Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-05-13

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tea dust. and make his money out
of the Chests" he said in harsh
manner that did not like.
But you'll leave him as much as
| you leave his brother ?'' / said.
THAT | won't Dick. He's my
sisters boy but I don't like him.
He is his father over again-the
| father who behaved so badly to my
Jennie and broke her heart. He was
d gambler and thought only of his
own self. Poor girl She made Il
sad mistake, but let that rest.
"Well, | don't know" said. Il
think you are misjudging Sam. |
believe him to be very frank and
honest fellow
"Bosh ! Don't tell me, sir; can
read character | haven't lived to
seventy for nothing, sir. The fell
| low never shows me Il bit of defer
ence. He is rough and Independent
and DULLES his brother just as that
scoundrel, his father, did my poor
sister Jennie. | don't like him Dick;
| don't like him y
Now, / too, had studied character
a little, and knew enough of John
Hendricks to see that / could do no
good by fighting on Samuel's side,
but | made it my business a few
days later to ask him to call upon
me, and during the interview the
opinion | had already formed was
strengthened.
"No, Mr.. Brown" he warmly
said, II can't do it. 1 don't say but
that if my uncle left me some money
l should not be glad of it, for-for |
am thinking of getting married, sir,
but my uncle does not like me. He
has taken prejudice against me be-
cause, he says, | am exactly like my
dead father, and | can't help that of
| course"
"But you might try to humor him
a little and let him see that you
don't deserve his-I am sure-wrong
opinion
s'Thank you for that, Mr.. Brown,
he exclaimed, and his eyes looked
soft and subdued; sbut | could not
do it, sir, never would to day any
one for the sake of money, that
might come, and if were to go try
| ing to please uncle he would only
despise me for it. My poor mother
taught me, Mr.. Brown, and | have
not forgotten her teachings"
I found before long that john
Hendricks was thoroughly in earnest
for he sent for me one day to take
instruction to make his will; but |
could not help laying down my pen,
when | found that he intended TO
leave the whole of his property, save
some trifiing legacies to servants
and others, to his younger nephew,
Philip Hempsley.
"Now, is this fair ?'' l said.
"Sir," he said, ''you are now my
professional man."
Adviser" | said, correcting him,
-'aud | advise you to do your duty
by your nephews by leaving them
equahshares.
''I'H do nothing OF the kind" he
said, "I'll leave it all to Philip"
Iargued and fought, and the re-
suit was that he let me put down
two thousand pounds for Sam; but
the great property of hundred and
odd thousand pounds, well invested,
was left to Phil.
Now, Dick" said the old fellow,
chuckhng, ''those boys will be sure
to ask you if you have any will of
mine, and ] want to humbug them,
SO we'll deposit it at the bankers,
and then if they ask you If you have
my will you can say no."
AS have said, Phil became very
shrewdish fellow in the law, and his
examination was passed very well so
that he knew what he was about in
legal matters; and one day he proved
the truth of his uncle's prophesy by
saying to me suddenly:
"My uncle is far from well, Mr..
Brown. Have you got his will 2"
"NO," | said so shortly that he
turned and left me.
About month later | was with
my old friend, and felt shocked at
the change, for it was evident that
he was not much longer for this
world.
He had sent for me, and | was in
the hopes that he meant to alter
his will, and was right.
"What a while you have been
coming he said, querulously. Il
wanted you SO badly, Dick"
81 came on directly, old fellow" l
said kindly. "Here, let me put you
a little more easy"
"Thauk you, Dick" he said, "but
it is all over That boy has killed
me. Did he ask you if you had my
will ?"
Eyes, about a month since, and l
said no."
81 knew it, Dick; l knew it, he
said pitifully. "And ever since he
has been worrying me to let him
make my will. Dick, old friend, L
have made a big mistake. There
there, don't jump upon me. IL
confess it all. | thought he was his
/ mothers boy. he was so like her: but