Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-19

conceaisd her face but old or young ugly or
pretty her thoughts probably were Here's
= young ulan-y.ry youna-he hasn't mad
much eIperiencs-don't think he ever did
such work befors-it " uId help him, bus
that don't help me- mad better look'--
But interrupted my own forsDodin.s by
sprnging 70 my feet with Good evening,
madam Step IN, I'm through with the mat
ter IA hand "A lILtls pressed now, vita term
time upon u, but have an hour to spare TO-
day such duh day SIT down. and my
ar.t triumph was won, for she was seated
Then swept my books from me Win an
air Of relief, as II any problem she might
sgitats would bs childs play compared To
what | had Just passed through.
had not yet So much as caught he color
Of her eyes, aud couldn't but wonder Why
she kept her vel drawn 80 closely unless she
was insulating q sudden d. .ht TO the office
Of tie bald headed wretch across the way,
who had "a few gray hairs and more eIper-
fence, you know, but bad attack Of rneu-
matisnI too thank heaven, which deyoutly
trusted was keeping him homs on Dad
day as tins.
II want you to write a will, she suddenly
began, IN q half hating voice.
Certainly, madam" / answered. noby rs-
and | pulled half quire Of legal cap towards
ne aud thought Of the solemn opening and
the weighty frmaltiss OF It's publication.
at liz 10 he my husbands viii, sine added.
He dare not come out on such day as this.
and she shiversd so PRETTY that | was recon
ciled with the weather for the iirst time that
day.
Hadn't better come 10 your houser
vsntured to suggest
"Oh. moi not now" she answered with a
littls sigh. 1t might excite him too much.
But he may be better 10 night, and | viii
send the carriage for you then 1t will not
make any difference. will 1t, about the will
being bindingr And something told me she
wss Isering anIiOusiy ut me-
"Of course madam, If he then fully and
voluntarily adopts it AS his, 1t is just tho
same as II took 1t all down from his own
lips"
Well. We want--he wants-to leave all his
real and personal property to me. with full
power as executrI-and am % take charge
OF his ouly child, and make for her such al
Iowance as shall think wise"
Nv hat is your daughters manner
"Sho is not my daughter she answered.
with the slightest token OF gathering ANNA
ton in her voice.
"Ah, ycs, Just So said I, uervousy FUN
bling with the paper. shes your step
dau. Iterf
Yea, sir"
Whats her namei You see must men
tion 1T
Mabel Cecil. she haltingly spoke
"A deuced pretty uamci' remlr sed to my
self q" wonder why she wants to stumble
so over pronouncing IT. And then tried
10 forget all about 1t as | took up my pen
and began. IL All pardon me madam,
but what's your husbands nalner
What fools men are whea little excited.
especially younS lawyers, sitting up with an
early CASE
Robert Z Cecil"
a. Robert Z Coed, Of the county Of Her
kimer. and state OF --, do make aud pub
lish thus nay last viii and testament.
Il give, hequeath and devise to my dearly
beloved WIFE
All pardon, madam, but what's your
manner
Lucy l. Cecil"
To my dearly beloved wife, Lucy L.
Cecil, all my real aud personal property Of
whatsoever Kind and nature, after the pay
meut of all my just debts, and hereby com
init to her guardianship my only child. Mabel
Cscil. for whom there shall he made such al
lowancc and maintenance as to my beloved
wife may seem tit
And hereby appoint Lucy l. Cecil my
sole eIecutrlx of thus my last Will and Tesla
msnt, hereby rsyosIng all former wills by
me made.
"ln witness whereof | have hereunto set
my hand this third day OF November, A. b.,
49,"
II suppose you understand" undertook
to explain, that this Will vests all your bus
bands property in you, and to leave your
daughters allowances to your discretion Is to
leave at la nothing Ia her own right The
provision is, IN short meaning. less, except
that it shows the teststor had her IN his
mind when he made bis will, and 80 Tar
makes 1t all the more banding"
Exactly She spoks with animation
ats his wish--and shall see that on ere
well paid Tor your trouble and counsel the
carriage viii be here very soon And she
had goue as quicSly as sine had come
That remark about pay ment bad entered IA
verv threadhare coat. and had struck right
home
But It's too mean all the same, paw or no
paw grovlei TO cut that girl of that
way without cent But it's the old story
cant help itr and | sank back with philo
sophical smile on nv face
Then just in sport, in At of malignant
sstisfaction-l took ur a SECOND sheet Of
legal cap. and scribbed thereupon, with a
formal opening and close, that this same
Robert f Cecil gave all his properly to bis
dearly beloved daughter, Mattel Cecil and
left the lady Of the veil where the law found
her
But such Is the history OF the worIdf-
concluded. solemnly. ever such and what
. gulf deep, impossible. between what ought
20 be and what Isl How should like to
bridge it overf And buitoued up my coat,
and walking to the window, imagined
could see through the darkness the coming Of
the carriage of Madam Cecil
The time dragged slowly, very slowly, and
never felt more genuine relief than in hear
ing heavy wheels grinding through the mud
and slush. and a knocking at the door to no
tify me the carriage was ready
sprang into the carriage, and away We
dashed through such darkness that could
not for the life Of me discover to what por-
tion of the town we were being driven But
in = very short time we came to a sudden
halt, and the carriage door opened The
coachmsn conducted me up the brown stone
steps, where the open door was already
awaiting me, and | stepped into the dimly
lighted ball
As did so lady. whose figure and man
uers told me she was Madam Cecil, glid~d
from a side room. and with little plaintive
smile babe me follow her at once. But in
that instsn, read her face and perhaps her
character She might have been IS, only she
didn't hook it, with those brilliant black ewes,
pearly teeth and elegant manners. but be
hind all these read the positive force that
turned to good may save country. but given
over to evil would sacrifice everything to
success
Noiselessly she glided over the heavy car
pets, and as silently | followed her She
passed into the library, and from thence-as
l instinct,vely felt-into the chamber Of
death. even elegant furniture and costly
Paintings and embroidered coverists ar, not
tooverawe our destiny.
Mr.. Cecil, the lawyer has come she
softly said, as she stopped over the smaciased
- q silver haired man
wal "Aer - be Started er.. . scum