South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-09
Womanb Wits
AND
LAWYERS, TRICKS.


Old Walter Kilborus died aud lef, for
tune that aggregated nearly million. The
gloomy old house, which had been the
family residence for many yesr, stood 10
one of the downtown streets that bad once
been the site Of the fashionable residences
of New York City. But the wcsl,hy fam.
lilies bad long since removed TO the avenues
lesving the perverse old millionaire, to hold
bis Own among the growing business of
the once aris,ocra,ic thoroughfaIe. A bunch
of black Grape was hung on tho door knob
four days after the funeral. when . bent,
wily-looking man pulled il. Being I'D
mitted, no was shown into the dingy room
which Mr.. kilborne had in his life used SIS
an office The bent and wills looking man
was lawyer Whittemore, aud he was al
most i'm mediately joined By Robert Kill
borne, grand-child OF the dead million
airc, young man who showed plainly c.
nough the marks of rough social usage.
Good morning. said the lawyer, as
Robert entered and ex eu6ed his hend rath-
er listlessly.
Good morning. VA. the reply. well
WELL echoed the lawyer.
You got my note?'
asking me to meet you hcrey Yes,
what do you want?'
you drew my grandfa.her's will p
Il did; two days before he died
what were its contents
Il have no right to tell YOU, said Mr..
Whittemore, trying to look severe IL is
with the Surrogate nov, and you viii kuow
IFS contents on Thursday, whom it will be
officially opened. l coulln's think of vic
laiing my official
Unless you are well paid for H. inter.
rupted the young mso. Il understand that
perfectly we'll, ami will be pain and brief
with you. ~ you are aware, mY cousin
MyrI aud myself are tho only living rcla.
lives of my grandt.tbcr. We have both
been brought up IN hi, house together, and
each hates the other az much ~ possible.
Now, SO NJ idcs how the property is left,
ard want to know. In willing To pay
for tie knowledge in advauce of the opeu-
ing of the will, and you have to SELL
The lawyer assented, with c9ol!y pre-
else nod of the hosd
Then name your price, continued Rob.
ert
'0ne thousand dolars'
Il haven't so much
"a uote for n month will do
The document was quickly written out,
signed by the young man, and transferred
to tho lawyers pocket.
The will, then sid Mr. Whittemore.
rs strange one--as strange az the man
who tn ide it--but he would listen to no
advice, and L had nothing to do but to car
~ out his wishes. lie leaves all his prop
erty 60 MSrs Killborne-'
N-.n him ." Kissed Robert
Hold ssid the lawyer, until you hear
the conditions. He leaves all his property
to Myrn, as said before, on su aereemeu
to become your wife. If she declines to
fulfill this condition, the properly goes to
you The only other point il, tha, in case
Myra is married to any body before the will
is opened, she gets tho property The same
as If she marries yon But that provision,
Of courSe, is Of 10 consequence, "a she is
not likely TO marry before day after to-.
morrow, which will be Thursday, tho day
the document is to De opened
Here the lawyer stopped aud looked inio
bis companions face, a. II expecting IN ex.
precision Of displeasure lie was disaDp oiut-
cd, however, for Robert seemed rather more
satisfied then otherwise.
1t pleases me we'll enough, he ssi1, for
| half expected TO be Gu. % unconditional
~. You sec, I've heen rather fast, bbd the
OLD mau disliked it, End Myras gentle
ways and attentions 10 bis wants won his
regard. Sho is completely bound up in
her lover, Harry Peuon, WHO ia hundreds
Of miles away just nov, snd | don't be-
lievs she would give bin up for the foriuoe
a dozen times over. Even it shs should
consent to marry noe, wouldn't 10 so bad
ly OF, with tho property almost under my
control
The lawyer then arose, bado bic unscru.
pulous patron good day, and went out.
But o. ho did So, bad bis ears been young
or snd sharper, no might have caught the
sound Of rusiliog skirts fceiog from the
sfairWay-those same skirts envcloping
The pretty form Of Myrs Killborue. who
bad heard every word of the interview by
listening ct the door.
s., So she unused when she had reach.
ed her owe room, and thrown berself into
a chair, i SIN to buy the fortune BY sell
ing myself. / wont do il. l wouldn't
give up Harry for fifty times million.
Rober, can take the money, and much
good may it do him
Yet, notwithstanding her conclusive de-
cision, Myra could not relirquish, without
psng, the fortune which she had always
looked forwards 20 ss her certain portion
Her grandfather bad always seemed to re-
gard Der With much sfFeetion, and she had
not dreamed thst 10 bis will be would im
pose such . distastefu restriction.
III Harry was only here sbs thought,
there wouldo'i be aBy iroubic, because we
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