The Portland daily press., 1888-03-23
>OCTOR'S MISTAKE /;
Or
What Myrta Saw.
EXPERIMENT WITH A LIFE.
AUTHORS OF 1.-TWO STROKES OF A BELL" 1.-THE TELE
SCoPuS," ETC.

I John Nesmith, thrusting aside the letter,
! sat back In his chair, and ever as he thought
the ominous shadow ON his face went on
| deepening and deepening. The subject mat
(. ter OF the latter portion of the letter VANISH
ed from his mind 1t was only of the. first
part, OF what he was prone to THINK OF
bitterly as the offer of charity, and OF tne
man who had offered it that he could think
this Haynie, who was enjoying lie wnil e
he was working to live. Curious indeed
had been the circumstances which had alien
| ated the affections of those two men.
| Haynie and Nesmith were half-brothers
| They had been classmates in college; more
brothers than friends until Uncle Jepworth
died. Uncle Jepworth was Haynie's moth
er's brother. He was no relative OF Nes-
/ mith but the family relations were such
that Nesmith had been taught to consider
] him as his uncle, and to indulge in the ex-
pectations which the wealth of the old gen.
tleman and the singular lack of living kin
, naturally suggested to probable heir
However, when Uncle Jepworth died, he
left his fortune Haynie. The Will was Pc
culiar, and made plausible to gossips the
DRY that Uncle Jepworth's mind was I'M
sound when he drew it. Nevertheless, nc
body could question Haynie's right, will or
will. At least, nobody did, and the will
was probated in due course What consti-
tuted the singularity were the conditions on
which the old gentleman's thousands were
permitted to remain in the nephew's possess
sion. Uncle Jepworth had loved and mar
rien an unworthy woman, and after she fled,
In the loneliness of his old age, he brooded
over his wrongs. One day he called his law
yer, and the will was framed to perpetuate
his bitterness. Itlsaid. in fact: my said
nephew and his heirs and assigns shall hold
this property in trust so long as they do not
harbor, aid, assist by charity, or knowingly
address word of mouth to my wife Adelia or
her descendants. If ever the violation of
this condition be proved | give. bequeath
and devise my said estate to John Nesmith
and his ,beirs and assigns, subject to the
same condition" 1t said in effect: II APP
point Philip Haynie trustee of my property
and John Nesmith legatee of my hatred"
Surely, If he were mad he was cunning In
his madness. Never would it have served
to reverse the order of the names. Nesmith
was jealous and reyengeful by nature; Hay
ME. an opeD-hearted, generous fellow, who
thought i'll of nobody. After the will was
read he had said to Nesmith;
"Come. let us be sensible, as our uncle in
his right mind would have been. l will not
take it all. | will share this fortune with
you.
"But Nesmith would not have it so, and
somehow be began to dislike his half-broth-
er. Two years had not lessened this feeling
And that is why the scowl gathered upon
his forehead tonight, and abated, not until
he brought his soliloquy TO an impatient ter
minaton by rising and shrouding the apart
ment in darkness. The continuation of this
thrilling story will be found only in The
Boston Daily Globe next Monday. March 49,
1t will run about four weeks. an instalment
being given every week day. Tell your
news dealer to leave you The Boston Globe
regularly.