Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12
OLD EILBORNE",S Will.

OLD EILBORNE'.S Will.
Old Walter Kilborno died, and left IL
fortune that aggregated nearly million.
The gloomy old house which had been
the family residence for many 4 year,
stood i'll one of the down town streets
that had once been the site of the fash
ionablc residence of New York city. But
the wealthy had long ago removed the
avenues, leaving the pcrverse millionaire
to hold his own among the growing
business of the once aristocratic thor
oushfarc. A bunch of black Grape still
hung on the bell knob, four days after
the funeral, when bent, willy looking
man pulled it. Being admitted, he was
shown into the dingy room which Mr..
Kjlbornc had in his life used us an Office
This bent and willy looking man was
Lawyer Whittemore.
"Good morning." said the lawyer, as
Robert, grandchild of the dead mill
ionaire, a young man who showed plainly
enough the marks of rough social usage,
entered and extended his hand rather
lstlessly,
"Good morning." was the reply.
"Well 2"
"Well ?" echoed the lawyer.
"You got my note?"
Asking me to meet you here Yes :;
what do you want ?'
You drew my grandfathcr's wilI?"
81 did, two days before he died"
"What were its contents ?"
81 have no right to tell you," and
Mr.. Whttcmore tried to look severe.
"It 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 violating my Off
cial--"
"Not unless you are paid for it, in
terruptcd the young man. 81 under
stand that perfectly well, and will be
plain and brief with You. AS you arc
aware, myself and my cousin Myra are
the only living relatives of my grand
father We have been brought up here
i'll this house together and each hates
the other as much as possible. Now,
I've no idea how the property is left,
and l want to know. ] am willing to
pay for the knowledge in advance of the
opening of the will, and you have it to
sell"
The lawyer asscntcd with IL cool nod
of his head.
"Then name your price," continued
Robert.
One thousand dollars"
"I haven't so much"
ga note for n month will do"
The document was quickly written
out, signed by the young man, and
transposed to the lawyers pocket.
"The will, then said Mr. White
more, I" is strange one-as strange us
the man who made it-but he would
listen to no advice, and 1 had nothing
to do but carry out his wishes. He
leaves all his property to Myra Kill
borne"
"D-n him." Kissed Robert.
Hold, said the lawyer, "until you
hear the conditions. He leaves all his
property to Myra, as l said before, on
condition that she shall Immediately
sign an agreement to, within year,
become your wife. If she shall decline
to fulfill this condition, the property
belongs to you. The only other point
is that in case Myra is married to any,
body before the will is opened, she gets
the property the same as if she marries
you. But that provision, of course, is
OF no consequence, as she is not likely
to marry before day after tomorrow,
which will be-the Thursday ON which
the document is to be opened"
Here the lawyer stopped and looked
into his companions S face as if expecting
an expression of displeasure. He was
disappointed, however, for Robert
seemed rather satisfied than otherwise.
1t pleascs me well enough" he said,
1or half expected to be cut off I'M
cohdltionally. You see, I've been rather
last' and the old man disliked it, while
Myras gentle ways and attention to his
wants won his regard She is completely
bound up in her lover, Harry Pcrton,
VINO is hundreds of miles away Just now,
andl don't believe she would give him
up Tor the fortune dozen times over.
Even If she should consent to marry me,
L wouldn't be so badly off with the
property almost under my control"
The lawyer here arose, bade his un-
serupulous patron good day, and went
ont. But as he did so, had his ears
been younger, he might have caught