Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-25
and then come back and sit day and niebt

and then come back and sit day and night
PorIng over old law papers; but one day
he ielt-ah, nigh upon forty years ago
ana he didn't come back again, and never's
been heard OF since, that | know Of I'm
not aware how the paper you have in
your hand found its way down here; but
there's lot more up stairs, and | hope
| they'll be useful to YOU Thus the shop
keeper; and / escorted barrowfnl Of
| uncle Clements documents back To CliGe
| street
Look here, Berthe, you just write-or
II write for y0ti-to my old lawyer, Law.
son, OF Gray's Inn. He'll pull you through,
| II any one can" said Charlie, vaguely eaz,.
ing at she heap Of parchments and papers.
which | was vaihly endeavofine to reduce
To some sort of order / could make
nothing Of them, however, though / tried
uiitil it was more than time 10 ee ~ the
theater, where | was just able 10 dress and
get on the stage to my cue; but / fancy
there was freshness about Elvin6's dc.
1neanof, and iahntihess about The man.
tlef III which lie took his troubles at the
end Of the second act, that t;gltiHt batdlv
contemplated
Lawson arrived next day. 4 little
shtiveledup old gentleman, wearing n
white neek-el6th, and faithsht in The StYta
OF the last generation, who knew every
one and everything about him, fa sol ~
work, and amongst the papers found d
pedigree which Uncle Clement had drawn
up showing the discoveries he had made
what his mine had Vibtd8d-8Hd he few
things which we're still wanting. Yes,
Fate was pt6piti6ds-ft wasn't worth
Fate's while TO p6fs66dte stl6h 81 harmless
little creature as Ali66-f6f amongst my
grandfathef's papers wsss d document 81
similar character to Clements ahd The
two dovetailed in, fitting together the
missing links md making ali GIeart
Your way is straight, but there are OBJ
stables in it," Lawson explained. 1.-THE
property has fallen in to Lord SIGNING
forth, as you probably know-the most
obstinate old man in the kingdom; and /
greatly fear that he will stubbornly oppose
us.n
And that will delay matters for some
tlme?" | said, rather rueful1y; for this
prospect had not occurred to me-
'Posslbly for years." Lawson exclaimed
making polite little bow to the law
which could SO legally obstruct justice
u have, however, written to his lordship,
and explained matters"
We all waited very anxiously for letter
you may guess [ was not anxious to
play a part in that long and uninteresting
drama, a chancery suit; at length the let
ter came. fafs.
Lord Steyningforth had always been
given to understand that the Heytesmeres
were very estimable people" IAN awfully
vain old man was his lordship) "and as
his lawyer found Mr. Lawson's statement
perfectly correct, he should be delighted
to assist
Thus with four lines about $4,000 a
year, and seven about wretched little
beast, worth about half sovereign, this
dreaded parsonage cleared the course.
In the envelope was a paper covered by
figures, enwrapping check.
Every handsome Of his lordship," said
Lawson, handing it to me.
1t was check for the arrears Of rent
which Steyningforth had received and he
had inclosed the calculations
X X
Betterton kindly insisted on giving nv
wife a benefit, and IT, emerald and dia-
mond ring she always wears is the memo
rial of it, after little while we settled
down here
Alice's favorite subject of discussion is.
through whom was it all brought about?
l say through her; for if had not mar
ried her should never have gone to
Maverford. She talks nonsense about the
result of faithfulness on my part; but,
after all, it was Charlie who made the
essential discovery. All influences work
ed wonderfully together to help each
other; and here we are at Heytesmere
think we have good reason to remem-
Der our engagement as Soprano and Tenor
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