Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-12-03

tificate, and who was married to their
brother In 1870, died in 1879, and they have
since furnished me with a certificate Of
her death. Here are both certificates
You can inspect them"
at is singular, certainly" said the doc
tor, scrutinizing the documents, "but Won
know what women are. She made a
mistake, and handed you the wrong GER
| tificate" III
"Pm afraid there was no mistake" said
the lawyer, shaking his head. at is a
| singular coincidence, assuming she was
the second wife, that her name should be
Clara-the same as the first wife's Chris
tian name"
at might happen" said DIR. Wynyard
starting, nevertheless.
"Of course, it might; but it looks much
more as though the woman, whoever she
was had passed herself as somebody else.
believe the brothers are right, and that
she was not the testator's wife at ALL"
said the lawyer gravely.
"My dear fellow, saw them daily for
months. have no doubt that she was
his WIFE Why did he call her so in his
will if she wasn't He knew well enough
what he was doing when he signed it, and
read it over to him first" said DR.. Wynn
yard, quite scornfully.
"That is strange, certainly; but I can't
get over the certificate business" said the
lawyer. II wanted to ask what you
really knew about the Burtons."
"Well nothing" replied DR.. Wynyard,
rather reluctantly. IL attended them pro-
fessionally for six or eight months. They
neither volunteered nor did l ask for in
formation about themselves"
"The brothers seem honest enough"
said the lawyer, regular yokels, but they
declare they have been swindled. They
have given me a lot OF papers, specimens
of the deceased's handwriting, and so on.
don't know what will be the end of it
all" added Mr.. Seaford, taking some doc
uments from his side pocket. "Here is a
portrait of the deceased which they
gave me-"
DIR. Wynyard carelessly took up the
photograph which his friend threw upon
the table by his side, but having glanced
at it he uttered a startled exclamation.
"What is itp" exclaimed the lawyer.
"This isn't Mr. Burton who died!" he
calculated.
"The brothers say So" replied his friend.
at is no more like him than it is like
you Good heavens. 1t is-it is Mr. Am
brose Tuckerl" cried DIR. Wynyard, more
and more amazed.
"Who on earth is he?"
"Mrs. Burton!" cried the the doctor as
the truth flashed upon his stjctled under
standing al see it all, Seaford. Ambrose
Tucker, the man met in New York, and
Mrs. Burton are the same person. He
disguised himself as a woman"
"Then, if that be 80, Burton isn't dead
at all" interposed the lawyer, quickly.
"If this is Burton" said DR.. Wynyard,
emphatically, as he pointed to the photo
graph, 81 saw him the other day in New
York. What is more, l am convinced
that the supposed Mrs. Burton was the
same person."
"Then who was the deceased?"
The two friends stared at one another
blankly for some moments, and then the
lawyer suddenly rose from his seat
"Wynyard, there has been a barefaced
swindle," he said, impressively. at was
evidently a plot concocted by this man
Burton to get possession of his own in
surance money. Do you recollect the leg
acy in the will to Charlotte Emlin2"
Eyes. Who was she?"
"The wife of John Emlin; and I'll guar
antee that it was John Emlin who per-
sonated Burton" said Mr.. Seaford, ex-
citedly. when the woman came up to
town to receive her legacy / was struck
by her manner. "-London Truth.