Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-08-11
ton that Mrs. Weston held after the

patriot who had just arrived.
"He has been making g. boom upon
our bourse lately" explained the law
yer. "It is said that he gained So.
100000 by a single transaction last
week. He has only been here q year
or two, and yet he makes some OF the
knowing ones sit up"
"What is his name?" inquired Dr..
VINEYARD.
"Ambrose Tucker. He will be a
millionaire"
The doctor was duly presented to a
quiet-looking middle-aged Englishman
in gold spectacles. He was O. small
man, wearing scanty beard and
moustache, and inclined to badness.
| His appearance, upon the whole, how
ever, WAS rather prepossessiug, and
the doctor felt more inclined to frater.
nize than Englishmen who meet
abroad usually do.
Mr.. Tucker, however, though per-
fectly civil, did not respond to DR..
Vineyards friendly advances. After
exchanging as few words as possible
he made an excuse to move to the
other side of the room, and shortly
afterward he took his departure.
The door had no sooner closed be.
hind him than the doctor, whose face
wore a perturbed expression, suddenly
frightened up, and he addressed him
self to his host.
'Do you know anything abou. Mr..
fuckers family" he inquired. elias
| he a sister-a Mrs. Burton?"
Nobody knows much about Mr..
fuckers family said the lawyer,
with a humorous expression. Gle
has left them over the pond"
81 wish [ had thought to ask him"
said DR.. Wynyard; she must be the
brother Of lady once knew. 1 new
er saw such an extraordinary resem-
blance in my life; face, voice, eyes, and
manner even | could not at first
think what made his features look so
familiar to me; but I've just remem-
bered who he reminds me Of"
"Well, we'll ask him." said the law
yer. willinviteyou to meet him here
again"
DR.. Wynyard was so much struck by
the resemblance between Mr.. Tucker
and Mrs. Burton that he almost con-
WINGED himself that they were related.
The fact of Mr.. Tucker being an En-
glishman naturally gave some slight
probability to this conjecture, though
the chances were that it was q mere
accidental likeness. Nevertheless DR..
Wyny ard felt curious to meet Mr.
Tucker again, and went second time
to dine with DR.. Weston for the pur
pose. But Mr.. Tucker, at the last
mn ho a IN
so it happened that the doctor sailed
for England without ever seeing him
again.
Oddly enough, DR.. Wynyard was
destined to be reminded of Mrs. Bur-
ton the first thing on his arrival in
England, just as she had been brought
to his recollection the last thing before
he left America. On the day he
reached home his wife informed him
that his friend, Mr.. Seaford, the law
yer, had been making particular in
quiries as to the date of his return,
and that same evening the lawyer
called.
"Sorry to bother you, old fellow,
Immediately upon your return, but
some very queer facts have come to
light concerning that Mrs. Burton you
introduced me to a few years ago." said
the lawyer.
"What is the matter?" inquired
DR.. Wynyard, with natural curiosity.
81 had q visit while you were away
from two brothers of the late Mr.. Bur
ton," said Mr.. Seaford. "They had
never heard of his death until recent
ly, and had come up from Nottingham.
They found his will at the probate
office, and as my name was upon it,
they came to me-"
"What about?" asked the doctor.
"Well, in the first place, they dis
pute the signature" said the lawyer;
''but I pointed out that you had wit
messed it, and that the signature of a
sick man frequently differs from his
ordinary handwriting.
81 saw him sign it," said the doctor,
unhesitatingly.
"Quite so; but then they took a
more serious objection. They declare
their brother was widower."
$50 he may have been once. For
all I know this Mrs. Burton was his
second wife. | dare say she was"
$50 I suggested" said Mr. Seaford,
| 'and L produced her marriage certltl-
cate, whichsI happened to nave among
my papers. It was the certificate she
handed me herself.
"Well?"
"Well, the brothers swear that Clara
Newcombe, the person named in the
certificate, and who was married to
their brother in 1876, died in 1879,
and they have since furnished me with
q certificate of her death. Here are
both the certificates. You can in.
spect them"
cit is singular, certainly" said the
doctor, scrutinizing the documents
"but you know what women are
She made a mistake, and handed you
the wrong certificate"
"I'm afraid there was no mistake, .
said the lawyer, shaking his head
"It is a singular coincidence, assuming
she was the second wife, that hei
name should be Clara-the same as
the first wifes Christian name,'
sit might happen" said Or. Wyn
yard, starting, nevertheless.
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