The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-11-09

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>m.6myd don't say 4 word 70 anntic, or
she'll put a stop TO H." -, 80,
sim Nv" said Ralph, with \ Fiow. y
ing wink, md attempted a rend a -
a. ssps siS Siasis y4 YsSss' sk% Ins
ii At thy dining room Mtn{sw pa Rii9s
into thIApnsence ~ her hits.
SinJ3 sAe distld4 thp fo9h a vtsllPr
relative, who had inherited some oft0ie
family property, as before explained; a
tall, g~rim-looking man, with thin, iron
gray hair, carefully brrshed on his rrn-
TtSs.sat wsyAo,fiqkrasj ssMots.
not TO say frightened, and both started
guilty yShsn they saw MAggiss.
Leave Us, my dear, please, syd
Miss Hammond gently. ,,aa,t
Maggie had just caught the words,
" No marriage At ALL" from Mr..
Boobies, who seemed to be speaking
loudly and excitcdly and she vent out
wondering what II all meant. Some
piece Of scandal, no doubt, for Boobies
was the quintessence u spiecfulness.
at IL very dreadful-vcry," said Miss
Hammond, ~ never had much opinion
of Uncle Richard, YOU know but for the
sake Of the young peopfe,sI hope ypuT
let it be kept q profound secret
sake u the Young people" scream
ed Boobies at the top of his, harsh voice.
"And what for the sake Qf old Boobies?
I'm the next heir, you'll remember,
please, through my maternal grand-
( father, Henry Hammond.''' as
Mr.. Boobies had come To- Wesbr!ry %
Announce an important discovery that
ne had recently made. In turning over
some Of his grandfather's papers he
lad come across some letters from
" General Hammond, in which il was
firmly asserted that his son, Major Ham,
mond, had never been legally married
TO the woman known as 'his wife. slr'
What end do you propose 10 sorre'
Mr.. Boobies, bv bringing this ancient
I scandal to~light2" asked Miss Hammond
with agitAted voice 4
"Endsr cried Boobies. "This il
} only the beginning Of III I aip goingt ~
I a court of law to'have m~t~ef declared
/. heir to the Westbury estates under ths
, settlement.f,i '
s.In TINT case said Miss Hammond,
rising withldignity, "you anino be re
! ceiyed on friendly termsin my house. ,
| .sOh, very we'll, very well.' cried
Boobies, snatching up his hat and whip
and sweeping out 81 the room without
; further ceremony. s.4 Nu
| As soon ~ the door had shut npor
him the sisters looked at each i'm biall
: CONSERVATION. aNtNt ,a.
I \ 1 always feared there would be
! difficulty said Ellen TREMENDOUSLY
: "but oh. to think Of Boobies having dis
| covered It'll"
| I'VE must send FOR Smith AZ once
4 the carriage shall 20 in and fetch him.
said Miss Hammond, ringing the bell
: Mr.. Smith, Of Gigglesham, was tn
> family solicitor, and the carriage VIA
: sent Off to bring him up az once for
" consultation. But Smith brought it'll
encouragement. He had heard from
} his father that there were curious cir
cumstances attending Major Ham
mond's marriage, and if Boobies hn
, put his finger on the law Smiil
Shrugged his shoulders for want .
Q words 20 express the awkwardncss .
d the case.
r But search must be made every
where: the evidence of the marfiag
4 must be found the children must no
:, sufler. poor things. and always broush
a up TO look upon the property r. thei
Z Owni'
.Whv, they could never marry,
4 cried Miss Ellen; .they could neyc
. live on kalph's pay"
n If's altogether dreadful; and No
q getting married y the very lighiest pa
v Of the calamity" said Miss Hammond
u Smith undertook that every possibl
search should be made. and went away
!. promising TO set 10 work Al once. But hi
inquiries had no result. He had trace
y out the family 81 the reputed wife, VIII
had been the daughter "a a small fsrme
:, living AT Milton in Kent; nut they ha
now fallen 10 the rank Of lahorers. al
d had no papers belonging 10 them, hare
!, " any family traditions. He hai searci
n Cd all the -cgistrie. Of the neighbour
n parishes; no record ~ such a marriaa
y could be discovered. He had issued AZ
n vertisemcnts hncring q reward for "
Vt production Of evidence; all ofnow avail
What more could he do? To be SUE
itl there was , presumption Ia favor 81 u
a marriage; but then u Boobies had do
n uments rebuiting Snch a prrsu mptio
!. - Again Mr.. Smith shrugged h
"A shoulders, IN hopelessnc~S of hhdin
fitting words 70 represent the gravity
49, the crisis and then.f' he went on
, say, :. tho very fact that Boobies
spending money over the case show
a that he thinks he has = strong one
a Boobies did not let the grass go
under his feet; he iflStituted proceeding
at once, and cited AL Interested 10 Al
\. pear. The thing could no longer n
a keptsa secret and Maggie and Ralp
\, w6re told ~ the clori That had CON
4 over there fortunes.
~ don't care II tld property docs 3
II away,- said Maggie bravsy NJ
4 make no difference shall goto Ind
y with Ralph, that Ml. i Will he a -
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