Show The Evening Story DISPUTED INHERITANCE NOE Copyright lM tJ by W V Werner Vm-riu-L' Well 11 elI who would o th thought ht i It The lO of 11 pa t twitched In lit Hie limn limn- of ot the prim l elderly o ii lt tImi It fo e c n a few Ins In iii room o of the Hie t anti tier her r stimuli small black eyes stared 1 ImI tL aL tl the LIFt typewritten words ot what hat dent Ieni t The pant occupant of the urn room loom paused td pau d Jn her Iier pew luff tind raised her Ir Ih places glasses until lh they they- ie- ie U d i ui In n her 1 1 hair hall si gitty ay gl gleamed gle lm tI Irate i-at-CA UA of the orl inal reel x Of ni nm hell to J J. an a anop aflee nr Millie Cecil Ce I idly k-idly w w ln va a vine tI ng The o cad i-cad leader ti l' l a tho blue sheet t of l here t r re her lii ton Oil lii Ins In's s rr eyes 6 with Uh such y tintS that the tho white suite va patch tell on her het ino moIl modest le t p n 1 1 01 1 I i to Olin onn side sille Donl tont you yon tm ing void r peak of ur l hl his cousin cO S on Thein a IL queer old ii 11 living lj i- hlll 1111 11 Ht Rt 1 I m my i gin po- po o- o Ins 10 n to see c him once but I never nc dId dIdI know I nr pr see soc bins ulm 1 I cant can't he It II i if ml his lila will 1 lii furniture and hi his tools to ai all atu i to tu be he sohl to Iu pay pa his doctors doctor's doc tor's tors Mil 1111 und his burial c IC hut but lies lie's 1 left lott hi his LO v io t to td me me H Il Its a a line fine Je Jetsey sev bf of r premium l stock the iii letter r sas sa any I and I Itan Ian men hell benfor for tOl or more atone I than han tan an a n probably sell Se-il her hei fi I hundred rs Now ow OW 1 I can ean get to tal take Uke e that trip to Boston n Uvo iway w wanted to take For FOI a n. long lon time line the thc two partner l' l sew sew- In Ins ng women had bad talked of ora a trip to Joson Jos- Jos Oston Os- Os ton on 3 as one of tho the coveted but Impossible JOY joys loys of or life nut But thc they h had ul always planned to taVe taie It Aether when th the time p. tunic c A slight MII hl t nf it um raJo took po g possession s of oC Miss lIIlIe Miss Cammie lund had said aid I not lot wo We can an till thu with A what haE iC med to hor imi cousin weary real ami nervous rum rom to h Dolly Doily Woo tI k it ck foi COI or a n an nn au atm air h huC uC if Pt Sho Iio took teok the letter eur troll Miss UIL I Cam- Cam tinges nail hasUl c I It Camilla Carnilla Cecil Mini Mii's JI i. i i l a n JIlt l testily t Ole that that- thatis l is ii mv mn Chris Ian paine ad as well as us yours The Tue cow cows It s ns S lIko lika to be lie mine as Its Y s Ul'S 1 yours ld Miss g Cammie staring starin at ater irr er cousin her hem face If It l youre you're not lot sall satisfied fie J the time cow I Is It mine mine tf If juu think here 1 Is IJ a mistake mistake-i l e-l 1 ss gie-ss we wc can write md and furl fine out lInt But the letters rl that ed between n nth th selves heni-selves find anti Simeon executor t tu to throw thu-ow any lI ht on the matter mattel Mr Ir 11 TIson he wrote them It seems mM ha au ad he heard bearil of lh thc thc- existence of only one lisa Camilla Cecil and up tip lo to the prep pre L Well who would have thought it cut time we vc- have 11 been unable to an anything in his p papers lo lii wide of or the ladies Is la 1 My h cousin Mis Camilla Cecil of Is IR tho the Ian lan g o of the the will Wo Ve 0 nr aro th tin cow coi coto to where Hart Unit attorney al l law w will arrange mc to have Vo Input In huts hm put pitt on pasture until her ownership i 1 is settled Pi Prior lor to this time Dime the two cousins