The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-27

than myself. Have you no idea where
your brothers will is"
The question was put go direct that
Henry MonktOn lost his temper. What
do you mean ?" he said in an angry tone.
How should / know anything about 1t?
1t is not likely / shall gain anything by it,
You would take care OF that, while franz
ing it. I'll bet'
Mr.. Barnett, without taking notice of
this innuendo, simply said: "Then you
know nothing of the will? You have not
seen it?"
mo, | have not seen it; il that will sat
isfy you; and now, kindly proceed. ! sup
pose the upshot OF all this is that there is
no willp
"Oh. no. You are mistaken; the will is
here all right enough" Mr.. Barnett said,
producing it. "But | have to thank YOU
for its restoration as we'll as its disappear
ance; only got it last night"
Henry MOnktOn, amazed and con-
founded at the production OF a will which
he could only conclude to be later one
than that which he had burned, had not a
word to say. He was, however, at loss
TO understand the last sentence entered by
Mr. Barnett. Il do not understand YOU"
he said at length. 81 have no connection
with the will whatever. If it was ever lost
it is evidently found again. Be kind
enough to leave me out of the matter alto
gether; know nothing about it."
My friends" said Mr.. Barnett, '1ook
at this man. He comes down here, pre-
tending regret for the brother he has lost,
and with lying story on his lips that
his brother and he, who for very long
time had not spoken to each other. had
hRcOma friends au.sfn rraal-
three days before that brothers death.
He finds his brothers will in the library,
reads IL, and, seeing that he himself is left
almost nothing, and that this innocent
girl here inherits everything, resolves
either to destroy or conceal it. In his
policy, he does not assume the mastership
here; he interferes with nothing, knowing
we'll that he can bide his time; and this
for the purpose of deceivIng those
around him into belief that he
neither expects nor desires to gain any
thing by the death OF his brother He
intended, no doubt, to counterfeit surprise
when no will was found. This will which
L hold in my hand is the one taken from
the library by that man. Up till last night
at - o'clock it was in his possession, at
which time it found its way into my
own"
Not one of the hearers was half so much
astonished at hearing this speech as was
Henry Monkton. Believing that he had
burned the will which he had found, he
was amazed at what he heard. But he
thought he saw an opening to prove the
talslty OF some part, at least, OF the
solicitors statement.
"YOu will observe" said he, rising and
gaining courage, "that this gentleman ac-
cuses me first of stealing my brothers will,
then apparently of restoring it again. This
restoration, according to his story, would
seem to have taken place last night at mid
night. At that time / was in bed and asleep;
he, for aught know, was the same. Ibid
not see him after dinner yesterday. The
whole tale is q base fabrication.
at is true. have witness here-Mrs.
Crawford, will you kindly tell what we
both saw last night? Perhaps you will con-
vince him"
Deed, I'll soon tell, and no be back
ware either" said Mrs. Crawford, and she
proceeded to relate in detail what she
had seen; the white figure entering the
library; her terror when she saw, as she
thought, the apparition of her dead reia-
tive; the packet which it carried in its
hand; how the figure turned out after all
to be Henry Monkton himself walking in
his sleep, and how Mr.. Barnett had sue
ceeded in substituting the one viii for the
other.
The company heard the relation OF the
story with amazement. As for Monkton,
he was simply stricken dumb. Everyone
in the room turned to look at him; he was
pale as death. Aware that he occasionally
walked in his sleep, he had no doubt of
the truth of what Mrs. Crawford had just
narrated, or of the fact that he had been
tricked by the solicitor. He did not
speak. Fooled by himself, by his own
unconscious act, he skunk ut of the
room and shortly after left the house.