The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-02-01

about her ankles, not strictly covered per
haps by her cotton gown. Jhe neares
gentleman, an elderly man with brigh; DARK
eyes, addressed her, HEa.
"Ms. Gueldt, ! presume
"Yes, sir"
She asked him to walk in, and he did
SO, the other following.
In the little parlor they sat down. 4,
"You are. Mrs. Hannah Gneldt, Oliver
Gneldt's wifep
! ayes sir. Is it OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
me, you look like lawyer and fear lt'E
more trouble for Oliver"
"Reassure yourself, madame. Your hus.
band is not concerned save through ycu
and that hope pleasantly. Your name
was Burns before you were married to Ol
iverW
"Yes sir. Hannah Burns
"Do you remember dates well ~
"No SIR"
"You have, perhaps, records of family
events--your own birth, Syour parents
marriage your grand fathers death"
Hannah Gneldt wonderingly replied,
II have mothers Bible, and they tell me
| it's all there"
elbow far backp
TO grand fathers birth. believe
grandfather Burns. He had one child and
am the only one my parents ever had
Oliver set down our wedding day, and ou:
two boys birthdays"
"And your great grand father. The
record of bis death is there?'
~ don't know; you may see. Wait
I'll call Oliver
Going to the door Hannah took down a
horn used for that purpose and uttered a
call which brought Oliver home from the
field.
He also felt alarm but explanations qui
eted him. Almost as much aStonished as
his wife he brought out the Old family bible
"The death Of my wife's great grand
father ZebuIon Burns, is not here he said
The first record is in lis hand believe
1t is the birth of bis eldest child.
So it proved and the lawyer looked dis
appointed.
"You can not remember the day of his
DEATH" tho lawyer said. II mean the da.e
I Of it."
"IIe died long before was born," paid
Hannah, "and though rich left nothing to
grandfather. They had qaareled, be-
Iieve. She told odd stories of him. He
must have been very eccentric and a ser
want or housekeeper had great influence
over him. She had the property | think.
Margery- Margery -"
imagery WiIber, think" said tie
lawyer.
"Yes sit" said Hannah, I remember now
"You are quiet people not likely to talk
much," SAID the lawyer, Il will tell you
s melting. We have found will among
The effects of a legal gentleman who died
very suddenly in fit of apoplexy. Don't
hope too much, mind. A viii in your fa-
vor-that is, now N your favor as your
fathers only child"
Hannah clutched her husbands hand ex
citedly
at is written by one upon his death bed
lated the 10Th Of Much ~ aud leaves
all his property to your father, his grand
son then boy. Hush. don't hope TOO
much. Margery Wilber or her heirs now
hold this property under will dated
March l6, II.
"a later WILL" said Oliver. "Then of
courss they are the rjghiful possessors.--
What need of all this?--the latest must
still staud.
"Not if it is forgery" said the lawyer,
Oliver laughed, the bitter laugh Of care
and disappointment.
"Who can prove that" he said.
"No one perhaps. Yet the record of
the old mars death might.
"A man whose dying hand signed will
on the 10th of March would scarcely make
another on the 18th, We believe the Will
forgery, written on old parchment since
the discovery of the one l have spoken Of
Margery Wilber took possession with no
legal forms, for no one appeared to contest
her title. Where was your great grand