Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
THE SERGEANT'S WILL.

From Time
Mr.. Warrington. / believes"
Simple words and true as far as that
am Mr. Warrington; but this ! can
assert, that never had words more
taken me by surprise, nor had my
name ever been put 10 me under more
singular circumstances That this
may be clear, / must explain AS
shortly as | can / viii do so, for dis
like explanation, and would have my
Judge, when | am moving the court,
know beforehand, if possible, what my
point is
| am a barrister, as you guess, and
my chambers are i'm Hare Court it is
the most ancient, quiet and retired
place in the Temple, just ON your right
if you come in by the archway at the
bottom of Chancery Lane, Ny mum
Der is of no Importance; in fact album
dant reasons will appear why | SHOULD
be retcent as to it. One reason, which
will not appaar, but very cogent one
nevertheless being that solicitors are
not fond of counsel who rush into
print, unless their fluctuations are
bound in calf ] have one room in
winch sit myself, an! the undivided
half Of a clerk s room and passage
the rest of the set are occupied Il am
talking of time six months back by
SERGEANT Grcathead, @. c., of the west
ern circuit whose large room in the
rear is the only considerable and we'll
furnished one, my rooms being as
dingy and cheerless as most ground
floor apartments in the Temple. a
couple of doors shut us in, but the oak
is only sported when the clerks leave
at T. Then our chambers. not very
lively during the day time, are aban-
doned to darkness, silence and the
mice In word they are merely otli
ceS
Well, about the time [ have men
toned, | was obliged, no matter why
perhaps because over my dinner at
the Suffolk Street Club | discovered
fallacy in the opinion TO be sent out
the next morning found myself
obliged, for the first time for certainly
year, to go TO my chambers after
, dinner. The clock at st Clement
Danes was striking the half hour after
nine as | turned into the lonesome
and echoing Temple | opened my
outer door with my key, after ascer-
tanning that ! had some matches in
my pocket, and did the same to the
inner door, drawing the oak to behind
me, and shutting It; then | stood still
1t was very odd all should have
been in darkness. but from the key
hole of the Serjeant's door bright ray
of light shoue steadily. and from with
in came the familiar sound of rustmg
papers. 1t was very odd. | had known
the Serjeant TO say NE never worked ut
night, and certainly | had never heard
of him coming to his chambers in the
evening. Very singular that we
should both be there on tins particular
night At amy rate, ! would see if it
was all right opened his door and
walked in quietly, an apology ON my
lips The room. as | have said n spa-
CluuS one, was brilliantly lighted the
table was covered with papers and
books hut no Sergeant Greathoad was
there Some one was, though with a
vengeance
Mr. Warrington, 1 helioyct
With one hand resting upon the ta-
bile aud pressing some among the
many papers which Uttered II. stood
the speaker "a lady Apparently about
bve-and-thnty. she WAS tall and of "a
good figure, her dress handsome.
though simple A veil obscmcdmuch
of her face, which was toward me as
entered Either her complexion
was naturally colorlesS, oragitatjou
had dWveu the blood from her checks
the latter / coniectwed, since her