Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-01
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HUGH KENRICK'S WILL,
or.
THE STORY OF A POSY RING.
BY MARGARET HUNT.

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crotrs Model" DC. &c.
"Madam, l was not even aware of your
relationship till this morning, when Mrs.
Lishman told me about it. Yes, I know
you and Mr.. Kenrick did not meet, but
then you wrote to each other"
"Yes, we wrote to each other, and our
letters were friendly-you, who have ev-
erything which belonged to my brother,
will doubtless have my letters also-that
Is, if1he honored me by keeping theni-so
you will be able to judge of the terms on
which we corresponded. We were not
such good friends as brother and sister
ought to be, but still I never expected to
be left without a penny"
sit hurts me very much to think this
was the case" said Lucy. "But-"
at hurts me thousand times morew
interrupted Mrs. Richmond, "more espe-
cially as there is no helpfor il! My broth
er left me nothing, and I will take nothing!
I do not choose to fare better than he in
tended me to do. I am poor enough, I
can assure you, but do not mean to be-
come richer in the way you propose"
"But consider, madam" urged Lucy,
che has left me far more than want--it
would divide into two very good incomes,
and it is but just that you should have
half Of i'll"
"That is true; indeed, think it would
be more just if I had the whole, for do
not see why young lady, whose only
claim on my brothers regard was that she
bore some likeness to girl he was in love
with some fifty years ago, and whose face
he had, no doubt, SO entirely forgotten,
that he could easily have persuaded him
self that any girl of eighteen was like her
well, l do not see why an imaginary
likeness of this kind"
"But it was not imaginary, madam" in
terrupted Aunt Esther energetically, for
to doubt this likeness seemed to her to
make Lucy's claim to be Mr.. Kenrick's
heiress entirely invalid. ave have the
other Miss Clavering's picture hanging up
in the breakfast room in Chester Square,
and it is so like my niece that it might
have been painted from her!"
''You wish to think so, madam. Well,
likeness or no likeness, do not see why
my own brother is going to set me aside
for the sake of chance likeness! I shall
always call his conduct most monstrous,
most unjust"
"Madam, you need not say so much
about this. or use such words when my
niece is going to behave SO generously
to your
"Please, Aunt Esther" began Lucy,
"please don't say that"
"You are generous said Mrs. Rich
mond, apparently making the admission
reluctantly, II do not deny that you are,
but l do not intend to profit by your kind
ness. My brother made will which
bears every appearance of being made by
man in his Gotage-I must suffer-I do
not accuse you of any attempt to influence
him, for I know you were not near him to
do it; but l do say he acted very foolish
ly and very cruelty! I can never forget
or forgive it. You wrote to ask my son
to give you lessons. How can you expect
hlm to enter your house 2-you did not
know who we were, you say; now that
you do know, you must see how painful it
is to both Of us to be reminded of your ex-
lstence! Leave me now, please, and keep
away from us! We were poor before my
brother died-we are poor still-but,
thank God, my son has talenty"
"Your son has genius! I never in my
life saw anything more beautiful than his
drawings" cried Lucy, enthusiastically
and then she added, "Please let me buy
that one liked So"
"You have got the place ITSELF" replied
Mrs. Richmond, bitterly. "Be content
with that! My son does not paint for
you!"
"Lncv's ewes began to shine with q wa