The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-01-07

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anising him. Finding he Vas losing time
by trying TO read this man. he laid down
his papers and raised bis eyes to the face
OF tho stranger. TO Gnd him looking at him
very cooly. to say the least.
Well, Mr.--Wsterman. ] believe; will
you state your business with me- ] have
TO he in court at half past ten. and it now
lacks 45 minutes Of that time, said Mr..
Harrison. looking at his watch.
Ralph Waterman is my name. Mr..
Harrison. and my business Is entirely in
your line. You probably remember the
death. some IA years since, Of Clinton
Wilson, ard the peculiar will that was left
by him1
Yes, remember that quite well, and al
so that there was considerable talk OF
breaking the will, but il was never done.
Well, in the past few years ! have had
every reason to doubt the genuineness oil
that will. and I have been impressed with
the idea that the will admitted to probate
was forgery that is, I mean the body Of
the will was forged.
The deuce you have! May | ask how
| YOU came to this remarkable conclusion,
and in what manner are you intcrestedf
asked Mr.. Harrison, quite excited, for
him.
One at time, Mr.. Harrison, please.
As to the first question, the answer is that
my conclusion has been arrived at after 10
years study Of the matter. To your sec
ond question my interest lies 10 this fact
l was the son ofClinton Wilson; an ille'
gitimate son but his son for sll that.
Is it possible? l have heard some story
about his having on illegitimats child, bui
thought il was rumor. Well, what are
you going TO do about this?
Mr.. Harrison, you will have to go back
| in your mind TO the date Of the marriage
OF Citation Wilson, II years ago. to Caro-
Iline Mowbray. / know you we're acquain
ted with all the parties. and that i why
have come to you. was Il the time pri-
vate secretary TO Mr.. Wilson. ! had teer
acting in that capacity TO him from th'
time left school. I could never under
stand Why he took such M interest in me
He always said, whenever thanked him
"Oh, don't mention it. Your father wa
| nv best friend, aud left you in my charge
As l had, an easy position and goot
home was as rule satisfied with thi
answer, but there were times when ] spec
ulated on what had become OF that father
| I was then 10 years old, and Mr.. Wilson
was Al. Well. As / was saying, we will g
back TO the date Of his marriage with Gar
oline Mowbray. know You will remem
Der how il was whispered about that sh
was simply marrying him for his money
and also that she had lover, poor youn
4 physician. = .
Yes-yesi remember all that quit
we'll.
III There Was truth in that rumor, MI
Harrison, BY the way do You know wha
] has become OF Mrs. Caroline Wilson, ne
Mowbrsy9
WE'LL now, to tell you the truth, l don
and don't think any one in Savanna
could tell you. outside Of the truste'
Do you know?
Oh, yes; could lay my hands on b
and her precious husband 10 "a hour
answered Waterman.
You can? And Is she married to thi
old lover, Dr. Walters' asked Mr.. Hal
rison.
He il the man. Nov. Mr.. Harrison
can you spare the time to hear the balan
Of the story.
Yes. yer. 60 on. will send Marst'
over 10 court and get the case continue
10 is not N important one. Excuse .
: one moneni, saii Mr.. Harrison. y
went into the next ofice.
In 8 lev moments be was back a
said
Now 20 on. Mr.. Waterman. with 70
story.
We have come TO the marriage OF
father 10 Caroline M6wbrsy. Some !
years after this, DIR. Walters left Savanna
and no one knew OF his vhereabou
One morning, about 10 months after
bad left. noticed package 10 the %
addressed TO Mrs. Wilson. 1t was
cuIisr looking parcel. sod had = pecul
smell. The hsndwrisins appeared isu
lar 10 me. bat could not place it, ABB
three weeks later another package cal
and in tbs saue handwriting- thou
nothing Of those things then. but in
lish, Of later developments they came
me With great force. Soon after the
lrivsl Of this last psskags Mr.. Wilson
I'M aud never rose from thst bed He d
inside Of the month.
Nov for some curious iscts The
vas 10 the handwriting OF Mr.. Will
bat also signed by two Witnesses.
not know its contents, except that
Wilson once said lsnshinsly. Il b
provided for you in my viii. Ralph
vhsn the viii vss read. thsrs vss 20 a
- .ion Of my name II left the whole pr
cry, real and personal. 70 bis "belo
siie. Caroline Wilson. 10 trust for lifsi
q kss dssih 70 NJ seistives. share sod 81
III alike
|I. 4 Asppe~ed 70 hs looking .: Mrs