Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-23
THE LOST WILL.

O.i Gerald Rushford va. dead and
barred. and al The dear 500 friends were
IN q s'Aie o. as,onishmen, and eonsiernA.
,ioa over his VII. fos Il named his pet And
pr,'ege. Marian Gray. bis sole hsiress'
~hils his nsphsw. Robert Rashford, wa'
aoi even nsationed.
There j. sone strange mistake" Mr.
Wilde. ths Asyer sAid. There !,
later will than his drawn aP aner Mr.,
Roberts came home. and leaving the buls
of The property 10 him. In It Miss Gray
Wa generously remembered. too bat
ibis one. which makes her heires'. WAS
made while Mr. Rashfofd Vas ignorant
that hi. nsPhe~ bad escaped ! supposed
that this Nil bad loas since been de-
s'royed."
"whN caused him 20 suppose 50 ?"
was Rober, Rsshfori's very natural qass'
,ioa 20 which hi, lAWysr rPlied ,hA, hi.
client had told hin-on the occAsioa Of
his lra~iag up the second ~ill-ihAi il
va. hi. intention 20 pa, he frs, one IL
che FIRE.
"Aad ,hoaghi be had done -. |
never doubted bat this was the latest vii,
Il seems. however. that We have 70; hold
q the wroag document; the other i still
ia existence Somewhere. wewill have a
thoro1gh search f1r i,-"
"Anl until yoa aal II. or Il yoa fAil
,3 fal i,. tbs one stands" sAii Rober;
Ra.hsori quietly. stating f.e, which the
lawyer was forced 70 admit.
Meanvhil. the hsiress by the fri ~ill
aai lrsa,ee BY the sscoai bad sat quiet
a.d .,ill. Sae listened. with her eyes
cat down. bs, spoke no word.
While her friend. and acqaAin,Anee'
discussed her-ao, always quiet inaadib-
ly-"whAi very awkward and peculiar
position ior Mi.. Gray whA, an oPPof-
,uni,y-ifth secoad will di1 no, tura ~
to show her magnanimiiy and sense o.
hoaor. by making over the fortune &c
Young Ru,hf1ri Doubtless, in such case
be would be nos, generous 10 her, and
really. you know. TO a girl Of Mss Gfay''
/ birth and former position, few ,hoas'
asd would b. fortune. What was bel
position A daughter TO old RashfOrd'l
hoass.keeper. broagh, aP tor governess
or somc,hing-eome oa a visit TO he'
mother while the old man Vas sick, and
nursed him ~ ,endsrly and skillfully thA
be could no, Be persuaded TO part viii
her again. Shs had been As a dAughie
I ia the house ever since. And II yoan.
Rushford had never turned uP-if be hA'
really been los, q, sea. as was 80 Ion.
.upposed-why, YOU know, rich old met
we're eccentric. and there wOald have beef
nothing very astonishing in his mAkin'
/ her HI. heire.s after all. But now
would Be- terrible. Utter ruin TO the y0anl
mans prospects in life OF course h
engagement With Florence Hanily would
b. broken OF. Florenoe vas not NJ 20
> pcor mans ~ife-s lovely creature
and he 80 infatuated. my dear; and
will break his heart TO lose her
And 80 on. the stream Of gossip ho~e
some portions Of il hndins is way Z
Marian. ears-uniil the searching part
returned. and announced that, +. YET
they bad no, found the second will
There Was a naked increase OfresPe'
toward Miss Gray after ,his Intelligence
and soms would have congratulated he'
ba, she checked them.
1T is too early yet" she said with
sad smile.
Batth gossip. agreed ,ha, her chance
were favorable.
"And IL she really Is the hsiress' m
dear. Why Of course It's dreadful for n
Young man-,euibls-but still"
Public opinion was disposed to
kina u the ksirsss in any case
"Shs i. no, over ssger-shs essr' h'
hOnOrs msskly-shOaldn't wonder II 81
turns the fortune over to the nephew a
ter all ?" vas the eOmmsn, Of many AID