The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-25

owner, if such rightful owner should ever be
found. / I'm very much mistaken u he ever
will be, but never mind that. MIR. Wndlng ana
1 are, at least, agreed that the estate is not TO
be wasted. Now, I have yielded to MIR. Wild
ing's desire to keep an advertisement at inter-
walls flowing through the newspapers, cautiously
inviting any person who may know ANYTHING
about that adopted infant. taken from the
| Founding Hospital, to come to my. office and
I have pledged myself that such advertisemeEt
shall regularly appear. l have gathered rom
our friend land my CLIENT that l meet you here
to-day to take his Instructions, not to give MIN
advice. l al prepared to receive his lns'ruc,
tions, and to respect his wishes but you VIII
please observe that this does not imply my
approval OF either as o matter OF professional
opinion"
Thus MI Bintrey; talking quite as much at
Wilding as to Vendale. And yet, In spite OF MS
| clients Quixotic conduct, as to eye him from
time to time with twinkling eyes, in the light OF
Q highly comical curiosity.
NOTHING, /" observed Wlding, 'canb be clearer.
I only wish my head was as clear as yours, Mr.
| Bintrey."
"Ifyou feel that singing init coming on, hint
ed the lawyer, with an alarmed glance, "put 1t
off, mean the interview"
"Not OF all, I thank you," said Wilding.
"Dont' excite yourself, Mr.. Wilding, !" urged
the lawyer.
emo; I wasn't going tor said the wine mer-
would you have any hesitation or objection to
become my joint trustees and executors. or can
You at once consent I"
81 consent" said Bintrey, not so readily, .i..
"Thank you both. Mr.. Bintrey, my instruc-
tions for my last will and testament are short
and plain. Perhaps You will have the goodness
to take them down. I leave the whole OF my
real and personal estate, without any exception
r1akoaauap - unrr Huun M f0inf
trustees and executors, In trust to pay the whole
to the true Walter Wilding, if he shall be found
and identified within two years after the day OF
my dessh. Failing that, IN trust to you Two to
pay over the whole % Q benefaction and Legacy
to the Founding Hospital" -
Wilding ~ demanded Bintrey, after q blank
silence, during which nobody had looked ut any
"Ths WHOLE
"And as to those instructions, you have abso-
lutely made mp your mind, MIR. Wlding I"
at only remains, +" said che lawyer, with one
shrug Of his shoulders, "to get them into cechni-
| cal and binding form, and to execute and attest.
! Now, does that pressf Is there any hurry about
lt2 You are not going to die Yet, slr."l
"Mr. Bintrsy," answered Wilding, grayely,
| edge than yours or mine. I shall be glad 10 have
this matter of my mind, il you please"
ave lare lawyer and client again, " rejoined
Bintrey, who, for the nonce, had become almost
| sympathetic. "h this day week-here, at the
same hour-wil suit Mr.. Yendale and yourself,
l will enter in my diary that attend you accord
The appointment was made, and in due So
| quencekept.T The will was formally signed, sealed,
| delivered, and witnessed, and was carried OF by
Mr.. Bintrey for safe storage among the papers OF
| his clients, ranged in their respective iron
/ hoyao uith THAR rannacfivA nwnAra' nam6a ont
side, on iron tiers in hS consulting room. as II
that legal sanctuary were @ condensed Family
Vault Of Clients.
With more heart thar he had lately lad for
about completing his patriarchal establiahment,
being much assisted not only by MrD. Gold.
straw, but by Vendale, too; who, perhaps, had
in his mind the giving Of an Obenreizer din
ner as soon as possible. Anyhow. the
| working order, the ObeIreizers, Guardian and
| Ward, were asked to dinner, and Madame Dor
was included in the invitation. II Vendale had
| been over head and ears In love before phrase
not to be taken as implying the faintest doubt
about it-this dinner plunged him down in love
ten thousand fathoms deep. Yet, for the life OF
charming Marguerite. 30 surely as q blessed
moment seemed to come, Obenreizer, in his
flmy state, would stand at Vendale's elbow, or
the broad back Of Madame Dor would appear
before his eyes. THAT epeechlesS matron was
never seen in q f, t view from the moment OF
her arrival to that VI her departure, except ct
dinner. And from the instant OF her retirement
to the drawing room, after q hearty rarticipa-
ton in that meal, she turned her face to the
wall again. ~
Yet, through four or five delightful though
distracting hours Marguerite was to be seen,
| Marguerite was to be heard, Marguerite was to
be occasionally touched. When they made the
round Of the old dark cellars Vendale led her by
the hand (; when she sang to him in tho lighted
room ct night, vendale, standing by her, held
her relinquished gloves, and would lave bar
tered against them every drop Of the eorty-fv
year old, though it had been forty-hye times
forty.fve years old. and its net prloe ~forty-6ye
times forty-ive pounds per dozen. And still,
when she was gone, and o great gap of an e1-
tinguisher was clapped on Cripple Corner, he
tormented himself by wondering did she think
that he admired her Did she think. that he
adored her Did she suspect that she had won
him heart and soul! Did she care to think
ct all about it | And 30, did she and didn't she,
mp and down the gamut, and above the line
and below the line, dear, dear Poor rest
less heart Of humanity To think that the men
who were mummies thousands Of years ago, did
the same, and ever found the secret how to be
quiet inter it'll
1"What do you think, George" Wilding
asked him next day "of Mr.. ObenrsiZer? Il