Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-03

really your grandfather's sister-and
who. if there is no will found, can
turn you out of house and home.
You know your grandfather was only
step-father to your mother. You
were not actually related at all.
"Come, now; plain speaking is
necessary-if we find the will, you
are an heiress if not, beggar."
''Nothing could make me that, -
said l !; 'snothing while l have ten
fingers
But he had reused me at last.
Where had grandfather told me
the will was?
| tried to think.
No, he had not told me.
l had put my hand over his mouth,
and said
"Grandpa, DON'T l shall cry my
self to death if you die, so | shan't
want anything
And he had said
"Well, well, | know you are not
waiting for dead mems shoes; know
that, my child-and some other day,
some other day
And the next morning he was found
dead in his bed.
"You see it is somewhere" said /,
"else grandpa would not have men,
toned it,"
"You don't think he had destroyed
it, and was about to make a new
one?" asked the lawyer.
NO" said /, II think not. III
try to remember what he said exactly
Oh, this was 1t, think
"Beulah, it will be very important
when l come to leave you that you
shall know about my will.
have made one and hid 1T in the
most ingenious place.
"Then | stopped him. That's all. >
cutter insanity" said Mr.. Curdle
cutter insanity''
He was usually very polite, but
did not wonder that his equanimity
was disturbed when | went dowr
stairs and saw the person whom hc
had described as a rampant ole
fury"
She was a very old woman, will
hair that was still bright red, and :
long, sharp nose.
She was talking at the top of he
voice, apparently to no one in par
ticular.
Lawyers, lawyers she was say
ing ''all alike the world over.
Didn't send me word of my poo
brothers death; not a word, not
line; so that / shouldn't come t,
claim my own.
Left it to that girl, eh? Humbug
She's no relation to him; she's n,
relation at all.
? Margaret Boxer had little girl al
ready by a first husband when sh
married him. This is that girls child
No blood relation-none. No, no
My brother and l haven't bee
friends, know, but all the same
f he hasn't left a willard | know h
didn't-all his property is mine p
She took snuff and scowled at m
furiously.
1 shrank away, and began to fee
how important it was that the wi
should be found.
l searched eagerly enough now.
l turned back carpets and shoe
out curtains.
I rummaged every desk and draw
er, trunk and box in the house.
All in vain.
At last even Mr.. Curdle acknow
S edged that further search was hope
less.
+ GA man should confde his will t
{ his lawyer" said he; "a lawyer
box is the safe place for 1t.
'.No doubt this old woman has en-
t ployed some one to steal your grant
a fathers will from its very ingeniou
hiding place, and the result is th'
you are beggar.
"You are ridiculing poor dea
+ grandpapa, and calling me names
| said, bursting into tears.
' my poor, foolish child..' sa
!: MI. Curdle, "why didn't you he
N what he had to say, at least?''
y, Together, you have made nj
u mess Of it.
=, We had certainly, as l acknov
edged when old Miss Humphries to-
possession of the homestead, and
found that | was no longer mistre
ng of the dear old place-that | had L
on on even a right there, but was an int,
on, loper.
ing When, to crown ALL. she came
ter me as | lay weeping on my bed, a
ou said in her hard harsh nasal tones
wn
i've 'sBeulah, sit up, and stop cryir
in in I've got something to say to you.
ing ing | sat up and wiped my eyes.
Y y4' | considered her an enemy, a