Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-11-03
"Ho,u comes it, sirS' cried Belmore.

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sAhl You were going to Norway, you
say; rather stormy voyage at this time Of
the year; and you would of necessity be
leaving your client. delicate old man, for
several weeks, yet you did not think it neces-
sary to complete his will before your de-
parture?" ~ did not.
@Now, sir, are you quite sure that Mr.
Mauleverer was in proper state Of mind at
that time to execute wil2" ~ should cer-
tainly say he was; but am no DOCTOR"
"Was he not under the influence Of an e1-
traord mary degree of excitement about that
period!" "He was certainly very much e1-
cited"
"Would you be surprised to hear that this
excitement was such as to lead him to en-
ploy one Of his servants to abduct Mr.. Fen
ton, the gentleman towards whom he ap-
peared for some reason or o:her to entertain
SO extraordinary an antipathy"
1t was Daisy's turn to start and look sur
prised at this question, as, indeed, most per-
sons in court did. I had never told Daisy
the truth about my voyage to the north, nor
should have allowed that truth to be made
known now but for the imperative demands
Of Mr. Belmore.
cOSuyhe was iiiauiAeSVly oASSoASoiSe Seo ~
the question.
"Come, SIR" cried Belmore, II must have
an answer" ~ heard something Of it
aHeard something Of It'll Why, were you
not aboard the ship in which that gentle
man"-pointing to where I sat-"was ab'
ductedp "Yes; know that such an ab'
duction took place by the orders Of Mr.. Maui
leverer"
"Now, upon your solemn oath, did you not
think that the deceased was not in fit state
Of mind to manage his own affairsa and was
not that the real reason why you never COM
pletei the execution Of the villa" ~ GER
tainly thought him very much excited and
prejudiced on that particular point, and
felt that on the whole 1t would be better to
give him time for reflection before complet-
ing the willl'
"In fact you are prepared to swear that
when you left him, two weeks before his
death, he was 30 much excited that his mind
was not in its normal conditionp u
think So"
Fosdyke was the last witness Of any i'm
portance. It was now five o'clock. and
everyb body In court was exhausted. No one.
therefore, was surprised when the judge an.
nounced that at this point the trial would bo
adjourned till the next day. Daisy was in
simultaneously spirited out Of the dock; but
before she left the waiting room below I
was allowed to have momentary interview
with her She was wan and worn; but her
sweet composure enabled me to keep up my
courage in her presence, and to assure her
that, so far as knew, all was going we'll
Alas! any delusions I might have enter
tainad on that noint we're only too quickly
dispelled. had hardly finished my simple
dinner at the Station hotel when Harding
appeared at the door of my room to tell me
that Mr.. Bemore desired to have an i'm
mediate interview with me.
followed my friend to the room Of the
great advocate, who was also staying at the
hotel. found Mr. Bslmore and our solici-
tor, Mr.. Bryce, in serious consultation.
II sent for you, Mr.. Fenton," said the
famous lawyer, "that might have little
frank talk with you. understand that you
are really the principal friend Of Miss STAN
cliffe, and have heard Of the relationship
in which you s:and to each other: Now
want to tell you at once that she is an al
most desperate position. We shall do our
best for her tomorrow, Of course; but l
must say cand!dly that / see no hope OF
avoiding a conviction. l have only two
points to make-one is the possibility Of a
blunder on the part Of the doctor in pre-