The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-14

them, felt behind them; as l expected, nothing. Then procured chair and a candle, and with care and minuteness that would have done credit to a Fouche. looked along the tsp of row after row of the calf-bound books. that on three sides copcealed the wall from the floor to the ceiling. Two sides had been ex- amined before found what I expected. Low down between the fireplace and one of the windows 1t was, almost within reach of the writing-table. Then 1 sat down on the floor, put the candle beside me, and took ou, my watch
 Seven minutes passed before Thomas returned, and some one with him. did not move, bu, sung out:
 Ford. here am: come in, and shut the door,"
 ( There has been lady here. your boy tells me
 "Yes, the lady. She wished to see her uneless room once more. Sweetly appro- priate. wasn't it."
 "Yes. yes .'
 Well. ou, of consideration for her feelings"
 Bother her feelings.
 = Jeff her alone-and look here
 He was on his knees in the twinkling oi an eye. and had both his eyes glued CT ;he top of the eleventh and twelfth volumes of Bevan's reports of the coui, ot ehancery. The layer of dust. which elsewhere lay in uniform smoothness. was here disturbed.
 = The will is in chancery. you may de pend upon i;." said. airily. At sign from me Ford gingerly removed the books. and opened frs, one and shook it-no,hing. won, swear tha. our faces did not flush. as he opened the other book and shook it-no,hing. Then he got Up and used a naughty word ex- amined the volume closely. with the same result. We looked at one another.
 :. Nothing wrong with our calculations. Is ,here:''
 '' No: under the missing will she gets 5.ooo. That will disappears tha, she may get two-thirds of the whole estate ander the tirst, when. io. up starts an ln- termedia;e villa devilish odd will leaving her only I5eo. and good as far as she knows. until the missing one turns up. She's no fool: therefore i; will turn rp.
 Ii she has TO, destroyed it
 s Exactly. How much time did you give her
 :" Five minutes. |, leas; and some one aas been n these books. Wa: ] minute what fools we have been The two volumes of Bevan's reports still lay upon the 3oor side by side. plunged ny hand into :he orifiee caused by their ab- senee from the shelf. sroped. Foris eyes grew perceptibly bigger. "Waa:'s thIs cried. and broush, out paper.
 Right. he shouted. IS he hastily slaacei al it outside. The los; will We've won
 No chance of i've years with. eh. now, Ford
 . No. bu; upon my honor. a, one time things looked awkward
 The i've thousand pounds were promptly paid to Miss Chilling. and she has passed away from our sight with tha, modes; independence She was a very clever woman. and mos; certainly will ge, on in the world. am glad she never learned how she was checkma,ed. Give Greathead IS now the wife Of OUT Mir. Ford. \ cosy. pleasant resor, Is their house in Grenville-place. So much of the business of Ford Ford and Bit,le comes 10 my chambers in Hare Court. that also an thinking of setting up a little double establishment, a. the Yves: End. Ford and sometimes cha, over the ser Jean;'s three wills. and the last time dined with him l heard him say. with singular emphasis. to his gues, on the right.
 You never forged will. new. sup pose. Sir john.
 II, sir. ' cried the alderman. with DOT ,en.ous dignity.
 Oh, no. of course no, bu.. do you know. daresay you've dined a, the same table with people who have.
 The worthy merehan, swelled and swelled with indignation until quite feared for him. And yet. do you know. think Ford was right.