The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-02

Parsons, but believe we have met be-
fore"
ssI beg your pardon, sir, for not recol-
lecting the occasion. ?"
.You were in Southampton last win
ter, were you not?"
stI was" he answered, with some en-
barrassment.
81 am the solicitor on whom you
called to take draft of q will.
He turned pale, but made no reply.
ssI saw q record of that will at Doctors
Commons this morning." resumed
ttand-"
"You speak of my s1scte's will," he
hastily interrupted.
And vet" I continued, 'fyou said it
was yours when you applied to have it
written. You represented yourself as de-
sirous of executing such document pre-
paratory to embarl1ng on perilous voy-
age. The paper was drawn in accordance
with your instructions, leaving the date
to be filled in at the time of signing. Your
locks were gray then, and you certainly
looked old enough to have manageable
daughter but your disguise was not
perfect" And pointed to the mutt
lated finger.
s. What do you mean!' he shouted IN
defiant tone.
that viii is forgery !" answered, rising
and confronting him. He died on the
ODD of December. Your own telegram
to that effect Is in existence. 1t was on
the 24th, the day before Christmas, that
you called on me to prepare the docu-
ment now on record as his viii. The IN
/ ference is plain you undertook to manu-
facture this spurious testament after your
uncle's death, and wishing to clothe your
villainy in legal form, you procured from
me the required draft. You, or some one
! at your instigation, simulated the sigma
/ ture of the deceased. The witnesses,
| who have since perjured themselves in
1 their dispositions, were procured in some
manner best known to yourself -
Enough, SIR" he calculated, placing
his back against the door you have
shown yourself in possession of a secret
the custody of which may prove danger
ous -
81 mnotunpreparedfo for your threat, -
replied. Z" In the first place, I did not
come here unarned in the next, I have
prepared full written statement of the
facts to which I have alluded, with infor-
nation, besides, of my present visit to
yourself. This paper viii be delivered
, to the friend to whom it Is directed, I'M
less within an hour I reclaim it from
:
for that length of time to retain it, .
His face grew hvid. His frame quiv-
cred with mingled fear and rage, and
his eye cleaned Like that of a wild beast
at bay.
IS What is your purpose?" he ex-
claimed in voice hoarse withsuppressed
passion.
'sTo keep your secret while you live, %
answered, on one condition.
sc Name it. %
That you write Instantly to Julia
Parsons, renouncing all pretensions to
her hand, and absolutely Withdrawing
your proposal of marriage.
After a moments pause, hehastily
penned brief note, which he sub
mitted to my inspection it was quite
satisfactory.
"Be so good as to seal and address it, %
I said.
Il viii see that it is delivered" I re-
marked, taking it up and bowling myself
out.
! When I met George Dickson that
/ evning, his old college look had come
back. He had great neeos to tell me.
| The next thing was to take me to see Ju-
la; and it is needless to tell what a
happy evening we three spent together,
and what happy marriage followed not
long after.
! Eldridge Parsons, I have just learned,
! emigrated for Australia, on board the
! London, and went down in that ill-fated
i ship