Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-11-11
THE LOST " ILL.
A Story of Love.

Old Gerald Rushford was dead and
buried, and all the dear five hundred
friends were in state of establishment
and CONSERVATION over his will, for IL
named his pet and protege, Marian Gray.
his sole heiress, while his nephew,
Robert Rushford, was not even men.
toned.
"There is some strange mistake, Mr..
Wilde, the lawyer, said. There was .
later will than this drawn up after Mr..
Robert came home, and leaving the bulk
Of the property to him. In it Miss Gray
was generously remembered, too; but
this one, which makes her heiress, was
made while Mr.. Rushford WINS ignorant
that his nephew had escaped. l sup
posed that this will had long since been
destroyed"
"What caused him to suppose SOP"
was Robert Rushford's very natural
question to which his lawyer replied
that his client had told him-on the 90
cssion Of his drawing mp the second will
that it was his intention to put the
first one in the fire.
"And l thought he had done so. I
never doubted but that this was the lat
est will. 1t seems, however, that We
have got hold of the wrong document |;
the other is still in existence some
where. We will have thorough search
for it"
"And until You find it, or if you fail
to find it, this one stands" said Robert
Rushford quietly, stating fact which
the lawyer was forced to admit.
Meantime the heiress by the first will
and legatee by the second had sat quiet
and still. She listened, with her eyes
cast down, but spoke no word.
While her friends and acquaintance
discussed her-not always quite. maud.
bly--"What very awkward and pecul-
lar position for Miss Gray What an
opportunity--if tho second will did not
turn up-to show her magnanimity and
sense Of honor, by making over tho
fortune to young Rushford Doubt
less, in such case, he would be most
generous to her, and really, You know,
TO girl Of Miss Gray's birth and former
position, few thousands would be Q
fortune. What was her position2 A
daughter to old Rushford's housekeeper,
my dear. brought up for governess, or
something-came on visit 10 her
mother while the old man was sick, and
nursed him 30 tenderly and skillfully
that he could not be persuaded to part
with her again. She had been as Q
daughter in the house ever since, and II
young Rushford had never turned up-ii
he had really been lost at sea, as was 60
long supposed-why, you know, rich
old men we're eccentric, and there wonld
have been nothing very astonishing ia
his making her his heiress after all. Bat
nov-N would be terrible. Utter ruin
70 the young mans prospects in life.
OF course his engagement with Florence
Huntley would be broken Cd. Florence
vas not az Tor . poor mans vife--s
lovely srsataus-aaA hs 70 iniatuatsd,
ny Asas; y Win brsak his hsaxt y la
hssi"
And % on. the stream Of gossip howet
-soms portions Of II finding its way y
Narian's eass-until the searching part,
returned. and announced that, - YET
they had not found the second will.
There was . marked increase Of re
spset toward Miss Gray after this In
tslligsncs, and some would have con
graduated her. but she checked them.
ut h TOO early yet. she said, with
ed amile.
But the gossips agreed that be
chances were favorable.
"And u she really In the heireas, N,
deas. Why Of course it's dreadful for tn
young mAn--terrible--bu still-"
Public opinion Vas disposed 70 be kin
10 the heireAs in any case.
"Bhe y not over eager--shs bsAss he
hooors msekly-shouldn't wonder IL sh
turns ths fortune over 70 tho nephe'
otter oil r. vss the comment Of man
sltsr they Left tho house and went thsi
ssvsrL ways.
Thsy would have judged differently
thsy could have seen her that might
i. loohad aaCnralv In haw owu NOM a,