Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-08-23

Old Walter Kilborne died and left a
fortune that aggregated nearly a mil
lion. The gloomy old house which had
been the family residence for many a
year, stood in one of the down town
streets which had once been the site of
the fashionable residences of New York.
But the wealthy had long ago moved to
the avenues, leaving the perverse old
millionaire to hold his own among the
growing business of the once aristocrat-
ic thoroughfare. A bunch of black
Grape still hung on the bell-knob, four
days after the funeral, when a bent, wi
Unlocking man pulled it, Being admit
ted, he was shown into the dingy room
as his office. This bent and wily-look-
ing man was lawyer Whittemore. 9
"Good morning." said the lawyer, as
Robert, grand-child of the dead mil
lionaire, young man who showed
plainly enough the marks of rough So
cial usage, entered and extended his
hand rather listlessly.
"Good morning." was his reply.
"Well, echoed the lawyer.
"You got my note?" s -Ss g
asking me to meet you here9 Yes;
what do you want?'
"You drew my grandfather's will?''
81 did, two days before he died"
"What were its contents?'
81 have no right to tell you," and
Mr.. Whittemore tried to look severe.
at is with the surrogate now, and you
will know its contents on Thursday,
when, it will be officially opened /
couldn't think Of violating my Off
cial-"
"Not unless you are paid for it," in
terrupted the young man. 81 under
stand that perfectly well, and will be
plain and brief with you. AS you are
aware, myself and my cousin Myra are
the only living relatives of my grand
father. We have been brought up in
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. l am willing to pay for
the knowledge in advance of the open
ing of the will, and you have it to SELL
The lawyer assented with cool nod
Of his head.
"Then name your price," continued
Robert. ~ III gfsir.pTcH raH
"One thousand dollars" ''l.
81 haven't so much"
"Your note for month will do"
The document was quickly written
out, signed by the young man, and
transferred to the lawyers pocket.
''The will, then," said Mr.. White
more, Sis strange oDe--as strange as
the the man who made it-but he would
listen to no advice, and had nothing to
do but carry out his wishes. He leaves
all his property to Myra Kilborne.
'D-n him!" hissed Robert.
"Hofd," said the lawyer, t'until you
hear the conditions. He leaves all his
property to Myra, as said before, on
condition that she shall Immediately
sign an agreement to within year be-
come your wife. If she shall decline to
fulfill this condition, the property be-
that, in case Myra is married to any
body before the will is opened, she get
the property The same as if she marrie
you. But that provision, of course, il
OF no consequence, as she is not likely
to marry before day after tomorrow
which is Thursday, on which the docu
ment is to be opened. yaI8
! Here the lawyer stopped and looked
in his companions face, as if expecting
an expression of displeaspre, HVwa
disappointed, however, for Robert seem
4 ed rather pleased than otherwise.
II sIt pleases me we'll enough" he said
'sfor Ihslf, expected TO be out of unoon