Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12

recall the matter. Mrs. Coil was there,
no one else. | think. If | can help
YOU any further in the matter, l Will
think it out
Most certainly. Nothing has been
disturbed since you were here, l led
the way into the room; she stood IN
the middle. and looked round with
steady scrutinizing gaze. u VIII
leave YOU for moment, said /, CON
siderately, and half closing the door,
stepped into my own room, and sat
down-to finish the Statement of CLAIM
in Davy Davy l-nothing Of the
kind. but executed upon my hearth
rug a silent dance of triumph that
would have gained for me a lucrative
engagement at the Aquarium. After
five minutes of this, | composed my
face, and went back to the old gentle
mans room. stumbling carelessly over
the mat as | did so. She was still APP
parently standing exactly where | left
her. It cost me all my self-command
to avoid glancing round the room.
THANK YOU, she said sweetly. u
am much obliged to you. ! am very
glad | came. You viii not mention
my yisit!'
You may depend upon my retin-
ence, | said, with bow, IN which |
flatter myself that a sincere personal
devotion and an overlooking apprecia-
ton of her affection for her uncle APP
peared TO mingle. The moment how
ever, that ] had got her out of the
chambers. and the door closed behind
her, | sent Thomas off with a note
and darted back into the SERGEANT 5
room. There | stood in the middle,
where my visitor had stood, aud look
ed around me. There was 1t melan-
choly tidiness everywhere. Quickly
| opened the drawers, cast my eye
over them, felt behind them; as | eX
pected, nothing Then | procured a
chair and a candle, and with a minute
ness that would have done credit to a
Fouche. / looked along the top Of row
after row of the half-bound books,
that on three sides concealed the walls
from floor to ceiling. Two sides had
been examined before | found what |
had expected. Low down between
the fireplace and one of the windows
it was, almost within reach of the
writing table. Then | sat down ON
the floor, put the candle beside me,
and took out my watch.
Seven minutes passed before Thorn
as returned, and some with him. l
did not move, but sung out:
Ford here | am; come in, and
shut the door
There has been lady here, your
boy tells mel"
YES, the lady. She wished to see
her uncle's room once more. Sweetly
appropriate, wasn't it:'
- Yes, yesl'
well, out of consideration former
feelings"
Bother her feelings
| left her alone-and look here.
He was ON his knees in the twink
ling of an eye, and had both eyes
glued on the eleventh and twelfth vol
umes of Bevan's Reports of the Court
of Chancery. The layer of dust,
which elsewhere lay in uniform
was here disturbed.
THE will is in Chancery, you may
depend upon it, | said, airily. At a
sign from me Ford gingerly removed
the books, and opened first one, and
shook it-nothing. | won't swear
that our faces did not flush, as he
opened the other and shook it-noth-
ing Then he got up and used a
word. | examined the vol
ume closely, with the same result
We looked at one another.
" Nothing wrong with our calcula-
tons, is there2'
No; under the missing will she
gets $4,000 That will disappears
that she may get two-thirds of the
whole estate under the first when, To-
up starts an intermediate villa
devilish odd will-leaving her only
$500, and good as far as she knows,
until the missing one turns up. She's
no fool; therefore it will turn up.
8" If she has not destroyed it. -
Exactly How much time did
you give herr
Five minutes at least: and some
one has been at these books. Wait
what fools we have been T.
Two volumes of Bevan' S report still lay
upon the floor side by side. Iplunged
my hand into the orifce caused by
their absence from the shelf | crop
ed, Ford'S eyes grew perceptible big
ger. WHATS this" | cried, and
brought out papar.
Right! he shouted, as he hastily
glanced at it outside The lost willi
We've won -
No chance of five years with
ell, now Ford
No, but upon my honor, at one
time things looked awkward
The five thousand pounds were
promptly paid to Miss Chilling, and
she was passed from our sight with
that modest independence She was a
very clever woman, and most certain
ly will get ON in this world | am
glad she never learned how she was
checkmated. Olive Greathead is now
the wife of our Mr. Ford. a coy.
pleasant resort is their house in Gren-
Vile place. So much of the business
of Ford, Ford and BitAe comes to my
chambers in Hare Court, that / also
am thinking of setting up a little
double establishment at the West End
Ford and | Sprupti1un chat over ln