Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-03-30

"No, yet" replied the other; "bat ]
have seen the box
"well. you had better 70 and read
them fret. before you take any further
steps. and IL you can find a single line
from me 10 Mics Brown. | am willing TO
let her have ample damages without
their being awarded by eour, Of law"
There was something 90 dilbolieal
abOu, Mr. Fox ,hs, the young defender
Of innocence found !, bes, 10 retire for
the present. leaving bis opponan, TO rub
hi. hand. ,riamphAn,ly and build castles
In the air about the country and the hors.
e, and carriages he Was going to buy. in
order 10 dazzle Nj. Lsquerton. whom
he fsl, ja',iasd In seriously thinking
about.
Nj. Nelly had meanwhile been In
formed OF the Conversation a, MI foxs
Office. and. with an indisnan, sxelama.
,ion about ".ueh Incredible un,ru,hs.
she went to fetch her letter box. There.
sure enough. were the letters, all In little
packets. neatly tied up with blue and
pink ribbons; but strange 20 say, she
could no, see an address aud. oh. heav-
ems when she undid the packets they
contained nothing bu, paper-all white
paper wi,koa, single word on u. The
Willy lawyer had evidently deceived her
by some demoniseal trek.
The shock va. 80 great 10 the poor
loye..iek lady ,ha, she had scarcely the
courage 10 show herself when the will
va. TO b. read; bg, she rallied a, last.
hoping against hope that Il nigh, still be
In her favor. when she could ,res, with
.eorn and contempt her fai,hle" lov'r
aud bis pal,ry damages.
Mr.. Fox. although be considered him.
self already master Of the house and ev.
ery,hing IN IL. felt considerably excited
on the morning Of the day appointed for
the reading Of the will. and when MI
Plumley. a. chief executor, "a, dovE and
slowly 70, hi. sPee,aels' out. hi, junior
partner became 90 faint and his heart
battered TO such an extent, that he fan
eied all hi. hopes aad beautiful castles IN
the air were erumbling away a. tn
dream.
Why did no, hi, old friend AZ once
read the documeni' Why did he make
the suspense so unbearably long, Why
did he continue 20 stare fra, a, the paref
In hi. hand. then a, those around him.
and then once more a, the paper wi,hou,
u,,erins a single word and then =, last.
when be did speak. Why did he .iAmmsr'
"I-I do no, know; see no,hing-in
fact. in ,hi. same paper. but
Could /, be, Yes. sure enough there
WAS the paper on which the will had
been made out. bu, there was nothing
upon |, now; |, was merely blank,
white sheet
GOOD heavens With wha, ink did
you write out ihA, willH burt out at
las, Mr. Fox.
"wi,h wha, iak'" repeated the old
gentleman Indignantly. with your ink.
A. | found the ink.iAnd up stairs dry.
and the old lady was in such a deadly
hurry. rushed down myself TO &c, 'ome'
and seeing your bag in the ball. l took
from /, the little ink',and which you al
way. carry about
Mr. Fox turned deadly pale. aud With
ou, saying another word. vanished like
hi. ink. before anybody had found time
to ask for an explanation. When the
res, Of the company had composed them
selves again. Mr.. Plumley said
81 know that the tesiA,rix has de-
.iroyed al former wills, 50 that there u
none a, al in existence, and, by law
therefore. the property will 20 to the
nes, Of kin. | know. also. that Mrs.
Johnson had no relative. wha,ever, ex-
eep, Mis-. Lizzie Roberts. She !. eon'e-
qu,n,ly sole heife.. .."-LoHd0n Truth.