The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

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not. You remember you told me the
suspense was wearing on you. There
was no burden of proof resting upon us ;
it was necessary for the plaintiff to make
out her case. So we proceeded"
"And what was the resultg''
Evans hesitated for moment.
Speak, man ~ cried the master of
The Cedars wildly. Would you have
me die with suspensep"
"The plaintiff gained the suit" said
Evans slowly.
"Satan take old Wylie and his eli
entl''
Pray do not excite yourself, Mr..
Cashel," exclaimed Evans. 81 think
in all probability this decision will
amount to nothing. l gave immediate
notice that the case would be appealed"
And what did they pretend to
prove?" asked the master of The Ce-
dars, more calmly than might have been
expected.
"They first produced what they
claimed was evidence of Robert Cashel's
marriage in some old English church,
Then they tried to show how he had
placed his wife and child on board a
ship bound for America. After that,
they produced man by the name of
German, who swore that he was sailor
on the ship that it was wrecked, and
he and the claimant, then an infant,
were thrown out upon the shore alive,
they being the only two persons saved
from the wreck. He testified positively
to the identity of the babe. Next, some
people by the name of Ogden gave in
tale, the babe was found in its mothers
arms, on the sea-coast, and their story
comedies with Germans. They gave a
history of the claimant from the stormy
night of the shipwreck till the present.
Additionally, some infants clothing
was produced, old and faded, with the
word Cashel worked upon it, in en-
broidered letters. That's the substance
of the whole matter, ] believe"
"And the whole is a base fabrica-
tion," muttered the master of The Ce-
dars. "Ha, ha pretty story, truly, to
work upon the sympathies judge and
jury!"
Mr.. Arthur Evans was rascal, but
not fool by any means, and in his
heart was consciousness of the strength
of the new claimants case. He was
forced to the belief that unless resort
should be had to some desperate means,
his client would be as utterly defeated in
the future as he had been in the past.
However, he did not, at that time,
give utterance to his thoughts.
The master of The Cedars recovered
rapidly, and was soon out of the care of
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During the course of the next week or
two, Evans was frequently at The Ce-
dars. His conversations with the mas
ter of the estate were earnest and con-
fidential.
What could be done to hold the prop.
erty that the deceased Robert Cashel had
left?
That was the question that harassed
lawyer and client.
There is an urgent demand that
something be done," Evans said.
And the master of The Cedars was
compelled to realize, unwilling though he
might be, what precarious hold he had
upon the estate. He writhed and cursed
under the consciousness, but the fact
impressed itself firmly upon him never
theless.
So lawyer and client came to under
stand each other. Bravado would avail
nothing. 1t was best to set it down as a
fact that the plaintiff had good case,
that the proofs in her favor were strong,
and to proceed accordingly.
On a hot day toward the last of Au-
gust, the master of The Cedars and
Evans were in the library.
1t was comfortable enough at The Ce-
dars. The great, gray stone mansion
was pleasantly cool, even in the hottest
days of summer.
BY the heart of Pluto, 1 will match
them yet ~ the master of The Cedars
was crying. " A devilish pretty idea it
is, that man can not touch anything
/ that belongs to him. Bonds, stocks, all
enjoined! Old Wylie thinks he is very
cunning, but / WHIP
presume that you could scarcely
draw a check upon the bank, Mr.. CASH
el, calling for your own private funds,