Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-06-27
WALTER KILBORNE'S WILL.

Old Wslter Kllborne died and left Tor
tune that aggregated nearly million. The
gloomy oh house which had bean the fami
residence for many year, stood ln one Of
the down town streets that had once beer
the site of the fashionable residences Of New
York city But the wealthy families had
long ago removed to tbs avenues, leaving
the perverse old millionsire to hold his own
among the growing business Of the ores
aristocrstic thoroughfare A bunch OF
black Grape still hung on the bell-knob. four
days after the funeral, when a bent, willy
locking man pulled it. Being admitted. he
was shown into the dlngy room which Mr..
Kilborne had in his life used as &c Office
The bent and willy looking man was lawyer
Whittemore aud be was almost Immediate
ly joined by Robert Kilborne, grand child
of the dead millionaire, young man who
plainly showed the marks of rough social
usage.
Good morpipg." said the lawyer, as
Robert entered and extended his ha nd ratb.
er hstlessly.
Good morning. Yves the reply.
"Well p
DWELL % echoed the lawyer.
"You got my note =
"Asking ms to meet you hera ? Yes !;
what do you want y
"You drew my grandfathtr's will o.
81 did, two days before he died "
s'What were its contents ?"
II have no right to tell you ;" and Mr..
Whittemors tried to look severe. 1T is
with the Surrogate now, and you will know
it's contents on Thursday, when it will be
officially opened. I couldn't think of viola.
ting my official -
"Not unless you are we'll paid for it, in
terrupted the young man. II understand
that perfectly well, and will be plain and
brief with you. As you are aware, myself
and my cousin Myra are the only living rel
atives to my grandfather. We have both
been brought up here in this house, and each
hates the other IS much as possible Now,
I've no idea how the. property is left, and
I'm willing tc pay for The knowledge in ad-
vance of the opening of the will, and you
have it to SELL"
The lawyer assented with a coolly precise
nod Of bis head.
Then name your price," continued
Robert.
Zone thousand dollars"
II haven't so much
ga note for month will do
The document WAS soon written out,
signed by the young man, and transferred
to the lawyers pocket.
The WILL then said Mr.. Whittemore,
lis strange one-ss strange as the man
who made it-but he would listen to no ad
vice, and I had nothing to do but to carr
out his wishes. He leaves all his property
to Myra Kilborne."
D. BIN ! Kissed Robert
H, ID said the lawyer, until you hear
tbs conditions He leaves all his property
to Myra, as I said before, on condition that
she shall Immediately sign an agreement to
within a yesr, become your wife. II she
shall decline to fulfil this condition, the
property goes to you The only other point
is that in case Myra is married to anybody
before the will is opened, she gets the prop
erty the same as if she marries you But
( that provision, of course, is 10 consequence
as she is not likely to marry before day al
ter tomorrow, which will be Thursday on
which the docu ment is TO be opeued.'
Here tn. lawyer stopped and looked into
his companions face as if expecting an ex
preston Of displsasure. He was disappoln
ted, however. for Robert seemed satisfied
rather than otherwise.
1t pleases me we'll enough, he said, fol
I half expected to be cut off unconditionaIly
You see, I've been rather fact, and the ole
man disliked it, while Myra's gentle way
and attention TO his want. won his regard
She is completely bound up IN her lover, Lar
ry Perton. who is hundreds of miles away JUS
now, and don't believe she would give hin
up for the fortune dozen times over
Even if she could consent to marry me,
won't be so badly off With the property al
most under my CONTROL
The lawyer here arose, bads his unscru
puous patron good day and went out bu
as he did SO, had his ears beau younger, HI
might have caught the sound of rustlin
skirts fleeing up the stairway-those sam
skirts enveloping the pretty form of Myr
Kilborne, who bad heard every word OF To
interview by listening At the door.
so, So she unused, when she had rescf
ed her own room and thrown herself into
chair, I'm to buy the fortune by seliln
l. In1k III