ha hat had hc hern n th the most moat Intimate o of frh friends ds and 9 But Bul tho the advent of or the disputed bovine In In changed chan M the he relations of or tin th t two 0 women I M 11 8 Insisted l that tin the cow ow must he be hers Was as as tho sho ho not o nv 3 u-s u older than titan Miss Cammic and whet die l h was small had hart not her father r I It'd Mr 11 lt TI Tison on and brought back a little tt to her her It a mus mug from from the shoemak Miss declared d with equal post s th the thur cow was vas hers hois h d I visited ItC Simeon Tl Thon Ht at tt a n laler r datt and mit-i she hl WH confident t he lie had h rI told cousin Something of or ht his daughter Their nt foment rJ r In iii th h agi to let It the law v decide which hat hai haia hata a n. might light to Urn ownership of the coIt cow co cowIt cowIt It also allo ended d In a a a. room two to streets awa aVay fr m Miss 1111 Mil MIt lie tie Nor or wa was the thin of their do- do mischief ml hlf the db- db l mr tlc all RII the hue pule oVer o the yellow w Jersey c wrought i One Ono evening evening- a work after the cow was wat I nh am rout put on pasture In iii Jacob p the two women met mcl at ut the tho md wf k prayer meeting and ant 1 ignored cae each ithel Not many mans days dar passed 1 however 1100 b before forc each of the cp began n to tu f Ceel eel el elthe the need ti of ot tiU tender companionship thury hurl hud cu cast t off or for tur the tins sake saIe of a a. yellow yel ellow el low cow When MIsS 1119 s passed pas Miss MilHo Mil Mil- Ho lie lu in the T tie ti sL l and furtively looked el at al r ii fh shi ob Id d od er that her hc delicate lea fea- tilled hue ero lian cr than usual anti that w u-r-ro u r ro 10 clark daik s shadows hn beneath ath lie her yrs She Sho went homo secretly this dh- tr I I. I Its running running- the machine by 1 h lf h stir thought Oh Ol If only you jou OU hadn't said I t W was vas acting dishonorably and anti andin Ir in IrIn In Ing t to it claim possession in of or something to lo which I 1 had lUll no right Their customers 1 kh women n front from upper per cr part parL of or the th town to not knowing ol ot Ift t the ra still brought hl th work to n I Ms Millie Miss aint glum tin much work lo to do Fence sence she moved 1 awa away a from foin you tim tho Irish IrUh woman who w for Ml p saul paid to ti te her one nn slay day I ehe's h up lh Tc at nt the lh commissary this 1 a n siti the tho ln s to lo makr co shirts at i a t. and Horlor Klail glaI to git ll fem eta to do 10 at that thal so 80 I 1 don't dont shea h s 's got ot much money II Y a cumin In iii MH Misi ll rf without l t lm- lm ar hut but a A. tr troubled frown cr crept r o over r the time woman wo wu vu- vu r hf face and stayed tl cre nan man ho had gone Poor POI little nh sh Mhp thought thou ht ho younger 3 fr than titan I T am l 1 I ought ought ought-h 1 night night- Whatever hate lIs Millie thought brought EUh gusI h of tears taMi taMito hi h. ought to do a su lo to her hl yes fY Two O ela- ela lays the op opening of th the to decide tho tue ownership 0 lint was wal or f tin the cow C w the tho hilltop school attended cl l l ley bY v Tony TOn IlonI the son sou nf nt MIhl MI MI- hl i R lid Hila d the jf of halt half holiday The Tho Dennis ennis d for a mall mail sons Ion of ot Naples and n Dublin put their f lr thor for COl an afternoon of or fun afternoon fr Sep Sep- It II was a art rt rry vety warm ember hp Shorty after 3 t t o'clock a II yellow Tr cow ow n a fine finO healthy looking till atil- mAl aol ram came through the town In n a gallop lie sweat At dripping from CroOl