The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-10-27

oid Doaes 20 rest again, S0d carried her
off at last, to our great relief. Then I
turned to Chi with an irrepressible con-
viction: $1,000. 80,
"You've found the will I e. in
your eyes. Oh, Chi ~ : = ,~.--.=1,
eyes, I have ~ he acknowledged.
'1t wasn't just the thing to resd it be-
fore the old folks, but you and T have
the r;ght-eh, Marjorie? i anybody
has. Here it is" producing 4 long
slim paper from the heart of the pack
age.
Il should think So was my eager
response and OF: two heads were SOON
bent over the document, which, FORUM
a'eiy for our seruples, was not sealed.
1t took US some time to declpher, for
the inA was faded somewhat, and halfa a
faelscap page was filed with legal for
mulas before we came to the bodv of
the Instrument. We got to it at last,
though:
II give and bequeath to my nephew,
Wentworth Osborne Chichester, the
bulk of all the property Of which may
die possessed including the manor of
Beverly, with all scrip, bonds, mort
cages, funds in bank, ETC., etc. Subject
only the following conditions first, that
he shall pay to his cousins, my nieces,
Marjorie Deuaam and Pamela Ponson-
by, the sum Of ten thousand dollars.
to be equally divided between them;
second, that he shall marry, at or b.
fore the age Of thirty, an honest woman
Of good birth, and such good locks rs it
may please God to give her; third, that
be shall faithfully bestow the following
leggacies, in the order, and to tae OBJ
jects described below. And 80 NAV
Uou prosper nlm!
The legacies filed long page, and
comprised sums of greater or less
amount, for servants, friends, and dis
tant relatives; together with bequests
of certain old heirlooms 10 Pamela and
myself. We merely glanced at these;
the great fact Of Chi's inheritance of
| the estate overbalanced minor consider.
atlons. And yet neither Of Us was
greatly surprised, or altogether pleas
ed.
''1t is to keep up the wealth With
the old name," said Chi. "Thats
underetood, Of course. But I confess a
more equal division would have pleased
me better. What right have 1 to so
much, when you and Pam have = pitt
ful five thousand apiece? Between
ourselves, Marjorie, I've great mind
to throw this bothering paper into the
fire, and let the decision of the coort
stand"
"Oh, Chi! but have you any right" !"
l held his hand back as he made mo-
ton toward the lightwood blaze. "Here
are all these legacies aud thiDgs-Mev
ought to be attended to at any rste."
"That's true 4; suppose I lave no
right to destroy the precious doou-
ment," he assented. "But there are
moro ways than one Of getting round .
difficulty, aud, you may depend upon it,
Marjorie, 1 shall not leave the thing in
this shape. It doesn't signify about
you'-giving me an unnecessary
squeeze-'but poor Pam must not be
robbed il this way"
''No Indeed, especially when she has
just been robbed of something else," I
SAID, demurely. "It.wasn't my fault,
really, though, Chi. Confess that I
gave you ample opportunity"
''Not mucb," he laughed. "Didn't
you intercept me on my very way to her,
make me break an engagement, keep
ne prisoner here at Beverly, wake me
out of my peaceful slumbers, and heap
up the measure by getting nae into the
taugle of this will Don't boast of
your exploits to-day, Miss Denham."
"Wou]d you like any Of them un-
done :" asked, nischicvously. "Be-
cause you can 60 back to Pam to-mor-
row, you know, and I dare say she will
forgive you. dts Christmas Day."
"You don't deserve to have me tell
you a secret" he said, pinching my
fingers, which had acquitted a sudden
habit Of playing with his. "I'll set
you good example, though"
"And TIL promise not to follow it."
answered, sauciIy.
"And I'll take the risks" confident
ly, "that you .oiN follow it, with the
irst secret that falls in your way. This
is Pam's-can you make guess ~
"No-unless that she rejected YOU
this morning." - i'.@
':Little wretch! She never had the
chance"-and I was punished With an
other pinch. 'sTtere's no telling what
might have happened, though-Pam is
great deal prettiero than YOU, and
there's no comparison Is to temper-,f
she had not told me in the beginning
tha. it was no use."
"Cousiderate Of her, and not in the
least vain" retorted.
"Certainly not; only sensible. She
took me into her confidence, you sec,
which you never did, and tod me how
her young affections were already en-
gagged. It's an artist in New York-
going to be something wonderful anna