Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-12-13
Mechancsbv Frederick County, Maryland Thursday December 13 1885,

treated them both Ike chllQren. lncy
were always with her. In summer they
would leave Wintock Park, which was
in Mohrlouthshise, and retire to small
but cozy retreat at the seaside and
here they have been fer several weeks
at the time Of which we write.
A few weeks previous to leaving the
Park, as Mrs. Wintocl's residence was
generally termed, that lady had stated
her intention to ner confidential rela-
tive Of making will, but had failed,
however, to do 50. She had put it off,
she laughingly said, from time to time,
on account Of superstitious dread Of
such things. Bet after they HAD got
well settled in their summer retreat,
she had Meredith draw up the docu-
mcnt according to her .dlctation, ard
having signed it took it before Il notary
and had it legalized.
! This viii. gave AraCelIa a small an
nuity as long as she Renamed single,
and at her marriage welding present
of hundred pounds whilst to Mere
dlth was accorded the sum OF one thou
sand pounds, TO be paid within one
year after her death.
Arabella had not even been called in
to witness the will, as Mrs. Wintock
wished that she should not know Of 1t,
and so the gardener and upper. house
maid had appended their names to the
document, knowing nothing Of its con-
tents.
Now, AlabeIla, having seen the will
the existence Of which Meredith felt
bound to acguaint her with, became
cnrascl that she had not been more
generously remembered, and knowing
her influence over her lover, had 10
.cruplcs about using it to the fullest
extent. She had promised, some
months previously, to marry Meredith,
provided he would agree 10 aid her in
putting Mrs, Wintcck "out Of the way,
as she called it, and on forging the will
which would give to them, on condl-
ton they married together, the bulk Of
her property. The present will, 2n
ste%i of giving it to them as they dcsir-
cd, mad given the larger part to a
nephew, all officer in the Indian service.
This Is much easier to manage nov,
Meredith" she said, having pcrused the
document. "IIere 1t is, even drawn up
by your OWN hand. Now all VIC have
to DO Is toy YOU to draw up another die
tItel hv me. and rs to Ter 81 gnatllre,
Whv ! can initiate it to perfection, as
also can | the Strawls of the witnesses.
So now don be squcamI h, but listen
to my plan,' she added, laying her
uand careSsingly or the arm Of her low
rr, and looking up into his face III :;
coqucttish manref. 1T Is this: son%e
evening, when we accompany her oNt
upon the beach, when We get out be-
vond the cliff where it is Il ways so
lonely, and where she 50 much likes to
walk, will feign headache, and re-
turn to the house, wien you propose to
her to sit down, rs she often does, in
one Of the hsherman's bo!ts, YOU also
taking seat with her. First, howev-
er,. before stepping IN, manage to shove
it down n little, so that when You get
out to assist her, 6 We a slight push
with vour foot, and the surf will do the
rest. You will, of course. make an ef-
fort to save her. but as there will be
nobody in hearing, you will fail to ren
der her any assistance. But when YOU
find that it IS to late for anyone to res
cue her, then hasten to alarm the vii
Ieeers, while / will be nearly frantic
with grief. There = sad the far plot,
lrr--"if you cannot manage so slmplc
a thing as that, after it is all chalked
out for you, you certainly have no cour-
age."
All the opening Of our story, this
pro.lamlnc had been strictly adhered
to, and the most horrible, though not
the last act DRAMA had been success
fully carried out.
The false will had bee, rcad for ma
ny days, to be exchanged for the old
,ne which Would be Immediately de
stroycd and the three had gone olt for
a stroll upon the beach.
Arabclla socn complained Of head
ache, and begged to be excused, that
she might return to the house. But,
instead of doing SO, as she had propos.
ed she went further down the beach,
and seated herself upon a rock which
had been previously arranged between
herself and her lover, TO awN't his ar
rival, when he should have accomplish
ed his part in the horrible tragedy.
She had waited LONG time, and had