, 1882-05-26

Hannah Gneldt wOnderlngly re,
piled: II have mothers bible, and
they tell me it's all there"
How far back"
so grandfather's birth, | believe =
grandfather Burns" He had one
child. and | am the only one my pa
rents ever had Oliver set down our
wedding day and ourtwo boys birth
days. .-.-.
And your great-grandfather. The
record Of his death Is there?'
o, Il don't know; you can see. Wait,
Ill call Oliver" ,l
Going to the door Hannah took
down horn, used for that purpose,
and uttered call, which brought
Oliver Gneldt from the field at once.
He also felt alarmed, but explana-
tions quieted him. Almost as much
astonished as his wife, he brought
out the old Bible, ...
The death of my wife's great
grandfather, Zebulon Burns" he
said, SIS not here. The first record
is in his hand, L believe. 1t is the
birth of his eldest child"
So it proved, and the lawyer looked
disappointed.
You cannot remember the day of
his death?" he said. Il mean the
date of it?" .......... .........
He died long before 1 was born,"
said Hannah, s'and, though rich. left
nothing to grandfather. They had
quarreled, | believe. She told odd
stories of him. He must have been
very eccentric, and servant or
housekeeper had great influence over
him. She had the property, l think.
Margery-M Margery-" d .|"'
''Margery Wilber, 1 think" said
the lawyer .... p. ...t .'o.'. ...
Yes" said Hannah, Il remember
now" " ...' ,.,' . '...
"You are quiet people, not likely to
talk too much" said the lawyer. Il
will tell you something. We have
found will among the effects of a
legal gentleman who died very sud
denly in a fit of apoplexy. Don't
hope too much mind. A will in your
favor that is, now in your favor, as
your fathers only child" m ' y, y,
Hannah clutched her husbands
hand. u ....,I h...r..slr. 1, ....... D.,
"It is written by one upon his
death bed, dated the 10th of March,
II, and leaves all his property to
your father, his grandson, then boy.
Hushl don't hope too much. Mar
gerry Wilber or her heirs now hold
this property under will dated
March l6, IT," .rf ...7 p, a7.,l
"a later will,' said Oliver. "Then,
of course, they are the rightful pos
SCISSORS What need of all this! The
latest will must stand." ."'ni'""' ..'r Pow
"Not if it is forgery" said the
lawyer. 10 ,' 1 On ''i. ','.7 'I ..'' ..... 80 W.T..
Il Oliver laughed, the bitter laugh Of
care and disappointment. ~ .,,-r
" "Who can prove thatP' he said. a'.
'No one, perhaps. Yet the record
of the old mans death might 20 lID
"a man whose dying hand signed
a will on the 10th Of March would
scarcely make another on the 18th.
We believe the win a forgery, written
on old parchment, since the discovery
of the one / have spoken of. Mar
gerry Wilber took possession with no
legal forms, for no one appeared to
contest her title Where was your
great grandfather buriedW 7'H'i'ii 1889
Here said Hannah. They say
he was brought down at his request
Mrs. WILDER as chief mourner, and
his sonr-grandfather- mot even sent
for An old graveyard somewhere
Oh, Olverl Oliverw h.7q1I,I phrpnJ
She turned quite white and uttered
a cry. "Oliver,'that must be the
graveyard. on IGray's place. that he
dug over last winter in the warm
spellpJLR - ~ .fafJt) ECta
'"sThen it is gone," said Oliver, ''and
our last hope with it. No, gentle
men good luck could never come to
us. Poverty means to cling to usIto
the last L wish you better clients" Z
SOLVER, Qliyerp' gasy ed Hannah
Gneldt, "tell me one thing. Zebulon
was great grandfather's name, Zeb.
ulon is spelled with a q, isn't it7
Oh do speakpL j1l }o hul4utruil
II think you are going mad, Han
nah; of course it is. "ru'-ius i1H '1
n ''Oh, the big z, 1 remember it 80
we'll Tknew it was z and it would
have been broken to pieces before.
now. Oliver, don't you remember
my doorstep that you were SO angry
at? / believe it's my poor old great
grandfather's old tombstone. And L
not to know it when I stared at the
great ZDuN 81 r-.ul Hr.,1 srn.i
Oliver Gneldt said nothing. He
feared his wife's brain was turned,
and that made him faint and cold as
he followed her into the garden, and
watched while the three others lifted
the fiat slab. ..--f . r.R
ait lay before them on the green
spring grass, black letters on its
whiteness, and, bending over it, they
read aloud: -i0uI u ,I, r..uy
! "Zebulon Burns. Born May 49,.
Died March H. IL with eulogistie