The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-20
rather be liked than respected ever SC

Iatuer bo Hkeu than respected ever so
much"
And would very much rather be re-
spected than liked" Mrs Clitheroe replied,
In tone which effectually put an end to
the discussion.
But although Philip felt really sorry for
the sudden death of his uacle he was not
insensible to the change it had made in mis-
position. The Clitheroe estate was a small
one, and his own fondness for hunting, and
carelessness about money generally, and his
mothers lnsstance that it was absolutely
necessary they should come into Bath for
the winter season, had taxed his resources
severely. He himself had in6e I'd more than
once proposed to put down two of his
hunters, but his mother had decidedly OBJ
iected.
IF you sell any of your horses it would
cause talk, Philip. Ii is true that we are
living beyond our income, but you will
come in for fine property some day, and
we must keep up our position in the county.
We must save In other matters"
But the saving had not been effected, and
Philip had been often bothered about money
affairs Although he was the nominal
owner Of Ciitheroe, his mother was as COM
pletely the mistress as she had been during
his fathers life, and he never thought of
disputing her wishes. Still it was pleasant
to him now to know that there was an end
to all this. He was master of Corbyn
Court, and there was an end of pecuniary
worries.
he could marry when he liked now; h is
mother would, of course, live with him
until he did SO, and then there would be
Clitheroe for her. She had been more
shaken by his uncle's death than he should
have expected; and it seemed to him, al
| though there was no possible reason for
such thing, that she was anxious and
nervous. He thought so specially when, on
| the day after the funeral, young Mr.. Ferris
came down to make thorough search with
him for his uncle's papers, TO make certain
| that there was no will existing.
My mother is worrying herself about
| that will, he said to himself, as he drove
over to the Court with young Ferris. ~
| do not know why she should, for, in the
| first place, the property is entailed and
| must come to me, and, in the second, there
is no one else for uncle to have left the rest
of his property to. He was not likely to
take it into his head to endow a charity"
81 do not think that there is much
clance of our finding anything" James
Ferris said, as they entered the house.
MIR. Corbyn was not at all the sort of man
to have made will secretly and slowed 1t
away; besides, there could be no possible
reason for his doing so. [ daresay he
| meant to come to us one day and get us to
draw it out for him. Men generally like
| to leave a few legacies to old servants
and so on, but you see he had every reason
to expect to live another thirty or forty
| years, and it naturally appeared to him
that there was no hurry about it. 1t is sin
! gular how men put off making their wills
| There are no places that you know CT, ex-
cept the safe in his library. where he kept
papersW
safe three days ago, but could see nothing
but a lot of leases and agreements, and sew
eral files Of paid bills, and bundle or two
of letters.
1.-The leases and agreements were princf-
pally COPIES" James Ferris said, 1--WE have
got the originals III his safe in our cellars.
with the deeds of the property and other
important papers, but he liked having
copies of the leases to refer to when tenants
wanted things done. We persuaded him to
let us have the originals, for these old coun-
try mansions are very unsafe places. Once
they catch fire down they 60. Well, here
| we aren
The door Of the safe was opened, and the
bundles of leases united to make sure that
there was no will among them.
us it worth while keeping all the re-
ceipts" Philip asked, as he took up the next
| bundle.
Certainly. After a death is the time
when they are most useful. People are apt
| w sCAiQ LII tu6lI dCCOuub5 dSdtu on UU6 OH
| chance that the receipts have not been
kept, and of course the executors have no
| means otherwise of knowing whether thew
| have been paid or not
| "We may as well destroy the letters. at
any rate" Philip said. ut is not necessary
to read them, suppose"
''No, you see they are tied up and dock
| eted. Here are Letters connected with
the letting of the home farm, Correspond
euce concerning question of water rates.
1t is no use keeping these things, they are
all settled and done with long ago. What
is thatF he asked, as Philip gave a sudden
exclamation. "Ah Letters from nv
daughter Humph! That is more import
ant, indeed" and the young men looked
each other in the face.
You do not think that uncle was mar
ried. FerrisF'
| Most improbable thing in the world, l
should say. Mr.. Corbyn, from what |
knew of him, was the most unlikely man to
have made marriage beneath him. Be-
sides, if he had done so during his fathers
lifetime, there was no reason why he should
not have acknowledge it when he came into
| the property. Oh, no; should say that the
chances of his being married are next to
nothing"
But what is to be done with these let
ters" Philip asked.
| II can't give an opinion off-hand; the
matter is altogether too serious. 1t mus
be for my father to decide. AS said, do
not think that there is one chance in hun
dred of Mr.. Corbyn having married re-
gard such thing as improbable in the ex-
| treme. Still" and he paused.
| Yes, it would be awkward" Philip said,
grimly. You see that as there is no will
the unentalled as well as the entailed
| property would go to her, as you know the
| entail goes with US in the female line. Well,
of course, Ferris, as the family lawyer you
must do your duty in the matter. Fiat
justtcid, You know" he added. with an at
| tempt TO laugh.
REALLY, do not think there is any fear
| of its turning out in that way, Clithe-
roe. l think it likely that your uncle,
whose father was very proud and stern
man, committed some sort of escapade, as
thousands Of men have done before HIM,
| AMI you see child has been the result"
| You had better glance through the let
ters, Ferris. l think l would rather not
read them. will light my pipe while you
are looking through them," and he turned
| his chair round to the fire.
For quarter of an hour no word was
spoken. Philip Chtheroe sat putting his
pipe and gazing into the fire. 1t would in
deed be awkward, as be mad said, if his
uncle had been married. His mother would
take it to heart good deal more than he
should. He himself had never regarded
his heirsbip of Corbyn Court as anything
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