heir % Or J. heirs to the estate Of
"John Haskell war my boys
er.adpappy. q, my boy air the last
"And you are Ann Haskel-the
widow Of Edward Haskell and the
mother Of this boy. John Herbert,
are you?"
As the lawyer put this question
his eyes were fixed on the mountain
woman's face ii the manner Of IN
attorney examining . dimcult wit
ness. Ann Haskell gazed back 1T
him, wondering, suspicious, de-
liant.
II sure an, mister"
Nance Jordan muttered IN ex-
clamation under her breath, and
Ann whirled on her with . look Of
such fierce warning that she
shrank o from . blow. lowering
was opening his brisf-case and did
not notice.
Producing . photograph Of .
group Of four people. the lawyer
handed II 70 Ann.
"Mrs. Haskell, can you identity
the people in that photograph"
The mountain woman answered,
slowly, II know who they b il
that's what you mean"
Nance slouched forward TO look
over AIMS shoulder, and Ann
turned her head TO stare at her
companion meeningly.
"Who arc they, please?" asked
the lawyer.
With her eyes On the photograph
the mountain woman answered, de-
liberately: "That thar's . pitcher
Of my sister an mo an our men,
Henry an Ed Haskell. Hit war
took the time we-uns war married
back IN Greenville, Kentucky. I
got two Jest like hit"
NAY ! Sc your photographic"
Ann considered . moment, then
q don't reckon hit'd hurt nothin'.
You git ON Names"
Silently Nance brought, from
some hiding-ploee IN another ,part
Of the house, m old pasteboard boz
secured with many wrappings Of
Irvine. From the box Ann took two
photographs-duplicat Of the ons
in Lsvering's possession.
zone Of these war mine,~ shl
explained - she handed the photo
graphs 70 the lawyer; "the othel
war my sisters. Hit war with be,
things when she died.
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