The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-14

{ wonder he expressed, am satisfied with my powers of description.
 If you had not told me face to face, sir, I would not have believed a syllable of it. he said emphatically." no: syll- able n
 Gould you '-af,er had thought minute or two" could you procure me a glimpse of Miss Greathead. or of her photograph :"
 Our Mir. Ford actually biushed. Well, l l could. Perhaps it would be more saiis- factory if you saw herself"
 No, at all.' What in the world made the man fidge, so!
 Then think-l have ve-somewhere. if i I've not Jeff it. the very thing you want. Oh yes. here II IS. And after fumbling in all his other pockets, from his breast pocke. Mir. Ford. little red in the face, produced little Russia leather case. He opened this and held the portrai: within for my inspection.
 Well :" ne uttered impalea.ly, while with q critical eye was eNanlias very pretty, very youthful. wholly good face.
 Nose a ii;.le. Just little, 100 re- t'oa5ss" . mgrmurei.
 En: shutting |: up win aa angry snap.
 = Bc,. however .ha. IS ID: the .ady who wls oecGp.ei here or Sa,crily ngh;. who would profit by the destruction of tais vii. Is any el..ies one in exist 2nee
 "Yes. Thereis former will discovered ID the sergean,'s desk l; home. II was made before Clive-i mean Miss Great neai-carae b i've with h.a..
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 T; leaves ,we-;h.Tds ot the estate to the cousin @1o taen kep. hoa,e for hiIa
 < ,a!.. pale. dark-eyel woman. de- eidedly srod-.ao.;.ag
 les By .ae. see oae was your visitor. ant with ins;in ave eag.iou gaze Care's utase, Q. fa:.e: des.up:loF.. ne cred
 And las des,yoye ,he las: wili =
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 .Ai:. doe. |: " q: moment. Does !: really. Nei.. ;.!eG lee can ger i: back by i bpii ST Se l,.. with yoa ia ,his hLr. to,.. l. se.: interesting. The r;.s: VII whtr.. ms. 9e proved fl the las; be not found. s.res the ho.se-keeping .ousin ;wo-th.rds. aboG; 5o. DO say the later 4rd missing NH g.ve her I5.ooo. Bu. suppose ore wete-only suppose-one were D turn up between the two and give her nothing. eh
 No chance said, the lawyer don, think qul;c follow yoc
 car explain in two words. You see"
 i Ba: Is ;he TWO words len s,hened them selves % TWO hunirei, as two words al- ways io. need not 8 through any more Q, ogI c0nreysA;ion. l,s drit, will 0e s9esse4 by .he asacious req Ter.
 A:pnans, It's rather serioGs thing. yog Snow. sad the lawyer ruefg.iy
 les, !. answered lnischievoas!y "i,s five years
 Ne were assembled ln the dead mans dyins loom IT Gloucester Road 10 hear ihe VII read. |; may seem odd ;ha, siiouli have beer present li ,hi, merely family natter. bu; the fac, Is ,ha; I. Iohn W arlington. of the Inner Temple oarrls- .et-a.-aw. was aet. < silen, and humble gentleman. w!;h 3 beard and glasses, with also seedy coa; and boots to match, and ] habi, ot taking snuff sur repii,ious,y. yet with certain amoan, ot ostentlt!cn. was present. Bc, he was merely Mi. Fo.d's clerk. and II his figure ard iace were no; familiar sights in the ottices ot Siessrs. Ford. Ford and B.t.le. why NJ. Ford hal a right to engage special c.evk tor business of so con!i- dental nature Is ,hls. There was not many present. The tail. gracious. almost 4ueeniy woman sitting near the fire with her back ;o the light and large black .an n her hand Is Miss Chilling. :" third cousin 10 the deceased.' as the news papers would say. The far, nervous girl I by the table is Miss Give Greathead ob- serve that her pale face tlushes a little as she shakes hands with "our Mir. Ford" ! In the background are old Humphreys. i the clerk. and several servants.
 ''l have two wills here which 1 think oush, Q read. says the lawyer. softly. | taking his sea, al the end of the table ! !" The rirs; Is dated 1870, the second about Ot~N. VIII Was u1luc within :he las, SIX months, but regret to say tha. OFT poor friend mus, have de- i s;Foyei l,, intending. of this have no doubt. 10 make another Tn its place In the midst of life, we are-yes. indeed :"
 Having uttered ;his in low bg; clear tones he ;okes t;oal mel mean from the Jerk, who prod.ces them from his black oas. some papers, and proceeds in more bussness-.ise tones ;o read the last wi.l ard tes;aaea, ct Jonathan Great head Of Gloucester Road. in the county 0; aIiddleseN and of Hare Court. the Temple. in me ci.y of London. barris,eg a.-law.
 " The purpoi: Is ,h.s, said he af,er the usual flood O; verbase had passed tor the most par, harmlessly over our heads. ! :" ,ha; ,he bulk of the lesia,or's estate ! would se to his cousin. Miss Chilling. and 4 share, very n,cch smaller. bu, still considerable. to Miss Greathead. In