The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-07-16
MAS OLD BEAU.

MAS UhD bkAU.
fhs recent revelations concerning dfed
fosasriss Al y criminal tt,ai st theaac.
reminded we n an incident shni c~rnt.el
few yvasa AGO, IN shs vicinity n ~
l~uis. whtth seem tc rne 10 10 wNttA te.
relating.
Clara AMI Mary Merwir. sisters and
efrhsns. we're la the si,sin. .rcem IL thar
pleasant home On The edge VI village
near the Missouri. Their mother hal haen
dead several years their father hal lately
died, le~vine thc.n IN estate. NJ they sup.
posed. of the value u some forty thousand
dollars, bu, they had learned quite recent.
y tha property waa cncumh~red 10 sneh
m extent tla, they wore likc'y to he ,le.
rrised al IL NIL. This discovery. ~ may
be supposed. sillcd thcn with sadness md
anxiety, and they wore seated In si.nee.
unable 70 read. to converse, 10 work. TO DO
nything but Livol over their great m.s.
fortune.
While they we're Thus occupied with som.
hse thoughts, buggy drove ~ In iron u
tho house. ani ! man alightci, and tho
buggy drove away.
"Ihe man m,,st have boon littla On the
shady side u ATTY. 10 Judge from his gray
hairs, although his face was frcsh and IN.
wrinkled. Ms was dressed with re,,arka.
bic neatncsa. and his manners indicated
hriskness NJ we'll M precision. In one
hand he carried u SIN III valisc. aud In tho
other An umbrell,. mud be stepped quickly
10 the door and rang the bell. In \ few
minutes he wes n@herel into the presenee
of the young laiies.
I'm obliged TO introduce myself" no
said. amiling and bowling In COURT, man.
ner---'Abner Pierce. iicre Ii my rafl~-
professional card. ynn VIII perceive that
| Am lawyer In ~. Louis. aua rrs%ana.
lily = rcAlec.ail. man. Don't 10 afraid
] am not hero 10 hurt you. but 10 help
yon have tho homer 10 call my.elf !
friend ui so.,i family that II n say. nj.
though u ~ many years since have Hcen
any membur u S,iI family. aiwn,. ha.l
the highest l~aaAiLlu regard for your nov
lainsrd mother. and nothing would pieaxo
,ne letter than " bs VI some service to her
children"
I'VE arc harry 10 mcos you." mnrmur.l
Clara.
"l'haak you. happened to hsar no
matter how that you are In trouble. AMI
have come up here In the belief that
can assisi ,on. ! hope you will feel that
you can trus. mo. ! am actually an honest
man, although lawyer. and l mean
we'll. although l may express m,ssli
clnmsiiy."
II Am free 10 admit" said Clara. that
wa NEED assistance and advice, and that
~ have not known 10 whom - look
Tor II"
Very we'll Il II GOOD thing. no Doubt.
that ! have come. "Now. ~ down. and t,li
me all about ""
Clara MrIwin, Who MAJ tho eilcr of tho
orphans. md leader In everything. told
how Hho md hcr aislcr hnd taken ont 1t.
tsas ii administration upon their fathers
cstate, when q man u whom they hsd
neser before heard put In IN appearance.
and prsssnssd . ,nortangs. with bonl In.
elndsd. executed ny ths latc Mr. Msrwin,
upon all his fcai estate, for ihs sum Of for.
y thousand doliars. Not content with
prohibiting them fr,,n attempting 10 seil
anything. 10 had tied zap their mcney IN
bank. leaving them absolutely pennilesa.
They had uscd th.i, credit. but tra.lesn,sn
wers becoming impatient. and aomc had
refassd to supply thsm any further. with.
out pay.
"fl,at N had case" sAId Nj. Pierce,
"iou nesd money thai |. NJ 6rrt thing
~ be attended 70. Yoa must let sus ~, ~
Jour banker anttl ~, ynu ont II hi.
serape. anil TIN, ~on'. i~ long, i hop,.
How much ID yon owa ~
More than one hundred dollars. ana.
~ered Clara.
Ihs old gentleman counted ont two
hundred dollars from wsll nllsl pocket.
hook. and handed " ~ her.
For your mothers sake" liz said, when
she refused 10 receive II. and no forced il
upon her In such way that Ahe could not
help taking II. ile then accepted the
young laA'cs' invitation 10 make their
house his home during HIS stay. and wont
In 10 dinner with thc,n.
rs there any place whore cnn smoke !.
hs asked. whom they haA returned 70 the
sitting room.
"Iou Van smoke hero" said ths tmn.i.
avs Mary. "i'a always aMoAsd hvra. aud
~ nrs used ~ ~
ho Ii. tack n,rr,c',num And rnin~ tn.
bacco iron, lis sali". AMI was sonn pun.
lnE away with ~ ar u great eontent'
meni.
~ ran think better whom I smoke" ~
sail. lid yon lass any legal advice
IN The matter VI that morssa.c. Miss
Mst.Inf'
"Ycs. SIR" replied Clara. "our lawyer
said ,l,at u was plain cnao sgainst ua.
although Il Wa strange that " had never