her no nose Tied TIN TINto lo to 0 h her r long tall tail ll w was wit a tL 1 d that with try every move mo struck truck her tier herIe Ie eg The p people ople of a n mining town know know- adick u a dick of i when they nee ec It even crest NI NII If I C It Is Js bobbing bobbin along tho thic street at tho the theall tall all of a frightened J cow coi rh Them Theio o was wah Im- Im m panic both among the business folk oIk anti and th tip the bystanders followed by bt vo- vo rat reat as 31 th the animal plunged down clown u ys Pu nd up tip streets bellowing bellowing- kicking ater ather at atler her ler er tall tail In u n. frenzied fort effort to fr fro o herself of the appendage Miss Cc over o her bet skirts was as battling with ron con toil Mud pride Go Go to Millie M 1111 said sd 81 1 You Y haven't seen sen to her list for or two iwo dR days S Dont Don't you know eho's ehos Let her r s nd for mt nia If she sho wishes TIC me rd pride Hearing Hearing- the outcries o In tho the street Miss lr looked from rota her door and arul yi l th th at n tawn ta cri I With li I ht her bet I I burden M aIS the thing that hat h L 4 eLA 1 Miss shut her eyes and tipped cautiously behind the thc cow separated rl her front lie her h Two s lt-s l tJ there fell on her eats cats a CI cry that nt me enl a H pang panl of horror o lh h her r iH Time The cows stopped n. n shrill voiced uri hp still In mont front I o MiM 11 winder and Z Miss g Millie's Millies aln there sick and dont don't know it If The fh skirts fell to this the floor tI and In her hiet bedroom slippers r Miss Commie threw herself tub Into the tho street nd unshed headlong In the time direction of ot hot hem room Kf r 1 she takes lakes another spelt spell In II front th UK the winder Miss 8 Millies Millie's a thundered In her ears cats C as 8 sho abc ran ln 1 toward to Crocker ro cr street fh The fr- fr lh who o occupied oe lI U. U the front of or orI tho I hI cottage ott e were urn tOm home tin tile street s dr ile except for the J CI which hit u stood still what to lo do rio l In every cry muscle lIc t lImo tho lit little tiE m s sto stooped and picket picked up a poplar ln l that la lay In her hem path her so o shell she'll run ml miss s. s bawled lcd out omit a a. hurl burly carpenter wat watching from toni a sate safe distance r MIas Cammie shut her here e eyes eye s anti and tipped cautiously l up behInd the theCO cow cow- Its Ht to s o a Millie she God help ml I With n a Whispering whimpering plaYer cr she sho hou brought ht th he lath down with a resounding whack across th the tows tow's 8 0 back The rhe beast beal t Jumped like something shot and led fled up tip the street and anti toward th the borders ders of th the town ton while Miss 1101 sat at weakly down In the 1 h dirt and sobbed aloud a louel A few moments la later hater cl there was wao a a thunderous report that broke windows rok locked ked d houses and shook c to toIs Its Is foundations Nobody was wa hurt but buton im on n th the edge of the tue town was a found a leep hole hol and nd hits hilS of yellow lIol hide all 11 that remained of the tte dt disputed Tison In- In ii en ta flee That same day la laa a w wagon on bi Miss 1151 Cammie Cecils Cecil's possessions b back ck to Miss I Millie s rooms room Happiness and rl restored mental it Iv tv are rapid healers of or physical Ills When a curious nel neighbor hb r came cam In at veiling she hie found bLind Miss 4 Millie sitting silting up lIel met ier arms arnis clasped lovingly about Miss Cammie ammie who tenderly erl ted Lcd her with Ith her fa dish toasted dish toa h-toa toasted marshmallows |