South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-01-23
Frederick Deans Win.

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and since making = will won't end IN,
life, Eli do il at once, and you shall
; Witness
And the speaker. white haired oil
gentleman, laughed pleasantly, and
drew toward him and old book living
Oh the table at his side. Selectin.
one Of the two or three leaves at the
back. he took up pen ADD dipped i,
into the ink.
4 confess I was not prepared 70,
such promptitude.' smilel one OF the
Sent.emeu in reply but We shall on.
ly be too liza. py TO serve YOU adding, 9
little dryly: Don't you think, howev
err, it wouN he just rs vel! TO 20. q
sheet OF paper?'
Not bit Of it, returned Nc. Dean
this leaf is as good as a Sheet and pro.
ceeded 20 pen in bold characters sFhe
last will &c testament Of Frederick Dean
AS you like, said the other, exchaug-
ing an amused smile with his compan.
ion. Only issue Nannette a comforta-
bic future, anu remember that to issue
IL you must cut out that leaf, and place
| it where it can be found by the proper
person when needed
! a pre-occupi,d nod answered the
counsel, and for little while nothing
/ was heard but hurried scratch Of the
pen. At last the writer threw it down,
and leaning back in his chair, read the
document alohi.
'Dops hat suit you?' he asked, turn
ing 10 his visitors as he finished.
An eager affirmative answered him.
ia
tain earnest gravity, 90 see justice done
if my Nannelte should meet with troub.
lie. And now we will sign.
The signing vas done, the hook clos
ed and pushed aside till the farewells,
which had been deferred quite .ong e.
nou2h, were spoken, an'l within an hour
the two visitors were on board steam
or bound for Europe.
For minute after .heir departure
Mr. Dean sat lost in thought. then a.
rousing himself he took uin the morning
paper, and turned 10 the financial COL
nan. IL jas. finished l., and was care
luliy cutting out the article when the
door opened, and Nannc,tc entered, her
fresh face bright with smiles.
All, my dear, just in time said Mr.
Dean fondly. Get the inucilage.
on, papa! that everlasting musty f.
nancia's! laughed the girl. with q
moe.s horror, Why don't you let me
cut you out hove story. a bit Of poet
~ and paste in here? Who but you
would ever have thougLl Of scrap book
Of financials2'
You need not laugh, my dear smi!--
"a the old gentleman, those financials
Lave something to 10 with your future
WITH MY future?' exclaimed his a
| dopted daughter. raising her eyes from
the book she had just drawn toward her,
and opening them very widelJ on the
old gentleman.
Yes, my dear they have helpei me
make q fortune, and that fortune will
some day be yours. have male you
my sole heir-having wiiled you all my
property. Remember that, Mamie,
aud if need he fight for your rights. -
My brother is no friend OF yours, as you
we'll know
Nannette sprang to her feet ard
threw herself on Tie Old gentleman 8
| bosom.
Now, papa SIZE murmured, chol, =
ingIy, don't say VIII to ine again. |
want you and nothing else.
IN fcw minutes she returned to her
| task. bu. it vas with the feeling that
the shadow OF death had settled over
the house. All that day. and all the
next, this miserable feeling chung TO her,
an at The close Of the next the sub
stapce as we'll as the shadow was there.
The hale Old gentleman had, through q
strange casualty. passed into the spir
itual wCrld.
The one near relative, wealthy bro
ther, aud various remote ones, gathered
To pay the last tribute OF respect, and
hear the will. But no will was founl.
Consequently Mr.. George Dean was
triumphant. without the need OF black
ening his hands and conscience.
Night after night hal been spent Sc
cretiy and frulliessly in rumaging ths
secretaries, ETC.. of his departed brother,
with The firm determination that Nan
netie should never touch dollar OF that
brothers money. The morning after
the funeral he sent for Nannetle to meet
him in the library.
She came in, pale and weary looking.
q little surprise in her soft eyes. Mr..
Dean was prompt. Majestically way.
ing her seat, he cleared his throat and
said:
'Ot course Won know. Nlnne,te, that
my brother left no will?'
4 have not thought about IL at all. :
murmured Nannette. YEARLY, finding
he paused for reply, and then added,
rs YEARLY:
'Bui you are mistaken. lie did leave
a will
MIR Dean started, flushed, and ex-
claimed, hastily
Where is it?'
i don't know sighed Nannctte. i
only know lac told me he bad made one
Oh, calculated Mr.. Dean, with pro-
lonccd emphasis. and then said:
That amounts 20 nothing. In the alb
sence Of a will remain master here
a rnnall from, - Il