The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-09-06
BY 8. ANNIE FROST.

'Thero was will leaving you this
house and twenty thousand dollars,
said Meekum, looking down ut the
sad face of Miss Magdeline Barclay,
who stood before him. IL drew il
mp myself. Tho remainder Of the
property was to go to your cousin,
but if the will cannot be found, he
will inherit all under tho previous
\ one drawn up before you were born.
Vear-dear this comes of people
>eping valuable papers in thor
ke possession. Now if your aunt
owyiven me the will, it would have
had forthcoming to-day. Do you
bee, she could have destroyed it p
thiram sure she did not. She told
70, some days ago, and whom the
my spasm came on tried 10 tell mo
laoro it was. BDt we have search'
"A the house, Hannah and myself
and it cannot be found:'
Him What kind of q man in
your cousin Mr.. Stephen Barclay :
III never saw him. flo has lived
in New York ali his life, l believe.
1 don't think he ever came to sec
aunt Mary, certainly he has not
been here since she gave me Il home,
Blk years ago
swell, he will not come to tho
funeral, for he tclcgraphe1 to that
etfect.-IIe will have about fifty
thousand dollars under the new will,
and perhaps--Hm for tho old
lawyer suddenly concluded that it
might not be wise to raise false
hopes. While he was speaking the
door bell rang, and there entered n
gentleman of about fifty, tall, lank
and grim, with face as genial as
cast iron.
"My name is Barclay, he said \
presume you are Mr.. Meckum, the
late Miss Barclays lawyer ?"
Mr.. Meclum bowed, and tho
stranger, turning to Magdeline, iair-
ly snarled
"And you arc the cooks daugh-
ter 7"
"Sir!" cried tho girl, indignant.
ly.
ooh, you need not put on airs to
me Your father married his cook,
md she made ducks and brakes Of
tidy fortune for him, and then
died. He died too, which was tho
best thing he could do, and his sis.
ter, who very properly refused to as
sociate with tho cook, took you up,
out OF charity lpresuwe sho has
left you some money
But Magdelino was too indignant
to answer, and Mr.. Mockum explained
the state of affairs, moro than hint.
Ing that it would be praisworthy
net for tho heir to carry out his
aunt's intentions.
"rhat would be u joke ! said Mr..
Barclay, savagely.
II present the girl with q for
tune She is nothing but n pau.
per :! Let her cook, rs her mother
did, and perhaps she can meet a
mother such fool as hor father"
With her eyes blazing and her
Cheeks like twin rosos Magdolino
marched out OF horoom, ovory drop
pi her blood boiling at tho insult offer.
~ to her parents. Sho crossed tho
ball to tho kitchen, whore Hannah
Mas preparing dinner, and weeping.
NTH regular alienation in tho ON
ployment.
"Mnnah, Mr.. Barclay has como, ''
Md Magdcline, shortly put IN OK
ira plate
Then sho won't to her room aud
bad good cry.
Sho was only oightoon and had
oyod hor aunt dearly. Sho was on.
FACED To bo married TO u young
erk in largo Wholesale house, AMI
ho intended TO uso part Of hor loga
to buy him partnership, while
er homo was to bo tho house hor
unit loft hor,
Now-now this hateful cousin
onld tako NIL, and sho must work
Ad wait till Franks salary would
ipport two, which II certainly could
do yot, Sho wondered whom
angry foara had sabaidod 10 Tt
opoa, what work uho could do