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seems an agreeable, quiet child. Laura said Gertrude was not strong enough to come. Said her fiancé was to be at the cove today and as she expressed it to "perfect the business arrangements" as we understood it connected with the marriage, whatever that may mean - said Gertrude was to be married in September and talked about him, all of which I received very passively, not intending to show any interest in what she has not chosen to tell us of. Charlie wanted to go to the garden and thinking he wanted to talk on business connected with the estate I opened an opportunity by telling him we were trying to sell the place. He said he would be sorry for that, but I told him it was inevitable, that it was a burden to me and had been for a long time and that as my profession had been unremunerative for several years past it was very difficult for me to take care of it. Laura meanwhile talked with Sara, as she suggested she may have come for that purpose, but she said she was satisfied it was in good hands, hoped we would stay here and as she had never expected any thing from it had not given it a thought (which I am inclined to doubt) that her father had told them to put it into his hands and he would attend to it without troubling them and that he had put it into the hands of a lawyer here which she must know is the very last thing we could wish. She said she was so glad to see Alice and Mrs. Sawyer they so reminded her of Aunt Gertrude and it seemed like getting back into the family again and Sara said her eyes filled with tears - How lightly they went out of the family and how hard, how almost impossible it is to get back into the affections they have crushed and torn After we came back from the garden she said she would like if we broke up some of the furniture or some thing of the old home. I assured her she should have every opportunity and that I hoped it could be divided and not sold to which she assented She was evidently touched by the suggestions and the memories of the place, as how could she fail to be, but all the while I could not be confident of her sincerity considering all her bitterness and her unkind treatment of all of us. They would not stay to dine with us although we had specially prepared for them and went away after having been here an hour or so and said they were going back to the Cove tonight. I gave Mazie a few little things I brought from Mexico. When they got in the carriage Laura made a movement to kiss me which I did not resist although I hoped she would not, and Charlie lingered to tell us if he had the deciding he would stay to dine with us. They drove off and stopped at Girards a little while and I presume are glad it is over. Sent a novel "In honor bound" to Gustave Roth, Morelia. Wrote Lucy. 

Saturday June 1' 1889
[[left margin]] R [[/left margin]] I wrote to Mary before breakfast giving her an account of Lauras visit, and went down town and mailed it. It was raining this morning and has rained in showers all day. Girard stopped in on his way to dinner to tell me of a conversation he had with Mr. Lindsley. He said Joe has been here twice since Feb. Once he telegraphed Mr. L. to meet him at the West Shore station. He got in Mr. L's wagon and as he started for home asked him where he was going. He said (Joe) that he had business in Kingston and asked him to drive to Clearwaters office. Joe asked Clearwater if Mr. E. Tompkins had said any thing to him about taking charge of his business and he said he had. Then Mr. Lindsley said, Joe what business can there be. The will (my fathers) has been admitted to probate and that is the end of it and Clearwater coincided - and that was all. He dont seem to know what he is about, anything to keep himself and every one else in 

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