The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-03-26

luVing on tuem
Because I have defrauded tho law
ful owner Of them and sent her away,
she is dead, probably, now
Its lie,' shouted Wesmond beware
how you deceive me-
| "A lie p bissed Martin, do you say
that what have told you is lie'
'Yes-till l see proofs that it belongs
to some one else.'
Then you would brand me as a
liar, and publish it to the world, would
you
'Yes-I dare do it, for I consider
you have trihed with me, for which you
have no cause, after what / revealed to
you
And what il prove true what !
have said''
Enough, you have my confidence in
what you say
Martin, already warmed with wine,
arose, and going to the wainscot, touched
panel there which few back, disclosing
small access in which were a quantity
of old papers, that he drew out and
placed on the table before esmond.-
He took up one and commenced reading
1t was the will Of the Duke OF Sherwood
granting the whole estate to Marion
Lindsay, provided her farther succeeded
10 marrying her to scion Of the house
of Plantagenet. In case he did not sue
ceed in this, which be did not, it was to
fall to Marion's eldest child, by whom
soever she might marry. Marion un-
known to her father, eloped with Mr..
Selwin, and when Annie was born no
will could be found. Martin, at this
time was a tenant on the estate, and be-
ing close, miserly fellow, by means Of
smuggling and robbery, got possession
Of the will, and had kept it to the pres
ent time, hence his anxiety when Annie
was born to get her away from there
trusting to the dens and brothels Of q
great city in the new world to devour
her. Wesmcnd carefully ran the will
over.
Martin, are you sure this is all look
again
As his back was turned, Wesmond
thrust the will in his bosom, and taking
another paper similar in looks, was Pc
rusing it when Martin turned back
again.
NO more said be.
Enough, then, I am satisfied We are
friends again. Put them back
Martin gathered up the papers, the
rest of which Wesmond saw was Of no
account aud locked them in again, and
both retired from the room.
Over the low, dark moor, one hour
Inter, Wesmond was stealing. In his
bosom was the long lost will, and in his
heart high and joyous feelings He
crept on Silly and fast, and ere dawn,
he was safe in London at his own home. |
He quickly sought an interview at the
court of Chancery, and had the case on
trial in a prodigiously short space of
time.
Old Martin was in the dark as to who
his mysterious visitor was that disap-
peared so suddenly. He heard that some
one had undertook to wrest the place
from him, but he de6ed the whole court
of England to get it by lawful power
so secure was he in his knowledge of
where the will lay, which could be des-
troyed at moments notice, but what
was his astonishment when Annie Sell
wins name was called, to see that
young lady step forward, and with low
bow, hand a paper to the lord chief JUS
tice, which on reading was the identical
will.
1t was enough; Adam Martin was in
rage be wished the ground to open
and swallow him up; when Wesmond
took the stand, whom he recognized as
his visitor, and chief associate justice at
the same time Wesmond divulged his
staatagem to the court; how he himself
had placed the iron pot on the hillside
to gain old Martins confidence and how
he came in possession OF the will, and
had exposed his damuable villiany. The
case turned. Martin was sentenced to
the peniteutiary for life which happened
to be very short, for that night his soul
was summoned to the bar of God, to
that account which had run from bis
birth to his death.
Annie Selwin could not but look back
with horror and disgust at the villain
Gus conduct of old Martin and his son.
She loathed the hour she told George
Martin she would love him, but then she
knew little of the ways Of the world
Love him now yes, as the pigeon loves
the hawk which seeks to devour it.
Still three years later and the Lind
say mansion now owned and tcnanted by
Annie Selwin, saw strange sight 1t
vas Annie,s hurial eve One of Rrit- |