The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-04

Alice will b. heir. or. NJ least. her
mother will. being the nearest Of kin.
Yes. yes-I could throw over the old
cat and marry Alice. But stay. how
do know but that Melissa. II she To
comes the heir. may take IL into her
head TO throw me over? Old maids.
when they come into possession Of
property. generally prefer 10 keep II
20 themselves. and Melissa Judd i rs
cunning and as avaricious ~ a mag
| pie. II will be necessary 20 get
sure grip On her. A secret marriage'
No. no, That would be giving hers grip
on me. Breach-of-promise suit? Aha
| There must be letters-letters 70 pro-
duce in evidence. la, ha' Ill have her
there"
4 Here Mr.. Peck smiled cxultantly,
and briskly rubbed his hands together.
But the next moment the smile van
ished.
Here. again, She will have nay let
tiers as well. and could bring suit as
easily as /. I've heard her say that
she mover DESTROYS a letter. n she gets
20 few. How shall find a way out Of
fhis?-
lie resumed his musing. unconcern-
edly watching tiy which was gyrating
about the spiders web Presently the
spider made a spring. and n the same
moment Mr. Peck brought down his
hand smartly upon the desk before
him. with an exultant chuckle-
Capital, Meth, That will settle
the whole matter and make all smooth
By George. I'll do it at once There
no time To be lost, since the old woman
may go of ut any moment He he
what a pleasant little surprise 1t will
BE- for Melissa Judd.'
Y Thereupon Mr. Peck reached his hat.
and. crossing the street 10 druggist
presently returned with several tiny
parcels Of powders which he proceeded
to carefully pour into q small ink bottle
A. II for the purpose Of an easier identi-
fcation. or. perhaps. to screen the con-
tents. he pasted over this bottle pa
per wrapper Of 4 peculiar mottled null
berry hue. Then. seating himself at
the open window for the sake Of the
failing light he dipped pen into the
bottle and commenced making expert
mental tiouri=hes and inscriptions on a
sheet Of paper in large and bold hand:
Hiss Melissa Jufd. Present Drrr-
est Melissa Your dsr0fsd i0usr. Hrs.
Melissa PEEK
NJ Having arrived NJ this latter finale,
Mr.. Peck held the paper off at arm ;
length and surveyed il with look Of
great disgust His back was II the
window. and he did not perceive that
thin and wiry female had paused on
the sidewalk without. and with pair
Of keen black eyes was taking in
every thing at giance-Mr. Peck.
mulberry bottle and writing included
She started AT sight OF this last. and
uttered an Involuntary gasp. which she
instantly converted into tremulou-
.-ahem-' Mr. Peek started. and hasti-
IL thrust the paper and bottle into an
obscure little pigeon-hcle above his
desk.
..Ahem.- said Miss Judd. pickering
her lips into constrained smile.
while an unwonted color SuiIused her
sallow face I'm the Office 50 long
after business hours. Mr.. Pecks
should think you would BE- glad to gc,
away as soon as possible.
III Mr. Peck sighed. and believed h.
. was getting fond or solitude-or. rath-
! er. getting tired OF it. lie began te
. find his room AZ the boarding-hou-s
rather lonesome. and without any o.
the comforts and pleasures Of home;
and he was never anxious 70 return
r 70 t.
) '.Ahem. ! was on my way there
: l mean 70 Miss Spicers 70 leave you a
message from Mrs Jollifer. She wish
: 6 to see you nj once"
NJ -Ahy'
u Ambrose knew from long experience
what such message portended- Fol
I some time he had been out OF his aunt.
! good graces. and nDE she had had 4
4 failing cut" with Melissa. and In con
sequence was about TO rcinsfatc him in
= her favor and make . new will
d A. the two walked together down !
Z. retired side street toward the Jollifel
b House. Mr.. Peck took occasion to in
form his fair companion that he ex
l. pccted 70 leave in few days on brie
l. business trip There was somethin.
4 which he had long wished to say to her
E and before he went he would leave
. letter. which he hoped she would an
a swer nj once. directing to the address
a he would give And all that evening
e Miss Judd found herself % agitates
and bewildercd by this new and total,
e unexpected experience in her life. ths
. she actually forgot 10 air Mrs. JOLT
!. fer's sheets before the fire. and 4
a warm over the cold chicken-pie 70
4 Fido's supper. No wonder that the i'll
9 used old lady accused her Of intentiona
! neglect and OF wishing to see hersel
2 and Fido in their graves in order tina
e she might enjoy her expected legacy
e And no wonder that she that yer,
!. night wrote new will. consiitutin.